Would a Timid but Smart Boy Fit in at St. Albans?

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Anonymous wrote:NP - Does anyone have a sense of how the earlier years are for non-BVR kids who go to STA? Thinking about applying next year for our DS but worried about a dynamic where there are a ton of kids who've been together at BVR since K and then a small group of truly new kids, and whether that creates weird cliques and whatnot that are hard to break into for the non-BVR kids.

It depends on the non-BVR kid. The ones who are friendly, sporty, and moderately smart will be accepted right away. The ones who are shy could take a little longer to find friends. Best to have your son enter at 4th in C Form. Form A can be a tough year for entry because that’s when the middle school social dynamics start to happen. If your son is having a hard time finding friends after a semester, you may want to talk to his teacher and counselors. The boys I’ve seen have trouble adjusting had some issues. One parent I knew blamed the BVR boys for being snobby when her son had trouble with basic social skills like taking turns.

Ah, the Beauvoir moms justifying their kids snobby behavior.

Op, the Beauvoir kids are cliquey at ncs and sta all thru high school. And beyond. It’s a definite downside to the social dynamic at both ncs and sta.

+1. The dead giveaway is BVR mom calling out fourth graders for not "taking turns." Please. They aren't 5 years old.

That was the point. 9-year olds shouldn’t be having a problem with that, should they? So the boys that come in with those kind of social deficits get ostracized and their mother complain that the Beauvoir boys are snobby.

I have seen far more BVR kids have social problems bc they act like babies well into upper school. The boys don’t like it when some of their classmates expect to be treated differently.

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Anonymous wrote:He would be fine. Not all the boys at STA are loud jocks. If he doesn't like sports he can participate in Voyager, which is a pretty awesome program that does climbing and kayaking. To help get accepted your son should be able to interact with his teachers and the admissions folks in a meaningful way, but he doesn't need to be extremely loud or outgoing.

None of the boys I know in my 4 sons’ classes are “loud jocks.” None. Not sure that kind is found at STA at all.

I think you must be wrapped in cotton and somewhat delusional. There are loud jocks in every STA class.

How many kids do you have there? I have 4 and have seen none of what you claim. ZERO. And my kids are all very involved in sports. I think you are trolling for some odd reason.

Suffice it to say I have enough to have seen a range of classes through the years. There are loud jocks in every STA class. There are also clueless parents in every class who think the boys always behave the way they do in front of parents.

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Anonymous wrote:NP - Does anyone have a sense of how the earlier years are for non-BVR kids who go to STA? Thinking about applying next year for our DS but worried about a dynamic where there are a ton of kids who've been together at BVR since K and then a small group of truly new kids, and whether that creates weird cliques and whatnot that are hard to break into for the non-BVR kids.

It depends on the non-BVR kid. The ones who are friendly, sporty, and moderately smart will be accepted right away. The ones who are shy could take a little longer to find friends. Best to have your son enter at 4th in C Form. Form A can be a tough year for entry because that’s when the middle school social dynamics start to happen. If your son is having a hard time finding friends after a semester, you may want to talk to his teacher and counselors. The boys I’ve seen have trouble adjusting had some issues. One parent I knew blamed the BVR boys for being snobby when her son had trouble with basic social skills like taking turns.

Ah, the Beauvoir moms justifying their kids snobby behavior.

Op, the Beauvoir kids are cliquey at ncs and sta all thru high school. And beyond. It’s a definite downside to the social dynamic at both ncs and sta.

+1. The dead giveaway is BVR mom calling out fourth graders for not "taking turns." Please. They aren't 5 years old.

That was the point. 9-year olds shouldn’t be having a problem with that, should they? So the boys that come in with those kind of social deficits get ostracized and their mother complain that the Beauvoir boys are snobby.

I have seen far more BVR kids have social problems bc they act like babies well into upper school. The boys don’t like it when some of their classmates expect to be treated differently.

Simply not true. The Beauvoir kids who are immature or have behavioral issues are not admitted to STA. The closeness of the two institutions results in STA and NCS knowing a lot more about Beauvoir kids than they do for kids applying from other schools.

The Beauvoir kids and those from other privates tend to be more innocent than some of the public school kids, but why would Beauvoir boys expect to be treated differently by classmates they’ve known most of their lives?

