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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]South Lakes is a solid FCPS high school, with a good reputation. The AP school is likely Herndon. The Reston area has some nice mid century modern homes and it’s nice being convenient to the Town Center. So if you like the house, go for it. Mantua and Burke also have a fair number of mid century modern homes (zoned to Woodson and Lake Braddock respectively). [/quote]

It offers the same classes and curriculum as all FCPS schools. The same opportunities exist there as any FCPS HS. They even hire from the same pool of teachers. The same kid will do as well there as they would at any FCPS school.[/quote]

Some of the families who were moved to SL years ago after having been falsely promised SL would add more AP courses may beg to differ with you. It definitely does not offer the same classes and curriculum as most of the top schools in the county, including Oakton and Chantilly.[/quote]

That was 15 or 16 years ago. Those parents no longer have kids at SLHS. I can understand that parents back then were concerned, they knew one system and were being forced to learn another at a school that had lower test scores. Parents today seem to have a different perspective.

We live in one of those neighborhoods. Not one of my neighbors has bemoaned the lack of AP classes at SLHS. A few did mention that parents had to work to improve the math offerings once they moved to SLHS because there were more kids who had completed Algebra and Geometry in MS. It took a bit but there are now additional classes that the kids can take. I don't know every parent in my neighborhood but I have not heard anyone who is salty over being at SLHS. Walking around the neighborhood around graduation time shows a few Herndon High School signs, kids who transferred for AP, a few for TJ, and a few for private schools. The majority of the signs are SLHS.

The only people I hear bemoaning IB are people on this site.

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It’s not the same classes and curriculum whether you think it’s OK or not.

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No, it is different because one is IB and one is AP. The classes are going to be different.

And I don't care.

I care that DS learns about history and math and science and English. I care that he learns a foreign language. And he can do that at an AP or an IB school. He can take IB tests to earn college credits. It is different then taking AP exams and that is fine. There are a good number of kids who don't take AP or IB exams and they go to college and do just fine. AP or IB is not the end all be all. Colleges understand that there are differences in the programs.

I know kids from SLHS that are at UVA and VT and GMU and SLAC and Big ten Schools (and not just Maryland). There are a lot of great results out of SLHS. That is what I care about.  And that is what my neighbors seem to care about. And our kids are at or going to SLHS. My son is in ES so we have time to move if we think that it is important to be at an AP high school. We have the money to be able to move. We love our neighborhood and the schools and are fine with DS attending SLHS. If other people move because of the high school then fine. It means that we will end up with more kids whose parents want to be there and that is better for the school.

Enjoy your AP high school, where ever that is. [/quote]

You seem to care an awful lot, to the point where you write a multi-paragraph screed when a simple factual error is pointed out. [/quote]

Well, some of us are sick and tired of the smear campaign that goes on against so many FCPS schools. We get it. You want to boost up appearances of your school so you don't fall behind the Joneses. Obviously not all of us live in AP pyramids, and we want to share our positive stories too. When people Google these kinds of things they should be able to read experiences of both sides. [/quote]

You seem really thin-skinned. Someone point out that different schools have different academic programs and you treat it like an insult. Bizarre. [/quote]

+1 hits a nerve bc they know deep down SLHS sucks.[/quote]

I don't care what trolls think about my supposed thin skin. Saying SLHS sucks removes any credibility you have because you're now saying around 50% of FCPS schools suck. Objectively that is simply not true. Every time someone slanders the names of diverse schools they've never stepped foot in, I'll offer a countering perspective.[/quote]

I’m a graduate of SLHS, idiot. I spent 4 miserable years there. It sucks.[/quote]

The kids in my neighborhood beg to differ. Heck, my experience in HS was totally different then my siblings experience at the same high school. We were different people, with different skills, and different interests. One of my brothers was bullied, neither of them were academically challenged, and they were both interested in choir and drama. I was academically challenged and an athlete as well as being involved in choir and band. Same school but I was far happier then they were.

Different kids can have different experiences in the same location. I am sorry that yours was bad but the teens I am talking to are happy at SLHS. Overall, it is a good school with excellent options for kids who want to take them and can lead to very good outcomes. [/quote]

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