Reputation of St. John's College HS and other "normal" privates

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I love the way Sidwell parents cant stop themselves from hijacking every thread.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't see SJC mentioned much at all here. I wonder if it's because it's not one of the top schools, is affordable for normies, and doesn't carry the pretense some of the other more famous privates do. Is that right? We are not from the area and feel a little lost navigating the world of private schools. Both went to fairly elite private schools back home where everyone just kinda intutively knows which schools are the "rich kid schools", the "smart kid schools", "the artsy kid schools", etc. I fantasize sometimes about sending my kids to one of the cathedral schools, for example but I think financially, it's just not gonna be in the cards for us. I am trying to explore what I think of as the second tier schools like Gonzaga, possibly SJC, etc. I don't mean to denigrate any of these schools in any way; I don't know enough about any of them to have much to say positively or negatively. Just talking about tuition alone. Based on what I can gather, we would not qualify for aid but at the same time, $50k+ per child would be pretty uncomfortable for us. I ask about SJC specifically because we live nearby and I just saw on their website that tuition could be doable for us. But I'm really interested in learning about the general reputations of any schools outside of the STA/NCS, Sidwell, GDS, realm where the doctors, lawyers, and otherwise elite send their kids.

If you are on the MD side, B-CC is just as good or better. JR is a mixed bag with DCPS. We felt SJC was just a public school and way to focused on athletics. Very big difference b/t the athletic facilities and rest of the school.

There are lots of kids from Bethesda in bounds for Whitman, BCC, Churchill, etc. that attend SJC. I don't believe they are all athletes (but I am sure some are athletes).

Lots from Olney and that area as well which I never quite understood because Good Counsel is right there...but the ones I know were recruited athletes...though again, never understood it as I assume Good Counsel would also recruit them as well.

SJC has 1,300 students. I'd be willing to bet that at least 60% of them come from Montgomery County with a high concentration from towns that are served by BCC, WJ, Whitman, etc, etc.

That's 800 families who choose SJC instead of one of the Montgomery County high schools. That's a lot of people who apparently don't agree that BCC and similar schools are "better". That the supporters of the public schools don't understand why, doesn't matter.

17% of all kids in Montgomery County don't attend the public schools. In the western part of the County, it's probably 25% or more.

You're wrong.
In fact, you're wrong on all the numbers you posted.

NP. Not all, and not either of the numbers presented as fact.
SJC has about 1300 students (source: https://www.stjohnschs.org/userfiles/sjchsmvc/documents/College%20Counseling/School%20Profile.pdf )
83% of Montgomery County students are in public, therefore 17% are not (source: https://www.publicschoolreview.com/maryland/montgomery-county#google_vignette ).
PP presented the 60% and 25% as estimates/guesses. Do you have sources to indicate those percentages are likely wrong?

You want to show me where at least 60% SJC are from MoCo?

Do you want to show me where it says otherwise? As I said, pp presented the 60% as an estimate, and was correct in both numbers they presented as fact. You’re the one saying they are wrong about all of it. Well, they’re right about 2 of the 4, and you were wrong about 2 of the 4. So far, I’m inclined to believe pp has a better sense of the numbers than you do. Feel free to demonstrate otherwise.

So you're pulling numbers out of your a$$.
Got it

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Anonymous wrote:SJC is mentioned quite a bit, so not sure what you are talking about.

I assume you know it and other WCAC schools are considered sports powerhouses, so don't think your kid can just show up and play many sports if not recruited.

Solid academically, but not crazy amounts of homework. Produced 2 NMSFs this year vs. anywhere from 6-10 at GDS, Sidwell, STA just to give you some benchmark.

Good size...1200 kids total vs. 300 at STA, 600ish at Sidwell/GDS.

I’m chiming in to provide accurate information about Sidwell. Sidwell produced 11 NMSFs this year (the highest # I’ve seen at Sidwell, in recent memory, was 16). Sidwell has ~500 students in the US.

Sidwell has about 125 in the senior class with 11 NMSF for 2024-2025. That is 8%.

BIM has 24 in the senior class with 3 NMSF for 2024-2025. That is 12.5%

If you are looking for a great private school in the DMV, consider BIM. The school has been rated as the #1 private school in the DMV (Sidwell is #2).

https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-private-high-schools/m/washington-dc-metro-area/

I don’t put much stock in Niche rankings (for obvious reasons). However, out of curiosity, what was BIM ranked in 2023? 2022 and earlier?

