Why is everyone at SR leaving?

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Anonymous wrote:From the college placement this year, it looks like lacrosse is the only way SR girls get into top schools.

Where did you find the complete list of who went where?

The instagram account has everyone. SR is the only school that posts the outcomes for all students.

Everyone? Are they not allowed to opt out, or do they just choose not to?

They do not have to post. DD's year roughly 75% posted. These are student run accounts and there's definitely a degree of peer pressure for everyone to post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents send their girls to SR when they can't get into Holton or NCS (or when they are so MAGA that they actually think SR is the more conservative choice.) *shrugs*

-- so it's not surprising that the school is on it's way down.

Thank you for adding a meaningful comment to the conversation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From the college placement this year, it looks like lacrosse is the only way SR girls get into top schools.

This is not true. What does “top schools” mean to you? Kids in the top 20% are going to top schools.

T10

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Anonymous wrote:It is currently out of balance

Not PP, but today’s post on the school’s social media accounts is an example of the out of balance. No post for valedictorian or salutatorian; never was a post for cum laude society even though ceremony was in September. Girls in the senior class had no idea who was inducted into cum laude until graduation. It’s not even announced then or at prize day but is just listed in the grad program. It feels out of balance for a school that should value educational achievements also.

Agree and this has been the norm for awhile. DD graduated a few years back and was a top student, but not an athlete. She received highest honors her entire career at SR, was inducted into the cum laude society, took an incredibly rigorous courseload and it was like she was invisible.

PP congrats to your daughter on her impressive academic achievement. It is telling that SR continuously features the athletes (of certain sports) over intellectual excellence. It is ok to not be a tippy top academic program, but kindness, inclusiveness, and community matter, and those attributes seem to be lacking at this school currently.

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Anonymous wrote:It is currently out of balance

Not PP, but today’s post on the school’s social media accounts is an example of the out of balance. No post for valedictorian or salutatorian; never was a post for cum laude society even though ceremony was in September. Girls in the senior class had no idea who was inducted into cum laude until graduation. It’s not even announced then or at prize day but is just listed in the grad program. It feels out of balance for a school that should value educational achievements also.

Agree and this has been the norm for awhile. DD graduated a few years back and was a top student, but not an athlete. She received highest honors her entire career at SR, was inducted into the cum laude society, took an incredibly rigorous courseload and it was like she was invisible.

Yup. The ceremony for the induction was small...just a few administrators and the students with families. After that, nothing mentioned about them until their names were printed it the graduation program. I totally get not publicly recognizing every single honors recipient (honors, high honors, highest honors) because there are so many and getting honors requires only a certain GPA. But to be in the top 20% of the class should be recognized to the community beyond just the graduation program, which is only seen by that particular class. Same with merit scholar and commended scholar recipients...no mention. Most schools announce in their communications about these students.

SR didn’t have any National Merit semifinalists this year.

They had commended scholars.

Everybody has commended scholars.

So? What is your point? The original issue was whether or not students are recognized, not whether or not they have representation of one or both distinctions.

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Anonymous wrote:From the college placement this year, it looks like lacrosse is the only way SR girls get into top schools.

Where did you find the complete list of who went where?

The instagram account has everyone. SR is the only school that posts the outcomes for all students.

Everyone? Are they not allowed to opt out, or do they just choose not to?

No idea. But the reality is that (93) SR girls all post their college outcomes on Instagram. I suspect it’s peer pressure that they all do it.

92 students posted. One opted out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From the college placement this year, it looks like lacrosse is the only way SR girls get into top schools.

This is not true. What does “top schools” mean to you? Kids in the top 20% are going to top schools.

T10

Oh please.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is currently out of balance

Not PP, but today’s post on the school’s social media accounts is an example of the out of balance. No post for valedictorian or salutatorian; never was a post for cum laude society even though ceremony was in September. Girls in the senior class had no idea who was inducted into cum laude until graduation. It’s not even announced then or at prize day but is just listed in the grad program. It feels out of balance for a school that should value educational achievements also.

Agree and this has been the norm for awhile. DD graduated a few years back and was a top student, but not an athlete. She received highest honors her entire career at SR, was inducted into the cum laude society, took an incredibly rigorous courseload and it was like she was invisible.

PP congrats to your daughter on her impressive academic achievement. It is telling that SR continuously features the athletes (of certain sports) over intellectual excellence. It is ok to not be a tippy top academic program, but kindness, inclusiveness, and community matter, and those attributes seem to be lacking at this school currently.

I agree that there does tend to be a bias on social media towards athletes, especially lacrosse. However, I’m not exactly sure who runs the pages and how things get cleared to be posted. It seems like it would benefit SR to have more of a balance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is currently out of balance

Not PP, but today’s post on the school’s social media accounts is an example of the out of balance. No post for valedictorian or salutatorian; never was a post for cum laude society even though ceremony was in September. Girls in the senior class had no idea who was inducted into cum laude until graduation. It’s not even announced then or at prize day but is just listed in the grad program. It feels out of balance for a school that should value educational achievements also.

Agree and this has been the norm for awhile. DD graduated a few years back and was a top student, but not an athlete. She received highest honors her entire career at SR, was inducted into the cum laude society, took an incredibly rigorous courseload and it was like she was invisible.

