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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Herndon and Sterling are both trash cities. The local government allowed those areas to become “little Mexico” areas. Once that happened, the areas went from okay to total trashy areas. Multiple families living in single family homes, 8 cars parked in the yard and driveway, terrible crime and schools. [/quote]

Wow. You don’t even know what’s going on here. I’m stepped at where to begin with you.[/quote]

For one thing, neither are cities.

Herndon is a town. Anyone who goes there knows they aren’t “trash.”  Herndon has more of a sense of place with its bit of traditional architecture and a well-defined center.  Sterling is more generic suburb.

Neither area is some broke down hell hole.[/quote]

Herndon is a wonderful place. I live in a nice area of west Oakton, but Herndon is my downtown - cleaners, bagel store, auto repair, great if overpriced car wash, and so on. I am from the north shore of Chicago in Lake County where small towns have a nice commercial feel and Herndon is the closest thing near me to that environment. I don’t require fancy, only friendly.  My nephews and niece went to Herndon High and did well - went on to the Ivy League, Carnegie Mellon and UVA. I thought Herndon was an advantage as to UVA and Tech admission.There was a lot fewer applying to UVA than at Oakton and TJ (where my kids went) and it was a safe environment, albeit with limited interaction with some groups. I don’t get the thug PE comment either. I was an All
American athlete who went to the top rated school in the ACC on athletic scholarship and I loved PE. I was from a poor single mother home (rare for the school district and did not think I benefited from the nice, but cream puff kids at my school. You want diversity and toughness in PE. I used to prevail upon my mother to drive 80 miles south to Chicago Heights in the summer to compete against the do-called thug kids. Why any parent would not embrace diversity in PE is beyond me. PE teaches you to fend for yourself and gain confidence. 
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