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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][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will provide an important data point in the decision making.  For example, it's going to be a useful data point in deciding moving crossfield or foxmil.  That data won't affect Oakhill.
[quote=Anonymous]The boundary decisions are not being made solely on opt-in numbers. That's DCUM speculation. [/quote][/quote]

Gee.  Why didn't they do the boundary study based on those who want to Opt-in to any school?

I do not understand this process at all.

Reid is clueless.

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With how few changes they made in the grand scheme it sort of feels like that’s what they did. [/quote]

I'd be very surprised if Meren supports South Lakes losing Fox Mill.  [/quote]

Meren doesn’t know the difference between Fox Mill and Fox Mill Woods.

I’d love to lose Meren. [/quote]

If Reid’s proposal sends Fox Mill to Skyview the other board members will pass it. [/quote]
Crossfield to Skyview makes so much more sense that I don't think even one board member would object if that were Reid's proposal.[/quote]

What I find crazy is how Navy families are so involved in this. They are worried that if Crossfield is moved to a closer school, that they will be moved to Fairfax, which is closer to them. [/quote]

And Waples Mill is also closer to Fairfax.  If you look at that petition floating around you’ll see there is heavy support from both  them and Navy probably for the reason you’ve suggested [/quote]

I am a Navy parent, I know for a fact this is true.[/quote][b]Navy wants to go to fairfax. [/b]

Well say for example FCPS zones part of brookfield out of Chantilly, they would have some room for Navy as the Modular unit would still provide that.[/quote]
Absolutely not.[/quote]

Speak for yourself. I am a Navy parent who would much prefer Chantilly to Oakton.[/quote]
The absolutely not was in response to someone saying that Navy families want to go to Fairfax High School. [/quote]

So Navy families are only happy with Oakton and Chantilly? [/quote]

I can't speak for all Navy parents, but both Oakton and Fairfax are kind of a hike from my house. Chantilly much closer. I guess if my kids have to do a longer commute to a high school, might as well be the best school possible. But would still prefer proximity... Chantilly or Skyview.[/quote]

Do you think you’d see less pushback from Navy parents if they were in Crossfield’s position in regards to possibly being rezoned to Skyview? [/quote]

Unlike certain Crossfield people I will not claim to speak for the entire Navy community. But the people I have talked to do not feel super strongly one way or the other. The ones who live in 20171 seem to be open to moving because they like the idea of a closer school. The ones who live in 22033 don’t seem to have thought about it too much because they assume it won’t affect them. I suspect some of them would push back on it because they feel more connected to Oakton, especially if they live close to Waples Mill ES. I think those people have a much better “rooted in Oakton” argument than Crazy Sports Mom and her Crossfield crew. [/quote]

I’m a Crossfield parent who has advocated to move to Skyview but I do have to say this response seems disingenuous. Why would a Navy parent feel so strongly about particular personalities at Crossfield? I think PP was asking a genuine question. So much of this thread appears to be Crossfield on both sides posing as other posters. It makes me wonder if we should just rename this thread Crossfield and Fox Mill in or out of Boundary? [/quote]

I agree that the person you were responding to is definitely a Crossfield parent pretending to be a Navy parent because how would they know specifics about one particular person? Who is Crazy Sports Mom and is she the PTO president people keep talking about?[/quote]

You all seem pretty dense. You realize a bunch of Crossfield and Navy people know each other through outside activities and sports, right? There is no need for someone to pretend to be a Navy parent. Such a weird accusation.[/quote]

I'm a Crossfield parent with an 6th grader and my kids have never been on a sports team or other activity with Navy kids. My kids and most of their friends play sports in CYA. Most of the kids in CYA are at Chantilly schools or maybe Floris/Lees Corner/Oak Hill. It's disenguous for you to say that Crossfield and Navy families all know each other really well, because unless your kid is in AAP at Navy or you live in Franklin Farm and know some people who live in the Navy Island people from swim team, you're unlikely to run into Navy families on a regular basis. I have two kids at Crossfield and the only people we know at Navy are the ones who left for AAP and my kids aren't even friends with those kids anymore. I don't know why people claim that their kids are all best friends because of one basketball game that 6th graders play one time. It's a joke.[/quote]

It's true that CYA is huge and lots of Chantilly / Westfield feeders play there.  It's also true that every time you register for a season you are asked to enter both your child's current school and their zoned high-school.   Age Group Coordinators use that info to help form school based teams as part of their normal process.  So since Kinder, many kids from Waples, Navy & Crossfield have been teammates.  Just because that hasn't been your experience doesn't mean it's not a common one for many other people.  All of us will have different perspectives and priorities.  The boundaries are also large geographical areas.... so different families can have a very different travel time/experience.  The level of vitrol and personal attacking in this thread is insane and it's leaving me disappointed and sad for the entire Crossfield community.[/quote]

I could say the same for you - just because it HAS been your experience, doesn't mean it's everyone's experience. Anyway, basketball is draft which means there are different kids on the teams every year since 3rd grade. There has literally NEVER been a kid from Navy or Waples on either of my kids teams over the past several years. That shows me that either for some strange reason kids from those schools don't play basketball or they're not nearly as prevalent as kids from other schools. Again, your argument is weak. [/quote]

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