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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]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]

#6 in Virginia High Schools (660+ public and 300 private)
#9 in Washington, DC Metro Area High Schools (64 metropolitan DC HS)
#4 in Fairfax County Public Schools High Schools (FCPS has 30 HS)

So, you basically have one of the top high schools in the area.  It's number 3 in FCPS if you don't count the crown jewel of the DC area, Thomas Jefferson which is a govenor's school. If given the option, why wouldn't you want to attend a top high school? Generally top high schools have a combination of a high performing student body coupled with outstanding teachers.  This combination pushes the students to achieve higher and provides additonal opportunites for excellence.

To downplay it means you're either unaware of its excellence, or your kids are mediorcre.

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Oh sweetie, you just had to put a nasty insult in there, didn’t you?

Do you know why good schools are highly rated? Because of their populations. I guarantee your brilliant genius snowflake child will be just as successful at KAA as they would be at Oakton.

Yes, my child is fairly average in test scores, but she’s not an entitled little twat like yours is, which I think is a huge win. [/quote]

Not with the limited activities. If you don't have established programs or you have to compete against kids from you base high school, your kid might not be as successful.  Dr. Reid already indicated that this would be how various sports and after school programs would be handled until a full 4 year contingent of students was present. Actually if they had the opportunity at KAA for kids to be on varsity or the various club presidents and the like to build a college resume as a 9th or 10th grader it would be awesome, but it's not the case.

Also the comment was in response to someone asking why Oakton was so great. If you're unaware of the ranking, then you might not live in the area, might not be a type of person who seeks out challenging and competitive environments for your kids to succeed in. To be honest people who don't prioritize academics, tend not to be highly competive academically, which by definition is mediocre.

Demanding high standards and having high expectations is what we all should strive for. If you're happy with less more power to you.[/quote]

The first two years are opt in, so your child doesn't have to go to the new school. By the third year, clubs, band, sports, theatre and the like will be in place. Carson has a strong group of STEM students, you can count on math teams/clubs, science teams/clubs and the like to be in place pretty quickly. Current 6th graders will be walking into a school with programs that are starting to be established and the school has said you can opt out, so pupil place to Oakton and provide your own transportation.

I would guess that the clubs will look very similar to what is at Oakton since there are plenty of STEM kids from Carson, or do you think that the STEM kids from Carson only go to TJ and Oakton? [/quote]

I'm a Crossfield parent who wants my children to go to KAA. Your post highlights one thing that I don't understand about the pro-Oakton families. They are the SAME ones who go on and on about how Carson is the best middle school in Fairfax County, provides the best opportunities for their children, blah blah. KAA is going to have almost ALL the same kids from Carson. Do you know what that means? It means KAA is going to become one of the best high schools in Fairfax County. For the same reasons that Carson is great - it's going to have the same focus on STEM (even as a traditional high school), the same high achieving kids and the same proactive parents.

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Parents like PP can’t stand the idea that Navy AAP kids who started at Navy would get to go to Oakton while hers wouldn’t. She sees those Navy kids as her child’s true peers. You have to understand the superiority complex held by certain Navy AAP parents. [/quote]

IME, it’s best to attend a HS where Navy kid won’t be at eventually. That’s why we are so happy to NOT be at Oakton![/quote]

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