Re: Floris Elementary
Posted by:
WestfieldDad
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Date: August 06, 2014 09:51PM
Couple things -
Depending on how long you intend to stay, Floris feeds Rachel Carson for MS, then two different high schools, South Lakes (International Baccalaureate) and Westfield (Advanced Placement). Make sure you know which HS and that that's where you want your kids to go.
Floris is at the edge of both HS districts and Carson feeds a number of HSes so kids friendships can get broken up as they go off to HS.
Floris AAP/GT Center is officially McNair but most (all?) GT-eligible kids stay at Floris in their GT classes. When the GT classes were initially created, the kids all stayed together in those classes. I don't know whether that's still true.
Carson is one of the top GT Centers in the County.
The former Floris Principal let the local stay-at-home soccer Moms run the place. The current one is better about it.
The Floris area has a number of smaller HOAs. Some have more amenities and more cohesion than others.
Having Frying Pan Park is really nice.
The Silver Line at Whiele with easy bus access to it from the Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride may be useful with the line going to the Park and Ride in 2018 or so.