PP congrats to your daughter on her impressive academic achievement. It is telling that SR continuously features the athletes (of certain sports) over intellectual excellence. It is ok to not be a tippy top academic program, but kindness, inclusiveness, and community matter, and those attributes seem to be lacking at this school currently.

So sorry to hear your accomplished daughter felt invisible. Tracks with what my daughter (current upper school) told me - "everyone is so perfectly exceptional that no one is". Awful for the girls to feel this way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is currently out of balance

Not PP, but today’s post on the school’s social media accounts is an example of the out of balance. No post for valedictorian or salutatorian; never was a post for cum laude society even though ceremony was in September. Girls in the senior class had no idea who was inducted into cum laude until graduation. It’s not even announced then or at prize day but is just listed in the grad program. It feels out of balance for a school that should value educational achievements also.

Agree and this has been the norm for awhile. DD graduated a few years back and was a top student, but not an athlete. She received highest honors her entire career at SR, was inducted into the cum laude society, took an incredibly rigorous courseload and it was like she was invisible.

PP congrats to your daughter on her impressive academic achievement. It is telling that SR continuously features the athletes (of certain sports) over intellectual excellence. It is ok to not be a tippy top academic program, but kindness, inclusiveness, and community matter, and those attributes seem to be lacking at this school currently.

So sorry to hear your accomplished daughter felt invisible. Tracks with what my daughter (current upper school) told me - "everyone is so perfectly exceptional that no one is". Awful for the girls to feel this way.

I am not so sure this philosophy is what is being portrayed. How can you say "everyone" is so exceptional? At graduation, awards are presented for the 4-year five sacred goals and an additional five "special awards" deemed the most highly esteemed are also presented. These awards are not academic or athletic in nature. Valedictorian and salutatorian are given speaking roles. Printed in the program is recognition to the top 20% of class (Cum Laude Society) and College Board award recipients along with some additional department awards and athletic awards. There is overlap there for the most part. Not "everyone" gets an award or is made to feel "exceptional." Everyone has their strengths and they are recognized at the appropriate place and time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is currently out of balance

Not PP, but today’s post on the school’s social media accounts is an example of the out of balance. No post for valedictorian or salutatorian; never was a post for cum laude society even though ceremony was in September. Girls in the senior class had no idea who was inducted into cum laude until graduation. It’s not even announced then or at prize day but is just listed in the grad program. It feels out of balance for a school that should value educational achievements also.

Agree and this has been the norm for awhile. DD graduated a few years back and was a top student, but not an athlete. She received highest honors her entire career at SR, was inducted into the cum laude society, took an incredibly rigorous courseload and it was like she was invisible.

PP congrats to your daughter on her impressive academic achievement. It is telling that SR continuously features the athletes (of certain sports) over intellectual excellence. It is ok to not be a tippy top academic program, but kindness, inclusiveness, and community matter, and those attributes seem to be lacking at this school currently.

So sorry to hear your accomplished daughter felt invisible. Tracks with what my daughter (current upper school) told me - "everyone is so perfectly exceptional that no one is". Awful for the girls to feel this way.

I am not so sure this philosophy is what is being portrayed. How can you say "everyone" is so exceptional? At graduation, awards are presented for the 4-year five sacred goals and an additional five "special awards" deemed the most highly esteemed are also presented. These awards are not academic or athletic in nature. Valedictorian and salutatorian are given speaking roles. Printed in the program is recognition to the top 20% of class (Cum Laude Society) and College Board award recipients along with some additional department awards and athletic awards. There is overlap there for the most part. Not "everyone" gets an award or is made to feel "exceptional." Everyone has their strengths and they are recognized at the appropriate place and time.

SR definitely has high standards for who qualifies for academic honors and it’s not a participation award type of thing so I don’t know what the “everyone is exceptional so no one is” comment was about. And yes they do list/acknowledge these awards at graduation, but the school’s fanfare and promotion for athletic achievements absolutely outshined the accolades for academic achievements during DD’s four years. People were shocked when they learned she was in the cum laude society and going to a T10 school because she is quiet and the school had not promoted that at all.

[Anonymous]

I have noticed wherever this contingent of country club moms go that school is always been talked about negatively on DCUM. I mean the moms belonging to CCC

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From the college placement this year, it looks like lacrosse is the only way SR girls get into top schools.

Where did you find the complete list of who went where?

The instagram account has everyone. SR is the only school that posts the outcomes for all students.

Not the only school that does this by any mean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From the college placement this year, it looks like lacrosse is the only way SR girls get into top schools.

A student got into UCLA and doesn’t play any sports.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From the college placement this year, it looks like lacrosse is the only way SR girls get into top schools.

Where did you find the complete list of who went where?

The instagram account has everyone. SR is the only school that posts the outcomes for all students.

Everyone? Are they not allowed to opt out, or do they just choose not to?

No idea. But the reality is that (93) SR girls all post their college outcomes on Instagram. I suspect it’s peer pressure that they all do it.

Or maybe they are all excited for everyone to see where the go to college? DD says that everyone is always happy when there’s a new post on the account.