Anonymous
08/27/2025 17:08
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We live in Rock Hill, the townhouses off of Rock Hill Road and Innovation. We are currently zoned for Herndon HS but I wonder if we would be moved to the new KAA school. (?)
No one anticipates that because Herndon HS was recently expanded and is well under capacity.
+1. They won't be moving anyone out of Herndon HS (especially not nice neighborhoods, sorry).
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:56
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Web archive of KAA facilities description
https://web.archive.org/web/20250502091109/https://www.kaa-herndon.com/about-us/facilities
Hightlights (List of 11 items.)
Buildings and grounds on 40-acres
Fourteen learning communities designed to maximize individual and group work
Three gymnasiums suitable for basketball, volleyball, badminton etc.
Large multi-purpose halls
Indoor 8 lane heated swimming pool & weight lifting/fitness facilities
State-of-the-art theater and performing arts facilities
Library and study rooms
Dual dining room and cafeteria
Ceramics and robotics laboratories
Fine arts facilities
Soccer fields and Athletics oval
That sounds like plenty of space for a high school.
They can use trailers for overflow while construction is going on.
No, it sounds like tons of amenities for a high school.
It doesn’t address the actual capacity or how much classroom space there is.
What amenities? The only thing it has that other schools don't have is a pool. It's not like they're going to keep the dining room and three gyms. They will repurpose those into classrooms.
Wrong. There are a lot of special-purpose spaces and equipment (which conveyed) that typical high schools don’t have. And “repurpose” is an interesting word for the modifications that will be required for more classroom space. You can’t just snap your fingers and turn a gym into classrooms.
No. But you can put in desks and a white board and make do. Put in good soundproofing room dividers and you can likely get three or four classrooms.
Won't cost a fortune. Better than trailers.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:52
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Web archive of KAA facilities description
https://web.archive.org/web/20250502091109/https://www.kaa-herndon.com/about-us/facilities
Hightlights (List of 11 items.)
Buildings and grounds on 40-acres
Fourteen learning communities designed to maximize individual and group work
Three gymnasiums suitable for basketball, volleyball, badminton etc.
Large multi-purpose halls
Indoor 8 lane heated swimming pool & weight lifting/fitness facilities
State-of-the-art theater and performing arts facilities
Library and study rooms
Dual dining room and cafeteria
Ceramics and robotics laboratories
Fine arts facilities
Soccer fields and Athletics oval
That sounds like plenty of space for a high school.
They can use trailers for overflow while construction is going on.
No, it sounds like tons of amenities for a high school.
It doesn’t address the actual capacity or how much classroom space there is.
What amenities? The only thing it has that other schools don't have is a pool. It's not like they're going to keep the dining room and three gyms. They will repurpose those into classrooms.
Wrong. There are a lot of special-purpose spaces and equipment (which conveyed) that typical high schools don’t have. And “repurpose” is an interesting word for the modifications that will be required for more classroom space. You can’t just snap your fingers and turn a gym into classrooms.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:40
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Web archive of KAA facilities description
https://web.archive.org/web/20250502091109/https://www.kaa-herndon.com/about-us/facilities
Hightlights (List of 11 items.)
Buildings and grounds on 40-acres
Fourteen learning communities designed to maximize individual and group work
Three gymnasiums suitable for basketball, volleyball, badminton etc.
Large multi-purpose halls
Indoor 8 lane heated swimming pool & weight lifting/fitness facilities
State-of-the-art theater and performing arts facilities
Library and study rooms
Dual dining room and cafeteria
Ceramics and robotics laboratories
Fine arts facilities
Soccer fields and Athletics oval
That sounds like plenty of space for a high school.
They can use trailers for overflow while construction is going on.
No, it sounds like tons of amenities for a high school.
It doesn’t address the actual capacity or how much classroom space there is.
What amenities? The only thing it has that other schools don't have is a pool. It's not like they're going to keep the dining room and three gyms. They will repurpose those into classrooms.
And it won't cost 200 million as our hater claims.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:37
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Lots of back and forth here but what I know is this: if my kids stay zoned for a high school that is 10 miles away when there are not one, not two, not three, but FOUR high schools that are closer, something is very wrong with this entire undertaking.
Make that FIVE high schools that are closer. Forgot one.
So let’s assume you’re hypothetically at Crossfield and are 10 miles from Oakton. Let’s further assume there isn’t space at KAA for Crossfield kids. Are you going to push to get moved to another school (and let’s rule out Chantilly since it’s been overcrowded)?
Not at Crossfield. I am not going to push for anything because I don't think the school board will listen to what any parents want. I will just know that it's an incredibly broken process if a so-called comprehensive boundary adjustment fails to address this.
My kids are XFLD and I just mapped out local HS for ya:
Centreville - 11.1 miles
Madison - 11 miles
Oakton - 10.8 miles
Fairfax - 10 miles
Westfield - 7.2 miles
Herndon - 7 miles
SLHS - 5.5 miles
Chantilly - 3.3 miles
KAA - 2.3 miles
I mean, COME ON
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:27
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Web archive of KAA facilities description
https://web.archive.org/web/20250502091109/https://www.kaa-herndon.com/about-us/facilities
Hightlights (List of 11 items.)
Buildings and grounds on 40-acres
Fourteen learning communities designed to maximize individual and group work
Three gymnasiums suitable for basketball, volleyball, badminton etc.
Large multi-purpose halls
Indoor 8 lane heated swimming pool & weight lifting/fitness facilities
State-of-the-art theater and performing arts facilities
Library and study rooms
Dual dining room and cafeteria
Ceramics and robotics laboratories
Fine arts facilities
Soccer fields and Athletics oval
That sounds like plenty of space for a high school.
