Friday Night in Reston and Herndon: What to Know Before You Go to a High School Game
Fairfax County added weapons screening and a countywide bag policy at varsity football games this year. If you bring the tote bag you carried to…
Category: Schools
Inside Herndon Middle School: Small Class Sizes, Spanish Immersion, and a Downtown Location
Herndon Middle School sits at 901 Locust Street, a few blocks from the brick storefronts and town green of historic downtown Herndon. That address puts…
Rachel Carson Middle School in Herndon: High Test Scores, Japanese Immersion, and a Lot More to Know
For families relocating to the Herndon area with middle-schoolers in tow, the search for the right neighborhood is often inseparable from the search for the…
Which High School Will Your Reston or Herndon Address Actually Send You To?
One of the first questions we hear from families relocating to Reston and Herndon is some version of: “What are the high schools like here?”…
Chantilly High School: What Herndon Buyers Near Oak Hill Should Know About One of Northern Virginia’s Best
When families start a home search in Herndon, they usually expect the school conversation to revolve around Herndon High or South Lakes. Both are well-known…
South Lakes High School Athletics: A Complete Guide for Reston Families
South Lakes won back-to-back VHSL Class 6 state championships in boys basketball in 2024 and 2025, the first two in school history. If you moved…
Franklin Middle School: The Chantilly School That Herndon Families Need to Know About
Here is a situation that plays out regularly among families relocating to the Herndon area: they find a home they love in one of the…
Langston Hughes Middle School: Inside Reston’s IB Pipeline for the South Lakes Pyramid
For families relocating to Reston and buying a home in the southern part of the city, Langston Hughes Middle School is likely to be on…
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology: What Reston and Herndon Families Should Know About Applying to TJ
If you are relocating to Reston or Herndon with a student who loves math and science, there is one school that tends to come up…
Westfield High School: What Herndon Families in the Floris, McNair, and Coates Areas Need to Know
A lot of families searching homes in Herndon assume the high school conversation ends with two names: Herndon High and South Lakes. That is a…