Anonymous wrote:Both of my kids have graduated within the last 4 years from HHS. Both are strong academic students and got into their top choice for college (VT).

From our perspective (we’re white) the diversity of the schools is a strength. We want our kids to know people who are different from them and be exposed to different cultures and backgrounds. They aren’t going to live in a bubble — why would we want them to go to school in one ?

The racism inherent in the bias against Herndon schools is ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:Both of my kids have graduated within the last 4 years from HHS. Both are strong academic students and got into their top choice for college (VT).

From our perspective (we’re white) the diversity of the schools is a strength. We want our kids to know people who are different from them and be exposed to different cultures and backgrounds. They aren’t going to live in a bubble — why would we want them to go to school in one ?

The racism inherent in the bias against Herndon schools is ridiculous.

Could not agree more. For those of us who actually live in Town of Herndon and send our kids to Herndon schools, battling against perceived notions of what Herndon is solely based on the fact that there is a large Hispanic population here is #*%&ing exhausting. Come to Herndon if you're not a racist elitist snob! We welcome you. The small-town community vibe is off the charts, people are friendly, and schools are a hell of a lot better than people who have never been here would have you believe.

Best kept secret in Fairfax County.

Sshhhh! Don't welcome them, you're better off without them. They don't seem to understand that if you have a kid that is driven they can still be challenged and do well at a 'lesser' school- quality teaching still happens. By the time kids hit 9th/10th grade the divide of those who want to push themselves from those just passing through is already apparent. Once kids are taking AP or IB heavy courseloads they are among the peers they need to be around. Even then, if they are really driven it won't even matter.

Its sad that people feel the need to buy in specific neighborhoods for schools, when they could get the same education with less drama at a school that is perceived to be worse. Of course school test scores will be worse in schools with higher numbers of non-native speakers- shocker! But if your kid is as smart as you think they are, by the time they are in high school that shouldn't be a worry. Their individual test scores will be fine.

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Anonymous wrote:How are schools around old town Herndon? I live in DC but am here for a meeting today, and it's cute! We've been considering a move to Montgomery County, but I kind of like it here.

HI, OP. Have you looked in Falls Church City? It’s closer in, has a cute town, and great schools.

LOL, FCC lady is EVERYWHERE

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Anonymous wrote:Both of my kids have graduated within the last 4 years from HHS. Both are strong academic students and got into their top choice for college (VT).

From our perspective (we’re white) the diversity of the schools is a strength. We want our kids to know people who are different from them and be exposed to different cultures and backgrounds. They aren’t going to live in a bubble — why would we want them to go to school in one ?

The racism inherent in the bias against Herndon schools is ridiculous.

Could not agree more. For those of us who actually live in Town of Herndon and send our kids to Herndon schools, battling against perceived notions of what Herndon is solely based on the fact that there is a large Hispanic population here is #*%&ing exhausting. Come to Herndon if you're not a racist elitist snob! We welcome you. The small-town community vibe is off the charts, people are friendly, and schools are a hell of a lot better than people who have never been here would have you believe.

Best kept secret in Fairfax County.

Sshhhh! Don't welcome them, you're better off without them. They don't seem to understand that if you have a kid that is driven they can still be challenged and do well at a 'lesser' school- quality teaching still happens. By the time kids hit 9th/10th grade the divide of those who want to push themselves from those just passing through is already apparent. Once kids are taking AP or IB heavy courseloads they are among the peers they need to be around. Even then, if they are really driven it won't even matter.

Its sad that people feel the need to buy in specific neighborhoods for schools, when they could get the same education with less drama at a school that is perceived to be worse. Of course school test scores will be worse in schools with higher numbers of non-native speakers- shocker! But if your kid is as smart as you think they are, by the time they are in high school that shouldn't be a worry. Their individual test scores will be fine.

This is only partly true. I’ve taught all over the country including Herndon. The students do NOT receive the same quality of instruction as in Vienna or McLean because teachers need to use a lower level of vocabulary in lectures and on classwork and assessments due to having 50-75% of ELL in class. English speakers don’t hear those higher words that would improve their vocabulary - and since we have so many lower reading groups, those that are reading on grade-level are receiving less attention.

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Anonymous wrote:Both of my kids have graduated within the last 4 years from HHS. Both are strong academic students and got into their top choice for college (VT).

From our perspective (we’re white) the diversity of the schools is a strength. We want our kids to know people who are different from them and be exposed to different cultures and backgrounds. They aren’t going to live in a bubble — why would we want them to go to school in one ?

The racism inherent in the bias against Herndon schools is ridiculous.

Could not agree more. For those of us who actually live in Town of Herndon and send our kids to Herndon schools, battling against perceived notions of what Herndon is solely based on the fact that there is a large Hispanic population here is #*%&ing exhausting. Come to Herndon if you're not a racist elitist snob! We welcome you. The small-town community vibe is off the charts, people are friendly, and schools are a hell of a lot better than people who have never been here would have you believe.

Best kept secret in Fairfax County.