They can use trailers for overflow while construction is going on.
No, it sounds like tons of amenities for a high school.
It doesn’t address the actual capacity or how much classroom space there is.
What amenities? The only thing it has that other schools don't have is a pool. It's not like they're going to keep the dining room and three gyms. They will repurpose those into classrooms.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:23
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:We live in Rock Hill, the townhouses off of Rock Hill Road and Innovation. We are currently zoned for Herndon HS but I wonder if we would be moved to the new KAA school. (?)
No one anticipates that because Herndon HS was recently expanded and is well under capacity.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:17
Subject: Re:FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Well, with this school, they won't need for Centreville to have 3000. There is that.
Use some of the funds for that to make this school workable--and it will not be the $200 million someone suggested.
FACT: this school is needed for the population around it.
NO one has offered a reasonable alternative for Chantilly or Westfield. This is it. And, it is adaptable to meet the needs of a traditional school. It will still be far more economical than building a new school. It is a bargain.
Move Chantilly kids to Westfield and Westfield kids to Herndon. Would have saved money.
Alternatives are not only "reasonable" when they put your kids within a couple of miles of a HS. That's your new religion.
You can keep repeating this is a bargain, but it's telling they won't say how many kids this building can handle, or how much additional money they'd have to spend for it to handle even 1600 kids.
It is not good for kids to go a very long way on the bus for a couple of hours a day. I know there is a community that is in love with that idea, but most are not.
Westfield is already too far for most of those kids and Herndon is farther.
You seem very willing to move other people's children.
it seems that it is the same distance/time from westfield to coates, mcnair and floris as it is from herndon to those schools.
Some Coates students will be zoned for Herndon High (already are?). If they add more from Coates, the FARMS rate for Herndon would skyrocket. Maybe they could balance those numbers by adding some of the western-most Langly homes to Herndon. Just a thought.
Homeless ranter is back to fill her Langley quota for the day: “Great falls, grumble grumble, Langley! Great falls, grumble grumble”.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:08
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Lots of back and forth here but what I know is this: if my kids stay zoned for a high school that is 10 miles away when there are not one, not two, not three, but FOUR high schools that are closer, something is very wrong with this entire undertaking.
Make that FIVE high schools that are closer. Forgot one.
So let’s assume you’re hypothetically at Crossfield and are 10 miles from Oakton. Let’s further assume there isn’t space at KAA for Crossfield kids. Are you going to push to get moved to another school (and let’s rule out Chantilly since it’s been overcrowded)?
Not at Crossfield. I am not going to push for anything because I don't think the school board will listen to what any parents want. I will just know that it's an incredibly broken process if a so-called comprehensive boundary adjustment fails to address this.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:05
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
We live in Rock Hill, the townhouses off of Rock Hill Road and Innovation. We are currently zoned for Herndon HS but I wonder if we would be moved to the new KAA school. (?)
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:03
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Lots of back and forth here but what I know is this: if my kids stay zoned for a high school that is 10 miles away when there are not one, not two, not three, but FOUR high schools that are closer, something is very wrong with this entire undertaking.
Make that FIVE high schools that are closer. Forgot one.
So let’s assume you’re hypothetically at Crossfield and are 10 miles from Oakton. Let’s further assume there isn’t space at KAA for Crossfield kids. Are you going to push to get moved to another school (and let’s rule out Chantilly since it’s been overcrowded)?
Oh. I 5hink she's referring to another area.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 15:59
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Lots of back and forth here but what I know is this: if my kids stay zoned for a high school that is 10 miles away when there are not one, not two, not three, but FOUR high schools that are closer, something is very wrong with this entire undertaking.
Make that FIVE high schools that are closer. Forgot one.
So let’s assume you’re hypothetically at Crossfield and are 10 miles from Oakton. Let’s further assume there isn’t space at KAA for Crossfield kids. Are you going to push to get moved to another school (and let’s rule out Chantilly since it’s been overcrowded)?
Anonymous
08/27/2025 15:45
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:Lots of back and forth here but what I know is this: if my kids stay zoned for a high school that is 10 miles away when there are not one, not two, not three, but FOUR high schools that are closer, something is very wrong with this entire undertaking.
Make that FIVE high schools that are closer. Forgot one.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 15:44
Subject: FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Lots of back and forth here but what I know is this: if my kids stay zoned for a high school that is 10 miles away when there are not one, not two, not three, but FOUR high schools that are closer, something is very wrong with this entire undertaking.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 15:18
Subject: Re:FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Well, with this school, they won't need for Centreville to have 3000. There is that.
Use some of the funds for that to make this school workable--and it will not be the $200 million someone suggested.
FACT: this school is needed for the population around it.
NO one has offered a reasonable alternative for Chantilly or Westfield. This is it. And, it is adaptable to meet the needs of a traditional school. It will still be far more economical than building a new school. It is a bargain.
Move Chantilly kids to Westfield and Westfield kids to Herndon. Would have saved money.
Alternatives are not only "reasonable" when they put your kids within a couple of miles of a HS. That's your new religion.
You can keep repeating this is a bargain, but it's telling they won't say how many kids this building can handle, or how much additional money they'd have to spend for it to handle even 1600 kids.
It is not good for kids to go a very long way on the bus for a couple of hours a day. I know there is a community that is in love with that idea, but most are not.
Westfield is already too far for most of those kids and Herndon is farther.
You seem very willing to move other people's children.
it seems that it is the same distance/time from westfield to coates, mcnair and floris as it is from herndon to those schools.
Some Coates students will be zoned for Herndon High (already are?). If they add more from Coates, the FARMS rate for Herndon would skyrocket. Maybe they could balance those numbers by adding some of the western-most Langly homes to Herndon. Just a thought.