Floris Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > IB Veritas Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Floris Parent Wrote: > > Why > > > do you feel that it is our responsibility to > > > change our lives and those of our children, > to > > put > > > bodies in South Lakes? > &
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Floris Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does anyone have Maria Casto's phone number or and > e-mail address? I heard that she had a petition > with about 500 signatures representing families > that want to switch to South Lakes. She indicated > that the SB would be presented with the petition > next week. Hopefully it will be made pubic rec
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Well, not all diversity is the same... WestfieldDad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anyone else enjoy the delicious irony of the > Stepfords wailing about how undiverse Westfield & > Chantilly are to all of the 1st generation > FairfaxCAPS speakers?
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > foxmill/carson/oakton parent Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I see, if my kids go to SL, I can also sign > them > > up for AP classes. A win/win situation!! > > > > > > (what's that? I have to pay for these extra > > classes? how much
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I see, if my kids go to SL, I can also sign them up for AP classes. A win/win situation!! (what's that? I have to pay for these extra classes? how much? ^&%&^**%) Floris Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic > le/2007/09/25/AR2007092500549_pf.html > > Is this the same Maria Allen who is
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"many parents who are fearful and/or elitists will accept their child attending a school with a high low income and/or minority population if they are essentially attending a "school within a school" (e.g., tracking, magnet programs, etc.) such that the child has limited meaningful contact with those children the parent does not want his/her child to interact with or be influenced by. That's why
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South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Floris Parent Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > IBverity, > > > > With all of the talk about "diversity", I am > > guessing that you have not walked the halls of > > Floris, McNair, Rachel Carson or Westfield High > >
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IBVeritas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FCO Parent: yeah. Believe every word in a > newspaper article as if it wasn't taken out of > context. I know the person quoted and she said it > was one or two HL courses because there were not > enough kids in the student body to take the course I thought that IB students were guarenteed their courses? Are
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">>>Hemenway would have enrolled her son in South Lakes but the school was unable to offer some of the upper level science courses he wanted because it was so small. Instead, he ended up attending Marshall High School.<<<< " Wow, even Ms. Hemenway (a frequent poster on here and a big fan of SL) admits that the school doesn't work well for kids who want upper level science co
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"You just made a condescending post about volunteering at South Lakes, which I didn't respond to but wanted to so badly. It's ok for you to say negative things, but South Lakes parents must never respond. Is that the case?" My comment was intended to point out that the volunteering issue (and I was responding to a SL parent who said that the stay-at-home parents and self-employed did most or nea
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SLHS Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is quite a bit of irrationality on this > site. The process has been eminently reasonable > and open. "Likely affected" groups such as Fox > Mill had the chance to voice concerns well before > the community meetings began, Not really. When we contacted SB members, we were told "nothing's been dec
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"A related phenomenon is the athletes who can't get home on game day before warm-ups or the bus's departure for an away game and were scrounging for left overs from the meals the coaches bought themselves. The coaches asked parents to put meals together for the whole team so that everybody was fed before the game, no one was embarrassed and team unity is enhanced. Unfortunately with most families
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"Neen does not seem to understand that the parents redistricted to South Lakes will have input into the curriculum." If my child starts there this fall, what impact will I have and when? If the current SL parents haven't been able to get rid of IB, why will a few new parents fare any better? If the majority of the vocal SL parents like IB, then we have no chance at all.
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > >>>Cons: > 1. This is an ill-conceived redistricting study to > begin with, and should be scrapped.<<<< > > That appears to the consensus opinion. I have thought so all along, but I fear that the SB won't have the courage to admit it. Did anyone else here attend the meeting Monday night
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word Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another Fox Mill Dad = SL Troll Yeah, I am suspicious also. I don't want to be negative or cynical, but my reaction to his post was that either it is a SL person or someone who doesn't know that much about Oakton. As a parent who has a kid there now, I am NOT so sanguine about my other kids going elsewhere. Must be nice t
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > truthbetold Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > >My daughter has a > > dozen 8th-grade friends in that neighborhood > and > > they ALL want to go to South Lakes, just as an > > empirical example. > > Is that because they are in the GT Center at > Hu
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truthbetold Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another thing: If South Lakes had 1% FRM and 0% > ESOL, and less than 10% blacks or hispanics, I bet > a million bucks quite a few anti-South Lakers > would change their tunes. Just look at the > Franklin Farm "talking points" and a survey done > this summer where they found unequivocally that > peop
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truthbetold Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Berdhuis: Your scenario would add more than 800 > kids to South Lakes; not feasible. (Remember that > almost of all of the Floris area south of Fox Mill > Road is airport.) McNair would be a second Title I > school at South Lakes, on top of the others who > are near that designation but for GT centers.
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Floris Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > After reviewing this post for many hours, it seems > apparent that there will never be a 100% concensus > on this possible boundary change. All of the 1st 4 > alternate boundaries had flaws, and this 5th and > latest proposal also has many flaws. I do not know > what the best solution is, given the ti
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Berdhuis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would warn anyone against denigrating South > Lakes as a school. I personally am friends with a > couple of middle-class families whose children > attend SL, and I can vouch that they are receiving > an excellent and fulfilling education. Past > graduates of theirs wound up in highly competitive > uni
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SLHS Padre Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What horse-poop. Was kool-aid served? Do you mean that it is horse-poop for people to think this process has been seriously flawed? Is it horse-poop to prefer our current schools? It's getting old to keep hearing from SL folks that we who have concerns are stupid, misguided, racist, close-minded, etc. It looks like
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Bulldog Mom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If those Westfield parents are so concerned about > the population of the school, let them move to the > South Lakes area or pupil place and have their > children attend that school. Think there would be > any takers? Didn't think so. Exactly, anyone who says they want the school to be smaller wants OTHE
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > foxmill/carson/oakton parent Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > "In my group, each and every Herndon and McNair > > parent held in their hands a copy of the South > > Lakes Boundary Group talking points and used > them > > liberally. In addition, they
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > vrj Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > One of the main reason why most folks don't > want > > to go to SLHS is becoz they don't offer AP. I > am > > sure IB is just as great a program, but a lot > of > > the kids that are being moved to SLHS pref
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"In my group, each and every Herndon and McNair parent held in their hands a copy of the South Lakes Boundary Group talking points and used them liberally. In addition, they commented on how well thought out and helpful they were. " Sure, I don't doubt that at all. The Herndon and McNair parents are so HAPPY that they have been left out of the new boundaries that they are tripping all over thems
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>I do love my current neighborhood and > neighbors (most of whom have told me they'd be > fine with South Lakes, btw.)<<< > > Another total lie. Your neighbors have fought > vigorously to avoid being moved to South Lakes. > I'm quite sure that the Crossfield parents here > will
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Hi Birdlover and SLVerity!! Nice to see you gals playing nicely.
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"I'm assuming your statement about the SB being criminal is about not including Langley? What if Langley was included, but it turned out after all analysis that Fox Mill would go to SL. Would you accept it then? Or is the SB-criminal thing really just a smoke screen?" Not including Langley is part of it, but also the way they disregarded the community input from the first meeting, won't consid
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South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FME mom, > I've read your posts and agree with at least some > of your views. When we were looking at houses, it > was December of 2003. Not a lot of houses on the > market, and actually a good time to buy in terms > of prices. But there were not a lot of houses on > the market. We
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taxpayer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > foxmill/carson/oakton parent Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > There are many problems with this proposal, but > > just to point out one big one: you can't break > up > > Fox Mill to more than one HS because of the > > immersion program. That would re
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