Family and Consumer Science at Community College in Dallas - Fort Worth Texas
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| To the OP original question: As a electric current Southlake family who works in and sends their kids to school in Dallas, it has been hard for united states to make meaningful friendships in Southlake. I suspect your experience would be different with children in the Southlake school system, every bit that connects many families in Southlake. At that place is tremendous pride among families with being a "dragon," and people care securely about the education arrangement. Our feel with our neighbors and the general community is that people are friendly and warm. I grew upwardly in the suburbs in the Southeast, and it feels similar to that for me. Politically, information technology's definitely carmine, only there are still plenty of people with diverse views. Even in a hotly contested school board election, the more liberal candidate pulled down nearly 35% of the vote. Frankly, I recall the news highlights a sensationalized version of the existent experience. Exterior of school, I call up it's tougher to make friends because people are then busy with their own lives; nevertheless, that doesn't mean there aren't opportunities, including great events at Town Foursquare several times a twelvemonth. Regarding the racism topic, my wife is not-white, and we rarely find overt racism in our day-to-day interactions with neighbors or in/around the community. Of grade information technology'southward there (and I doubtable more noticeably with kids at the upper schools based on what I've heard from other parents), simply we've had more than noticeable experiences with information technology in PH/Park Cities, where some mom's accept at times treated her like the nanny (for the avoidance of doubt, I don't believe that's the norm in that area -- lots of overnice people too). I wouldn't let fearfulness of racism scare you abroad -- my view is that there are plenty expert people in the community for you lot to by and large avoid the more than toxic subset of the community. The status consciousness of the customs is as I would wait given the overall abundance. It happens in other areas in Dallas also, and I recall it's on us every bit parents to help lay the foundation for values. In some neighborhoods like Southlake you'll need to put more energy in keeping your kids downward to earth than if they live in other neighborhoods, only yous may non have to put as much energy in other areas of risk that could develop in less affluent areas similar Grapevine, for example. I believe it's rare that you find a place that insulates yous only from the bad -- the bad seems to detect its manner in all communities, but in dissimilar forms. Overall, I recall there'southward a lot to like about Southlake. We will probable look to move to Dallas at some point in the future if our children stay in private school, but that'due south not to take away from Southlake -- it's clean, safe, filled with people of like socioeconomic backgrounds who care most instruction, contains lots of easily attainable stores and skillful infrastructure, has less traffic than other comparable areas, and has a generally attractive aesthetic (if y'all don't mind the cookie-cutter feel of some neighborhoods). Best of luck with your move, and feel free to DM me if you want to know anything else. Terminal edited past tunnelcat; 01-31-2022 at 05:24 PM.. Reason: Clarifying a department to avert implying a negative attribute almost some other area. |
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| One other indicate to add related to instruction, since you mentioned the schools in one of your posts: My sense, from talking with parents who have had kids in a range of tiptop DFW school districts, including the top privates, is that Southlake is a great place for an average to bright kid, especially if you place a heavy emphasis on sports. If your child is highly gifted, I've heard the ASPIRE academy in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is excellent. For a less sports-focused culture in the same area, in that location's a lease school chosen Westlake Academy for Westlake residents that is well-regarded. Of course there are many good public and private options around the metroplex, including Upwardly/HP, if you lot want to venture further from the aerodrome. |
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| Someone, probably OP, added a reputation comment with a question virtually whether it would exist difficult/how hard it would be to fit in HPISD and I take private messages off so thought I would respond here. Disclaimer — I accept no straight experience with HPISD, so someone who does should accept over. Withal, I have had friends/acquaintances get through. Highland Park doesn't exactly look like a Un meeting, and there is next to goose egg socioeconomic diversity, but both of those things are likewise true of Southlake and per the mountains of posts on hither much more than likely to exist problematic or contentious in Southlake. For what it'due south worth, the people I know from the Park Cities are nicer and I would retrieve more probable to be welcoming than the people I know from Southlake. |
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| Quote: Originally Posted past MurphyPl1 So there's a lot of Hispanic/Latine kids? Yep- Walnut Grove, to choice one out of a lid, is 56.9% white, 23.3% Asian, 10.4% Hispanic, and 6.9% mixed. Lower grades will be less white than higher course levels. |
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| Quote: Originally Posted by DFWGuy422 Someone, probably OP, added a reputation annotate with a question about whether it would be hard/how difficult it would be to fit in HPISD and I take individual messages off so thought I would respond here. Disclaimer — I take no direct experience with HPISD, and then someone who does should take over. However, I have had friends/acquaintances get through. Highland Park doesn't exactly look like a UN coming together, and there is next to zero socioeconomic diversity, but both of those things are also true of Southlake and per the mountains of posts on here much more than likely to exist problematic or contentious in Southlake. For what it'due south worth, the people I know from the Park Cities are nicer and I would think more likely to be welcoming than the people I know from Southlake. I don't have ties to either, only Southlake schools are way more various than HPISD (61% white in Southlake, 82% in HPISD). |
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| Quote: Originally Posted past NP78 I don't accept ties to either, but Southlake schools are way more diverse than HPISD (61% white in Southlake, 82% in HPISD). Right - only I notwithstanding wouldn't consider Southlake "various" at ~85% white and Asian. In this way, information technology is quite similar to Highland Park, even if the exact numbers differ. |
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| Quote: Originally Posted by DFWGuy422 If y'all're averse to Plano and Frisco ISD but want practiced public schools, might be working in Dallas frequently or semi-often, and have the upkeep for Southlake, the obvious choice would be Highland or Academy Park. HPISD is one of the best public school districts in the US and is far stronger than Southlake without the ongoing controversy, DoE investigations, and negative stigma. I realize I suggested suburbs on my previous post, only glancing back through the thread I couldn't find anything where you said that a suburb is a must-take. We chose not to move to HP for the aforementioned reasons we chose not to move to Southlake. |
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| Quote: Originally Posted by tcualum We chose not to motion to HP for the aforementioned reasons nosotros chose non to movement to Southlake. The original affiche is seemingly somewhat okay with Southlake. If they're fine with Southlake, they'll likewise be fine with HP, which doesn't accept these issues to anywhere nearly the same extent that Southlake does |
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| Quote: Originally Posted by DFWGuy422 The original affiche is seemingly somewhat okay with Southlake. If they're fine with Southlake, they'll also be fine with HP, which doesn't have these bug to anywhere near the aforementioned extent that Southlake does I don't know how information technology is at present but they have had problems with racism in the by. I was born in Dallas and grew upward there. I remember when information technology made the Dallas Morning News when a black family moved to HP and I remember when some high school students got in trouble for bringing leaf blowers and dressing like maids on Cinco de Mayo. I actually hope it'southward gotten better. |
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| Nosotros moved from northeast and chose UP (park cities) over southlake. Hard to compare the two areas but our last school election at least had a more than positive outcome. The price point of Upwards/HP over Southlake is college though, but something to consider! |
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