When will St Mary’s/Alexandria publicly announce Honor Roll?

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. We chose a different Alexandria parochial over St. Mary’s. I’m so glad we did after reading the latest threads. There are many more INSUFFERABLE parents there than I anticipated.

Yep — imagine a school where parents call in agitating and demanding that the school cease publicizing honor roll bc their snowflakes aren’t on it and would have their feelings hurt? And the school actually giving in to those parents?

Did that actually happen?

DP. I highly doubt it. That’s what the OP wants to believe happened because it gives her a reason to lash out.

OP, have you reached out to the school yet? Just tell them to send a newsletter to the school community so you get the credit you need. Insulting other parents and children on DCUM isn’t solving your problem and it isn’t making you feel any better.

And congratulations on your honor roll designation. Maybe that helps.

Sure — they just changed years of tradition and policy randomly, for no reason and without any prodding by parents (who are so hands off and disengaged and un-opinionated around here). If you believe that, I have a bridge in Miami to sell you.

The comments here reveal the hostility of a small but vocal minority of whiners toward celebrating and acknowledging SUCCESS, bc their kids aren’t “included.” Same ones who likely bombarded the asst. principal with calls and emails demanding that honor roll not be publicity disclosed, lest snowflakes get their feelings hurt. Don’t blame her for leaving.

All I hear is people “likely” called the principal to end these awards. Does anybody know for sure? Is it possible it was just a scheduling oversight at a busy time of year?

If OP wants it fixed, then fix it. Stop complaining and take action. Insulting others’ kids on an anonymous forum isn’t productive. I can’t imagine OP feels any better for doing so.

Yeah, late June is super busy at the school. Just crazy, insanely busy. Lots of things likely fall through the cracks around that time — especially “little” things like tracking and acknowledging academic performance.

I’ll bite. The end of the school year is the busiest time in a school and it’s hard to find time for school-wide assemblies. (If you’re going to pull the kids together, they would much rather have a field day than a dusty assembly anyway.)

And by late June, presumably the school is out for the summer. Would you like the administration to call everybody in for a summer assembly so you (er, your child) can be sufficiently praised in front of the school community? Would a newsletter highlighting your accomplishments suffice? Then ask for it.

According to you, mediocre parents took action in a major assault against the honor roll. (No proof that happened has been presented.) But even if it did happen, good for them and their advocacy. They took action. Have you advocated for your beliefs? If not, what are you doing complaining?

Sorry you don’t understand the difference between an assembly and a year-end EMAIL.

Newsletter (what I wrote). Email. Whatever.

The point stands: fix your problems are be quiet.

Your entire argument was based on how time consuming it would be to organize an assembly. Nothing you said applies to a simple email.

I have mentioned emails and newsletters multiple times. I’ve written that you should contact the school and force them to send an email acknowledging your honor roll status. I wrote that a couple of times. You chose to ignore it.

If there is something you want and you don’t advocate for it, then you can only blame yourself. You haven’t contacted the school to demand they acknowledge you. (And that’s what this really is. It isn’t about your child’s achievement.) So stop complaining. The school can’t solve your problems for you if you don’t reach out to them.

I have.

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Seriously, OP, email the school this question and come back to post the answer. Otherwise, it’s just a bunch of conjecture and speculation. Let us know what you learn!

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, OP, email the school this question and come back to post the answer. Otherwise, it’s just a bunch of conjecture and speculation. Let us know what you learn!

Ok. Will do. I’ll suggest that they publicize the honor roll
list the next time they post the “Honor Roll of Donors” (those who gave more than $250). Funny how they publish THAT list but not the list of children who excelled at academics.

Tells you everything you need to know about the school.

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, OP, email the school this question and come back to post the answer. Otherwise, it’s just a bunch of conjecture and speculation. Let us know what you learn!

Ok. Will do. I’ll suggest that they publicize the honor roll
list the next time they post the “Honor Roll of Donors” (those who gave more than $250). Funny how they publish THAT list but not the list of children who excelled at academics.

Tells you everything you need to know about the school.

Why are you sending your child to a school you don’t like so very much? What kind of parent are you?

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, OP, email the school this question and come back to post the answer. Otherwise, it’s just a bunch of conjecture and speculation. Let us know what you learn!

Ok. Will do. I’ll suggest that they publicize the honor roll
list the next time they post the “Honor Roll of Donors” (those who gave more than $250). Funny how they publish THAT list but not the list of children who excelled at academics.

Tells you everything you need to know about the school.

Why are you sending your child to a school you don’t like so very much? What kind of parent are you?

Why can’t you address the substance of an issue rather than deflecting, attacking my personal choices, and making irrelevant posts? Is that how you teach your children to think and analyze?

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, OP, email the school this question and come back to post the answer. Otherwise, it’s just a bunch of conjecture and speculation. Let us know what you learn!

Ok. Will do. I’ll suggest that they publicize the honor roll
list the next time they post the “Honor Roll of Donors” (those who gave more than $250). Funny how they publish THAT list but not the list of children who excelled at academics.

Tells you everything you need to know about the school.

