Reply to Langley 2020 College Destinations

Forum Index » Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

Reply to "Langley 2020 College Destinations"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

No one going to NoVA?[/quote]

Probably a few but they didn't record a video.  This was about 1/3 of the LHS graduates. [/quote]

Langley has a status culture.  Kids feel pressure to wear the right clothes/shoes, carry the right handbag, drive the right car.  At least the friends I know who went there always felt that way.  I would not be surprised if some parents opted out of the video because of where their kids were (or weren't) going.  Feel free to blast me, Langley parents, but it is true.[/quote]

I have to laugh when I read this nonsense.  The kids there wear what all the other kids wear - girls wear leggings, oversized sweatshirts, and sneakers.  Boys wear jeans, hoodies, and sneakers.  NO ONE CARRIES "HANDBAGS."  And cars run the gamut.

I went to Langley myself, many years ago, and never felt any of this "pressure" you claim.  Stop perpetuating this idiotic (sub)urban myth.[/quote]

+1 it’s 2020. Girls don’t wear juicy couture pants and zipups. The most expensive shoes I see are vans and adidas. They don’t wear mini skirts. It’s not 2007. Yes they still have fancy cars. Preppy clothes seem to have fallen by the wayside too. I haven’t seen a kid in vineyard vines, lily pulitzer, Ralph Lauren etc in about 4 years. [/quote]

My son and most of the other boys I've seen live in athletic shorts and tee shirts. His wardrobe came from JC Penney and Lands End. The girls are mostly on sweatshirts and leggings, some jeans and cuter tops. A few now and again in a casual dress.

The cars are mostly newer, some luxury and some regular, Toyotas etc.

My daughter felt pressure to achieve good grades and excel at activities. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics