SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > From a SL perspective, it would be nice to have a > bench as deep as some other schools. There are > two sides to every issue. And like I said before, if you get all those kids from a powerhouse sports program like Westfield, the ones sitting the bench will be the South Lakes kids who wanted a deeper bench. Wil
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Old Timer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Question - > > Does anyone know how groups are taking FFX County > school buses to the meetings tomorrow? Do they > PAY for the buses or are the schools providing > these - example Herndon High has at least one bus > going to Chantilly for the first round of > meetings. > > Additionally, ha
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CHS Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There many split-feeder elementary schools in > Fairfax County. Why are you so certain that Navy > needs to feed solely to Oakton? If you fix > one....then fix them all. > > That's one of the reasons this boundary study is a > mess. Why haven't they included Centreville, > Fairfax and Woodson?
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parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thomas More Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > Send all of Navy to Oakton,(end that split > > feeder), and more of Poplar tree (already a > split > > feeder) to Westfield, then Floris can fit at > > Chantilly with no need to split it. > &
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > More from the FCPS handout: > > >>>Smaller Schools Offer Fewer > Advanced Level Math Classes > • Generally, the following math classes are > not available at smaller schools: > – Discrete Math > – PreCalculus Honors > – Math Analysis > – Multivariable Calculus > – AP Statistics > –
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OSLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > SLVerity Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > And I never said it was your child, nor did > that > > thought ever cross my mind...not sure why you > felt > &
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07, > > Do you really want to discourage articulate > students from posting here? Instead, welcome the > input from those on the front lines. You just > might learn something about the typical Seahawk. > > > An no, that's not my child. Of course I do not want to discourage any student
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Letsgoseahawks Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh I forgot to add the other thing that's great > about South Lakes is that because it is > underpopulated students can be involved in so many > clubs, student activities and sports without the > competition. I played sports throughout high > school and sure our team did not win very much but > I
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Thomas More Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > > Does anyone on this > > > > message board trust the school board to > > handle > &g
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Thomas More Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Okay, so now all we need are the SL parents to > > make that one of the talking points at the town > > meetings. Honestly, I do believe that anyone > with > > any sense at all will bring up the Langley >
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Thomas More Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cricket Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > So everyone is prepared to come to the Town > Hall > > with their own plan to throw their neighbors > under > > the bus.... > > > > > http://www.fcps.edu/fts/planning/westcoboundary/to > &g
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Thomas More Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Does anyone on this > > message board trust the school board to handle > > this fairly? Why are they protecting pristine > > Langley? > > Given the vast disparities of free lunch and ESOL > between Dogwood and Great Fall, the failure to > include Langley is probably a violation of
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Thomas More Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > word Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > SL Serial Posters - Any Oakton person knows > > Fairfax Towne Center is the place to go. > > Then why do Oakton's sports teams hang out at the > Glory Days off RESTON parkway. Because there is no OAKTON parkway?
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South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FCO Parent, > I think the purpose of redistricting is to be able > to offer those courses at South Lakes. Do I > really need to walk you through the logic? If > more kids are there, as in after redistricting, > South Lakes can have those courses. So what would > redistricted kids be
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book worm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SLVerity Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Cougarmom Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > SLVerity Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > >
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SLMadre Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nope, > > Sorry we forgot that this boundary study is all > about what SL wants. How could we have been so > inconsiderate? > > Nevermind the fact that you are displacing > hundreds of students who are perfectly happy where > they are, but will be forced to your sorry excuse > for a FCPS. Al
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SLParent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cougarmom Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > To South Lakes Pyramid Parent, what I meant > about > > "No Man's Land" is that at this time we do not > > know if or to what school our 8th-grader will > be > > redistricted. You are lucky that you know
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South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SLVerity and hmmmm07, > I don't think it would make sense to be moving > kids from Westfield because of overcrowding, then > allow them to be pupil placed back to Westfield > because there are now empty seats. They must be > thinking about lowering the capacity numbers at > Westfield.
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foxmill/carson/oakton parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Cougarmom Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > They just may try to overcompensate the > number > > of > > > kids to SLH
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South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > CougarMom, > My daughter is in 8th grade and going to SL next > year. I never thought she was going to "No Man's > Land"--not sure why you would say that. We are > very much looking forward to her going to South > Lakes, given all the good things we hear from > older kids and neighbo
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cougar, I truly am not bent out of shape. I am > simply stating that not everyone will carpool and > that there may not be room in the schools to which > one may want to carpool. I agree that current 8th > graders are in no man's land and empathize with > you completely on that front. I think you should
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Cougarmom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They just may try to overcompensate the number of > kids to SLHS to make up for all those they will > lose to pupil placing and private schools. I have > spoken to so many neighbors who plan to form > carpools to take kids to other schools that have > AP if we are placed at South Lakes. > > Looking
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word Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Likely Scenario... > > The county is adressing two main issues > overcrowding at Westfield, Chantilly. Open Seats > at South Lakes. > > To reduce Westfield, McNair will be removed. (It > is the furthest area from Westfield and removing > Floris would make McNair be a Westfield Island.) > This is
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SLParent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am glad to hear that one group was professional > in handing out materials. My son was volunteering > this morning at Floris and had to listen to parent > volunteer bash SLHS all morning by swearing and > calling the SL students hoodlums. > > Since he's a senior and loves SL this was very > har
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PAL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Neen & Others, > > I distributed flyers for the Stoprd.com cause and > I obviously hope for the best of results. However, > don't think that this will be over that easy. > Without predicting election results I don't see a > scenario where this boundary change issue simply > goes away. We have a fight
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South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another Mom, > I think the points about AP being better for math > and science are valid, from what I can tell. > Bruce Butler IS talking about adding AP classes > where appropriate--perhaps adding the higher level > math AP would be appropriate. > > The issue is that South Lakes
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Here is a question for those familiar with South Lakes? What if my kids are just average, everyday kids? What if they are not IB candidates? At Oakton, they will be able to take some honors level courses that are between the regular course and an AP class. What do they have available to them NOW at South Lakes if they are not the stellar IB type students? A friend of mine taught at South Lake
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>The number of teachers assigned a school is > the product of the number of kids in the school. > There are other factors but it starts there. > > With profound underenrollment, such as we have at > South Lakes, they had to drop a significant number > of classes, e.g. ASL as a language class
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word Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > All of this talk about a magnet school is a waste > of time. There are currently only 373 open seats > betweeen all of the schools in the boundary study, > accounting for the extra room at South Lakes and > the overages at Chantilly and Westfield. That's > not much room for a magnet school. Redistricting >
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > > > > > How is putting a great magnet school program > into > > South Lakes throwing it under the bus? > > Because its better for the community if we are > pulling students from a permanent cohesive > boundary. They and their families will be more > invested in
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