Why are you sending your child to a school you don’t like so very much? What kind of parent are you?

Why can’t you address the substance of an issue rather than deflecting, attacking my personal choices, and making irrelevant posts? Is that how you teach your children to think and analyze?

OP is the one complaining about their school and then getting defensive when questioned about it. Curious to say the least.

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, OP, email the school this question and come back to post the answer. Otherwise, it’s just a bunch of conjecture and speculation. Let us know what you learn!

Ok. Will do. I’ll suggest that they publicize the honor roll
list the next time they post the “Honor Roll of Donors” (those who gave more than $250). Funny how they publish THAT list but not the list of children who excelled at academics.

Tells you everything you need to know about the school.

Why are you sending your child to a school you don’t like so very much? What kind of parent are you?

Why can’t you address the substance of an issue rather than deflecting, attacking my personal choices, and making irrelevant posts? Is that how you teach your children to think and analyze?

DP. All these pages later, I have no clue what the substance of the issue is.

The school failed, in your eyes, to share 4th quarter honor roll. Maybe it was an oversight or maybe it was intentional. Either way, I don’t think I’ve seen a single post noting whether OP’s student actually cares about the oversight.

Rest assured, OP, students with strong academic records will be recognized at some point: NHS, a prestigious college admission, an internship, a strong merit scholarship, etc. You’ll get the recognition you crave. I’m not sure a K-8 quarter honor roll is the hill to die on.

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HONOR ROLL should be announced every morning so CHILDREN not on the HONOR ROLL will work HARDER

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, OP, email the school this question and come back to post the answer. Otherwise, it’s just a bunch of conjecture and speculation. Let us know what you learn!

Ok. Will do. I’ll suggest that they publicize the honor roll
list the next time they post the “Honor Roll of Donors” (those who gave more than $250). Funny how they publish THAT list but not the list of children who excelled at academics.

Tells you everything you need to know about the school.

Why are you sending your child to a school you don’t like so very much? What kind of parent are you?

Why can’t you address the substance of an issue rather than deflecting, attacking my personal choices, and making irrelevant posts? Is that how you teach your children to think and analyze?

DP. All these pages later, I have no clue what the substance of the issue is.

The school failed, in your eyes, to share 4th quarter honor roll. Maybe it was an oversight or maybe it was intentional. Either way, I don’t think I’ve seen a single post noting whether OP’s student actually cares about the oversight.

Rest assured, OP, students with strong academic records will be recognized at some point: NHS, a prestigious college admission, an internship, a strong merit scholarship, etc. You’ll get the recognition you crave. I’m not sure a K-8 quarter honor roll is the hill to die on.

As long as these keep announcing the DONOR “honor roll,” that’s all that matters. They’d never “forget” to publish THAT list, rest assured!

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, OP, email the school this question and come back to post the answer. Otherwise, it’s just a bunch of conjecture and speculation. Let us know what you learn!

Ok. Will do. I’ll suggest that they publicize the honor roll
list the next time they post the “Honor Roll of Donors” (those who gave more than $250). Funny how they publish THAT list but not the list of children who excelled at academics.

Tells you everything you need to know about the school.

Why are you sending your child to a school you don’t like so very much? What kind of parent are you?

Why can’t you address the substance of an issue rather than deflecting, attacking my personal choices, and making irrelevant posts? Is that how you teach your children to think and analyze?

DP. All these pages later, I have no clue what the substance of the issue is.

The school failed, in your eyes, to share 4th quarter honor roll. Maybe it was an oversight or maybe it was intentional. Either way, I don’t think I’ve seen a single post noting whether OP’s student actually cares about the oversight.

Rest assured, OP, students with strong academic records will be recognized at some point: NHS, a prestigious college admission, an internship, a strong merit scholarship, etc. You’ll get the recognition you crave. I’m not sure a K-8 quarter honor roll is the hill to die on.

As long as these keep announcing the DONOR “honor roll,” that’s all that matters. They’d never “forget” to publish THAT list, rest assured!

You are repeating yourself.

Again.

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I get it. Like the new Nike commercial says, “Winning isn’t for everyone.”

But sad to see a school teach its kids to be embarrassed by hard work and success.

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What’s the point of an “honor roll” that’s not announced publicly? The whole essence of an honor roll is that it’s ANNOUNCED.

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, OP, email the school this question and come back to post the answer. Otherwise, it’s just a bunch of conjecture and speculation. Let us know what you learn!

Ok. Will do. I’ll suggest that they publicize the honor roll
list the next time they post the “Honor Roll of Donors” (those who gave more than $250). Funny how they publish THAT list but not the list of children who excelled at academics.

Tells you everything you need to know about the school.

And what was the school’s response about why it wasn’t publicized? You’re still missing a lot of facts in your post, OP.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the point of an “honor roll” that’s not announced publicly? The whole essence of an honor roll is that it’s ANNOUNCED.

Why is that the essence and what do you mean by announced publicly?

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the point of an “honor roll” that’s not announced publicly? The whole essence of an honor roll is that it’s ANNOUNCED.

Why is that the essence and what do you mean by announced publicly?