If you want to send your child to a bargain basement for-profit school (with a public charter pedigree), I’ll leave you to it. It appears that only about 25 families/year are interested in that…interesting experiment.
I wonder why? Actually, I don’t.

I believe BIM was still ranked #1 in those year and as far back as 2021

No, that’s incorrect.

GDS was ranked #1 in 2022 (Sidwell #2), after Sidwell had held that spot “for at least the past two years.” BIM didn’t even crack the top 5 that year.

https://theaugurbit.com/2021/10/23/gds-tops-sidwell-in-new-rankings-arousing-school-pride/

Btw, Niche’s 2025 rankings have Sidwell ranked #1 as the best private high school in the DMV. BIM is #2.

https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-high-schools/m/washington-dc-metro-area/

So BIM was ranked #1 for 2023 and 2024, right?

Yes

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Anonymous wrote:I don't see SJC mentioned much at all here. I wonder if it's because it's not one of the top schools, is affordable for normies, and doesn't carry the pretense some of the other more famous privates do. Is that right? We are not from the area and feel a little lost navigating the world of private schools. Both went to fairly elite private schools back home where everyone just kinda intutively knows which schools are the "rich kid schools", the "smart kid schools", "the artsy kid schools", etc. I fantasize sometimes about sending my kids to one of the cathedral schools, for example but I think financially, it's just not gonna be in the cards for us. I am trying to explore what I think of as the second tier schools like Gonzaga, possibly SJC, etc. I don't mean to denigrate any of these schools in any way; I don't know enough about any of them to have much to say positively or negatively. Just talking about tuition alone. Based on what I can gather, we would not qualify for aid but at the same time, $50k+ per child would be pretty uncomfortable for us. I ask about SJC specifically because we live nearby and I just saw on their website that tuition could be doable for us. But I'm really interested in learning about the general reputations of any schools outside of the STA/NCS, Sidwell, GDS, realm where the doctors, lawyers, and otherwise elite send their kids.

If you are on the MD side, B-CC is just as good or better. JR is a mixed bag with DCPS. We felt SJC was just a public school and way to focused on athletics. Very big difference b/t the athletic facilities and rest of the school.

There are lots of kids from Bethesda in bounds for Whitman, BCC, Churchill, etc. that attend SJC. I don't believe they are all athletes (but I am sure some are athletes).

Lots from Olney and that area as well which I never quite understood because Good Counsel is right there...but the ones I know were recruited athletes...though again, never understood it as I assume Good Counsel would also recruit them as well.

SJC has 1,300 students. I'd be willing to bet that at least 60% of them come from Montgomery County with a high concentration from towns that are served by BCC, WJ, Whitman, etc, etc.

That's 800 families who choose SJC instead of one of the Montgomery County high schools. That's a lot of people who apparently don't agree that BCC and similar schools are "better". That the supporters of the public schools don't understand why, doesn't matter.

17% of all kids in Montgomery County don't attend the public schools. In the western part of the County, it's probably 25% or more.

You're wrong.
In fact, you're wrong on all the numbers you posted.

NP. Not all, and not either of the numbers presented as fact.
SJC has about 1300 students (source: https://www.stjohnschs.org/userfiles/sjchsmvc/documents/College%20Counseling/School%20Profile.pdf )
83% of Montgomery County students are in public, therefore 17% are not (source: https://www.publicschoolreview.com/maryland/montgomery-county#google_vignette ).
PP presented the 60% and 25% as estimates/guesses. Do you have sources to indicate those percentages are likely wrong?

You want to show me where at least 60% SJC are from MoCo?

Do you want to show me where it says otherwise? As I said, pp presented the 60% as an estimate, and was correct in both numbers they presented as fact. You’re the one saying they are wrong about all of it. Well, they’re right about 2 of the 4, and you were wrong about 2 of the 4. So far, I’m inclined to believe pp has a better sense of the numbers than you do. Feel free to demonstrate otherwise.

