HBCA Section in Centerport

[Glad2BHere]

Originally Posted by redrunner+2

Kids play outside in my Greenlawn neighborhood. I am actually looking to dial back on the activities next year. I don't want to be driving all over the place every night. It ruins my family time with my kids. I moved my daughter from one gymnastics team to another farther away bcs the one in Greenlawn wanted the girls there every Saturday.

Another place that does this is the church-- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs-- totally not understanding of working parents' schedules. It's bad enough that religion is at 4:30 in Centerport when they don't get off the bus until 4:05-4:10 in Greenlawn but then once a month you are supposed to attend a meeting and the times are 10AM or 7PM.

I have friends with kids in Huntington schools and they are happy. One has a son in the STEM school. They have full day K too.

I would say look at Greenlawn to the OP if you want more kids outside. It's flatter land would lend itself to playing "outside" more so than a hilly area like CPT.

[7CatMom]

Originally Posted by mvres

No gang problems? Wasn't Abrams shut down because of gang shootings in the area?

That happened several years ago and the police have been addressing any criminal issues ever since. The school was reopened as our STEM school and has been very successful. Funny how some of those parents who were great at putting down our schools have suddenly had a change of heart and are clamoring to get into the STEM school!

BTW, none of those problems were in the schools.

[7CatMom]

Originally Posted by TheImportersWife

I don't have any firsthand experience with the Huntington School District, BUT my girlfriend has two children in the district. She goes to all the board meetings and is very active and vocal about some of the school's issues. The youngest is in the STEM school and the other is in junior high. They want out ASAP. They're looking in South Huntington, not Harborfields.

And why are they so unhappy? You don't mention that. South Huntington is no different from Huntington if their problem is diversity, they should know that.

Home value in most of Huntington is going up like elsewhere.