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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know if there is a link to opt-in for 26-27?

Slide 14 here says enrollment begins on Nov 14: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf[/quote]

Honest question, why would you want to? You don't know what programs will be offered. You don't know who the teachers will be. You don't know who the student body will be. No sports or extra curriculars. No idea of you'll even have transportation after year 1. Is your current high School that bad? Our do you have that much faith in our superintendent and school board?[/quote]

Easy, because they will have teachers for all the classes for freshman and sophomore year and they will have freshman and JV sports, even if they are not VHSL certified. I know they will have the classes and basics in place because they want to encourage kids to attend and be happy to be there. I know that the kids will be encouraged to create clubs and extra curricular activities.

I don’t know the teachers at SLHS and I know my kid has no shot of making sports teams at SLHS, he probably ha a better chance at the new school with fewer kids attending and the sports fanatics attending SLHS.

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For what it's worth, I have a friend who is a science teacher at one of the highly rated high schools (don't want to out her) that has already talked to HR about a job at the new high school. She lives out here, and while her current commute isn't awful (20-30 minutes), this one would be 5-10. I know that's just one person, but I think it's silly to think that it will be all unknown and unseasoned teachers. I can imagine that a lot of experienced teachers who are fed up with their current administration or team members might apply to this school so that can start fresh. I also agree with this PP that it's a good opportunity for kids to start new clubs or for younger kids to be leaders in clubs/activities that they wouldn't have an opportunity to at Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield/SLHS. My daughter and her friends have been talking about it and it sounds like most of them want to opt in (no idea how their parents feel, of course, at least one of them is supposed to go to Oakton). [/quote]

This is nice to hear - some people want to be there - fresh start - explorers. We think highly of Chantilly but we are game for Western if its good - CHS round trip is 50 min when my kids have practice - great school  - commutes a bit much. Not sure how it will be a great school for a whole with no one required to go there but such is FCPS.[/quote]

50 minutes round trip? How? Where do you live that CHS is 25 minutes away?

From my house, Oakton is easily 45 minutes ONE WAY during rush hour. I am thrilled at the prospect of my kids going to the Western HS. [/quote]

Maybe at rush hour --and include wait time for kid to load up?  I'm a little puzzled, as well.  I've made that trip many times.  I don't always go the "shortest" way because it isn't always the quickest--if you cannot make a certain turn.
I cannot imagine the drive to Oakton at rush hour.  But, the round trip is normally pretty quick to Chantilly.  That is why we like it.  All the kids live close.  Glad Western will be even closer.
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