Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

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Anonymous wrote:Your DD will most likely need to chose one

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Anonymous wrote:On the back to school part on the website, it says book buying. Are we expected to buy our own books? If so what is the estimated cost for a high school student? And do they allow kids to print out their own copies from online and then staple it or do you need to buy the actual book? I've never been to a school where I had to buy books so I was confused.

Yes I was shocked at first too. But whatever you do don't buy the books off of the website doing that will make it crazy expensive (400+). Go onto amazon and buy the used paperback version (I did this and got a 100+ book for 15$). If you can't find it on amazon go to different site until you do. The earlier you buy the better because for some book there will only be a few in stock. Me and my family do this and we got an order that was supposed to be 461$ down to 71$.

Buying your own books is a very common practice in private high schools. Holton, Landon, STA all do it. You can look on Amazon for books but make sure you have the correct edition, particularly English books. Sometimes pagination is different and content has changed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buying your own books is a very common practice in private high schools. Holton, Landon, STA all do it. You can look on Amazon for books but make sure you have the correct edition, particularly English books. Sometimes pagination is different and content has changed.

I remember being shocked at how much the family needs to pay for on top of tuition too after moving here from abroad. But yea many private high schools do it instead of just providing it to the kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:New family for class of 2029. Is there a group me/facebook page or anything for parents to connect?

Wondering about this too

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[Anonymous]

When will incoming new families start to be connected to the class of '29????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When will incoming new families start to be connected to the class of '29????

[Anonymous]

I think you need to reach out to the school if you are a new family. I don’t remember the exact timing because it’s been a few years, but I’m pretty sure we’d been connected to our mentor family by this point. If you haven’t, there’s a chance something is off in that process (eg you fell through the craps for one reason or another). DCUM will not have your answer so best to call school directly.

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*fell through the cracks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you need to reach out to the school if you are a new family. I don’t remember the exact timing because it’s been a few years, but I’m pretty sure we’d been connected to our mentor family by this point. If you haven’t, there’s a chance something is off in that process (eg you fell through the craps for one reason or another). DCUM will not have your answer so best to call school directly.

If they wanted to ask their mentor family they would've. This is the third comment saying this people clearly want the answer from DCUM or else they wouldn't have typed it here. Just answer the question instead of talking about the mentor family again.

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How are the kids of 2029 overall academically? Do they use AI a lot? Are they below average? I know that many kids in Gen Alpha have been below grade level because of covid. (Prospective family).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When will incoming new families start to be connected to the class of '29????

This. Friends who are incoming at Sidwell and other schools have already had numerous meetups

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When will incoming new families start to be connected to the class of '29????

This. Friends who are incoming at Sidwell and other schools have already had numerous meetups

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When will incoming new families start to be connected to the class of '29????

This. Friends who are incoming at Sidwell and other schools have already had numerous meetups

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Why would you come on a Stone Ridge thread to post about Sidwell and organized meet ups for the class of ‘29? Weird flex.

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Anonymous wrote:I think you need to reach out to the school if you are a new family. I don’t remember the exact timing because it’s been a few years, but I’m pretty sure we’d been connected to our mentor family by this point. If you haven’t, there’s a chance something is off in that process (eg you fell through the craps for one reason or another). DCUM will not have your answer so best to call school directly.

If they wanted to ask their mentor family they would've. This is the third comment saying this people clearly want the answer from DCUM or else they wouldn't have typed it here. Just answer the question instead of talking about the mentor family again.

Well the chances of getting a straight answer here are pretty slim. I also suggest reaching out to the school. I looked back at my emails and we had already connected with the community by now a few years ago when DD was a freshman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a great school that sometimes get bad reviews, unfortunately. I think your family and DD are in for a really great time at SR.

Using what as a criteria?