Since the OP, one additional school has added its top 10 list:

Lake Braddock: https://lakebraddockss.fcps.edu/10-reasons-lake-braddock-stands-out

Pending: Centreville, Hayfield, Herndon, Lewis, Marshall, South County, South Lakes, Westfield, West Springfield

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Anonymous wrote:I don't mind pride in one's FCPS high school, but this is nothing special. Nothing to see here. The lists are bland and each school sounds the same

Disagree. Some schools focus on accolades; others focus on a "caring culture; and at least one seems to read like "hey, we're doing the best we can here."

FCPS in a nutshell. Compare https://langleyhs.fcps.edu/ten-reasons-langley-stands-out to https://mountvernonhs.fcps.edu/ten-things-make-us-proud-majors

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Anonymous wrote:Chantilly did it right. Langley/McLean bragging about their rankings and championships missed the point.

All three of my kids do/did music at Langley, and being ranked/achieving high success was meaningful to them. The music programs were terrific, so my kids’ experiences there were part of what made high school fun for them. My DD will say that music was the best part of high school for her!

There will always be those taking potshots at those who are above them, whether that position is real and measurable or just their own insecurities. That's life. We don't all get to be the best at absolutely everything. In fact, no one gets to be the best at everything.

Take what's good about your school and be happy with it. Improve where you can. Otherwise, you will be pointlessly miserable.

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Anonymous wrote:On reflection, I think these new “top 10” lists are intended to prime families for boundary changes (“see the great things about your new school”). Don’t want the thread to get deleted as redundant of the longer thread but does seem like the most likely impetus.

Yep. And note - two of the schools most posters don't want to be rezoned to have nothing listed to brag about. Very telling.

Yeah but either does WSHS - which is one school many are scared of being transferred from.
Read into everything if you must....

WSHS just wants to be left alone, so they can keep being s neighbohood centered school where former WSHS students come bsck in droves specifically to teach at their community school, former students send their own kids, and empty nesters still engage in their neighbohood school because their kids went there and their grandkids will (hopefully) attend in a few years.

This! I fear our school community will be considered a relic and in the interest of equity will be dismantled and become another failing high school devoid of personality, devotion and dare I say, achievement.

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Anonymous wrote:Only looked Chantilly, Madison and Langley. If these had been college application profiles, would have first admitted Langley as only one with immediate and easy read of their profile. Chantilly next and then Madison. Madison was the oddest read to me, including their listing certain alumni.

It's funny how many of Langley's accomplishments boil down to not having poor students

It's also funny how wannabe Marxists can find the bourgeoisie oppressing the proletariat everywhere they look.

NP. It is oddly coincidental that the percentage of students who do not pursue higher education (immediately after HS at least) corresponds to the percentage of FARMS students. I’d like to know more about where the intersection is and if they are failing to bring up poor students.

Maybe we should stop expecting this of our public schools and start trying to find other options. Your preferred political solution may vary, but we've tried the school option for decades and it isn't working. Yes obviously some kids are amazing success stories thanks to some combo of their parents, themselves, and great teachers. But in the main it doesn't work. Next idea?