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Anonymous
Do you think in light of other schools making the change to organic the school might change or consider doing the same? It seems like such a blessing to have lunch included but if your DD will not eat it then ..not so much! |
Anonymous
| Don't be so mean PP, my daughter got in for 3rd. She was not a legacy, have no idea what URM is (so I suspect she is not that), and she did not have perfect test scores. But she was highly confident, poised, and already an accomplished athlete in a non-team sport. And she loved Holton from the minute she walked in - as did we. PP does probaby have something there -there has to be a mutual fit. |
Anonymous
| Your story isn't consistent OP. If you look at your original post --it says "you plan to apply for next year"...not that you are already in. And, if your kid was already in, you'd know what the sport and music offerings were. In one place you say you're kid is not a "budding Olympian" and now "she's an accomplised athete". ???? |
Anonymous
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OP sounds high maintenance to say the least. Since when does a school provide individualized PE classes so that each child can pursue her own sport during rather than outside of school time? Since when is an aversion to cafeteria food described as a "dietary restriction"? Considering that private schools such as Holton already provide a very high level of services, facilities, and everything nice to families fortunate enough to be able to afford it ...
Anyway, I really think the OP's questions could best be addressed by the school in question. DCUM is great for opinions and advice, but these questions seem fairly straight forward and really don't require a long involved chat with strangers. |
Anonymous
OP here. The "accomplished athlete" was not my post. I said that she was not a budding Olympian because I thought the thread was getting mean, and that comment from an early (calling my dd a budding Olympian) post was a bit inappropriate. So I had to simmer this ASAP, my child's athletic abilities are not the issue. I would simply like to be able to get as much done in a school day as possible to avoid a lot of running around after school, hence the questions about sports and music. I hope that the odd Holton comments are from ONE person who is either a Holton supporter or Holton adversary. I am sure that IF we get in, we will meet some charming families. |
Anonymous
Please elaborate. |
Anonymous
| Two words, "Great school !!" |
Anonymous
| I am the 21:34 poster, and I was not the OP. I just thought that the PP before me was rather mean, assuming that OP's DD wouldn't get in if she wasn't legacy or such. Holton looks at the whole girl as far as I can tell, and chooses the ones who perhaps are not perfect (or legacy) but who have some sort of spark that suggests they will thrive at the school. I suspect that is some relatively small percentage of total applicants in any given year, but no one should assume that Holton is only interested in "pre-wired" applicants. |
Anonymous
| PS; 21:34 and PP here again - my DD loves the food. One of her favorite things. Just goes to taste, I guess, but I personally would tend to agree that absent serious allergy issues, parents who obsess about their kids food are (a) difficult and (b) seem to be fomenting food issues in their children. |
Anonymous
You know that we really need more parents to obsess about kids food in this country, since one of the biggest nutritional problems we have is obesity. If a parent does not want their kids eating trans fat, lots of salt, and high fructose corn syrup, then power to them. |
Anonymous
| But I have to agree with the previous PP - my friends who obsess the most about food and their kids have kids who are incredibly picky eaters and when given a choice, frequently choose the unhealthy option. Not sure which came first in these situations, the chicken or the egg, but it's been one of my observations over the years (based purely on anecdotal evidence). |
Anonymous
| I wrote about the food. My daughter is a Div I Ivy athlete and couldn't eat the Holton food for training purposes. |
Anonymous
| PP, please expound. Holton does have healthy options ... salad bar, etc. And they have meat (protein) and fairly decent carbs (yogurt). What did your DD need as pre-Div I Ivy athlete that they could not provide? |
Anonymous
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My parents were very nutrition conscious, and so am I, and I would like my children to eat as I do. Many people who are into nutrition have trouble finding the right foods at any cafeteria or restaurant. Sodium for instance shows up in large amounts in most salad dressings and sauces. Also, even though trans fat is not allowed in MC, if the food is prepared outside the county, it is allowed. Trans fat is very dangerous, and a child who is exposed to it even in "small" quantities is at long term risk of heart disease. The point here is that if tuition includes food, then the food should be such that everyone can eat it, otherwise, a pay as you go system might be best. |
Anonymous
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Guess what - I bet they have vinegar and just plain lemons for juice as options ... just because high sodium salad dressing may be there... and high fat whatever ... doesn't mean everyone has to eat if, if they don't want to. And there is NO EVIDENCE that Holton's food is prepared outside of MoCo ... in fact, it is prepared in MoCo.
So - what are we left with ... the "trans fat" heart disease risk down the road (assuming no other healthy choices) ... when Holton has a salad bar and bowl of fruit out all the time as a snack option ... and decent nutrition classes about healthy choices starting in 3rd grade. Hmm. Sounds low risk. Especially when it is actually true that a great percentage of the risk is GENETIC. My heritage -- Eastern Europeans who actually craved and ate meat fat ... actual slabs of fat, with butter and sour cream (not kidding). And they chain smoked and drank like fish. And lived until at least 85 (the youngest to die). All women lived into their 90s, some into their 100s. I think people should stop fooling themselves that diet will cure any potential ills |