So you're pulling numbers out of your a$$.
Got it

Not my numbers, I’m just saying the pp who gave them has been proven more correct than you so far. You’ve provided nothing to show that your statements are more accurate, while there are sources to verify the numbers pp gave as fact and which you stated (incorrectly) were wrong. If pp was right about those two numbers and you were wrong, barring you giving any sources to prove otherwise, why should we believe you are correct and pp is wrong in their estimates? All you’ve done is spit incorrect statements and insults, while pp has provided facts and what appear to be reasonable estimates.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't see SJC mentioned much at all here. I wonder if it's because it's not one of the top schools, is affordable for normies, and doesn't carry the pretense some of the other more famous privates do. Is that right? We are not from the area and feel a little lost navigating the world of private schools. Both went to fairly elite private schools back home where everyone just kinda intutively knows which schools are the "rich kid schools", the "smart kid schools", "the artsy kid schools", etc. I fantasize sometimes about sending my kids to one of the cathedral schools, for example but I think financially, it's just not gonna be in the cards for us. I am trying to explore what I think of as the second tier schools like Gonzaga, possibly SJC, etc. I don't mean to denigrate any of these schools in any way; I don't know enough about any of them to have much to say positively or negatively. Just talking about tuition alone. Based on what I can gather, we would not qualify for aid but at the same time, $50k+ per child would be pretty uncomfortable for us. I ask about SJC specifically because we live nearby and I just saw on their website that tuition could be doable for us. But I'm really interested in learning about the general reputations of any schools outside of the STA/NCS, Sidwell, GDS, realm where the doctors, lawyers, and otherwise elite send their kids.

If you are on the MD side, B-CC is just as good or better. JR is a mixed bag with DCPS. We felt SJC was just a public school and way to focused on athletics. Very big difference b/t the athletic facilities and rest of the school.

There are lots of kids from Bethesda in bounds for Whitman, BCC, Churchill, etc. that attend SJC. I don't believe they are all athletes (but I am sure some are athletes).

Lots from Olney and that area as well which I never quite understood because Good Counsel is right there...but the ones I know were recruited athletes...though again, never understood it as I assume Good Counsel would also recruit them as well.

SJC has 1,300 students. I'd be willing to bet that at least 60% of them come from Montgomery County with a high concentration from towns that are served by BCC, WJ, Whitman, etc, etc.

That's 800 families who choose SJC instead of one of the Montgomery County high schools. That's a lot of people who apparently don't agree that BCC and similar schools are "better". That the supporters of the public schools don't understand why, doesn't matter.

17% of all kids in Montgomery County don't attend the public schools. In the western part of the County, it's probably 25% or more.

You're wrong.
In fact, you're wrong on all the numbers you posted.

NP. Not all, and not either of the numbers presented as fact.
SJC has about 1300 students (source: https://www.stjohnschs.org/userfiles/sjchsmvc/documents/College%20Counseling/School%20Profile.pdf )
83% of Montgomery County students are in public, therefore 17% are not (source: https://www.publicschoolreview.com/maryland/montgomery-county#google_vignette ).
PP presented the 60% and 25% as estimates/guesses. Do you have sources to indicate those percentages are likely wrong?

You want to show me where at least 60% SJC are from MoCo?

Do you want to show me where it says otherwise? As I said, pp presented the 60% as an estimate, and was correct in both numbers they presented as fact. You’re the one saying they are wrong about all of it. Well, they’re right about 2 of the 4, and you were wrong about 2 of the 4. So far, I’m inclined to believe pp has a better sense of the numbers than you do. Feel free to demonstrate otherwise.

So you're pulling numbers out of your a$$.
Got it

Not my numbers, I’m just saying the pp who gave them has been proven more correct than you so far. You’ve provided nothing to show that your statements are more accurate, while there are sources to verify the numbers pp gave as fact and which you stated (incorrectly) were wrong. If pp was right about those two numbers and you were wrong, barring you giving any sources to prove otherwise, why should we believe you are correct and pp is wrong in their estimates? All you’ve done is spit incorrect statements and insults, while pp has provided facts and what appear to be reasonable estimates.

