FME Mom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > FME Mom, > > That's the best SE balance of the all the > options, > > even though it is still twice as much. > > > > I agree with you on spreading the affordabile > > housing mor
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word Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > "I bet both your kids would have a better shot > at UVA from SL rather than Oakton. > > I made this point a long time ago and was shouted > down by the same SL crowd. My point was that many > kids who get into UVA from SL wouldn't be getting > in if they went to Oakton because of the > competition
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yeah right Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > SLVerity, > > You mean THE U? As in U of Miami? That would > fit > > you and the SL thugs to a T. > > The University is the University of Virginia - > there is no other! How goes it - Wahoo-wah? I
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yeah right Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SLVerity, > You mean THE U? As in U of Miami? That would fit > you and the SL thugs to a T. Nice. SL thugs. Ooh, do I detect sarcasm, a bit of racism? No, not on this board, couldn't be!
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foxmill/carson/oakton parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SLVerity Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > foxmill/carson/oakton parent, my house is as > > traditional as they come. There are many > 'modern' > > homes in Reston, but in my area the balance is > > traditional. > > >
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yeah right Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Old Timer, > Your friend bought in Crossfield to get her > children OUT of SL, just like everyone else. Wow, I am so naive. I didn't realize she was a liar.
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Driver, I think you and I can both agree that > Langley is a different animal. In no way does the > Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield area equate with > Langley. I almost put a contract on a house on > Seneca road around 15 years ago. Back then the > area was still at Herndon and the prices were very > expe
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foxmill/carson/oakton parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > taxpayer Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > dusty Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > taxpayer Wrote: > > > > > > ...Equal Education Opportunities Act of 1974 &
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PAL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are obviously others posing as regulars and > hijacking names in order to create diversions as > to the scenarios. Please ignore and stick to the 4 > plans. Sorry Pal, but possibly you weren't at the December 3rd meeting. Dean Tisdadt, of the facilities staff, specifically said at the last meeting that it is
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One more question Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > All you have done is shoved 90 pages of IB is > better at us. You are the most self-serving group > I have every ran across. Sorry - self serving is saying that you want to stay at Oakton, a school 12 miles away, when there is an underenrolled school 3 miles away. >Why don’t you try to >
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To imabulldog and Brian and the other articulate students (with and without grammar mishaps and typos) It has been most pleasant to read your posts and discuss/converse with you as opposed to most of the adults on this board. I've rarely seen the students personally attack, yes there've been a couple of exceptions, but for the most part, the students try to debate the issues and discuss them i
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imabulldog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Sorry, Clarifier, saw your answer after I reposted > the question. Yes, it does answer my question. I > was just surprised since Crossfield feeds into > Carson and then Oakton, if they were to take the > Floris, Fox Mill, and Crossfield students and not > involve the McNair students (even tho
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VaDriver Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Old Timer Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > That means they're about to jump someone! > Thank me later. > Old timer writes..... > Rotfllololololololololol,taxpayers dressed in > their > "colors" with their suvs double parked. > -------------------------
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What's wrong with this option (besides I don't want to move my kid) analytically and geographically? Why wasn't it suggested by facilities staff? Madison Island to SLHS Fox Mill to SLHS Floris (east of 28) to SLHS Navy to Oakton Helps SL, keeps McNair where they are best served, reduces Fox Mill and Floris commutes, reduces overcrowding at Westfield and Chantilly. Floris west of 28 and the
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Clarifer, > You said "we are not talking about high-performing > kids, but middle of the road kids. We don't have > enough of them at SL." > > What does that mean? Kids who don't take IB > courses but don't take regular ed classes either? > Who are they and what do courses do they take? > Why do y
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imabulldog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Parent Pissed, are you referring to the following > post? > > imaseahawk Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > There's a rumor going around our school; I just > > thought I would warn everyone that a rather > large > > group of gang members and affi
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SubmissiveWiiRNot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hey Old Timer, I forgot to say congrats! Thanks - Go Hokies! Too bad for WVU though :(
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SubmissiveWiiRNot said > >>>So really, 1 out of 6 Reston Elementary Schools > did make AYP for the 2006-2007 School year. Four > out of 6 did not fail, as you said.<<< > > Oops, you only looked at only Title one schools. > Not ALL the Reston schools. > > If you go here, > ht
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WestfieldMom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Here's the new criteria: > > Neighborhoods Together > > Equitable Access to Programs & Resources -- Does > this mean that they will get rid of the IB Program > so all schools can have equitable access to AP > classes? Or is it only about football teams and > cheerleaders? Equitable Ac
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quantum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Neen - you bring up a good point about why it is > that certain minority students in Fairfax do > poorly compared to their peers in Richmond, > Newport News, etc. And it really is troubling, > given the the levels of income for the relevant > students and their families and the general > resources of Fa
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VaDriver Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Old Timer > > Are you trying to define who should be included in > this discussion? > > Are you shocked and upset HokieFan42 isn't an old > geezer as yourself? > > This redistricting garbage is affecting all of > us... > > We all have different motives for being involved. > >
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HokieFan42 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't think my age is relevent to this > discussion. While my two children are not yet > school-aged, my husband and I purposely purchased > a townhome taking into account where we wanted our > children educated. The idea that just after we've > made an investment in a home, the boundaries might > s
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Oakton Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In these stats: > > "Your stats are wrong-again. Per FCPS, the student > breakdown is as follows: > > White 50.2% > Hispanic 16% > Black 10.8% > Multiracial 4.9%" Asian 18.1% This is probably right with 18% asian added. > > The numbers don't add to 100%.
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spanky Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Option 4 makes the most sense. That way all the > grass fairies at RFC can stay together through > high school. Umm, what are grass fairies and what is RFC?
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Oakton Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In these stats: > > "Your stats are wrong-again. Per FCPS, the student > breakdown is as follows: > > White 50.2% > Hispanic 16% > Black 10.8% > Multiracial 4.9%" > > The numbers don't add to 100%. They forgot Asian/Pacific Islander
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FME Mom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > We should demand a moratorium > on redistricting while a COMMUNITY INVOLVED > feasibility study is condicted to turn SLHS' extra > space into a science and technology magnet, trade > school, or performing arts academy. Good luck with that!
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Muse Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > I think you should go back several pages and > review the posts made by South Lakes parents and > students, and those of ant-redistricting folks. > You might change your mind regarding the nature > and source of attacks. Just A Parent - please include these examples - Here is an excellent one fro
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Casual Observer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Roger Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic > > > le/2006/05/30/AR2006053001016.html > > > > Can someone help me on this? > > > > I was going to by a house near Oakton, but th
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SLHS Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We're not the ones in charge of this > re-districting, if it were up to me I would not > want your stuck-up children attending my school. > But I gues you can call me an optimist, I try to > make the best out of things. We're informing the > parents, letting them know the real South Lakes, > the South Lake
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BirdLover Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Posted by: BirdLover (IP Logged) > Date: November 27, 2007 11:21AM > > > > The county is afraid of an open forum. They want > to control us, to handle us. > Of course they do, unlike you, and your bird brained friends, the facilities staff actually cares about ALL the students. That is the job
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