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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes my snowflake will be fine with non AAP kids - my point was that Skyview is attracting magnet school type kids and that will elevate the entire school.  And the kids are excited. So yes it is likely to be a very strong 9th grade because of the profile of those who would opt in to this school- risk taking, tech forward kids.

What I really like is my kid keeps his middle school group (Carson) which is from multiple ES- but also branch to multiple HS. They are all going together and they are a great group of kids.[/quote]

FCPS only has one magnet - TJ - and Reid has been given a specific order to operate Skyview as a community school.  Just because some kids don't care about the sports Skyview can't offer at first doesn't make them "magnet school type kids." [/quote]

So you're admitting that the sole reason you're against Skyview is because for ONE YEAR, they won't have sports. Some sports parents are CRAZY. [/quote]

They should have opened as a real school with boundaries and offered JV sports. My kid wouldn't even consider it b/c they didn't have sports. [/quote]

Agree. We did not opt in initially in part because of sports. However, DD feels comfortable now knowing she can play on her “base” school’s team next year so she will be connected to both schools.[/quote]

The coaches are NOT going to want the hassle of dealing with Skyview kids coming over for practices and games. I think the "Skyview" kids will get cut unless they are spectaucular athletes. Of course, for girls nothing is particularly competitive compared to boys so it might not be as much of an issue.[/quote]

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