The Heights

[Anonymous]

I think I will apply for my son. Sounds like a fun school.

[Anonymous]

My son had an injury at the Heights that required a trip to the ER. The teachers handled it very professionally. I would not want to send my boys or girls for that matter to a school where there is absolutely no chance of injury due to all the rules and restrictions. Kids hurt themselves. It's how they learn. I want my kid to learn how to take risks and had to modulate themselves before they are out on their own.

[Anonymous]

And having a nurse is a bad idea? Glad it worked out for you but you might have felt different if things didn't work out for your son and the difference was having a nurse right there. This is a school with tuition so you expect more not less.

[Anonymous]

I really like the podcast on sports.

https://heights.edu/lecture/putting-sports-place-balancing-athletics-family-life-college-expectations/

Also, I love to see the 3rd graders running around during HS games.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And having a nurse is a bad idea? Glad it worked out for you but you might have felt different if things didn't work out for your son and the difference was having a nurse right there. This is a school with tuition so you expect more not less.

Not really. I am comfortable with the Heights philosophy and trust their judgement as well as the judgement of my child. I think it's okay for me to make my own decisions regarding the formation of my children. I'm sure you wouldn't want me making decisions for your family.

[Anonymous]

No one said. It has just been brought up that a nurse at school is a good thing and not I expected when you are paying tuition. If it doesn't bother you no worries.

[Anonymous]

Very weird that a private school would not have a nurse on staff while my working-class public district has one at every school, K-12.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Former Heights parent here, so I thought I would give my perspective. We applied for the high school, and were initially attracted to the curriculum and faith formation. Faculty seemed to really care about the kids when we spoke to them at the Open House. Anyway, our kid had ADHD but we had heard about the institutionalized discrimination at the school against students like our son, so we lied and said he didn't have any issues. We went to confession and felt better, but later learned through our son's religion class at The Heights that we had committed the sin of presumption. Anyway, not sure where we stand with the Big Guy right now, but we're trying our best.

We loved everything about The Heights until the day an incident occurred that caused us to leave. Our son was in an English class where I think they were learning the proper uses of "their" and "there" and I guess the teacher brought beer for the kids. Now, remember my kid has ADHD and the school doesn't have a nurse, so he's popping pills at his locker whenever he gets a chance. I guess he went heavy on the dosage and crushed a couple of Natty Bohs. Things went south from there. Apparently a fellow classmate dared my son to climb onto the roof at school and my son fell off.

Okay, your stomach probably dropped when you read that, but he's totally fine now. Back to the story, there is no nurse on campus to help my son so the teacher calls 911. The EMT's arrive but they are all women. Apparently the institutionalized sexism at The Heights was strong with my son, because he actually refused treatment until a male EMT arrived. Anyway, amidst all the commotion, the truth comes out that my kid's been popping pills, and long story short, we get counseled out of The Heights.

In the end, we definitely deserve some blame because we lied about our son's learning issues. The thing that I miss the most about The Heights is the parent parties though. They have some epic parties, probably even rivaling some of the Gonzaga crowd. I mean, you've got some Dad's that are probably first team all WCAC partiers at that place...great times.

I love this!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very weird that a private school would not have a nurse on staff while my working-class public district has one at every school, K-12.

There are many differences between the two schools I imagine. I'm glad there's a school for all sorts of families with all sorts of preferences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very weird that a private school would not have a nurse on staff while my working-class public district has one at every school, K-12.

There are many differences between the two schools I imagine. I'm glad there's a school for all sorts of families with all sorts of preferences.

You make it sound like parents choose this school because it doesn't have a nurse on staff.

[Anonymous]

It is weird. I agree. I think people look at the lack of nurse for a variety of reasons.

1) nice to know someone can identify an issue and treat while waiting for an ambulance. Seconds/minutes matter

2) You have a child with food allergies, asthma, diabetes, disabled and you feel better with onsite medical monitoring

3) You have an athletic child and you know with athleticism comes injuries and you want someone with medical background right there to make sure a sports injury is take. Care of pronto--waiting for an ambulance or a trainer is a step down

4) You wonder if they are cutting corners in this area where else are they cutting corners?

5) You wonder if they don't more females around or if they look down to male nurses not being alpha enough

Lots of thoughts to ponder

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is weird. I agree. I think people look at the lack of nurse for a variety of reasons.

1) nice to know someone can identify an issue and treat while waiting for an ambulance. Seconds/minutes matter

2) You have a child with food allergies, asthma, diabetes, disabled and you feel better with onsite medical monitoring

3) You have an athletic child and you know with athleticism comes injuries and you want someone with medical background right there to make sure a sports injury is take. Care of pronto--waiting for an ambulance or a trainer is a step down

4) You wonder if they are cutting corners in this area where else are they cutting corners?

5) You wonder if they don't more females around or if they look down to male nurses not being alpha enough

Lots of thoughts to ponder

The above is silly .... my DC's school does not have a "nurse" on staff but it does have a certified medic/athletic trainer in the main office who handles all the so-called "nurse" duties in PP's post.
Having the relevant expertise available at the school is what matters -- regardless of what the job title is.

[Anonymous]

Now that you've all had your bit of fun at the expense of The Heights...

Our all-boys school also has a trainer rather than a nurse on staff. The trainer is certified in CPR plus has other life-saving training so can handle those minutes before the EMT with proper equipment arrives. The trainer can better address the many sports-related issues that occur as the boys get older, more so than a general school nurse.

Although we never had a child attend the Heights we did consider it and thought it was a great school. The previous parody is an unfair characterization. I could not imagine anyone associated with the Heights would write something like that about another school.

[Anonymous]

What school? Mater Dei and Landon and St Albans have nurses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now that you've all had your bit of fun at the expense of The Heights...

Our all-boys school also has a trainer rather than a nurse on staff. The trainer is certified in CPR plus has other life-saving training so can handle those minutes before the EMT with proper equipment arrives. The trainer can better address the many sports-related issues that occur as the boys get older, more so than a general school nurse.

Although we never had a child attend the Heights we did consider it and thought it was a great school. The previous parody is an unfair characterization. I could not imagine anyone associated with the Heights would write something like that about another school.

Well our all boys school which is less expensive than most, has both a nurse and multiple trainers who know how to deal with all sorts of issues, especially concussions. The trainers are focused on athletic issues. The nurse with other issues more medical in nature.