Crosby and the Bridges

[raptorduck]

Gracie. I do understand that the Poway school district is very good. My comment was more about the uncertainty about what schools and the fact that the particular ones are too new to be able to know how they will score etc.

Right now all I know is that my kids would probably go to a shool in Del Sur, but that would be a moving target for a while. I don’t know more than that.

In other areas, I would know exactly the school they would go to and its scores etc.

[Anonymous]

Just Lurking, I’m interested in your take on the Mom Vibe in these 3 areas. We’ve been considering Carmel Valley in gerneral but it seems so spread out, with one area blending into the next (i.e. Pacific Highlands Ranch and Del Mar Highlands area to Del Mar Mesa and Carmel Country Highlands.)

Mom vibe is key to being happy where you live, noone can dispute that! But exactly what it is, I’m hoping you’ll share.

[Anonymous]

Just Lurking, I’m interested in your take on the Mom Vibe in these 3 areas. We’ve been considering Carmel Valley in gerneral but it seems so spread out, with one area blending into the next (i.e. Pacific Highlands Ranch and Del Mar Highlands area to Del Mar Mesa and Carmel Country Highlands.)

Mom vibe is key to being happy where you live, noone can dispute that! But exactly what it is, I’m hoping you’ll share.

[Anonymous]

Just Lurking, I’m interested in your take on the Mom Vibe in these 3 areas. We’ve been considering Carmel Valley in gerneral but it seems so spread out, with one area blending into the next (i.e. Pacific Highlands Ranch and Del Mar Highlands area to Del Mar Mesa and Carmel Country Highlands.)

Mom vibe is key to being happy where you live, noone can dispute that! But exactly what it is, I’m hoping you’ll share.

[Anonymous]

Just Lurking, I’m interested in your take on the Mom Vibe in these 3 areas. We’ve been considering Carmel Valley in gerneral but it seems so spread out, with one area blending into the next (i.e. Pacific Highlands Ranch and Del Mar Highlands area to Del Mar Mesa and Carmel Country Highlands.)

Mom vibe is key to being happy where you live, noone can dispute that! But exactly what it is, I’m hoping you’ll share.

[Anonymous]

Just Lurking, I’m interested in your take on the Mom Vibe in these 3 areas. We’ve been considering Carmel Valley in gerneral but it seems so spread out, with one area blending into the next (i.e. Pacific Highlands Ranch and Del Mar Highlands area to Del Mar Mesa and Carmel Country Highlands.)

Mom vibe is key to being happy where you live, noone can dispute that! But exactly what it is, I’m hoping you’ll share.

[JustLurking]

In general, Poway schools are good. When we bought in 2001, we were promised that the new elementary school was coming very soon – the one BobS says is now supposed to open in 2009, but with recent budget cuts I am not holding my breath. Have they broken ground? I haven’t driven by in quite awhile. It took a neighborhood petition drive to get the school board to agree to consider building the school that we have been paying for in taxes for years. In my neighborhood, almost all of the kids go to private school because the Poway schools used as “overflow” for this area are not really that great. I took a different tack and bought a beach house in La Jolla so I send my kids to La Jolla schools. This has worked great for us, although the school commute is getting old and I am looking at moving to La Jolla – which is why I starting lurking here several months ago.

I think the elementary school for FBR is Solana Sante Fe (or something like that) that is right outside FBR on El Apajo. I have heard that it is a wonderful school. Very well funded (by parents) with a lot of parental involvement. I don’t know anything about the middle/high schools for that area.

My friends who live in the Crosby and the Bridges don’t have kids, so I don’t know about those schools.

Another friend who lived in the Covenant a several years ago had kids in the public schools. He said they were fine. His kids (middle/high schoolers) complained that they were too far away from all of their friends who lived “in town”. His general comments about kids being a bit isolated in the Covenant is one of the reasons I never seriously looked there when I was moving from Del Mar.

[JustLurking]

In general, Poway schools are good. When we bought in 2001, we were promised that the new elementary school was coming very soon – the one BobS says is now supposed to open in 2009, but with recent budget cuts I am not holding my breath. Have they broken ground? I haven’t driven by in quite awhile. It took a neighborhood petition drive to get the school board to agree to consider building the school that we have been paying for in taxes for years. In my neighborhood, almost all of the kids go to private school because the Poway schools used as “overflow” for this area are not really that great. I took a different tack and bought a beach house in La Jolla so I send my kids to La Jolla schools. This has worked great for us, although the school commute is getting old and I am looking at moving to La Jolla – which is why I starting lurking here several months ago.

I think the elementary school for FBR is Solana Sante Fe (or something like that) that is right outside FBR on El Apajo. I have heard that it is a wonderful school. Very well funded (by parents) with a lot of parental involvement. I don’t know anything about the middle/high schools for that area.

