Questions about Holton

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of people are writing to criticize people who are trying to find healthy options for their kids. And those people don't have kids at Holton.

Another unsupported statement. You don't know that these people don't (or didn't) have daughters at Holton. I don't preface all my posts with, "Mother of a DC at X school," and others obviously do not either.

More important, your first statement begs the question whether what you are seeking is in fact "healthy." That is the issue being discussed, and you are assuming the fact of the matter in question.

[Anonymous]

And you haven't taken logic.

[Anonymous]

Are any statements anywhere on these boards supported by anything beyond opinion? Seriously, PP, calm down. Obviously if someone says they are a Holton parent, their post has more weight, but beyond that we don't have to footnote everything we write.

[Anonymous]

If people aren't Holton parents -- they shouldn't weigh in on a topic they know nothing about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If people aren't Holton parents -- they shouldn't weigh in on a topic they know nothing about.

If your requirement is that you discuss Holton matters only with Holton parents, you should not be on an anonymous forum like this. Take it or leave it.

[Anonymous]

If people aren't Holton parents -- they shouldn't say the food is fine if they've never even tried it...that is trolling...take it or leave it yourself.

[Anonymous]

But even if people are Holton parents, how are they so familiar with the food? It's not like they're eating there with their kids every day. At most I'd think they saw it on an admissions tour and then were told about it by their kids.

[Anonymous]

No -- there are several banquets each year...and that's supposed to be when the "best" food is served

[Anonymous]

No -- there are several banquets each year...and that's supposed to be when the "best" food is served

[Anonymous]

I eat lunch in the lunchroom with my lower-schooler several times a year, and I would say that the food is...adequate. At home we eat organic and locavore, and no, it is not what I'd serve at home. But I always find something to eat, even if it is the salad bar or a turkey sandwich on whole wheat, and so does my daughter. Would I like to see it improve? Sure. Is it a big deal? No.
Oddly, the "cocktail" food we adults have been served at evening functions, including the one after your child is accepted and before you commit, has been uniformly awful. Don't know if that's the same as the banquets to which the OP refers.

[Anonymous]

Holton parent here -- I know that the "cocktail" food is just that ... and it is fine for what it is. And there have been plenty of crudite (vegetable) options and ... although the healthy eaters will probably predict my DD will weigh 500 lbs. when she is 20 because of this, she loves the chocolate chip cookies. (And she will look like a model at 20, because she doesn't eat too much or many -- why? Precisely because I don't freak out and restrict things. My kids collect candy on Halloween ... eat about 6 pieces that night ... and I take the rest to work a couple of weeks later .... they have never been deprived of it, so they don't crave it or sneak it. They won't eat McD's by choice, because they have figured out they don't feel good after ... We've had a box of GS Mint Cookies here since April and a box of Oreos too, which I will end up pitching when the freshness date passes. They ate a few cookies out of each. Isn't that a bit more intelligent way to evolve choice more likely to last than to obsess whether Oreos are forbidden because they have transfat? -- meanwhile, their friends with "restricted" diets come here and literally pig out -- what is forbidden becomes attractive.)

[Anonymous]

Hey ... I'll take those GS cookies if you don't want them!!! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle you know!

[Anonymous]

Not sure why this has become such a big issue. If you are looking to apply to the school and the food is a deal breaker for you, then don't apply. There are other options.

[Anonymous]

Holton tuition is not much different from what the cathedral or sidwell charges.
Of all things in the world, is someone expecting to put a stop to this so that they can save money??
I think it is a nice benefit that they can offer, and do not have a kid in that school.
Never expect a school to meet every meet of your child. No school can do that

[Anonymous]

It's attitudes like pps that make Americans fat. No one thinks diet is a serious issue. Everyone wants to brush the issue aside. Without proper diet...kids can't do well in sports or school.