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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, Tholen couldn't get the support of her colleagues to get a motion approved to direct Facilities to have a new renovation queue ready by the next CIP.

And she certainly can't get money for an addition at McLean even though (1) [b]it got the cheapest renovation of any FCPS high school in the early 00s[/b], (2) it has the least amount of permanent learning space of any high school in FCPS, and (3) its enrollment is at an all-time high and higher than other schools already getting additions (Madison, Justice).  But she'll get a few hundred thousand to renovate a couple of bathrooms by 2030 and pretend she's a warrior.

School needed a pit-bull on the School Board and got a lazy, ineffective wallflower. [/quote]

Off the top of my head two other schools renovated in the early 00s are getting overhauled and expanded: West Potomac and Madison. (Does the town of Vienna pay for the Madison renovations?) McLean really did get screwed with the first renovation, and it's getting shafted again. Meanwhile, directly adjacent to McLean, the high schools have all the latest bells and whistles: the brand new Meridian HS, the overhauled Langley HS, Yorktown and W-L in Arlington, Marshall, Falls Church, Oakton, etc.[/quote]

It's not all bleak.  Some highlights at McLean HS over past year or so:

Girls soccer - district and region champions in 2021
Boys tennis - district champion in 2021
Boys crew - state champion in 2021
Girls cross country - district and region champions in 2021 (state runner-up)
Girls volleyball - district champion in 2021
Boys Swim and Dive - district champion in 2022
Scholastic Bowl - district and region champion in 2022
Highest SAT scores in Class of 2021 for any neighborhood HS in FCPS
Most National Merit Semifinalists in Class of 2022 for any neighborhood HS in FCPS
Most U.S. Presidential Scholar candidates in Class of 2022 for any neighborhood HS in FCPS 
Virginia High School Student Journalist of the Year in 2021
Highest number of students in All-District Band in 2022
Kids continue to be admitted to fine colleges and universities

But, yes, when it comes to investing in the building, FCPS has screwed McLean HS for years.  [/quote]

Are all the McLean HS parents this insecure?  Wow.[/quote]

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