Most non- Beauvoir boys find them kind and accepting, and most non-Beauvoir boys are quickly integrated into the social life of the school. Non-Beauvoir boys who are shy but nice might take a little longer, but they will find their group.

It’s the ones who have social issues that have a hard time finding friends.

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Anonymous wrote:A bit off-topic, but do applicants to STA with sisters at NCS have any advantage? Does being part of the Cathedral community give some weight?

My DS was WL at STA for 9th and has 2 sisters at NCS. So, for us, being a NCS family didn’t seem to help.

No, it doesn’t really help. Also, 9th is the most competitive admissions year. If you want your son to attend, apply in the lower grades. Of course, the best chance of success is sending your child to Beauvoir.

I heard the admissions rate was under 10% for the last few classes trying to enter at 9th. 25 spots and hundreds of applicants.

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Anonymous wrote:He would be fine. Not all the boys at STA are loud jocks. If he doesn't like sports he can participate in Voyager, which is a pretty awesome program that does climbing and kayaking. To help get accepted your son should be able to interact with his teachers and the admissions folks in a meaningful way, but he doesn't need to be extremely loud or outgoing.

None of the boys I know in my 4 sons’ classes are “loud jocks.” None. Not sure that kind is found at STA at all.

I think you must be wrapped in cotton and somewhat delusional. There are loud jocks in every STA class.

How many kids do you have there? I have 4 and have seen none of what you claim. ZERO. And my kids are all very involved in sports. I think you are trolling for some odd reason.

Suffice it to say I have enough to have seen a range of classes through the years. There are loud jocks in every STA class. There are also clueless parents in every class who think the boys always behave the way they do in front of parents.

You don’t present any actual facts about your kids, just generalities. Then, while you have not seen every class you assert a claim about all classes. Interesting. Furthermore, these loud jocks who don’t act up in front of other parents act up in front of you? And you are not clueless but others are? I think you are a troll who has no real knowledge about anything.

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Anonymous wrote:NP - Does anyone have a sense of how the earlier years are for non-BVR kids who go to STA? Thinking about applying next year for our DS but worried about a dynamic where there are a ton of kids who've been together at BVR since K and then a small group of truly new kids, and whether that creates weird cliques and whatnot that are hard to break into for the non-BVR kids.

It depends on the non-BVR kid. The ones who are friendly, sporty, and moderately smart will be accepted right away. The ones who are shy could take a little longer to find friends. Best to have your son enter at 4th in C Form. Form A can be a tough year for entry because that’s when the middle school social dynamics start to happen. If your son is having a hard time finding friends after a semester, you may want to talk to his teacher and counselors. The boys I’ve seen have trouble adjusting had some issues. One parent I knew blamed the BVR boys for being snobby when her son had trouble with basic social skills like taking turns.

Ah, the Beauvoir moms justifying their kids snobby behavior.

Op, the Beauvoir kids are cliquey at ncs and sta all thru high school. And beyond. It’s a definite downside to the social dynamic at both ncs and sta.

+1. The dead giveaway is BVR mom calling out fourth graders for not "taking turns." Please. They aren't 5 years old.

That was the point. 9-year olds shouldn’t be having a problem with that, should they? So the boys that come in with those kind of social deficits get ostracized and their mother complain that the Beauvoir boys are snobby.

I have seen far more BVR kids have social problems bc they act like babies well into upper school. The boys don’t like it when some of their classmates expect to be treated differently.

Simply not true. The Beauvoir kids who are immature or have behavioral issues are not admitted to STA. The closeness of the two institutions results in STA and NCS knowing a lot more about Beauvoir kids than they do for kids applying from other schools.

The Beauvoir kids and those from other privates tend to be more innocent than some of the public school kids, but why would Beauvoir boys expect to be treated differently by classmates they’ve known most of their lives?

Most non- Beauvoir boys find them kind and accepting, and most non-Beauvoir boys are quickly integrated into the social life of the school. Non-Beauvoir boys who are shy but nice might take a little longer, but they will find their group.

It’s the ones who have social issues that have a hard time finding friends.

You are not claiming that immaturity gets boys counseled out of 4rth grade are you? That would be malpractice on the part of STA. My experience, which can be different than yours by the way, is that there have been a number of boys who, upon acting less mature, find themselves excluded at times. I have specifically asked my kids about certain boys and have heard this more than once. “So and so isn’t a bad kid but he .... “and quite often it’s a maturity thing.
By high school, it seems to fix itself but in 6,7,8th grades - happens a lot. In the cases involving my boys, the kids in question have been from BVR.

