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Anonymous wrote:
Yep. It was number 2 and didn't make Reid's list. The community chose it when they opened the post office. It was a vote. Makes no sense.

Oak Hill is the name that makes the most sense and that is most meaningful to the community. It has historical relevance.

Skyview is a ludicrous name, as are most of the other random names that made the final list, most of which had 0-2 votes in the original survey.

Reid eliminated Oak Hill because using the place for the name makes it seem more like every other traditional school. She is still bitter about not getting that "look what I did" achievement of creating a new magnet. She is trying to give it a special name and pretend having a few classes as a pathway is the same thing. Desperate for some achievement to cling to when she finally gets fired for how terrible everything else has gone under her watch.

Anonymous wrote:I still think they should have named it Rachel Carson HS since it is literally next door and will share grounds with Rachel Carson MS.

And Carson was designed to become a secondary.

I still think they should have named it Rachel Carson HS since it is literally next door and will share grounds with Rachel Carson MS.

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Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day the name won’t matter that much but it’s crazy they didn’t go with Oak Hill.

I think that is because there is an Oak Hill ES. There are not too many schools with the same name for ES, MS, or HS. I can think of Herndon but that is it.

There is an Oakton ES and an Oakton HS
There is Centreville ES and a Centreville HS
There is Herndon ES, Herndon MS, and Herndon HS
There is South County MS, South County HS (plus similarly named South Lakes HS)
There is West Springfield ES ad West Springfield ES (plus North Springfield ES)

There is also the very similarly named:
Annandale Terrace ES and an Annandale HS
Braddock ES and Lake Braddock HS
Fairfax HS, Fairfax Villa ES, Fairview ES, Fairhill ES
Forest Edge ES, Forestdale ES, Forestview ES
Franklin MS, Franklin Sherman ES
Greenbriar East and Greenbriar West ES
Haycock ES, Hayfield Secondary
Kings Glen ES, Kings Park ES
Laurel Hill, Laurel Ridge ES
Marshall Rd ES, Marshall HS
Terra Center ES, TErraset ES
Westbriar ES, Westfield HS, Westgate ES, Westlawn ES
Woodburn ES, Woodlawn ES, Woodley Hills ES, Woodson HS

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Anonymous wrote:That was the WORST choice possible. It sounds absolutely ridiculous and will be the joke name among high school students.

Reid chose thet because of her obsession with space and aviation, but it doesn't even make sense based on its location.

Lol, awful name yes, but it’s literally right next to Dulles

Yeah, but "Skyview" sounds like something appropriate for a high school in Montana-- or Big Sky Country-- not for a suburban high school whose view of the sky is obstructed by trees and buildings, as well as light pollution.

Skyview isn't associated with the airport. It's associated with rural areas with no light pollution or buildings over three stories tall.

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Anonymous wrote:That was the WORST choice possible. It sounds absolutely ridiculous and will be the joke name among high school students.

Reid chose thet because of her obsession with space and aviation, but it doesn't even make sense based on its location.

It’s bad but it could always be worse.

Loudoun school board renamed a school “Richard Loving ES”. They’re sending hundreds of little kids to Dick Loving ES every day.

Oh wow! I had no idea. Poor Francis Hazel Reid got the boot.

Anonymous wrote:
Yep. It was number 2 and didn't make Reid's list. The community chose it when they opened the post office. It was a vote. Makes no sense.

Oak Hill is the name that makes the most sense and that is most meaningful to the community. It has historical relevance.

Skyview is a ludicrous name, as are most of the other random names that made the final list, most of which had 0-2 votes in the original survey.

Anonymous wrote:
Yep. It was number 2 and didn't make Reid's list. The community chose it when they opened the post office. It was a vote. Makes no sense.

I can’t understand why Reid would ever have had any input on the name other than providing results of community engagement. Just why should the board care what her two favorites are?

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Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day the name won’t matter that much but it’s crazy they didn’t go with Oak Hill.

I think that is because there is an Oak Hill ES. There are not too many schools with the same name for ES, MS, or HS. I can think of Herndon but that is it.

No. That's not a valid argument. There are several "matching" names for ES and HS; see the list below. There is no "Oak Hill MS," so I'm not sure why you threw that in there, as it is irrelevant.

Oakton ES & Oakton HS
Herndon ES & Herndon HS
West Springfield ES & West Springfield HS
Centreville ES & Centreville HS
Hayfield ES & Hayfield SS

Close in name:
Mount Vernon Woods ES & Mount Vernon HS

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day the name won’t matter that much but it’s crazy they didn’t go with Oak Hill.

I think that is because there is an Oak Hill ES. There are not too many schools with the same name for ES, MS, or HS. I can think of Herndon but that is it.

Yep. It was number 2 and didn't make Reid's list. The community chose it when they opened the post office. It was a vote. Makes no sense.

At the end of the day the name won’t matter that much but it’s crazy they didn’t go with Oak Hill.

Anonymous wrote:Its so stupid. The people who live here dont personally identify as Airport People. Its all so freaking bizarre. No one even wants her dumb flight attendant academy. Just a regular school with a regular name. And im sure the mascot will be something idiotic as well.

Agree.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its so stupid. The people who live here dont personally identify as Airport People. Its all so freaking bizarre. No one even wants her dumb flight attendant academy. Just a regular school with a regular name. And im sure the mascot will be something idiotic as well.

agreee

+1 more who lives in the area. This is not what the community wants. And, why did she not go with a local name? I prefer Oak Hill, but Floris, Horsepen Run, Sully, Frying Pan. Something that defines the local community.

+1. 100% agree. Keep it community focused.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its so stupid. The people who live here dont personally identify as Airport People. Its all so freaking bizarre. No one even wants her dumb flight attendant academy. Just a regular school with a regular name. And im sure the mascot will be something idiotic as well.

agreee

+1 more who lives in the area. This is not what the community wants. And, why did she not go with a local name? I prefer Oak Hill, but Floris, Horsepen Run, Sully, Frying Pan. Something that defines the local community.

Those names were not among the 10 names Reid picked for the survey.

Those ten names were all bad, with “Western” as the least moronic and the only acceptable choice.