Anonymous
Post 06/22/2018 16:13     Subject: Re:Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We moved here to be in the Woodson pyramid. I now regret it. If your child is a minority or special ed, you can forget being cared about. Only the creme de la creme are important at Woodson. It is also a very intense, high pressure school. If I could do it over, I would pick Chantilly.


Can you please tell us about Woodson. Our son starts HS next year and we bought into this area this Spring. [/quote

Different PP, but I completely utterly agree. DD spent a year at Woodson before we were able to pupil place her to Robinson. It's like night and day. These schools are VERY different. I can't express how much more accessible admin has been in helping DD and I am so, so thankful. Woodson's admin has a very aggressive self-advocacy approach and they use (IMO) shame to discourage students from getting supports. We moved her right before 7th and were clueless, but I tell people all the time that Woodson has issues. Oddly, Frost is fantastic for SPED and we thought high school would be the same. It's not.

The big con for Robinson is that it's huge. But I feel like that worked for us because there's no dominant culture and there is a sense from admin and teachers that they want to do what's right for the kid and be compliant versus fostering a culture of "Excellence" --something I heard during an IEP meeting at Woodson.

My younger DD doesn't have special needs, but we will pupil place her as well.


We moved here, I mean. Apologies for the typo. Iphone typing.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2018 16:12     Subject: Re:Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We moved here to be in the Woodson pyramid. I now regret it. If your child is a minority or special ed, you can forget being cared about. Only the creme de la creme are important at Woodson. It is also a very intense, high pressure school. If I could do it over, I would pick Chantilly.


Can you please tell us about Woodson. Our son starts HS next year and we bought into this area this Spring. [/quote

Different PP, but I completely utterly agree. DD spent a year at Woodson before we were able to pupil place her to Robinson. It's like night and day. These schools are VERY different. I can't express how much more accessible admin has been in helping DD and I am so, so thankful. Woodson's admin has a very aggressive self-advocacy approach and they use (IMO) shame to discourage students from getting supports. We moved her right before 7th and were clueless, but I tell people all the time that Woodson has issues. Oddly, Frost is fantastic for SPED and we thought high school would be the same. It's not.

The big con for Robinson is that it's huge. But I feel like that worked for us because there's no dominant culture and there is a sense from admin and teachers that they want to do what's right for the kid and be compliant versus fostering a culture of "Excellence" --something I heard during an IEP meeting at Woodson.

My younger DD doesn't have special needs, but we will pupil place her as well.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2018 10:44     Subject: Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
They're all fine. They reflect the area. If you are happy-enough living in Nova, any of them are fine.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2018 09:34     Subject: Re:Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:what negatives have u read about oakton? i am looking as well


Oakton has a very affluent crowd and a culture that would make a normal middle class student feel out of place


This is what I heard too recently from a parent.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2018 08:14     Subject: Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
Anonymous wrote:I would avoid nova like the plague. It's a crap place to live.


FU misses you.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2018 07:45     Subject: Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
Anonymous wrote:I would avoid nova like the plague. It's a crap place to live.


Go away, troll.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2018 00:02     Subject: Re:Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
Anonymous wrote:We moved here to be in the Woodson pyramid. I now regret it. If your child is a minority or special ed, you can forget being cared about. Only the creme de la creme are important at Woodson. It is also a very intense, high pressure school. If I could do it over, I would pick Chantilly.


Can you please tell us about Woodson. Our son starts HS next year and we bought into this area this Spring.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2018 23:58     Subject: Re:Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
Anonymous wrote:Oakton HS is a snobby bullying crowd. Based on PP's- I'd opt for Chantilly.


Could you please elaborate this? We are considering a home in Oakton HS area and are an Asian family. Our DD is a soft spoken child.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2018 23:42     Subject: Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
I would avoid nova like the plague. It's a crap place to live.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2018 23:18     Subject: Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
Winners aren't losers... Go private.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2018 23:08     Subject: Re:Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
Oakton HS is a snobby bullying crowd. Based on PP's- I'd opt for Chantilly.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2018 22:27     Subject: Re:Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
We moved here to be in the Woodson pyramid. I now regret it. If your child is a minority or special ed, you can forget being cared about. Only the creme de la creme are important at Woodson. It is also a very intense, high pressure school. If I could do it over, I would pick Chantilly.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2018 21:49     Subject: Re:Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
Anonymous wrote:what negatives have u read about oakton? i am looking as well


Oakton has a very affluent crowd and a culture that would make a normal middle class student feel out of place
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2018 21:07     Subject: Re:Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
what negatives have u read about oakton? i am looking as well
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2018 17:40     Subject: Oakton HS v/ Woodson HS / Chantilly HS
Moving to NOVA this fall and looking for insight into these 3 HS. The suicide rates of Woodson, and the Oakton culture - looking for feedback on the same since read a lot of negative reviews on the same.