What is going on at Holton?

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like a great school but I am always surprised that their college list isn’t better

They sent as many girls to the Ivies this year as NCS.

+1 and GDS

Holton girls accepted at Harvard, Yale, Duke, Brown, MIT, Duke in last two school years. what more are you looking for?What Ivies are you looking for?

But most are athletic recruits

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like a great school but I am always surprised that their college list isn’t better

They sent as many girls to the Ivies this year as NCS.

+1 and GDS

Holton girls accepted at Harvard, Yale, Duke, Brown, MIT, Duke in last two school years. what more are you looking for?What Ivies are you looking for?

But most are athletic recruits

Wrong again. Just one going to the Ivies was an athletic recruit this year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a great school but I am always surprised that their college list isn’t better

They sent as many girls to the Ivies this year as NCS.

+1 and GDS

Holton girls accepted at Harvard, Yale, Duke, Brown, MIT, Duke in last two school years. what more are you looking for?What Ivies are you looking for?

+ UPenn and Chicago

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This year they accepted more than ever. About 20 I think.

Out of presumably 100s of candidates?

My DD fell in love while on campus for an event, but I want to set expectations...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This year they accepted more than ever. About 20 I think.

Out of presumably 100s of candidates?

My DD fell in love while on campus for an event, but I want to set expectations...

Yes, this year they likely received hundreds of applications for 9th. Usually there are fewer girls starting in 9th. Around 12-15 typically.

[Anonymous]

I was told the new trend is 20 new kids (about) in 9th with a goal of 90-95.

[Anonymous]

Ok thank you. I’ll let her know that it’s a long shot.

What year was the largest entry year? 3rd?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have been considering Holton for a future entry year but are concerned with the themes of two recent posts, which discuss the school making significant changes with seemingly little explanation or concern for parent views (elimination of honors math in MS and the perpetuation of asynchronous days even when school is back in session). What’s behind the recent change in the school’s attitude? I can’t find those themes from past postings about the school and am trying to figure out what’s going on.

Holton has the most diverse and intelligent group of girls in the DMV. Since you are thinking of future entry, seriously consider applying once there is a new administration. The school is under a lot of scrutiny now for poor business decisions and mismanagement. There are bunch of lawsuits and a federal investigation over the AP class issue. Legal problems, including sexual harassment, they don't share with parents or donors. Many disgruntled - not just a few.

Wait, what??? Legal problems? Federal investigation? Sexual harassment? Holton parent here. First I've heard of this. Do tuition and donation dollars pay these legal fees?

Could you please expand regarding the legal problems, federal investigation, and sexual harassment?

Why would someone post this nonsense. I haven’t heard about any of this either. We’ve been at Holton for 4 years and my DD is thriving there.

Physics, astronomy, robotics teacher was let go a couple of years ago. The girls had complained about his inappropriate behavior for a very very long time and it was ignored - until an assault was reported to the Head of School. Completely disgusting person. Ask any senior or graduate in the past 2 years for details. If you ask HoS why he left mid-year, she will deny it all. She is the worst. She supported Christine Blasey Ford when it was good for PR and fundraising. Not when it happens under her watch. No accountability.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have been considering Holton for a future entry year but are concerned with the themes of two recent posts, which discuss the school making significant changes with seemingly little explanation or concern for parent views (elimination of honors math in MS and the perpetuation of asynchronous days even when school is back in session). What’s behind the recent change in the school’s attitude? I can’t find those themes from past postings about the school and am trying to figure out what’s going on.

Holton has the most diverse and intelligent group of girls in the DMV. Since you are thinking of future entry, seriously consider applying once there is a new administration. The school is under a lot of scrutiny now for poor business decisions and mismanagement. There are bunch of lawsuits and a federal investigation over the AP class issue. Legal problems, including sexual harassment, they don't share with parents or donors. Many disgruntled - not just a few.

Wait, what??? Legal problems? Federal investigation? Sexual harassment? Holton parent here. First I've heard of this. Do tuition and donation dollars pay these legal fees?

Could you please expand regarding the legal problems, federal investigation, and sexual harassment?

Why would someone post this nonsense. I haven’t heard about any of this either. We’ve been at Holton for 4 years and my DD is thriving there.

