What’s it like at St. John’s in DC?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

All the Catholic HS's in the area have Mother's Club and Father's Club. Most families are traditional, so why should they cater to the rare and unlikely alternative family situation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

All the Catholic HS's in the area have Mother's Club and Father's Club. Most families are traditional, so why should they cater to the rare and unlikely alternative family situation.

I’m in a “traditional” family and have kids at one of these schools and I still think the idea of these groups is quite antiquated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

All the Catholic HS's in the area have Mother's Club and Father's Club. Most families are traditional, so why should they cater to the rare and unlikely alternative family situation.

Right, a 2022 Gallup poll found that only 7% of people in the US identified as LGBTQ, even when you count the closet cases, the community is still in the minority yet has had a lot of accommodations over the years to include its members. A Mother's and Men of St. John club serves an overwhelming majority of the student parent population and that's ok.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

All the Catholic HS's in the area have Mother's Club and Father's Club. Most families are traditional, so why should they cater to the rare and unlikely alternative family situation.

I’m in a “traditional” family and have kids at one of these schools and I still think the idea of these groups is quite antiquated.

What do you think the idea of these club is?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does SJC have a list of current acceptances like the other privates?

For some strange reason, their list is very vague and doesn't give a time frame. Just a list of all colleges students got accepted to for all time. This is not helpful at all. Most schools give at the very minimum for a three year period and some pinpoint the most recent year. I suspect their list is not all that impressive when looking at a short period of time like 1-3 years.

I saw a video from last year’s SJCHS graduation. The valedictorian went to MIT, and the salutarian to Stanford.

FWIW I know a SJC student going to Harvard next year. Nothing comprehensive school-wide but top SJC students do well w college admissions.

That's all great, but could we all please stop reinforcing the narrative that a small handful of schools are the only 'great' college options?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

All the Catholic HS's in the area have Mother's Club and Father's Club. Most families are traditional, so why should they cater to the rare and unlikely alternative family situation.

I’m in a “traditional” family and have kids at one of these schools and I still think the idea of these groups is quite antiquated.

As a mother who has gone to the Men of SJC meetings: 1. I wasn't the only mother there 2. They have whiskey.

People you need to get out more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

All the Catholic HS's in the area have Mother's Club and Father's Club. Most families are traditional, so why should they cater to the rare and unlikely alternative family situation.

Visi and SR have parent clubs and fathers clubs. Gonzaga has a dad club and a mom club. I met nice moms at the SJC moms club meetings but I never got much information there. The Principal stands up and reads a list of all the athletic events SJC teams won since the last meeting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

All the Catholic HS's in the area have Mother's Club and Father's Club. Most families are traditional, so why should they cater to the rare and unlikely alternative family situation.

I’m in a “traditional” family and have kids at one of these schools and I still think the idea of these groups is quite antiquated.

As a mother who has gone to the Men of SJC meetings: 1. I wasn't the only mother there 2. They have whiskey.

People you need to get out more.

I didn't know you could crash the men's meetings. To be fair, the moms meetings are not without alcohol, but they don't get whiskey.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

All the Catholic HS's in the area have Mother's Club and Father's Club. Most families are traditional, so why should they cater to the rare and unlikely alternative family situation.

Visi and SR have parent clubs and fathers clubs. Gonzaga has a dad club and a mom club. I met nice moms at the SJC moms club meetings but I never got much information there. The Principal stands up and reads a list of all the athletic events SJC teams won since the last meeting.

At Gonzaga, the father's club does things like service projects with their sons. They also wait on tables during the Mother's Day brunch every year.

The Mother's Club is much more involved. Lots of opportunities to volunteer at the school doing things like the faculty breakfasts every month and help decorate for the Christmas gala every year. I loved being a part of it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:SJC gives preference to kids coming from the catholic feeder schools. There are many kids from DC and other publics. They aren't bussing kids to pro life marches but it has semi regular masses.

This year’s picture of the number of kids choosing to attend the pro-life march was eye opening. I think there were about only 30 kids (out of a school with @1200 students).

Well remember there was a major COVID surge right around that time. Our middle school cancelled the trip for the 8th graders the year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

All the Catholic HS's in the area have Mother's Club and Father's Club. Most families are traditional, so why should they cater to the rare and unlikely alternative family situation.

I’m in a “traditional” family and have kids at one of these schools and I still think the idea of these groups is quite antiquated.

+1. I agree with PP that many of these clubs are straight out of the 1950s. The fathers get together to grill out, drink and smoke cigars and the moms get together to drink wine and gossip about other students and their families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

All the Catholic HS's in the area have Mother's Club and Father's Club. Most families are traditional, so why should they cater to the rare and unlikely alternative family situation.

I’m in a “traditional” family and have kids at one of these schools and I still think the idea of these groups is quite antiquated.

+1. I agree with PP that many of these clubs are straight out of the 1950s. The fathers get together to grill out, drink and smoke cigars and the moms get together to drink wine and gossip about other students and their families.

It is so awesome.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

All the Catholic HS's in the area have Mother's Club and Father's Club. Most families are traditional, so why should they cater to the rare and unlikely alternative family situation.

Right, a 2022 Gallup poll found that only 7% of people in the US identified as LGBTQ, even when you count the closet cases, the community is still in the minority yet has had a lot of accommodations over the years to include its members. A Mother's and Men of St. John club serves an overwhelming majority of the student parent population and that's ok.

It doesn’t. Many students and parents thought it was antiquated in the 90’s and really only served a small group of families. That is still the case.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure about the parents group comment either. I have multiple kids who have gone to SJC and I have never gone to the Mother's Club and my DH hasn't gone to the Men of SJC things either. Our kids are in sports and theater. We just do those things. I know the Mother's Club is active but it is high school. You can be as engaged or not engaged as you would like.

Absolutely true you can be as engaged or not as you choose in the parent groups. But tell me that “ Mother’s Cub”” vs “Men of St. John’s” does not pretty much make the point?

They have something similar at Gonzaga. So no, I don’t think it makes the point?

All the Catholic HS's in the area have Mother's Club and Father's Club. Most families are traditional, so why should they cater to the rare and unlikely alternative family situation.

Right, a 2022 Gallup poll found that only 7% of people in the US identified as LGBTQ, even when you count the closet cases, the community is still in the minority yet has had a lot of accommodations over the years to include its members. A Mother's and Men of St. John club serves an overwhelming majority of the student parent population and that's ok.

It doesn’t. Many students and parents thought it was antiquated in the 90’s and really only served a small group of families. That is still the case.

I can’t believe this post has gone under with negating parents’ groups as too traditional. You whiners have nothing else to complain about re: SJC? Parent groups are free volunteers to pull off a ton of fundraising, fun student events, and appreciation events for the teachers. Reading into them beyond that is idiotic. You don’t like them? Don’t participate. Problem solved.