New STA parent seeking advice, suggestions, or just plain "I wish I had known X" info

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New to STA - do they publish which kids made honor roll? If so what are the criteria?

What is the criteria for Honor Roll? Average of 90? 85?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New to STA - do they publish which kids made honor roll? If so what are the criteria?

What is the criteria for Honor Roll? Average of 90? 85?

There is no Honor Roll in the Upper School (high school). I don't know about the Lower School, though. They do have prizes at the end of the year in the Upper School for the top student (maybe two students) in each grade as part of the overall Prize Day roster of awards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New to STA - do they publish which kids made honor roll? If so what are the criteria?

What is the criteria for Honor Roll? Average of 90? 85?

Private schools don't have an "honor roll."

STA doesn't have one in lower or upper school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Useful tips:

(1) STA will give you a book list for next year. BUY NOTHING! In the end, they will take all the kids over to the bookstore to pick up everything they need, and the list of books will CHANGE between mid summer and the beginning of the year.

(2) Provided you do not buy books, your son will be able to carry everything they tell him to bring in on the first day, but if you have bought books, it is a physical impossibility. No one is checking off a list to see that you have given your son 3 packages of loose leaf paper and 2 graph paper pads. Send your son in with enough to start, and through the year you can restock him. They send a list of everything your son needs to bring in the first day and it is simply unnecessary to send them in with all of that stuff. They don't need gym clothes and a bathing suit and a towel and two pairs of underwear and indoor sneakers and about 45 pounds of supplies. Bring in enough to start.

(3) I was panic stricken about pick up but within 2 days you realize how easy it is. You drive in Pilgrim Road and park somewhere down the road (or parking lot) if you can. If your son sees you he'll run to the car. My son knows if I'm coming to pick up directly after school, in which case he should be outside looking for me. Someone it works smoothly.

(4) I wish I had known (and glad I found out quickly) that your son can stay after school up to 5 pm without having to pay for aftercare. Often I'll pick up at 4:30, and my son will go to the library and finish his homework. When I pull in it's easy to find parking on Pilgrim Road, and I either find him in the library, or more often he's moved outside and is playing in the prison yard.

Good luck. I'm sure you'll feel like a pro within a few days.

This quote is from the first page of this thread back in 2009. Are these points still true?

[Anonymous]

(1) is wrong. Totally wrong. Buy the books. We have never had that happen. Don't take the books in on the first day though.

(4) boys can stay until 5:30, not 5:00. Many of the ones who stay go to STArtmart to do their homework as its supervised and they can get help. They can also study in the library but iit is unsupervised and they tend to not get as much done. There is no "aftercare" and the boys don't need notes or anything to go home with someone else. They need to be responsible for themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New to STA - do they publish which kids made honor roll? If so what are the criteria?

What is the criteria for Honor Roll? Average of 90? 85?

Private schools don't have an "honor roll."

STA doesn't have one in lower or upper school.

My STA son's report card says "honor roll" and "effort roll" this quarter. (Lower School) So there is such a designation, even if it's not publicized anywhere. I have no idea what the criteria are, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New to STA - do they publish which kids made honor roll? If so what are the criteria?

What is the criteria for Honor Roll? Average of 90? 85?

Private schools don't have an "honor roll."

STA doesn't have one in lower or upper school.

They do have Cum Laud Society as seniors, and there are prizes at year end in various fields and endeavors. They do celibate excellence there, but in a for real 'proud of you' from classmates way. Its not ranked 'first to worst' but people who really excel are awarded, and their friends really do cheer for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New to STA - do they publish which kids made honor roll? If so what are the criteria?

What is the criteria for Honor Roll? Average of 90? 85?

Private schools don't have an "honor roll."

STA doesn't have one in lower or upper school.

They do have Cum Laud Society as seniors, and there are prizes at year end in various fields and endeavors. They do celibate excellence there, but in a for real 'proud of you' from classmates way. Its not ranked 'first to worst' but people who really excel are awarded, and their friends really do cheer for them.

Like the Vatican?

[Anonymous]

A poster has a simple misspelling, and the following poster uses it as a chance to demonstrate their own anti-Catholic attitude. How lovely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A poster has a simple misspelling, and the following poster uses it as a chance to demonstrate their own anti-Catholic attitude. How lovely.

Nope, just equal opportunity snark on my part. As a practicing Catholic myself, I am comfortable (after years of CCD, Confirmation, and membership in a wonderful Parish) that being Catholic does not require me to give up a sense of humor. Come on, "celibate excellence" was a little funny!

[Anonymous]

Is it true the AD is leaving?

[Anonymous]

the admissions director is leaving, that is true. the guy replacing him is pretty similar though, a great guy. (current student)

[Anonymous]

PP: My son is a current student; the new admissions director is fortunately not a current student.

[Anonymous]

Who is it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it true the AD is leaving?

Mr. Roper is leaving?