Are y'all really that dumb? How can I be wrong when I never provided any number? It falls on the person giving numbers to backup his/her numbers.
Again, show me where at least 60% of SJC students are from MoCo.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't see SJC mentioned much at all here. I wonder if it's because it's not one of the top schools, is affordable for normies, and doesn't carry the pretense some of the other more famous privates do. Is that right? We are not from the area and feel a little lost navigating the world of private schools. Both went to fairly elite private schools back home where everyone just kinda intutively knows which schools are the "rich kid schools", the "smart kid schools", "the artsy kid schools", etc. I fantasize sometimes about sending my kids to one of the cathedral schools, for example but I think financially, it's just not gonna be in the cards for us. I am trying to explore what I think of as the second tier schools like Gonzaga, possibly SJC, etc. I don't mean to denigrate any of these schools in any way; I don't know enough about any of them to have much to say positively or negatively. Just talking about tuition alone. Based on what I can gather, we would not qualify for aid but at the same time, $50k+ per child would be pretty uncomfortable for us. I ask about SJC specifically because we live nearby and I just saw on their website that tuition could be doable for us. But I'm really interested in learning about the general reputations of any schools outside of the STA/NCS, Sidwell, GDS, realm where the doctors, lawyers, and otherwise elite send their kids.

If you are on the MD side, B-CC is just as good or better. JR is a mixed bag with DCPS. We felt SJC was just a public school and way to focused on athletics. Very big difference b/t the athletic facilities and rest of the school.

There are lots of kids from Bethesda in bounds for Whitman, BCC, Churchill, etc. that attend SJC. I don't believe they are all athletes (but I am sure some are athletes).

Lots from Olney and that area as well which I never quite understood because Good Counsel is right there...but the ones I know were recruited athletes...though again, never understood it as I assume Good Counsel would also recruit them as well.

SJC has 1,300 students. I'd be willing to bet that at least 60% of them come from Montgomery County with a high concentration from towns that are served by BCC, WJ, Whitman, etc, etc.

That's 800 families who choose SJC instead of one of the Montgomery County high schools. That's a lot of people who apparently don't agree that BCC and similar schools are "better". That the supporters of the public schools don't understand why, doesn't matter.

17% of all kids in Montgomery County don't attend the public schools. In the western part of the County, it's probably 25% or more.

You're wrong.
In fact, you're wrong on all the numbers you posted.

NP. Not all, and not either of the numbers presented as fact.
SJC has about 1300 students (source: https://www.stjohnschs.org/userfiles/sjchsmvc/documents/College%20Counseling/School%20Profile.pdf )
83% of Montgomery County students are in public, therefore 17% are not (source: https://www.publicschoolreview.com/maryland/montgomery-county#google_vignette ).
PP presented the 60% and 25% as estimates/guesses. Do you have sources to indicate those percentages are likely wrong?

You want to show me where at least 60% SJC are from MoCo?

Do you want to show me where it says otherwise? As I said, pp presented the 60% as an estimate, and was correct in both numbers they presented as fact. You’re the one saying they are wrong about all of it. Well, they’re right about 2 of the 4, and you were wrong about 2 of the 4. So far, I’m inclined to believe pp has a better sense of the numbers than you do. Feel free to demonstrate otherwise.

So you're pulling numbers out of your a$$.
Got it

Not my numbers, I’m just saying the pp who gave them has been proven more correct than you so far. You’ve provided nothing to show that your statements are more accurate, while there are sources to verify the numbers pp gave as fact and which you stated (incorrectly) were wrong. If pp was right about those two numbers and you were wrong, barring you giving any sources to prove otherwise, why should we believe you are correct and pp is wrong in their estimates? All you’ve done is spit incorrect statements and insults, while pp has provided facts and what appear to be reasonable estimates.

According to the Maryland Department of Education there are close to 10,000 Montgomery County students in grades 9-12 who go to non-public schools. That’s equivalent to six full high schools the County would have to add if there were on private schools.

Those 10,000 kids have to go somewhere and St Johns is a popular destination. If just 1 in 20 (5%) go to St Johns, that’s a very large percentage of the student body. And other than Good Counsel, in far away Olney, where else do these kids go? Landon, St Andrew’s, Holy Cross, etc. are tiny by comparison.

So, 50%-60% of the SJC students coming from nearby Montgomery County is a pretty good estimate. And many of these students come from areas served by the best of the MoCo high schools. Just look at the archived May issues of Parish Times and you can see just how many kids from the parish schools in Bethesda, Potomac, Rockville and Kensington list St Johns as their high school destination.

