k.o. said:
irvinesinglemom said:
I went to Esperanza over the weekend - the new IAC community in Woodbury East. Great development - I'd be interested in it if it didn't feed into Irvine HS (I want my boy to attend Northwood).
I'm surprised that Northwood is the pinnacle of education and anything else in Irvine seems like 'crap' (well, besides UNI). I'm a former Vaq, has IHS really gone down that much?
My wanting my son to attend NHS actually is completely unrelated to academics. I just love the location. Love, love, love the location. Even when OH eventually gets built out, it is a peaceful, hilly, currently almost rural-feeling setting. All the other high schools in Irvine are surrounded by busy multi-lane roads.
And by the way, I would send him to any other high school in Irvine before allowing him to attend Uni. I think the pressure those kids deal with at that school is just stupid. I want my son to not only get a great academic education, but also have tons of fun, lots of opportunities to play sports, and just hang out and enjoy being a teenager. If that means maybe he has less of a chance of getting accepted into Harvard, well, whatever. I couldn't afford to send him there anyway!