Was Stone Ridge everything you hoped it would be for your high school daughter?

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Anonymous wrote:There are two trolls who resurface periodically to bash SR on this website. From what I can tell, one of them is doing 50% of the posts here. They give themselves away with simplistic writing, and rehashing the same talking points about mean girls, race, and being a "pressure cooker." The other one repeats the same points about SR not being truly Catholic, being out of line with the Archdiocese, and it being too liberal. The funny thing is, the real SR (I am a parent of a `24) is "just right." It's traditional but at the same time liberal. We get grief from both sides, which is just how we like it. SR does ask a lot of girls--but guess what, they are well prepared to leave the nest. And yes, SR struggles to balance progressivism and staying true to Catholicism. This struggle sometimes shows up in imperfection. I'd rather have that than pretending everything is perfect for the sake of image.

This is great. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Is the learning engaging? Is your child excited to head to school every day?

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Anonymous wrote:Your DD’s chance of being in a knife fight in MCPS? Extremely low. Chance of dealing with SR mean girls on a daily basis? 100 percent!

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Exactly. MCPS schools were so much better for our family. No more coming home in tears

Except she isn't learning much these days.

There have been 3 stabbing shots at MCPS schools in the last 6 weeks. Fights, gang activity, sex in the bathrooms, lack of teachers, grade inflation and 1.5 years of distance learning.

Not at Whitman, where my daughter goes. It's wonderful. I've never heard of the other stuff happening. And she's so much more happy, and functional as well. I think the environment at Stone Ridge was giving her low grade depression.

I graduated from SR within the last 15 years and I can tell you for a fact, we had drug use (pills and “upper class drugs” like coke, but still), sex at school events,and drinking at school events.
Right, no one at Whitman is having sex in the bathrooms, doing drugs or fighting. Denial. Besides, Whitman is filled with mean girls esp ‘24. Your daughter probably couldn’t hack it at SR.

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I graduated from SR within the last 15 years and I can tell you for a fact, we had drug use (pills and “upper class drugs” like coke, but still), sex at school events,and drinking at school events.

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I graduated from SR within the last 15 years and I can tell you for a fact, we had drug use (pills and “upper class drugs” like coke, but still), sex at school events,and drinking at school events.

The troll is back.

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My hair persons' kid went to SR and then Duke.

She left after 2nd semester, she felt she was not prepared at all.

But hey she got into DUKE

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Anonymous wrote:Your DD’s chance of being in a knife fight in MCPS? Extremely low. Chance of dealing with SR mean girls on a daily basis? 100 percent!

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Worst school ever. They are unsupportive, clique, fake and terrible. If you try your hardest for 4 years you may get into a good college, but at what cost? You are burnt out, bullied and exhausted by the end. If you survive without an eating disorder or panic disorder consider yourself lucky.

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Anonymous wrote:Your DD’s chance of being in a knife fight in MCPS? Extremely low. Chance of dealing with SR mean girls on a daily basis? 100 percent!

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Worst school ever. They are unsupportive, clique, fake and terrible. If you try your hardest for 4 years you may get into a good college, but at what cost? You are burnt out, bullied and exhausted by the end. If you survive without an eating disorder or panic disorder consider yourself lucky.

Are you a former student or parent? The traditions sounded nice--were any of them enjoyable?

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My daughter attends the SR upper school and she has never seen drugs at school. She tells me regularly how interesting her classes are and how she feels she is being pushed but not overly stressed. I am not making this up. She has a lot of friends and other schools and they all compare notes on their experiences. She feels very thankful to be at Stone Ridge.

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Anonymous wrote:No. Very cliquey and lots of bullying. Lots of girls had problem with it.

Only weird girls get bullied.

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Anonymous wrote:No. Very cliquey and lots of bullying. Lots of girls had problem with it.

Only weird girls get bullied.

So there is bullying? Sounds like you are/were a bully. Nice.

How does the school handle it? Or do they share your view?