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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]19:31 here, that s exactly what happened to us. We were told that you cannot go wrong in arlington. Not true. I work with many north and south Arlington parents. With the exception of oakton and Henry, the schools are like night and day.

I hear discovery has a two story inside slide and playground. Can anyone confirm? What is the chance that will be replicated in the new south Arlington elementary school which I already hear they want to build as cheaply as possible so they can build another one in north Arlington ( even thought south Arlington needs TWO elementary schools) Sorry if I am clearly bitter, but we are second class citizens down here.[/quote]

Discovery definitely has a slide inside...

Yes, I've heard the same thing about wanting to really scale back for the new south Arlington school. Certainly I think it's part of the mood of the county- street car, aquatic center, dog park, bus stop... People are furious about what they see as over spending by the county and screwy priorities. Sucks that it seems the line always gets drawn south of 50. Unless we are talking about subsidized housing. They are determined to push that agenda through. There will be a vote about it next month. The current board feels this is in sync with the will of most voters. They might very well be right- I don't know.[/quote]

Any scaling back would be a money/budget issue. Discovery was planned and funded when APS had more money to spend. Same with the Ashlawn addition that looks beautiful.

Btw. The slide was installed last week! The building is just phenomenal. Let's hope it opens on time--looks like there is a lot of wrk left to do.
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Yeah Dude... That's the point. North Arlington projects get prioritized... Then we look to see what's left over for the south. Very excited for you and your under capacity, state of the art, beautifully designed monument to learning.  No really. It's great. 
I'd be cool if Barcroft got their computer lab back this year.
Not as cool as a slide.
But cool.[/quote]

Oh bullshit. Compare Kenmore to Williamsburg.   Wakefield HS is gorgeous.  Jamestown and Tuckahoe have horrible facilities.[/quote]

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