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Anonymous wrote:He would be fine. Not all the boys at STA are loud jocks. If he doesn't like sports he can participate in Voyager, which is a pretty awesome program that does climbing and kayaking. To help get accepted your son should be able to interact with his teachers and the admissions folks in a meaningful way, but he doesn't need to be extremely loud or outgoing.

None of the boys I know in my 4 sons’ classes are “loud jocks.” None. Not sure that kind is found at STA at all.

I think you must be wrapped in cotton and somewhat delusional. There are loud jocks in every STA class.

How many kids do you have there? I have 4 and have seen none of what you claim. ZERO. And my kids are all very involved in sports. I think you are trolling for some odd reason.

Suffice it to say I have enough to have seen a range of classes through the years. There are loud jocks in every STA class. There are also clueless parents in every class who think the boys always behave the way they do in front of parents.

You don’t present any actual facts about your kids, just generalities. Then, while you have not seen every class you assert a claim about all classes. Interesting. Furthermore, these loud jocks who don’t act up in front of other parents act up in front of you? And you are not clueless but others are? I think you are a troll who has no real knowledge about anything.

I prefer to be discreet about my kids, but yes my sons are athletic and we have their teammates over a lot after practices and games. How they behave in front of my husband and me vs. how I hear them behave towards each other is quite different. Yes, there are loud jocks at STA.

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Anonymous wrote:He would be fine. Not all the boys at STA are loud jocks. If he doesn't like sports he can participate in Voyager, which is a pretty awesome program that does climbing and kayaking. To help get accepted your son should be able to interact with his teachers and the admissions folks in a meaningful way, but he doesn't need to be extremely loud or outgoing.

None of the boys I know in my 4 sons’ classes are “loud jocks.” None. Not sure that kind is found at STA at all.

I think you must be wrapped in cotton and somewhat delusional. There are loud jocks in every STA class.

How many kids do you have there? I have 4 and have seen none of what you claim. ZERO. And my kids are all very involved in sports. I think you are trolling for some odd reason.

Suffice it to say I have enough to have seen a range of classes through the years. There are loud jocks in every STA class. There are also clueless parents in every class who think the boys always behave the way they do in front of parents.

You don’t present any actual facts about your kids, just generalities. Then, while you have not seen every class you assert a claim about all classes. Interesting. Furthermore, these loud jocks who don’t act up in front of other parents act up in front of you? And you are not clueless but others are? I think you are a troll who has no real knowledge about anything.

I prefer to be discreet about my kids, but yes my sons are athletic and we have their teammates over a lot after practices and games. How they behave in front of my husband and me vs. how I hear them behave towards each other is quite different. Yes, there are loud jocks at STA.

Perhaps. But, suffice it to say, not in every class and not as many as you first asserted. I have not seen any.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP - Does anyone have a sense of how the earlier years are for non-BVR kids who go to STA? Thinking about applying next year for our DS but worried about a dynamic where there are a ton of kids who've been together at BVR since K and then a small group of truly new kids, and whether that creates weird cliques and whatnot that are hard to break into for the non-BVR kids.

It depends on the non-BVR kid. The ones who are friendly, sporty, and moderately smart will be accepted right away. The ones who are shy could take a little longer to find friends. Best to have your son enter at 4th in C Form. Form A can be a tough year for entry because that’s when the middle school social dynamics start to happen. If your son is having a hard time finding friends after a semester, you may want to talk to his teacher and counselors. The boys I’ve seen have trouble adjusting had some issues. One parent I knew blamed the BVR boys for being snobby when her son had trouble with basic social skills like taking turns.

Ah, the Beauvoir moms justifying their kids snobby behavior.

Op, the Beauvoir kids are cliquey at ncs and sta all thru high school. And beyond. It’s a definite downside to the social dynamic at both ncs and sta.

+1. The dead giveaway is BVR mom calling out fourth graders for not "taking turns." Please. They aren't 5 years old.

That was the point. 9-year olds shouldn’t be having a problem with that, should they? So the boys that come in with those kind of social deficits get ostracized and their mother complain that the Beauvoir boys are snobby.

I have seen far more BVR kids have social problems bc they act like babies well into upper school. The boys don’t like it when some of their classmates expect to be treated differently.