My friends who live in the Crosby and the Bridges don’t have kids, so I don’t know about those schools.

Another friend who lived in the Covenant a several years ago had kids in the public schools. He said they were fine. His kids (middle/high schoolers) complained that they were too far away from all of their friends who lived “in town”. His general comments about kids being a bit isolated in the Covenant is one of the reasons I never seriously looked there when I was moving from Del Mar.

[JustLurking]

In general, Poway schools are good. When we bought in 2001, we were promised that the new elementary school was coming very soon – the one BobS says is now supposed to open in 2009, but with recent budget cuts I am not holding my breath. Have they broken ground? I haven’t driven by in quite awhile. It took a neighborhood petition drive to get the school board to agree to consider building the school that we have been paying for in taxes for years. In my neighborhood, almost all of the kids go to private school because the Poway schools used as “overflow” for this area are not really that great. I took a different tack and bought a beach house in La Jolla so I send my kids to La Jolla schools. This has worked great for us, although the school commute is getting old and I am looking at moving to La Jolla – which is why I starting lurking here several months ago.

I think the elementary school for FBR is Solana Sante Fe (or something like that) that is right outside FBR on El Apajo. I have heard that it is a wonderful school. Very well funded (by parents) with a lot of parental involvement. I don’t know anything about the middle/high schools for that area.

My friends who live in the Crosby and the Bridges don’t have kids, so I don’t know about those schools.

Another friend who lived in the Covenant a several years ago had kids in the public schools. He said they were fine. His kids (middle/high schoolers) complained that they were too far away from all of their friends who lived “in town”. His general comments about kids being a bit isolated in the Covenant is one of the reasons I never seriously looked there when I was moving from Del Mar.

[JustLurking]

In general, Poway schools are good. When we bought in 2001, we were promised that the new elementary school was coming very soon – the one BobS says is now supposed to open in 2009, but with recent budget cuts I am not holding my breath. Have they broken ground? I haven’t driven by in quite awhile. It took a neighborhood petition drive to get the school board to agree to consider building the school that we have been paying for in taxes for years. In my neighborhood, almost all of the kids go to private school because the Poway schools used as “overflow” for this area are not really that great. I took a different tack and bought a beach house in La Jolla so I send my kids to La Jolla schools. This has worked great for us, although the school commute is getting old and I am looking at moving to La Jolla – which is why I starting lurking here several months ago.

I think the elementary school for FBR is Solana Sante Fe (or something like that) that is right outside FBR on El Apajo. I have heard that it is a wonderful school. Very well funded (by parents) with a lot of parental involvement. I don’t know anything about the middle/high schools for that area.

My friends who live in the Crosby and the Bridges don’t have kids, so I don’t know about those schools.

Another friend who lived in the Covenant a several years ago had kids in the public schools. He said they were fine. His kids (middle/high schoolers) complained that they were too far away from all of their friends who lived “in town”. His general comments about kids being a bit isolated in the Covenant is one of the reasons I never seriously looked there when I was moving from Del Mar.

[JustLurking]

In general, Poway schools are good. When we bought in 2001, we were promised that the new elementary school was coming very soon – the one BobS says is now supposed to open in 2009, but with recent budget cuts I am not holding my breath. Have they broken ground? I haven’t driven by in quite awhile. It took a neighborhood petition drive to get the school board to agree to consider building the school that we have been paying for in taxes for years. In my neighborhood, almost all of the kids go to private school because the Poway schools used as “overflow” for this area are not really that great. I took a different tack and bought a beach house in La Jolla so I send my kids to La Jolla schools. This has worked great for us, although the school commute is getting old and I am looking at moving to La Jolla – which is why I starting lurking here several months ago.

I think the elementary school for FBR is Solana Sante Fe (or something like that) that is right outside FBR on El Apajo. I have heard that it is a wonderful school. Very well funded (by parents) with a lot of parental involvement. I don’t know anything about the middle/high schools for that area.

My friends who live in the Crosby and the Bridges don’t have kids, so I don’t know about those schools.

Another friend who lived in the Covenant a several years ago had kids in the public schools. He said they were fine. His kids (middle/high schoolers) complained that they were too far away from all of their friends who lived “in town”. His general comments about kids being a bit isolated in the Covenant is one of the reasons I never seriously looked there when I was moving from Del Mar.

[JustLurking]

Melman,

Carmel Valley is an interested place. My kids went to preschool here and I know the mom circuit pretty well. The kids at the preschool were from all over Carmel Valley. I have quite a few friends with kids now at Sage Canyon, Torrey Hills, Sycamore Ridge, Carmel Creek and the new school 8 (Ocean Air?).

Of course, I think my friends are great, but I do hear some interesting stories about keeping up with the Joneses. Some of the people in this area are very competitive about everything. Better house, better car, smarter kids, more volunteer hours – you name it and someone has to “win”.