Instead of worrying about who goes to SJC, the public school boosters ought to be figuring out why 10,000 families are willing to pay when a free public school is available to them.

A very experienced teacher, who had moved from MoCo schools to a private school once told me, “It became impossible for me to tell a disruptive student to sit down and shut up. I knew to do so was to put my career at risk.”

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Anonymous wrote:I don't see SJC mentioned much at all here. I wonder if it's because it's not one of the top schools, is affordable for normies, and doesn't carry the pretense some of the other more famous privates do. Is that right? We are not from the area and feel a little lost navigating the world of private schools. Both went to fairly elite private schools back home where everyone just kinda intutively knows which schools are the "rich kid schools", the "smart kid schools", "the artsy kid schools", etc. I fantasize sometimes about sending my kids to one of the cathedral schools, for example but I think financially, it's just not gonna be in the cards for us. I am trying to explore what I think of as the second tier schools like Gonzaga, possibly SJC, etc. I don't mean to denigrate any of these schools in any way; I don't know enough about any of them to have much to say positively or negatively. Just talking about tuition alone. Based on what I can gather, we would not qualify for aid but at the same time, $50k+ per child would be pretty uncomfortable for us. I ask about SJC specifically because we live nearby and I just saw on their website that tuition could be doable for us. But I'm really interested in learning about the general reputations of any schools outside of the STA/NCS, Sidwell, GDS, realm where the doctors, lawyers, and otherwise elite send their kids.

If you are on the MD side, B-CC is just as good or better. JR is a mixed bag with DCPS. We felt SJC was just a public school and way to focused on athletics. Very big difference b/t the athletic facilities and rest of the school.

There are lots of kids from Bethesda in bounds for Whitman, BCC, Churchill, etc. that attend SJC. I don't believe they are all athletes (but I am sure some are athletes).

Lots from Olney and that area as well which I never quite understood because Good Counsel is right there...but the ones I know were recruited athletes...though again, never understood it as I assume Good Counsel would also recruit them as well.

SJC has 1,300 students. I'd be willing to bet that at least 60% of them come from Montgomery County with a high concentration from towns that are served by BCC, WJ, Whitman, etc, etc.

That's 800 families who choose SJC instead of one of the Montgomery County high schools. That's a lot of people who apparently don't agree that BCC and similar schools are "better". That the supporters of the public schools don't understand why, doesn't matter.

17% of all kids in Montgomery County don't attend the public schools. In the western part of the County, it's probably 25% or more.

You're wrong.
In fact, you're wrong on all the numbers you posted.

NP. Not all, and not either of the numbers presented as fact.
SJC has about 1300 students (source: https://www.stjohnschs.org/userfiles/sjchsmvc/documents/College%20Counseling/School%20Profile.pdf )
83% of Montgomery County students are in public, therefore 17% are not (source: https://www.publicschoolreview.com/maryland/montgomery-county#google_vignette ).
PP presented the 60% and 25% as estimates/guesses. Do you have sources to indicate those percentages are likely wrong?

You want to show me where at least 60% SJC are from MoCo?

Do you want to show me where it says otherwise? As I said, pp presented the 60% as an estimate, and was correct in both numbers they presented as fact. You’re the one saying they are wrong about all of it. Well, they’re right about 2 of the 4, and you were wrong about 2 of the 4. So far, I’m inclined to believe pp has a better sense of the numbers than you do. Feel free to demonstrate otherwise.

So you're pulling numbers out of your a$$.
Got it

Not my numbers, I’m just saying the pp who gave them has been proven more correct than you so far. You’ve provided nothing to show that your statements are more accurate, while there are sources to verify the numbers pp gave as fact and which you stated (incorrectly) were wrong. If pp was right about those two numbers and you were wrong, barring you giving any sources to prove otherwise, why should we believe you are correct and pp is wrong in their estimates? All you’ve done is spit incorrect statements and insults, while pp has provided facts and what appear to be reasonable estimates.

Are y'all really that dumb? How can I be wrong when I never provided any number? It falls on the person giving numbers to backup his/her numbers.
Again, show me where at least 60% of SJC students are from MoCo.

Tell us where you think the 10,000 MoCo high school students go?