Physics, astronomy, robotics teacher was let go a couple of years ago. The girls had complained about his inappropriate behavior for a very very long time and it was ignored - until an assault was reported to the Head of School. Completely disgusting person. Ask any senior or graduate in the past 2 years for details. If you ask HoS why he left mid-year, she will deny it all. She is the worst. She supported Christine Blasey Ford when it was good for PR and fundraising. Not when it happens under her watch. No accountability.

This is a pretty explosive allegation. What is the nature of the alleged inappropriate behavior please? I have daughters at holton and know nothing about this.

[Anonymous]

Agree. Very out of the blue.

[Anonymous]

This happened to a student in the Class of 2020. so just last year or maybe in 2019. Ask anyone from that class if you don't believe it. Girls had been complianing of him for years maybe decades.

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Anonymous wrote:This happened to a student in the Class of 2020. so just last year or maybe in 2019. Ask anyone from that class if you don't believe it. Girls had been complianing of him for years maybe decades.

Well, respectfully, I’m asking you because you brought it up, I don’t know anyone from that class, and if you think it’s important enough to raise here (as you seem to and it sounds like it is), I’d expect you’d be able to share some detail. Are we talking about comments or touching? Regarding the comments, can you elaborate?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This happened to a student in the Class of 2020. so just last year or maybe in 2019. Ask anyone from that class if you don't believe it. Girls had been complianing of him for years maybe decades.

Well, respectfully, I’m asking you because you brought it up, I don’t know anyone from that class, and if you think it’s important enough to raise here (as you seem to and it sounds like it is), I’d expect you’d be able to share some detail. Are we talking about comments or touching? Regarding the comments, can you elaborate?

Please elaborate! This is the first I’m hearing of this and have been at the school many years!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This happened to a student in the Class of 2020. so just last year or maybe in 2019. Ask anyone from that class if you don't believe it. Girls had been complianing of him for years maybe decades.

Well, respectfully, I’m asking you because you brought it up, I don’t know anyone from that class, and if you think it’s important enough to raise here (as you seem to and it sounds like it is), I’d expect you’d be able to share some detail. Are we talking about comments or touching? Regarding the comments, can you elaborate?

Please elaborate! This is the first I’m hearing of this and have been at the school many years!

I heard about this as well. My daughter had already graduated but her friend's little sister was in that class. The teacher had said many inapprorpiate things, and propositioned girls and former students once they were out of school. In addition to the reported incident, the girls circulated talking points complaining about him and shared screenshots of his inappropriate Facebook posts. I think that is when the school finally listened and let him go. But then they later denied that was the reason why he was gone. In fact, the Head of School actually denied it to the girls when they tried to speak their truths.
Several years ago, there was another incident involving sexual harassment by a male administrator and a lower school teacher. She had reported it to the admnistration many times, but the Head of School did nothing about it. Then the teacher posted it on social media. They let him stay until the end of the year, but allowed him to come back on campus for the next several years because his daughter was still going to school there.
These are widely known to anyone who had an US student in the past 4 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This happened to a student in the Class of 2020. so just last year or maybe in 2019. Ask anyone from that class if you don't believe it. Girls had been complianing of him for years maybe decades.

Well, respectfully, I’m asking you because you brought it up, I don’t know anyone from that class, and if you think it’s important enough to raise here (as you seem to and it sounds like it is), I’d expect you’d be able to share some detail. Are we talking about comments or touching? Regarding the comments, can you elaborate?

Please elaborate! This is the first I’m hearing of this and have been at the school many years!

I heard about this as well. My daughter had already graduated but her friend's little sister was in that class. The teacher had said many inapprorpiate things, and propositioned girls and former students once they were out of school. In addition to the reported incident, the girls circulated talking points complaining about him and shared screenshots of his inappropriate Facebook posts. I think that is when the school finally listened and let him go. But then they later denied that was the reason why he was gone. In fact, the Head of School actually denied it to the girls when they tried to speak their truths.
Several years ago, there was another incident involving sexual harassment by a male administrator and a lower school teacher. She had reported it to the admnistration many times, but the Head of School did nothing about it. Then the teacher posted it on social media. They let him stay until the end of the year, but allowed him to come back on campus for the next several years because his daughter was still going to school there.
These are widely known to anyone who had an US student in the past 4 years.

Not doubting the validity, but I have a rising senior at Holton (who has been a student since lower school) and knew nothing about any of this. So I'm not sure it is "widely known".