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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe for this one year because its only kids who don't care about sports.

Starting next year the demographics will be more balanced.[/quote]

The second year will have all those same kids who opted in. So maybe the incoming freshman year will be different but the sophomores will be mostly opt ins.[/quote]

The first year class is going to be different than the other classes, yes. But that is literally a one time thing.

Skyview is going to be a neighborhood school with about 20-25% FARMS. The majority of kids will be aiming for classes needed to attend college, which aligns with the Advanced diploma.  I am not sure why this is a point of contention for some people.

It will potentially attract kids who are interested in STEM because of the pathways, just like Edison and Chantilly do. Those offerings did not make either of those schools a mini TJ, the pathways won’t make Skyview a mini TJ. It will develop its own reputation, which will probably be acadecally similar to Chantilly. [/quote]

This is similar to most of the schools in FCPS. I mean, if your school of desire is Langley or Madison, then no it's not the equivalent, but every other school is the same.[/quote]

If every other school is the same why are all the wealthy neighborhoods pulling strings and paying bribes to stay out of Westfield? [/quote]
I recommend you start your own thread about Westfield instead of continuing to rant about the same thing over and over again in this thread about Skyview.[/quote]

Westfield is very much a part of this thread. The thread is discussing the boundaries for Skyview, which is pulling 900 kids from Westfield and the scenarios are not backfilling those kids. Westfield is dropping from full to 74% full. Families at Westfield 100% are getting screwed.

I don’t think families are avoiding Westfield because it is a not desirable school but because they don’t want to move. I don’t know much about Westfield or Centreville, their numbers are very much middle of the pack maybe a bit higher. They are good schools and the people we know at both are very happy there.

I don’t think Centreville should be expanded. There is space at Westfield that some of those kids should be moved to. if they choose not to move then they can deal with an over crowded school. There is space near by, either accept moving to the school with seats or deal with being crowded. The County should not be spending money on expansion. [/quote]

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