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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's always seemed the western part of the county divides among those who like big schools that are academic (Carson, with its AAP kids from so many pyramids) or athletic (Westfield and Oakton) powerhouses due to their large enrollments.

This model is changing between the plan to make every middle school an AAP center and the new western HS, which will reduce the enrollments at Centreville, Westfield, Chantilly, Oakton, and perhaps South Lakes.

The western schools won't be able to puff their chests as much about the number of Carson kids going to TJ or the number of state championships, but the average kid may have more opportunities. [/quote]

A lot of families at these giant school factories like Westfield would prefer smaller schools where their kids could actually have a shot at making any sports team or being a leader or even having a principal who knows their name, but kids go to their zoned school. Its not like you can just select a different school to attend. [/quote]

Totally agree with this. Not to mention, it has a pool so if your kid is a swimmer, this a huge plus, definitely beats having to drive them to the rec center. [/quote]

Yep. I think I like the idea of a smaller school even more than a closer school. The high schools around here are too big. I went to a high school with about 1600 kids and that felt plenty big. There were a lot of opportunities, and everyone could get involved somewhere. And you didn’t have to be a top athlete to make the sports teams. The school was pretty successful at sports. The best people on the teams were still really good, but kids who weren’t quite as good still got to be a part of things. I find it sad to hear some kids around here work on a sport for years and still can’t even get on the JV team. And then they’re picking a random sport they might not even like all that much just so they can be on a team.[/quote]

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