Janney auction tickets are $100 a person this year

[Anonymous]

Grit. Those families have so much grit!

[Anonymous]

Few houses on the market. But when they do, the average price is much lower, not 1.5mil by any stretch of imagination.

[Anonymous]

If they picked a Title I school and gave 10% of their take to them they could make such a difference.

But I doubt that will ever happen.

[Anonymous]

Oh, Janney. Keep being you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really Janney?
$200 a couple?
The school demographic is getting insanely wealthy, especially in the PK-1st years.

Maybe once a year they don't want to see cheapos like you?

this is so perfect it couldn't possibly have even come from an actual Janney parent. Bravo!

It didn't ???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure if you can afford a 1.5 mil house you can afford $200 for the auction. Also, you don't have to go.

Are you saying al of the families at Janet live in 1.5 mil houses or is that the average? It’s it’s the average, shouldn’t you care about those below the average? This is sad.

Pretty much. Its about 98% in 1.2 and above. Many now in 1.5+.

Median sales price is about $1M: https://www.trulia.com/real_estate/American_University_Park-Washington/1791/market-trends/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure if you can afford a 1.5 mil house you can afford $200 for the auction. Also, you don't have to go.

Are you saying al of the families at Janet live in 1.5 mil houses or is that the average? It’s it’s the average, shouldn’t you care about those below the average? This is sad.

Pretty much. Its about 98% in 1.2 and above. Many now in 1.5+.

Median sales price is about $1M: https://www.trulia.com/real_estate/American_University_Park-Washington/1791/market-trends/

OH yeah, you're definitely in the poor house at 1 mil.

[Anonymous]

There are much better and larger houses in the Murch area!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are much better and larger houses in the Murch area!

Of course! But they don't want to mix with our apartment dwelling poor kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure if you can afford a 1.5 mil house you can afford $200 for the auction. Also, you don't have to go.

Are you saying al of the families at Janet live in 1.5 mil houses or is that the average? It’s it’s the average, shouldn’t you care about those below the average? This is sad.

Pretty much. Its about 98% in 1.2 and above. Many now in 1.5+.

Where did you pull that stat? There are many families that bought >10 years ago. There are also renters that are already stretched with their housing and can’t swing $200 to go to a school event. The snobbishness of Janney stinks.

Oh cry me a river. Stretched thin in a million dollar house??? I'm in bounds for Murch and live paycheck to paycheck as a single parent just so my son can go to a decent school. I rent a very old 2 bedroom apartment. There is no way I will ever own in that neighborhood. Anyone who can afford a house zoned for Janney isn't struggling (or at least shouldn't be). Get real.

Maybe you didn’t fully read my post. I clearly said stretched to rent. I have a friend that is a single mom paying $3000 to rent a shack in Janney. She is not wealthy by any means. Doesn’t earn 6 figures. If her ex missed one month of child support, she wouldn’t be able to pay her rent. She is house poor so she can send her kids to Janney. $100 auction ticket is a slap in her face.

[Anonymous]

Why doesn't she just live in montgomery county for way less money and a school that is as good or better?

I don't get why she is spending her money like that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really Janney?
$200 a couple?
The school demographic is getting insanely wealthy, especially in the PK-1st years.

Maybe once a year they don't want to see cheapos like you?

this is so perfect it couldn't possibly have even come from an actual Janney parent. Bravo!

It didn't ???

Sorry that neither of us can really prove one way or the other, but that seems like pretty obvious trolling, and over the top to the point of being obvious snarking at Janney's expense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't she just live in montgomery county for way less money and a school that is as good or better?

I don't get why she is spending her money like that

That’s none of your business but I assume there are many things to take into account. One major one being a single parent working in NW and having to navigate logistics of having kids in various places. Also, how far do you have to go to get a 3 bedroom for less than $3k? Gaithersburg? How good are the schools there? She may be able to get something for $2800 but have to add 2-3 hours of commute to her day at what cost? How good is the school going to be there? People like you that have no clue how really people live each month are really sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I'm on our elementary's PTA Board and disapprove of school auctions. I understand it brings in money for the school, so I keep my mouth shut, but I do not condone the message that a public school can encourage inequalities, that if you have money, you get more school-related stuff. At our school, shadowing the Principal is auctioned off, or a lunch with the assistant Principal, etc. Tying a relationship with a special teacher or administrator with money is just wrong.

So I don't go. Don't want to see that happening live.

Here are a few things we do at our school to close the gap and maybe somethings you can recommend at your school
- Some teachers offer a whole class play date at $10/child. It still collects a fair share of money and isn't out of reach for most families
- Some teachers keep spots for their experiences for kids whose families don't participate in the auction. For example the teacher takes 4 kids somewhere, 2 from the auction and 2 others

But I do understand your point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't she just live in montgomery county for way less money and a school that is as good or better?

I don't get why she is spending her money like that

Shudder (need a new emoji).