Fuck cul de sacs.

The story of the boundary controversy is kind of interesting. As the southwestern part of Naperville was expanding rapidly, there was a need to build more high schools. Waubonsie Valley was built in the 70s and was bursting at the seams so they built Neuqua Valley (aka the Taj Mahal). It was featured in magazines as one of the fanciest high schools in the country. Less than 10 years later, they decided they needed yet another high school, as Waubonsie and Neuqua were both at full capacity (I think 4,000+ students each). Therefore the quest for a third high school, Metea Valley, began.

The first issue was getting a $150 million referendum to pass. That failed, and so they tried again and essentially bribed certain subdivisions by promising they would get to go to the new school (not Waubonsie). Due to many scare tactics (if you vote no, we'll have year-round school, splits shifts, etc.), it passed on the second try.

The next problem was that there was virtually no open land left in Naperville to build a high school. The logical candidate was the Brach-Brody farm at Rt 59 and 75th (across from Costco) but this was during the real estate boom of the mid-2000s (before the crash) so the owners wanted big bucks for the land. The city filed eminent domain to get the land and they went to trial to establish a fair price. The jury decided on a price of around $550k per acre, which the school district balked at even though they had previously said they would pay up to $600k. So they dropped Brach-Brody and chose the only other parcel available, up north near I-88 and far away from the population center.

Because the new location was drastically different, they had to re-draw the boundaries and now the subdivisions that had been promised Metea Valley got switched to Waubonsie. It was so absurd, there are some subdivisions that are literally right next to Neuqua and yet have to take a bus to Waubonsie. The district claimed that they need to "balance achievement" to make sure you had a proper mix of students.

My guess is that Julie lives in one of these subdivisions.

Not to defend Julie but we bought specifically where we did because the schools scores are better than others in t district (also, less blacks attend ) Id be pissed if we were redistricted and all of the sudden our kid was going to a lower rated school.

Not to defend Julie but we bought specifically where we did because the schools scores are better than others in the district (also, less blacks attend ) Id be pissed if we were redistricted and all of the sudden our kid was going to a lower rated school.

Not to defend Julie but we bought specifically where we did because the schools scores are better than others in the district (also, less blacks attend ) Id be pissed if we were redistricted and all of the sudden our kid was going to a lower rated school.

Many people make home purchase decisions to avoid poor public schools.

Yes it is.

When this is all over, which is not going to be for a while, Trump will be re-elected President.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

How different can two Naperville high schools really be? Asking because I have very little familiarity with Naperville.

Yes it is.

When this is all over, which is not going to be for a while, Trump will be re-elected President.

Yeah, talk about a smoking gun, Jesus. The best I ever had was tea-leaf reading her updates and tweets on facts of the case as they emerged. Here she is explicitly stating "I think he did it...".

How different can two Naperville high schools really be? Asking because I have very little familiarity with Naperville.

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

AND she still will not address it. It also happened around the time that she found out the identity of "One of her Biggest Trolls" AND. Tim Graham and an actual AP Reporter as well as another Radio Host in Buffalo, all tried to Dox me at the same time. And for all of you with too much time on your hands, to look at my full feed, I have never once said anything violent, abusive, aggressive or over the top rude to her. I called Tim on his shit as equal as her so getting called a misogynist is just lazy. I also had a back and forth with the guys from the Lame Podcast (that quit) that she was on, and they fully admitted that it wasn't out of context that they thought he was guilty. 3 Days in.

It's mainly cosmetic. Waubonsie Valley was/is viewed as inferior because it has an aging stucco exterior and draws some kids from Aurora. Neuqua Valley is burnished brick and state-of-the-art everything and is almost all white/Asian. When they built the third one (Metea Valley), they made a conscious design effort to be understated as to not further make the Waubonsie students feel like they were getting less.

Of the three, I think Neuqua has the biggest heroin problem. Go figure.

Of the three, I think Neuqua has the biggest heroin problem. Go figure.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

How different can two Naperville high schools really be? Asking because I have very little familiarity with Naperville.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

It is however, located near a Pizza Mod so it has that going for it.

I'm a big dumb shitlib baby

Waubonsie always has a stupid "word of the week" on their outdoor signage... it would be something like "aplomb" or "gradient"... something that might be interesting for a middle schooler, but shouldn't really be tremendously challenging to a high school student. They also have a Big Apple Bakery right across the street that has some really big apple fritters.

I think Deerfield HS used to put "pernicious" on their sign ad nauseum

I'm a big dumb shitlib baby

And mesh point.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Must have been so annoying when Deerfield's word of the week was "abhorrent" and then New Trier's sign would say "it's not even that: it's enormity."

And yes, women's sports are boring. One game doesn't change that.

Mississippi St vs UConn. It was pretty exciting actually. So obviously one game changes the entire perception