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Anonymous wrote:We chose SJC over BCC and are very happy that we did. There are huge differences between the two schools. Classes at SJC are a lot smaller (average 20 kids per class). SJC hasn’t experienced lockdowns or bomb threats while we have been there. There aren’t any fights or safety issues in the school, and there is not a rampant drug problem. Unlike public schools, you have to apply to SJC so problem kids can be screened out. SJC regularly suspends and expels kids who don’t adhere to its rules.

On top of all of that it has excellent academics and sports. In particular we like that the kids write lots of papers (all seniors have to write a senior thesis paper).

LOL. My college freshman is good friends with a SJC boy who is a drug dealer and my older DS definitely partied with SJC friends. But, carry on…

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Anonymous wrote:I don't see SJC mentioned much at all here. I wonder if it's because it's not one of the top schools, is affordable for normies, and doesn't carry the pretense some of the other more famous privates do. Is that right? We are not from the area and feel a little lost navigating the world of private schools. Both went to fairly elite private schools back home where everyone just kinda intutively knows which schools are the "rich kid schools", the "smart kid schools", "the artsy kid schools", etc. I fantasize sometimes about sending my kids to one of the cathedral schools, for example but I think financially, it's just not gonna be in the cards for us. I am trying to explore what I think of as the second tier schools like Gonzaga, possibly SJC, etc. I don't mean to denigrate any of these schools in any way; I don't know enough about any of them to have much to say positively or negatively. Just talking about tuition alone. Based on what I can gather, we would not qualify for aid but at the same time, $50k+ per child would be pretty uncomfortable for us. I ask about SJC specifically because we live nearby and I just saw on their website that tuition could be doable for us. But I'm really interested in learning about the general reputations of any schools outside of the STA/NCS, Sidwell, GDS, realm where the doctors, lawyers, and otherwise elite send their kids.

If you are on the MD side, B-CC is just as good or better. JR is a mixed bag with DCPS. We felt SJC was just a public school and way to focused on athletics. Very big difference b/t the athletic facilities and rest of the school.

There are lots of kids from Bethesda in bounds for Whitman, BCC, Churchill, etc. that attend SJC. I don't believe they are all athletes (but I am sure some are athletes).

Lots from Olney and that area as well which I never quite understood because Good Counsel is right there...but the ones I know were recruited athletes...though again, never understood it as I assume Good Counsel would also recruit them as well.

SJC has 1,300 students. I'd be willing to bet that at least 60% of them come from Montgomery County with a high concentration from towns that are served by BCC, WJ, Whitman, etc, etc.

That's 800 families who choose SJC instead of one of the Montgomery County high schools. That's a lot of people who apparently don't agree that BCC and similar schools are "better". That the supporters of the public schools don't understand why, doesn't matter.

17% of all kids in Montgomery County don't attend the public schools. In the western part of the County, it's probably 25% or more.

You're wrong.
In fact, you're wrong on all the numbers you posted.

NP. Not all, and not either of the numbers presented as fact.
SJC has about 1300 students (source: https://www.stjohnschs.org/userfiles/sjchsmvc/documents/College%20Counseling/School%20Profile.pdf )
83% of Montgomery County students are in public, therefore 17% are not (source: https://www.publicschoolreview.com/maryland/montgomery-county#google_vignette ).
PP presented the 60% and 25% as estimates/guesses. Do you have sources to indicate those percentages are likely wrong?

You want to show me where at least 60% SJC are from MoCo?

Do you want to show me where it says otherwise? As I said, pp presented the 60% as an estimate, and was correct in both numbers they presented as fact. You’re the one saying they are wrong about all of it. Well, they’re right about 2 of the 4, and you were wrong about 2 of the 4. So far, I’m inclined to believe pp has a better sense of the numbers than you do. Feel free to demonstrate otherwise.

So you're pulling numbers out of your a$$.
Got it

Not my numbers, I’m just saying the pp who gave them has been proven more correct than you so far. You’ve provided nothing to show that your statements are more accurate, while there are sources to verify the numbers pp gave as fact and which you stated (incorrectly) were wrong. If pp was right about those two numbers and you were wrong, barring you giving any sources to prove otherwise, why should we believe you are correct and pp is wrong in their estimates? All you’ve done is spit incorrect statements and insults, while pp has provided facts and what appear to be reasonable estimates.