Simply not true. The Beauvoir kids who are immature or have behavioral issues are not admitted to STA. The closeness of the two institutions results in STA and NCS knowing a lot more about Beauvoir kids than they do for kids applying from other schools.

The Beauvoir kids and those from other privates tend to be more innocent than some of the public school kids, but why would Beauvoir boys expect to be treated differently by classmates they’ve known most of their lives?

Most non- Beauvoir boys find them kind and accepting, and most non-Beauvoir boys are quickly integrated into the social life of the school. Non-Beauvoir boys who are shy but nice might take a little longer, but they will find their group.

It’s the ones who have social issues that have a hard time finding friends.

You are not claiming that immaturity gets boys counseled out of 4rth grade are you? That would be malpractice on the part of STA. My experience, which can be different than yours by the way, is that there have been a number of boys who, upon acting less mature, find themselves excluded at times. I have specifically asked my kids about certain boys and have heard this more than once. “So and so isn’t a bad kid but he .... “and quite often it’s a maturity thing.
By high school, it seems to fix itself but in 6,7,8th grades - happens a lot. In the cases involving my boys, the kids in question have been from BVR.

STA doesn’t need to counsel anyone out. They just don’t admit kids who are immature or have behavioral issues.

It’s called private school admissions.

Kids develop at different paces, and of course there are former Beauvoir kids who are immature at different grades during their STA years. However, the ones who are admitted by STA are not noticeably immature at age 8/9 when screened for Form C admission. The ones who are get rejected.

New kids coming in who have social issues have a harder time. It’s not an STA thing. It’s true for new kids at any school. The point is that most new kids at STA do fine, but the ones who have issues are the ones whose moms will be on DCUM complaining about those snobbish Beauvoir kids.

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Anonymous wrote:He would be fine. Not all the boys at STA are loud jocks. If he doesn't like sports he can participate in Voyager, which is a pretty awesome program that does climbing and kayaking. To help get accepted your son should be able to interact with his teachers and the admissions folks in a meaningful way, but he doesn't need to be extremely loud or outgoing.

None of the boys I know in my 4 sons’ classes are “loud jocks.” None. Not sure that kind is found at STA at all.

I think you must be wrapped in cotton and somewhat delusional. There are loud jocks in every STA class.

How many kids do you have there? I have 4 and have seen none of what you claim. ZERO. And my kids are all very involved in sports. I think you are trolling for some odd reason.

Suffice it to say I have enough to have seen a range of classes through the years. There are loud jocks in every STA class. There are also clueless parents in every class who think the boys always behave the way they do in front of parents.

You don’t present any actual facts about your kids, just generalities. Then, while you have not seen every class you assert a claim about all classes. Interesting. Furthermore, these loud jocks who don’t act up in front of other parents act up in front of you? And you are not clueless but others are? I think you are a troll who has no real knowledge about anything.

I prefer to be discreet about my kids, but yes my sons are athletic and we have their teammates over a lot after practices and games. How they behave in front of my husband and me vs. how I hear them behave towards each other is quite different. Yes, there are loud jocks at STA.

Perhaps. But, suffice it to say, not in every class and not as many as you first asserted. I have not seen any.

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Of course not.

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Anonymous wrote:He would be fine. Not all the boys at STA are loud jocks. If he doesn't like sports he can participate in Voyager, which is a pretty awesome program that does climbing and kayaking. To help get accepted your son should be able to interact with his teachers and the admissions folks in a meaningful way, but he doesn't need to be extremely loud or outgoing.

None of the boys I know in my 4 sons’ classes are “loud jocks.” None. Not sure that kind is found at STA at all.

I think you must be wrapped in cotton and somewhat delusional. There are loud jocks in every STA class.

How many kids do you have there? I have 4 and have seen none of what you claim. ZERO. And my kids are all very involved in sports. I think you are trolling for some odd reason.

Suffice it to say I have enough to have seen a range of classes through the years. There are loud jocks in every STA class. There are also clueless parents in every class who think the boys always behave the way they do in front of parents.

You don’t present any actual facts about your kids, just generalities. Then, while you have not seen every class you assert a claim about all classes. Interesting. Furthermore, these loud jocks who don’t act up in front of other parents act up in front of you? And you are not clueless but others are? I think you are a troll who has no real knowledge about anything.