At the elementary school level, working moms are definitely looked down on. Some men consider the SAH spouse as a sort of trophy and those wives act the part. Some of the area SAHMs hang out at the “PAC” (Pacific Athletic Club) and talk about the other moms. The PAC, a gym, has valet parking. No joke. People here spend a lot of money and I’m not sure how many of them really have it to spend.

Don’t get me wrong – there are a lot of things I like about Carmel Valley. There are some very nice people here. There are also a lot of wannabes trying to impress. I don’t think you will find many wannabes in Pacific Highlands Ranch, or even most areas of Carmel Country Highlands. You might find more on Del Mar Mesa and in Meadows Del Mar. Although I do know one or two who live in Lexington. The good news is that they are easy to spot. They are the ones who run Raptor over in their Hummer on the way to soccer ;).

[JustLurking]

Melman,

Carmel Valley is an interested place. My kids went to preschool here and I know the mom circuit pretty well. The kids at the preschool were from all over Carmel Valley. I have quite a few friends with kids now at Sage Canyon, Torrey Hills, Sycamore Ridge, Carmel Creek and the new school 8 (Ocean Air?).

Of course, I think my friends are great, but I do hear some interesting stories about keeping up with the Joneses. Some of the people in this area are very competitive about everything. Better house, better car, smarter kids, more volunteer hours – you name it and someone has to “win”.

At the elementary school level, working moms are definitely looked down on. Some men consider the SAH spouse as a sort of trophy and those wives act the part. Some of the area SAHMs hang out at the “PAC” (Pacific Athletic Club) and talk about the other moms. The PAC, a gym, has valet parking. No joke. People here spend a lot of money and I’m not sure how many of them really have it to spend.

Don’t get me wrong – there are a lot of things I like about Carmel Valley. There are some very nice people here. There are also a lot of wannabes trying to impress. I don’t think you will find many wannabes in Pacific Highlands Ranch, or even most areas of Carmel Country Highlands. You might find more on Del Mar Mesa and in Meadows Del Mar. Although I do know one or two who live in Lexington. The good news is that they are easy to spot. They are the ones who run Raptor over in their Hummer on the way to soccer ;).

[JustLurking]

Melman,

Carmel Valley is an interested place. My kids went to preschool here and I know the mom circuit pretty well. The kids at the preschool were from all over Carmel Valley. I have quite a few friends with kids now at Sage Canyon, Torrey Hills, Sycamore Ridge, Carmel Creek and the new school 8 (Ocean Air?).

Of course, I think my friends are great, but I do hear some interesting stories about keeping up with the Joneses. Some of the people in this area are very competitive about everything. Better house, better car, smarter kids, more volunteer hours – you name it and someone has to “win”.

At the elementary school level, working moms are definitely looked down on. Some men consider the SAH spouse as a sort of trophy and those wives act the part. Some of the area SAHMs hang out at the “PAC” (Pacific Athletic Club) and talk about the other moms. The PAC, a gym, has valet parking. No joke. People here spend a lot of money and I’m not sure how many of them really have it to spend.

Don’t get me wrong – there are a lot of things I like about Carmel Valley. There are some very nice people here. There are also a lot of wannabes trying to impress. I don’t think you will find many wannabes in Pacific Highlands Ranch, or even most areas of Carmel Country Highlands. You might find more on Del Mar Mesa and in Meadows Del Mar. Although I do know one or two who live in Lexington. The good news is that they are easy to spot. They are the ones who run Raptor over in their Hummer on the way to soccer ;).

[JustLurking]

Melman,

Carmel Valley is an interested place. My kids went to preschool here and I know the mom circuit pretty well. The kids at the preschool were from all over Carmel Valley. I have quite a few friends with kids now at Sage Canyon, Torrey Hills, Sycamore Ridge, Carmel Creek and the new school 8 (Ocean Air?).

Of course, I think my friends are great, but I do hear some interesting stories about keeping up with the Joneses. Some of the people in this area are very competitive about everything. Better house, better car, smarter kids, more volunteer hours – you name it and someone has to “win”.

At the elementary school level, working moms are definitely looked down on. Some men consider the SAH spouse as a sort of trophy and those wives act the part. Some of the area SAHMs hang out at the “PAC” (Pacific Athletic Club) and talk about the other moms. The PAC, a gym, has valet parking. No joke. People here spend a lot of money and I’m not sure how many of them really have it to spend.

Don’t get me wrong – there are a lot of things I like about Carmel Valley. There are some very nice people here. There are also a lot of wannabes trying to impress. I don’t think you will find many wannabes in Pacific Highlands Ranch, or even most areas of Carmel Country Highlands. You might find more on Del Mar Mesa and in Meadows Del Mar. Although I do know one or two who live in Lexington. The good news is that they are easy to spot. They are the ones who run Raptor over in their Hummer on the way to soccer ;).

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