South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cricket Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Thomas More Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Cricket Wrote: > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This from StopRD: > > >>> 21,000 flyers have been hand-delivered since > October 27th<<< WOW!!! People REALLY, REALLY, > REALLY, care about this issue! > That should cut into Stu and Kathy's votes on > Tuesday. With more flyers to come! I think this is going to be a big weekend for
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Spanky said > >>>My children's education is far more important > than "the better good" of a public school, > particularly SL.<<< > > I think that's exactly what many parents in this > thread are saying. They won't permit their > children to go to South Lakes. Period. Our school >
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm7, > What do you mean someone without an agenda? > Someone running who has no thoughts about what to > do for our students? I seriously doubt that > anyone would run without an agenda. What would be > the point? Sorry, I wasn't clear. What I meant was that I don't want someone in there who already has
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How under capacity are schools like Falls Church, Marshall, JEB Stuart, Wakefield, Mt Vernon or Fairfax? Is South Lakes the only school that is currently under capacity that the school board feels the need to "fix?" If they do the right thing and phase in the students starting with ninth graders, and go on to do the right thing again by grandfathering siblings (which makes sense...splitting fam
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South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmmmm07, > I agree that the school board should help people > to relax by making statements about grandfathering > definitively, not wishy washy. I don't think > there is any reason why they would grandfather > existing high schools students, especially because > kids would not be ab
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South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On grandfathering: > > On Herndon's PTSA FAQ: > > "Will current students/families be grandfathered? > Rising seniors and probably > juniors will stay at their current schools. Rising > sophomores will likely stay at the > school as well; however, such a decision would be > m
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Madison Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > This is for the Oakton parent. I go to SLHS > > and > > > I'm in the IB program, and I'm almost c
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Madison Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is for the Oakton parent. I go to SLHS and > I'm in the IB program, and I'm almost certain that > the reason the reason a senior who dropped out of > the IB program has to take a freshmen course is > because freshmen year that senior would have taken > pre-IB World History part two. If the senior >
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Thomas More Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Reports from Robinson IB parents: > > The kids who didn't get advanced placement credits > for the IB tests were at VTech. Freshman > orientation and class registration at Tech was in > late July and Tech hadn't received the IB test > grades yet. The kid had to take the regular > freshman class
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This is a good kid from a good family. We have become a society of witch hunters. Kids make mistakes - white kids, black, brown - all kids - rich poor - all kids. This person did not set out that evening to take another life. Hormones raging, pressure of life - all that stuff - we give criminal - 3 strikes. - Let's have some compassion for what this teen's life will be going forward. - God help a
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hope that the candidates come out with thier view prior to the election so we can make proper decision by what they are saying in the press. Can anyone list the candidates and the views regarding this topic. I have put calls in to some of the candidates offices but have gotten the typical reply that they will get back to me or the issues are being discussed. If they are being discussed, with whom
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At Westfield High in Chantilly, Principal Tim Thomas addressed the drinking and driving issue with student and parent groups all week, said Paul Regnier, spokesman for the Fairfax County school system. "He's been talking about not drinking, about being careful when they are driving, but he wants the student leaders to talk to other kids about this," Regnier said. "His strategy is that he want
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