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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So it is not crossfield issue then, it is Franklin Farm issue.

Franklin Farm does not need to persuade anybody else that they want to go to KAA because of a shorter commute.

Franklin farm just needs to figure out what your whole community needs.[/quote]

I'm a Franklin Farm resident. My neighbors need to get a grip. Western HS/KAA is going to be a dream school.

The only thing that might be crappy is for elite athletes who could be Varsity starters all four years of high school but who might not have access to Varsity-level sports at the new school in the first year or two.

Otherwise, it's a dream! New schools often draw top talent with regard to teachers and admin, the resources (e.g., robotics lab, ceramics lab, pool, and auditorium) available are top-tier, and the commute is significantly less scary for a teen driver.

Oakton has been great, as has Chantilly for the other side of Franklin Farm. I'm sure Western/KAA will be just as good.[/quote]

Academy-wise, the best Western HS could do is perform close to Chantilly.  I don't see Western HS coming out of the gate (next 10 years) and getting even close to Oakton level.  There is no incentive for Oakton people to leave an excellent school and go to an unknown.

I see there are gains from quality of education for Fox Mills moving to Western HS.  Let's go Option B.

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I'm so confused about what is just sooooo amazing about Oakton. Please share.[/quote]

I think Oakton families are very attached to their relative ranking (slightly above Chantilly) and their wealthy students - sort of like getting a private school vibe, tuition free. Range Rovers for everyone! It’s a fine school but I don’t see the difference in outcomes as opposed to other schools like Chantilly. If you account for demographics and income it makes you wonder why they aren’t stronger. My kids went to Chantilly and went to colleges which were top 10 and top 4 for their majors and both got 4.0s their first year (ie- they were academically prepared). That to me, is a scorecard. Hand wringing is not. I hear a lot of talk about spending years competing to get on Oakton sport teams -  which I haven’t even heard as being that good lately?? And even if they were most people will find what I have observed in the last 20 years - sports almost never lead to coveted d1 spots/admission. Parents are crazed over it until the kid goes to college and sports never comes up again - internships and job offers do.   In other words, most FCPS high schools have pathways to success for motivated students. If the vibe is so important go to a private school but don’t condemn your future neighbors to drive 45 minutes to high school.  That is fear, not facts.[/quote]

What parent's are driving 45 minutes to schools?  It doesn't even take 45 minutes to downtown DC from the Oakton area unless you're piling down columbia pike rather than sluggin it to DC.

Bus routes can be 40 min to any local school.  My kid gets on a middle school bus at 6:20 while his buddy gets picked up at 7:05 and we're about the same distance to an oakton feeder.[/quote]

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