Anonymous
06/24/2025 15:02
Subject: Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
Shocked there are any involved Glasgow parents; very disengaged parents who couldn’t be reached during the day - not even for an emergency call. Lots of voicemail not set up, no emergency contacts listed, vm full.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 13:15
Subject: Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is usually planned by the PTA. WHY DIDNT YOU JOIN THE PTA AND PLAN SOMETHING?
I am a dad and I work
Excuse me? You think that having a job and a Y chromosome excuses you from school involvement? And then you have the unmitigated gall to come on here and yell your head off that your kid wasn't adequately feted by the school???
My kids' elementary, middle and high school PTAs all had/have fathers and mothers who worked. In fact, two out of the three had WORKING FATHERS as PTA Presidents!
Don't you dare complain if you were not involved. What a poor excuse for a parent you are. All entitlement and no community engagement. I hope your kids don't take after you.
That was a thought. 1. Dad's can be in the PTA. 2. Everyone on our PTA works. I was the president with a 50 hr a week FT job.
Different poster, but also a working dad:
- screw your misandrist views, PP. seriously.
First you rudely tell the OP to join the PTA. When he explained, you rudely attached him AGAIN (probably because you hate all men).
And for your information, my wife tried to get involved in our PTA; know when they scheduled PTA meetings? 10:30AM.
Fine. She took annual leave for one, and guess who showed up: 100% stay-at-home-mommies. Not a single person there had a paid job. Not one man was there.
Go back to your Feminism 101 class, and take your unrealistic expectations with you.
Were the 10:30 am PTA meetings at Glasgow? If they were at a different school, your wife’s experience is irrelevant.
OP didn’t say he was a working dad; he listed being a dad AND working as reasons he couldn’t join the PTA. Being a dad doesn’t preclude him from membership or involvement. Being employed doesn’t preclude most people. Most PTAs are made up of working parents — which is most parents.
Glasgow pta meetings are in the evenings.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 13:08
Subject: Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
Nothing should be done for advancing to high school - what a ridiculous expectation
Anonymous
06/24/2025 11:43
Subject: Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure what you expected. The 8th graders were celebrated. Glasgow had an 8th grade dance and an awards ceremony. The dance was open to all 8th grade students and parents had the opportunity to be involved. Parents were only invited to the awards ceremony if the students received an award.
No 8th grade class that I’m aware of in FCPS has a graduation ceremony.
And to the folks disparaging Glasgow that it’s too rough to celebrate their students, do a Google search. They weren’t forsaken. Your poor students are too rough to deserve nice things perspective is really not nice.
My eight grader in fcps had a promotion ceremony- the broke it up over two days (four sessions total). Now I really appreciate our admins given that other schools did not. I can tell it required a lot of work and coordination.
Was this Kilmer? I went to it and commented to family after that it should have just been an awards ceremony for those receiving awards. No, my kid did not receive an award. It was a lot of coordination for the admin but it’s not a graduation and this is only two years. It was awkward to have it during the day when the rest of the school is in session. They have mixed team classes so it’s not like everyone was at it at the same time. I got the impression it was a quick ceremony to make the parents happy that really wanted something. It was very quick. My kid’s was at 8am.
Anonymous
06/23/2025 12:59
Subject: Re:Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
Anonymous wrote:How about we normalise getting a high school diploma instead of whining about an 8th grade graduation. They aren't even graduating anything.
YES. They are just transitioning to a new grade.
Parents just want it for the 'gram.
Anonymous
06/23/2025 12:36
Subject: Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is usually planned by the PTA. WHY DIDNT YOU JOIN THE PTA AND PLAN SOMETHING?
I am a dad and I work
Excuse me? You think that having a job and a Y chromosome excuses you from school involvement? And then you have the unmitigated gall to come on here and yell your head off that your kid wasn't adequately feted by the school???
My kids' elementary, middle and high school PTAs all had/have fathers and mothers who worked. In fact, two out of the three had WORKING FATHERS as PTA Presidents!
Don't you dare complain if you were not involved. What a poor excuse for a parent you are. All entitlement and no community engagement. I hope your kids don't take after you.
Different poster, but also a working dad:
- screw your misandrist views, PP. seriously.
First you rudely tell the OP to join the PTA. When he explained, you rudely attached him AGAIN (probably because you hate all men).
And for your information, my wife tried to get involved in our PTA; know when they scheduled PTA meetings? 10:30AM.
Fine. She took annual leave for one, and guess who showed up: 100% stay-at-home-mommies. Not a single person there had a paid job. Not one man was there.
Go back to your Feminism 101 class, and take your unrealistic expectations with you.
Were the 10:30 am PTA meetings at Glasgow? If they were at a different school, your wife’s experience is irrelevant.
OP didn’t say he was a working dad; he listed being a dad AND working as reasons he couldn’t join the PTA. Being a dad doesn’t preclude him from membership or involvement. Being employed doesn’t preclude most people. Most PTAs are made up of working parents — which is most parents.
Glasgow pta meetings are in the evenings.
Anonymous
06/20/2025 16:04
Subject: Re:Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
Watch OP go back anyways.
Anonymous
06/20/2025 16:03
Subject: Re:Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
How about we normalise getting a high school diploma instead of whining about an 8th grade graduation. They aren't even graduating anything.
Anonymous
06/20/2025 16:01
Subject: Re:Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
8th grade grad is useless same for K and 5th.
Anonymous
06/20/2025 15:55
Subject: Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
Anonymous wrote:
So is this a concerted trolling effort against this school?
Because there was a ceremony. OP just likes to make stuff up!
I can believe it. People try to politicize anything these days. Maybe someone can post the email that was sent about it so this rumor is set to rest.
Anonymous
06/20/2025 15:54
Subject: Re:Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
Our FCPS middle school had a promotion ceremony about an hour long. It was nice but short. They gave out about 10 awards and everyone walked across the stage. I thought it was a good length and the right amount of emphasis. There was also one for the National Junior Honor Society. I really don't know why each school has so much autonomy from school to school. Our region has other issues than this where they go their own way or do less than other schools and it's also annoying.
Anonymous
06/20/2025 15:34
Subject: Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
So is this a concerted trolling effort against this school?
Because there was a ceremony. OP just likes to make stuff up!
Anonymous
06/20/2025 15:33
Subject: Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
Anonymous wrote:The expectation for all FCPS kids is that they will graduate from high school.
I would hope so. That’s a very low bar and will not get you far.
Anonymous
06/17/2025 09:19
Subject: Glasgow Middle School NOTHING FOR 8 TH GRADUATION
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:THERES ONLY ONE SRO AND HES OVERWORKED. GLASGOW IS AN SCARY PLACE WITH UNRULY STUDENTS SO NO WAY IS THERE ENOIGH SECURITY TO SAFELY HOST ANY HUGE EVENT THERE
Stop shouting at us.
IM COPYING OP
GLASGOW IS LOUD AND CHAOTIC ON A NORMAL DAY WITH EVERYONE SHOUTING AND FIGHTS IN THE HALL ALSO THE RADIOS SQUAWKING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS MAKE TOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE ON A PRISON
I USED TO WORK THERE AND HATED IT
West Potomac has problems too.
Agree. It seems like there are persistent problems with violence, drugs, and vandalism at both Glasgow and West Potomac.
Why isn’t the school board / Superintendent Reid doing anything about this?
NP. For the same reason they aren't doing anything about it at other FCPS schools and other schools in the country where this is also happening. The pendulum needs to swing back and knock PBIS, RJ, and LRE off the stage.