Sidwell prom
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Anonymous
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As a student, we have waged war with the administration. Mutiny is imminent. We know not the outcome, but at least we fought. At least we tried.
-Anon |
Anonymous
"GiVeN cOvId" that shit hasn't been real since 2020 |
Anonymous
Stop you an adult clowning teenagers spitefully or you a student clowning your classmates for nothing. L |
Anonymous
I love these kids. They are the best! - Sidwell parent |
Anonymous
| If everyone would just say half of this stuff at meeting for worship… I might actually stay awake! |
Anonymous
Why do you want the post office gone? |
Anonymous
Are you guys seriously upset that teens are understandably disappointed in their prom being moved from a fancy hotel to the gym after 2 disappointing years? Do you remember being 18 at all? |
Anonymous
It is a fine school but it would make sense to eliminate the Quaker component |
Anonymous
I guess my kid isn't part of the "cool kids" who have nothing else to be worried about to be upset about this. |
Anonymous
Respectfully your kid probably ain't cool |
Anonymous
Where did I say anything about the “cool kids”? |
Anonymous
| People are quick to call us Sidwell parents who pay tuition entitled, what they fail to understand is that by paying $50,000 a year in tuition we are entitled to have an opinion on how that money is spent. This is because we support the school financially and therefore have a right to be a part of (at the very least minor) school decisions (such as where a prom takes place), albeit not necessarily larger decisions such as buying a building despite remaining unable to sell the lower school building for financial reasons. For those struggling to understand this concept, think of it in the same way as to how shareholders have a say in companies they own stocks in. Personally, I have no issue with the prom being held at the gym, growing up in a developing country I was lucky to be able to attend a school at all in a place where the concept of "school dances" was as foreign as I was to this country before immigrating. Additionally, my son has had an amazing time at all the dances held at school and has no issue with the prom being held at the gym. Where I begin to take issue is when the school administration and even children attending the school, according to my son, (children who most certainly are not paying their own tuition I might add) not only disregard my fellow Sidwell parents' opinions but are also rather quick to resort to immaturely (at least to me) calling us Sidwell parents who have worked very hard in our respective fields to afford sending our children to this school names such as "spoiled" or "greedy" for wanting to have a say in our own children's education and lives. Additionally, while I personally have no need to worry about my very responsible son driving drunk or allowing a drunk student to drive him to an after-party, I understand some parents of less responsible children's concern with having prom at school where the kids cannot have an after-party directly upstairs in a hotel but rather have to drive to get to it (as I am sure they will have afterparties after the afterparty held at school), potentially doing so drunk. Is the Sidwell administration's decision to essentially (at least to the best of my understanding) detain students at school for the duration of prom and an additional afterparty an attempt to sober them up before they leave to other "after-afterparties"? Just kidding! But I do find it a little strange that holding prom at the four seasons is suddenly considered ostentatious despite such being the norm and custom for many years. I would hope this decision is not due to recent publications referencing the school as this would, at least in my opinion, demonstrate how the school may care more about how it is perceived by others than listening to the Sidwell parents who pay tuition to support the school. Ultimately, I would personally prefer if the prom was held at the gym with tuition-paying parents being reimbursed for whatever difference in cost results. Unfortunately, we all know this is next to impossible seeing as we tuition-paying Sidwell parents were forced to pay not just full tuition but increased tuition despite our children not receiving lunches or even attending the school at all during virtual and hybrid learning without reimbursement. I believe a large portion of our tuition was likely used to purchase an enormous amount of plexiglass which has since been discarded according to my son due to its tendency to worsen the spread of coronavirus as well as an HVAC ventilation system which does not allow for our children to eat indoors anymore. I was recently informed by my son that children who have cars (we personally do not believe in buying him a car as it is not the same as an education and he is therefore responsible for saving for it), are not even allowed to eat in their own cars alone for some reason and that a senior girl was administered points for doing so, despite (at least in my opinion) eating alone in one's own car not posing a threat in terms of spreading coronavirus. I find this last part especially funny given that I, as a licensed doctor myself, expect many kids to catch colds out in these conditions and therefore be forced to stay home out of fear that their symptoms are the same as those of the coronavirus. Who knows? Perhaps this is an elaborate administration plan to limit the number of kids coming to school to prevent further spread of the virus. Just kidding! |
Anonymous
| Both sides here are a bunch of whiners. |
Anonymous
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why are soon to be HS Graduates letting others dictate where their Prom will be in the first place
They should raise their own money and rent their own venue Done. And stop whining |
Anonymous
Go For IT ! All of NWDC is "holding you in the light " |