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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our friends from Oak Hill are less then excited by the change, they are all happy at Chantilly. Most of the ones with kids in HS will keep their kids at Chantilly and not move to KAA, we know a bunch of Freshman at Chantilly. I get it, the kids have started establishing themselves at Chantilly and have friends there. The only Oak Hill families I know who are excited are the Emrald Chase families who did not want to move to Fox Mill and SLHS or stay at Westfield. They wanted to go to school with their ES and MS friends.

Our friends at South Lakes are split, some are really excited by the move while others are less so. Some of our friends who are less excited have kids into sports, they have siblings at SLHS, they love the drama program, or they are interested in the IB program. SLHS is the known entity and they are less excited by the new school that is an unknown. Others are thrilled because they don't like the IB program or think it is a good fit. Some are excited by the different classes that could be offered.

I think Floris is happy to be reunited since the ES has been split for so long.

I can see parents with kids at Oakton being less excited. Oakton is an excellent school with an established track record. It is one of the top schools in FCPS, leaving it for an unknown entity is going to be hard. I know some families are happy to do so because they bus ride is really long and they are comfortable with the population that will be at the new school. The Floris, Oak Hill, Fox Mill kids are all high achieving type kids/families so you can expect a strong academic peer group. I don't know Coates or McNair so I can't speak to those schools.

Moving schools is not easy and moving from a top school to the unknown is disconcerting. I get that. [/quote]

That pretty much sums it up[/quote]

Well, the Oak HIll people were certainly not happy when the neighborhood was going to be split in Option 3.  And, this is a good solution for them.  And, if it weren't for KAA, they could still be up for grabs.[/quote]

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