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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can we get back on track and not be distracted by ONE poster's comments on the clothes of some kids?

I live near OHS, but my kids are zoned for Madison.  We have gone to OHS for various events and one of my kids is in an Oakton pyramid elementary school.  I was very impressed with the kids at OHS for the events we attended.  I also like that it has diversity in a good way.  The big negatives (on Oakton HS) for us when we were looking for a house 2 yrs ago  was that it is very overcrowded (like 500 kids over capacity -- hence the renovation/addition), and the zone is very wide (i.e. we were looking at houses in Franklin Farm that we liked, but didn't want to be 20 min. away from the HS... didn't want to have to drive on 66 to get there, etc.).  We ended up buying very close to OHS, so if we were zoned for it, we'd be happy with the community, the distance (walkable), the quality of education, the diversity, etc.  BUT, right now and in the coming few years, the overcrowding would be a big negative -- deal-breaker negative.

We also rejected a house or two that was close by and IN OHS zone not because of OHS, but because of the middle school being Jackson.  That was a dealbreaker for us.  Starting next year, the middle school will be Thoreau.  But, that wouldn't have worked for our timing/needs as one of my kids is finishing 8th grade this year... so we needed the middle school to be not-Jackson for the past two years in order to buy a house in that zone.

Anyway -- what I've seen of OHS has been very good and I wouldn't mind being there except for the over crowding and construction issues.[/quote]
Why is Jackson a deal breaker?
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Not the PP above. OP, we actually chose Jackson for the AAP center over Thoreau. Please go to the information nights at both schools if they haven't already taken place. Talk to parents with kids at each school. Both schools are fine and a lot of friends' kids did very well at Thoreau. But Jackson gets criticized on DCUM as too old (yes, it needs renovation) and too close to Gallows road etc. And it has a higher proportion of lower income students which some DCUM posters don't like (I'm NOT saying that was the PP's issue, just noting it comes up in other posts about Jackson). But my own DD got excellent teachers there. No regrets. Not sure why it would be a deal breaker to some unless the old facilities and location turn them off, but go visit and ask about academics there.

DD's closest friend goes to Oakton. The girl, who is extremely bright, says the instruction is good and she is very happy there. She  participates in several activities she absolutely loves. I've had a lot of interactions with OHS students recently and found them to be uniformly polite and smart kids.

Sorry your thread got hijacked earlier. Amazed that one poster made everything about one dance and her own assumptions.

You can't go wrong with most any FCPS MS or HS. In most of the country we wouldn't have all the choices we get here.[/quote]

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