I prefer to be discreet about my kids, but yes my sons are athletic and we have their teammates over a lot after practices and games. How they behave in front of my husband and me vs. how I hear them behave towards each other is quite different. Yes, there are loud jocks at STA.

Wait, they don’t misbehave on the field, in their interactions with their coaches or opponents but, because they act like typical boys amongst themselves while playing sports = STA aid filled with loud jocks. Got it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP - Does anyone have a sense of how the earlier years are for non-BVR kids who go to STA? Thinking about applying next year for our DS but worried about a dynamic where there are a ton of kids who've been together at BVR since K and then a small group of truly new kids, and whether that creates weird cliques and whatnot that are hard to break into for the non-BVR kids.

It depends on the non-BVR kid. The ones who are friendly, sporty, and moderately smart will be accepted right away. The ones who are shy could take a little longer to find friends. Best to have your son enter at 4th in C Form. Form A can be a tough year for entry because that’s when the middle school social dynamics start to happen. If your son is having a hard time finding friends after a semester, you may want to talk to his teacher and counselors. The boys I’ve seen have trouble adjusting had some issues. One parent I knew blamed the BVR boys for being snobby when her son had trouble with basic social skills like taking turns.

Ah, the Beauvoir moms justifying their kids snobby behavior.

Op, the Beauvoir kids are cliquey at ncs and sta all thru high school. And beyond. It’s a definite downside to the social dynamic at both ncs and sta.

+1. The dead giveaway is BVR mom calling out fourth graders for not "taking turns." Please. They aren't 5 years old.

That was the point. 9-year olds shouldn’t be having a problem with that, should they? So the boys that come in with those kind of social deficits get ostracized and their mother complain that the Beauvoir boys are snobby.

I have seen far more BVR kids have social problems bc they act like babies well into upper school. The boys don’t like it when some of their classmates expect to be treated differently.

Simply not true. The Beauvoir kids who are immature or have behavioral issues are not admitted to STA. The closeness of the two institutions results in STA and NCS knowing a lot more about Beauvoir kids than they do for kids applying from other schools.

The Beauvoir kids and those from other privates tend to be more innocent than some of the public school kids, but why would Beauvoir boys expect to be treated differently by classmates they’ve known most of their lives?

Most non- Beauvoir boys find them kind and accepting, and most non-Beauvoir boys are quickly integrated into the social life of the school. Non-Beauvoir boys who are shy but nice might take a little longer, but they will find their group.

It’s the ones who have social issues that have a hard time finding friends.

You are not claiming that immaturity gets boys counseled out of 4rth grade are you? That would be malpractice on the part of STA. My experience, which can be different than yours by the way, is that there have been a number of boys who, upon acting less mature, find themselves excluded at times. I have specifically asked my kids about certain boys and have heard this more than once. “So and so isn’t a bad kid but he .... “and quite often it’s a maturity thing.
By high school, it seems to fix itself but in 6,7,8th grades - happens a lot. In the cases involving my boys, the kids in question have been from BVR.

STA doesn’t need to counsel anyone out. They just don’t admit kids who are immature or have behavioral issues.

It’s called private school admissions.

Kids develop at different paces, and of course there are former Beauvoir kids who are immature at different grades during their STA years. However, the ones who are admitted by STA are not noticeably immature at age 8/9 when screened for Form C admission. The ones who are get rejected.

New kids coming in who have social issues have a harder time. It’s not an STA thing. It’s true for new kids at any school. The point is that most new kids at STA do fine, but the ones who have issues are the ones whose moms will be on DCUM complaining about those snobbish Beauvoir kids.

I don’t think any of my kids had snobbish BVR kids - I don’t make claims about that anywhere - but I know they had immature BVR kids.

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Anonymous wrote:He would be fine. Not all the boys at STA are loud jocks. If he doesn't like sports he can participate in Voyager, which is a pretty awesome program that does climbing and kayaking. To help get accepted your son should be able to interact with his teachers and the admissions folks in a meaningful way, but he doesn't need to be extremely loud or outgoing.

None of the boys I know in my 4 sons’ classes are “loud jocks.” None. Not sure that kind is found at STA at all.

I think you must be wrapped in cotton and somewhat delusional. There are loud jocks in every STA class.

How many kids do you have there? I have 4 and have seen none of what you claim. ZERO. And my kids are all very involved in sports. I think you are trolling for some odd reason.