Are y'all really that dumb? How can I be wrong when I never provided any number? It falls on the person giving numbers to backup his/her numbers.
Again, show me where at least 60% of SJC students are from MoCo.

You never provided numbers, but you said all of pp’s numbers were incorrect. A statement which has been proven wrong through provided sources. And now additional posters have provided further explanation of why pp’s estimates not yet backed up by sources are reasonable. All of which makes pp appear more trustworthy in their statements than you.

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Anonymous wrote:We chose SJC over BCC and are very happy that we did. There are huge differences between the two schools. Classes at SJC are a lot smaller (average 20 kids per class). SJC hasn’t experienced lockdowns or bomb threats while we have been there. There aren’t any fights or safety issues in the school, and there is not a rampant drug problem. Unlike public schools, you have to apply to SJC so problem kids can be screened out. SJC regularly suspends and expels kids who don’t adhere to its rules.

On top of all of that it has excellent academics and sports. In particular we like that the kids write lots of papers (all seniors have to write a senior thesis paper).

LOL. My college freshman is good friends with a SJC boy who is a drug dealer and my older DS definitely partied with SJC friends. But, carry on…

Do you understand the difference between “a few” and “rampant” How about between “consequences” and “restorative justice”?

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LOL. My college freshman is good friends with a SJC boy who is a drug dealer and my older DS definitely partied with SJC friends. But, carry on…

Weird post. Maybe you should be concerned about this.

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Anonymous wrote:We chose SJC over BCC and are very happy that we did. There are huge differences between the two schools. Classes at SJC are a lot smaller (average 20 kids per class). SJC hasn’t experienced lockdowns or bomb threats while we have been there. There aren’t any fights or safety issues in the school, and there is not a rampant drug problem. Unlike public schools, you have to apply to SJC so problem kids can be screened out. SJC regularly suspends and expels kids who don’t adhere to its rules.

On top of all of that it has excellent academics and sports. In particular we like that the kids write lots of papers (all seniors have to write a senior thesis paper).

LOL. My college freshman is good friends with a SJC boy who is a drug dealer and my older DS definitely partied with SJC friends. But, carry on…

Who wants to tell her that her college freshman son is either a drug user, or he deals drugs too? 👀

[Anonymous]

Do you understand the difference between “a few” and “rampant” How about between “consequences” and “restorative justice”?

+1


I asked my SJC upperclassman if they had ever smelled weed at SJC. Their response "No. Smoking weed at SJC would be incredibly stupid. That's instant expulsion."

SJC has 1300 students, so I'm sure a few make "incredibly stupid" decisions, but it is not rampant.

(And BCC's drug problem is pretty well documented. https://moco360.media/2023/02/04/vaping-marijuana-drinking-alcohol-inside-the-bathroom-culture-at-b-cc/).

[Anonymous]

This is OP. Wow—things certainly devolved hahaha. The bickering about the top eschilon schools is honestly sad. Anyway I took somebody’s advice and went to the football game yesterday to check out the vibes. I was mostly swatting mosquitoes and making sure my kids didn’t run onto the field but it seemed to me that very few students were there to watch and almost no HS age girls. We were nearest the south end zone which maybe was opposite of the student section so perhaps that’s why we didn’t see many kids. Anyway it was a good way to tire out kids and I enjoyed spending a little time on the campus. Well go to another couple games for sure and maybe catch some coaches’ eyes with my kids’ talent for rolling down the grass hill 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Wow—things certainly devolved hahaha. The bickering about the top eschilon schools is honestly sad. Anyway I took somebody’s advice and went to the football game yesterday to check out the vibes. I was mostly swatting mosquitoes and making sure my kids didn’t run onto the field but it seemed to me that very few students were there to watch and almost no HS age girls. We were nearest the south end zone which maybe was opposite of the student section so perhaps that’s why we didn’t see many kids. Anyway it was a good way to tire out kids and I enjoyed spending a little time on the campus. Well go to another couple games for sure and maybe catch some coaches’ eyes with my kids’ talent for rolling down the grass hill 🤣

Try:

Oct 26 @ home vs DeMatha (1:00pm)
Nov 9 @ home vs Gonzaga (1:00pm)

These are both “big deal” games. Stands should be full, especially for Gonzaga.