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

[Anonymous]

How many ties does my son need? Is here a school tie?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many ties does my son need? Is here a school tie?[/quote

I would just ebay a "lot" if you are worried about cost. I would say somewhere between 5 - 7.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many ties does my son need? Is here a school tie?

You don't need that many ties. There's no school tie, although in the Upper School boys in the chorale buy a standard tie (yellow with the crest?).

One tip: the Student Exchange is AWESOME for getting really inexpensive items like ties and blazers. It's run by parents and it's a great way to give away clothes or get clothes inexpensively for the school dress code.

Good luck to your family!

[Anonymous]

Is long hair okay?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is long hair okay?

For upper school (high school) it is -- not sure about the Lower School. For Upper School the students must be clean shaven but hair can be any length.

[Anonymous]

What do you think about the new fields?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you think about the new fields?

Happy about it. They reconfigured the footprint so there will be more fields -- easier for more teams to practice at once, and turf fields for bad weather practices. The old track also wasn't regulation so they couldn't have home track events. Day to day it will be a meaningful improvement -- it's not just cosmetic.

[Anonymous]

What is the word on the new varsity soccer coach? Son is very serious about soccer, and we are applying to independent schools for high school. I know St. Albans has had winning seasons recently, but that was with the now departed coach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the word on the new varsity soccer coach? Son is very serious about soccer, and we are applying to independent schools for high school. I know St. Albans has had winning seasons recently, but that was with the now departed coach.

Good young coach from an MIAA school in Baltimore area with strong coaching club background. People seem excited. Prior coach was very active in the hiring process.

[Anonymous]

Is it true an STA mom ran over a kid with her SUV during pickup??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it true an STA mom ran over a kid with her SUV during pickup??

No, but it is true that a 6th grade cross country runner was hit by a driver on Pilgrim road. The boy is now fine after a few stiches and some cuts and scrapes. The main reason this happened was due to the lack of sidewalk as they are remodeling the fields.

-STA Student

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it true an STA mom ran over a kid with her SUV during pickup??

No, but it is true that a 6th grade cross country runner was hit by a driver on Pilgrim road. The boy is now fine after a few stiches and some cuts and scrapes. The main reason this happened was due to the lack of sidewalk as they are remodeling the fields.

-STA Student

It was reportedly more of a case of driving while blonde. It occurred in an area where the sidewalks were not affected by the construction. The injuries were also more severe than you write, but yes, the boy will be fine.

[Anonymous]

The boy was knocked unconscious.

[Anonymous]

Word had it that the driver of the offending vehicle was on a mobile phone at the time of the incident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Word had it that the driver of the offending vehicle was on a mobile phone at the time of the incident.

BOOM!