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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. I am wondering why Langley is even discussed on this thread. Langley has nothing to do with Herndon/Westfield/SLHS’s performance.

2. Herndon used to on a par with other FCPS high schools and one notch above South Lakes. For some reason a large hispanic population flocked to Herndon and that didn’t help the school academically. Aside from the gang problem, much of school resource is being used for Spanish speakers.

3. Westfield is still an OK school. But many condos and townhouses have been built in that area.

4. South Lakes did become a little (much?) better thanks to the boundary change in 2007. Some people said its IB program attracts students from other wealthier areas. But my observation is that most out of boundary kids are from Herndon, resulting in even worse situation at HHS.

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There are 224 kids transferring into South Lakes this year.  About 2/3 (155) are transferring from Herndon.  Westfield and Oakton also send 33 and 20 kids to South Lakes this year.  In comparison, South Lakes only sends 13 kids to Herndon this year.  FCPS shows both Herndon and South Lakes as closed to new transfers in 2022-23.

The 2007 boundary change ended up overcrowding South Lakes, so they built a further addition to South Lakes to the school outside the normal renovation cycle.  Because people from Reston typically have had the most influence over Hunter Mill politics, many of the Hunter Mill School Board and Board of Supervisors members over the years (Stu Gibson, Pat Hynes, Kathy Hudgins, Walter Alcorn) have had close ties to Reston and/or South Lakes.  They look out after that school.  Dranesville politicians only pay attention to Herndon when they want Herndon residents to vote for Democrats. [/quote]

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