Sshhhh! Don't welcome them, you're better off without them. They don't seem to understand that if you have a kid that is driven they can still be challenged and do well at a 'lesser' school- quality teaching still happens. By the time kids hit 9th/10th grade the divide of those who want to push themselves from those just passing through is already apparent. Once kids are taking AP or IB heavy courseloads they are among the peers they need to be around. Even then, if they are really driven it won't even matter.

Its sad that people feel the need to buy in specific neighborhoods for schools, when they could get the same education with less drama at a school that is perceived to be worse. Of course school test scores will be worse in schools with higher numbers of non-native speakers- shocker! But if your kid is as smart as you think they are, by the time they are in high school that shouldn't be a worry. Their individual test scores will be fine.

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Anonymous wrote:Certain school pyramids in Herndon are great (Fox Mill, Rachel Carson, SLHS) but not sure if those neighborhoods are as close to old town Herndon as you'd like--and I do agree that the area is very cute.

Zip code 20171 (Herndon/Oak Hill) are not in town of Herndon, it's misleading to call Fox Mill as Herndon. Franklin Farm south of Fox Mill is also in 20171 but their kids goes to Oakton High, a highly ranked high school. I think OP is thinking Herndon downtown as walkable "cute" community since he/she is from DC. I am not sure if she's thinking about joining the 'burbs.

NP and I know that OP is talking about old town Herndon; however someone saying the houses in 20171 are not Herndon is not being misleading. The address is literally Herndon, VA.

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Anonymous wrote:Both of my kids have graduated within the last 4 years from HHS. Both are strong academic students and got into their top choice for college (VT).

From our perspective (we’re white) the diversity of the schools is a strength. We want our kids to know people who are different from them and be exposed to different cultures and backgrounds. They aren’t going to live in a bubble — why would we want them to go to school in one ?

The racism inherent in the bias against Herndon schools is ridiculous.

Could not agree more. For those of us who actually live in Town of Herndon and send our kids to Herndon schools, battling against perceived notions of what Herndon is solely based on the fact that there is a large Hispanic population here is #*%&ing exhausting. Come to Herndon if you're not a racist elitist snob! We welcome you. The small-town community vibe is off the charts, people are friendly, and schools are a hell of a lot better than people who have never been here would have you believe.

Best kept secret in Fairfax County.

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schools are a hell of a lot better than people who have never been here would have you believe.

The schools report their data to the county, and that data proves those schools suck.

schools are a hell of a lot better than people who have never been here would have you believe.

Anonymous wrote:Both of my kids have graduated within the last 4 years from HHS. Both are strong academic students and got into their top choice for college (VT).

From our perspective (we’re white) the diversity of the schools is a strength. We want our kids to know people who are different from them and be exposed to different cultures and backgrounds. They aren’t going to live in a bubble — why would we want them to go to school in one ?

The racism inherent in the bias against Herndon schools is ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:Certain school pyramids in Herndon are great (Fox Mill, Rachel Carson, SLHS) but not sure if those neighborhoods are as close to old town Herndon as you'd like--and I do agree that the area is very cute.

Old Town Herndon is mostly Herndon ES/Herndon MS/Herndon HS.

Yes and you don’t want that.

Sorry, but we are zoned for all three of those and it’s great. We can walk to restaurants, library, banks, grocery store, concerts on the town green, parks, W&OD trail, golf course, etc., and bike to Reston Town Center and Metro.

My kids love being able to move around here. I miss being in and closer to DC but this was a good compromise. I would not be happy in a place like 20170 or Reston outside RTC and Reston Association because the endless subdivisions make me claustrophobic.

You, the adult, are not going to those crap schools. And you are subjecting your kids to that so that YOU can walk to great stuff. 🙄 This is garbage parenting.

+1, I’ve taught at one of these schools - it was not good. When 3/4ths of the class is 2 grades below. it is almost impossible to teach on grade level material.

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Garbage parenting to send kids to Herndon schools. To live in places you can afford, where kids can play outside, have wonderful community activities, where people know each other? This is the most elitist post ever.

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Anonymous wrote:Certain school pyramids in Herndon are great (Fox Mill, Rachel Carson, SLHS) but not sure if those neighborhoods are as close to old town Herndon as you'd like--and I do agree that the area is very cute.

Old Town Herndon is mostly Herndon ES/Herndon MS/Herndon HS.

Yes and you don’t want that.

Sorry, but we are zoned for all three of those and it’s great. We can walk to restaurants, library, banks, grocery store, concerts on the town green, parks, W&OD trail, golf course, etc., and bike to Reston Town Center and Metro.

My kids love being able to move around here. I miss being in and closer to DC but this was a good compromise. I would not be happy in a place like 20170 or Reston outside RTC and Reston Association because the endless subdivisions make me claustrophobic.

You, the adult, are not going to those crap schools. And you are subjecting your kids to that so that YOU can walk to great stuff. 🙄 This is garbage parenting.

+1, I’ve taught at one of these schools - it was not good. When 3/4ths of the class is 2 grades below. it is almost impossible to teach on grade level material.