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When will St Mary’s/Alexandria publicly announce Honor Roll?
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Anonymous
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Does your student seem upset about this or are you just mad? It is an odd hill to die on.
During the school year it was in the weekly newsletter via a link, they sent an email last year but it is different every year. For example, they have at times included a list in a mailing, but this year they included the certificates in the report card packet. I don’t think it is an intentional slight directed at academics or wanting to coddle children. They raised the bar for academic honors this year after all, which by the way is different at every school. |
Anonymous
Sorry your child didn’t make honor roll. But hopefully they’ll get “student of the month” — for helping to hand out pencils or whatever they give it for. Which the school plasters all over the place (in the lobby, etc) and has a special assembly to publicly congratulate. So bizarre. |
Anonymous
They used to do both —- send certificates in the mail AND announce. Seems pretty intentional and a big change in priorities/values to me. How did they raise the bar for academics? |
Anonymous
| Actually, the school holds a ceremony for students who make the Principal’s List (95 and above). |
Anonymous
Yeah, during the year for first and second trimesters. They did ZERO to publicly acknowledge principals list for last trimester. Sad. |
Anonymous
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Got it. Your kid made Principal’s and you are upset there wasn’t recognition.
They have never done the ceremony in the summer, and they have not always announced academic honors in the summer. Want to solve your complaint? Just post your child’s certificate on Facebook, and everyone will happily congratulate you. Problem solved. |
Anonymous
I totally get why they didn’t publicly acknowledge academic achievement this summer. It’s so difficult and hard to copy and paste a list in the end of year email. They’re too busy. Stop complaining. Btw, many of the nearby public schools publicly congratulated and noted honor roll recipients. They somehow found the time. If public schools place more of a value on academics than you do as a private school, you have problems. |
Anonymous
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Why do you care? Honor Roll hardly is merit based. Many students get extra time for tests or special accommodations, etc., so being on honor roll tells me nothing. I tell my kids to compete only with themselves — bc competing with others in school is a rigged game and a lost cause nowadays.
On the other hand, NOT being on honor roll says a lot! |
Anonymous
My kid's school doesn't do any of this sh*t, so I could not care less. But clearly, you have NOT asked the school. Why not? |
Anonymous
You’re a pleasant person, aren’t you? What about the kids who worked extremely hard, but “only” earned a C because of challenges your perfect child doesn’t have to endure. Perhaps that child’s accomplishments are actually greater than your child’s, who may not have to work hard to get an A. |
Anonymous
OMG IKR? And all those kids who have glasses because they’ve found some doctor to say their vision isn’t strong enough. Give me a break. If they just squint a little and stop being so lazy they’d be fine. |
Anonymous
Honor Roll isn’t for kids who “worked the hardest.” It’s for the kids who ACCOMPLISHED. If you want the former, start a new award for “hardest worker.” Your mentality likely is exactly why st Mary’s stopped announcing honor roll. Sad to see it poison private schools now too. |
Anonymous
I have. No response. Shocker! |
Anonymous
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Does not announcing honor roll = lower academic standards?
If standards are lowered, what have the kids on honor roll actually accomplished? |
Anonymous
| If this is at all representative of the average parent or family at St. Mary's, I can see why your teachers keep leaving. |