Suffice it to say I have enough to have seen a range of classes through the years. There are loud jocks in every STA class. There are also clueless parents in every class who think the boys always behave the way they do in front of parents.

You don’t present any actual facts about your kids, just generalities. Then, while you have not seen every class you assert a claim about all classes. Interesting. Furthermore, these loud jocks who don’t act up in front of other parents act up in front of you? And you are not clueless but others are? I think you are a troll who has no real knowledge about anything.

I prefer to be discreet about my kids, but yes my sons are athletic and we have their teammates over a lot after practices and games. How they behave in front of my husband and me vs. how I hear them behave towards each other is quite different. Yes, there are loud jocks at STA.

Perhaps. But, suffice it to say, not in every class and not as many as you first asserted. I have not seen any.

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Of course not.

Ask your boys and husband what they think.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He would be fine. Not all the boys at STA are loud jocks. If he doesn't like sports he can participate in Voyager, which is a pretty awesome program that does climbing and kayaking. To help get accepted your son should be able to interact with his teachers and the admissions folks in a meaningful way, but he doesn't need to be extremely loud or outgoing.

None of the boys I know in my 4 sons’ classes are “loud jocks.” None. Not sure that kind is found at STA at all.

I think you must be wrapped in cotton and somewhat delusional. There are loud jocks in every STA class.

How many kids do you have there? I have 4 and have seen none of what you claim. ZERO. And my kids are all very involved in sports. I think you are trolling for some odd reason.

Suffice it to say I have enough to have seen a range of classes through the years. There are loud jocks in every STA class. There are also clueless parents in every class who think the boys always behave the way they do in front of parents.

You don’t present any actual facts about your kids, just generalities. Then, while you have not seen every class you assert a claim about all classes. Interesting. Furthermore, these loud jocks who don’t act up in front of other parents act up in front of you? And you are not clueless but others are? I think you are a troll who has no real knowledge about anything.

I prefer to be discreet about my kids, but yes my sons are athletic and we have their teammates over a lot after practices and games. How they behave in front of my husband and me vs. how I hear them behave towards each other is quite different. Yes, there are loud jocks at STA.

Wait, they don’t misbehave on the field, in their interactions with their coaches or opponents but, because they act like typical boys amongst themselves while playing sports = STA aid filled with loud jocks. Got it.

You really are delusional. Or, you have no idea what goes on at school. The past year in particular was marked by a lot of misbehavior, and you would have had to spend the year under a rock not to be aware of it.

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Anonymous wrote:He would be fine. Not all the boys at STA are loud jocks. If he doesn't like sports he can participate in Voyager, which is a pretty awesome program that does climbing and kayaking. To help get accepted your son should be able to interact with his teachers and the admissions folks in a meaningful way, but he doesn't need to be extremely loud or outgoing.

None of the boys I know in my 4 sons’ classes are “loud jocks.” None. Not sure that kind is found at STA at all.

I think you must be wrapped in cotton and somewhat delusional. There are loud jocks in every STA class.

How many kids do you have there? I have 4 and have seen none of what you claim. ZERO. And my kids are all very involved in sports. I think you are trolling for some odd reason.

Suffice it to say I have enough to have seen a range of classes through the years. There are loud jocks in every STA class. There are also clueless parents in every class who think the boys always behave the way they do in front of parents.

You don’t present any actual facts about your kids, just generalities. Then, while you have not seen every class you assert a claim about all classes. Interesting. Furthermore, these loud jocks who don’t act up in front of other parents act up in front of you? And you are not clueless but others are? I think you are a troll who has no real knowledge about anything.

I prefer to be discreet about my kids, but yes my sons are athletic and we have their teammates over a lot after practices and games. How they behave in front of my husband and me vs. how I hear them behave towards each other is quite different. Yes, there are loud jocks at STA.

Wait, they don’t misbehave on the field, in their interactions with their coaches or opponents but, because they act like typical boys amongst themselves while playing sports = STA aid filled with loud jocks. Got it.

You really are delusional. Or, you have no idea what goes on at school. The past year in particular was marked by a lot of misbehavior, and you would have had to spend the year under a rock not to be aware of it.

Much of that misbehavior was by Beef and other kids in the stands. The “jocks” are the kids actually playing. The Wilson stuff was all about n the kids stealing STA stuff.