Lacrosse culture at St Stephens.

[Anonymous]

Found this thread looking for a similar topic. Does anyone have updated info? Anyone with a non-lacrosse playing high schools girl at SSSAS that can speak to this? I am worried about this issue. My girls are in the lower school and I already see the lacrosse focus.

[Anonymous]

Panthera is going to eat into Kathy’s club grip, and there will be spillover at school level. SSSA’s lax culture is waning.

[Anonymous]

^^^ Good morning, Panthera! Your desperation is striking. Maybe get off this board and try to field your first team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your kid doesn't play lacrosse, how is it socially for them at St Stephens?

There are 450+ kids in the high school. The varsity lacrosse team has maybe 25 kids on it.

So... you are kidding, right? You think the overwhelming majority of kids who are not on the varsity lacrosse team are social outcasts or something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh please not another lacrosse thread.

If they didn't exist, where oh where would mental midgets like you post?

DUHHHH!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Panthera is going to eat into Kathy’s club grip, and there will be spillover at school level. SSSA’s lax culture is waning.

Many many many SSSAS parents (the non lacrosse ones) would love for this to happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Panthera is going to eat into Kathy’s club grip, and there will be spillover at school level. SSSA’s lax culture is waning.

Many many many SSSAS parents (the non lacrosse ones) would love for this to happen.

+1 And maybe even some of the lacrosse ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BI's academics are not less difficult than SSSA, but, there are tougher requirements to get into Ap courses. But what do I know, I am one of those aggressive 22314 hoodlems!

you are kidding right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your kid doesn't play lacrosse, how is it socially for them at St Stephens?

There are 450+ kids in the high school. The varsity lacrosse team has maybe 25 kids on it.

So... you are kidding, right? You think the overwhelming majority of kids who are not on the varsity lacrosse team are social outcasts or something?

You miss the point. The laxers have a disproportionate influence on the culture and quality college placement at the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your kid doesn't play lacrosse, how is it socially for them at St Stephens?

There are 450+ kids in the high school. The varsity lacrosse team has maybe 25 kids on it.

So... you are kidding, right? You think the overwhelming majority of kids who are not on the varsity lacrosse team are social outcasts or something?

You miss the point. The laxers have a disproportionate influence on the culture and quality college placement at the school.

I'm not challenging, but I don't understand what that means. Do you mean Yale takes the Lax bro with lower grades instead of the valedictorian?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your kid doesn't play lacrosse, how is it socially for them at St Stephens?

There are 450+ kids in the high school. The varsity lacrosse team has maybe 25 kids on it.

So... you are kidding, right? You think the overwhelming majority of kids who are not on the varsity lacrosse team are social outcasts or something?

You miss the point. The laxers have a disproportionate influence on the culture and quality college placement at the school.

DP. There are about 25 on boys varsity, about 25 on girls varsity, about 25 on boys jv and about 25 on girls jv. Now you have 100 students out of 450. Almost a quarter of the school. That is a big influence. I'm not knocking it but it would be disingenuous and naïve to ignore the influence on the climate. No one is saying that they aren't bright, hard-working and deserving of quality college placements. Just that the sheer volume of their presence does have an impact on the school culture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your kid doesn't play lacrosse, how is it socially for them at St Stephens?

There are 450+ kids in the high school. The varsity lacrosse team has maybe 25 kids on it.

So... you are kidding, right? You think the overwhelming majority of kids who are not on the varsity lacrosse team are social outcasts or something?

You miss the point. The laxers have a disproportionate influence on the culture and quality college placement at the school.

I'm not challenging, but I don't understand what that means. Do you mean Yale takes the Lax bro with lower grades instead of the valedictorian?

Well I don’t know about Yale, but UVA and Georgetown - yes.

[Anonymous]

SSSAS has two problems. Since they draw from the immediate area almost exclusively, they have by far the most homogeneous population in the IAC. And yes, the lacrosse kids run the school (or at least think they do). Lots of bad behavior.

[Anonymous]

Poor showing at NHS showcase tournament yesterday. Were they missing guys?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your kid doesn't play lacrosse, how is it socially for them at St Stephens?

There are 450+ kids in the high school. The varsity lacrosse team has maybe 25 kids on it.

So... you are kidding, right? You think the overwhelming majority of kids who are not on the varsity lacrosse team are social outcasts or something?

You miss the point. The laxers have a disproportionate influence on the culture and quality college placement at the school.

I'm not challenging, but I don't understand what that means. Do you mean Yale takes the Lax bro with lower grades instead of the valedictorian?

Well I don’t know about Yale, but UVA and Georgetown - yes.

There are standards at both UVA and Georgetown that are no longer insignificant. Since the OD death at Georgetown and the many many issues at UVA (along with a coaching change), kids in the last few classes seem to be looked at more carefully. Administrations now are much less tolerant of poor behavior.