Anonymous
10/26/2022 18:37
Subject: ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
OP where are you hearing this? My kids is on the planning committee for homecoming and had not heard this. It's also not in any FAQs
Anonymous
10/26/2022 16:51
Subject: ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
My high school had over 4k kids and we didn't have this problem. We all whined about it being at a county convention center, but that was the only venue large enough.
Anonymous
10/26/2022 16:45
Subject: Re:ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
Anonymous wrote:If schools don’t have enough tickets for an entire high school, they should make the event for certain upper grades only, kind of like prom.
+1 and then they should have another dance for the other grades.
Anonymous
10/26/2022 15:45
Subject: Re:ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
If schools don’t have enough tickets for an entire high school, they should make the event for certain upper grades only, kind of like prom.
Anonymous
10/26/2022 15:07
Subject: Re:ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
Anonymous wrote:My dc wasn't able to go to their Arlington County high school hoco dance. It sold out during the first few lunch periods. I agree that this is not equitable.
My DD also missed out on getting tickets for the W&L dance. Tickets sold out fast. She had been planning her outfit - it was a major disappointment.
Anonymous
10/26/2022 14:56
Subject: Re:ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
My dc wasn't able to go to their Arlington County high school hoco dance. It sold out during the first few lunch periods. I agree that this is not equitable.
Anonymous
10/26/2022 13:07
Subject: ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
They should turn the new Minnie Howard building into it's own high school.
Anonymous
10/26/2022 13:06
Subject: ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
Rediculous. Where's the equity in this?! Maybe this is why high while are typically half the size. Alexandria needs to get it together.
Anonymous
10/25/2022 18:08
Subject: Re:ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
So many issues plaguing ACHS could be alleviated with the opening of a second high school. Would love to see some people run for school board on that platform. Why are Alexandrians still kidding ourselves about this “unified” one connected high school mess?
Anonymous
10/25/2022 17:33
Subject: ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In another sign of how poorly run and strategically misguided ACPS and that City are - the hoco dance is capped at 1600 attendees. All from the school (no outsiders). The obsession and commitment to a singular behemoth high school absolutely means it’s equitably bad for everyone. When the size is an insurmountable obstacle to normal high school things, it should really cause some serious introspection.
I can't blame them. The crowd could easily grown into the thousands. They would have to find a venue large enough and then higher security bc no way would they have enough chaperones and the venue would likely require additional security for a crowd that size.
I don’t blame the school for making the prudent call of not packing thousands of children - from a school where one student murdered another student and they had to close for fear of gang retaliation - into one venue. But, I do blame City and ACPS “leadership” for their “one high school at all costs” disaster.
Anonymous
10/25/2022 11:52
Subject: ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
Anonymous wrote:In another sign of how poorly run and strategically misguided ACPS and that City are - the hoco dance is capped at 1600 attendees. All from the school (no outsiders). The obsession and commitment to a singular behemoth high school absolutely means it’s equitably bad for everyone. When the size is an insurmountable obstacle to normal high school things, it should really cause some serious introspection.
I can't blame them. The crowd could easily grown into the thousands. They would have to find a venue large enough and then higher security bc no way would they have enough chaperones and the venue would likely require additional security for a crowd that size.
Anonymous
10/25/2022 08:09
Subject: ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
inAnonymous wrote:why don't they split it into 2 nights like Gonzaga does? 9/10th grade one night, 11th/12th another. Problem solved.
This would definitely be one of the logical alternatives (but also increases the cost with needing to rent and pay for certain things twice).
Anonymous
10/25/2022 08:01
Subject: Re:ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
Will the Minnie Howard rapist or rapists (according to School Board Chair Alderton's emails) get a ticket?
Anonymous
10/25/2022 08:01
Subject: ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
why don't they split it into 2 nights like Gonzaga does? 9/10th grade one night, 11th/12th another. Problem solved.
Anonymous
10/25/2022 07:11
Subject: ACPS - Homecoming Only 1600 Kids Allowed
So no one knows if this is nothing more than a rumor? OP, Do you have more information?