How has Hardy drawn inbound families?

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Anonymous wrote:The plan will be released in a few weeks. Mark my words, there will be no mention of a high school other than Wilson for Hardy MS.

Yes. We have every reason to believe this will be true based on what DME Smith said at the Hardy PTO meeting - that if the Wilson boundaries are aligned with the Hardy and Deal boundaries, she expects that there will be room for Hardy and Wilson students without overcrowding - hence no need for a new school

That's a big"if".

I fully agree with the PP who brought up the potentially nebulous meaning of "new high school".

I have been a big supporter of DCPS-3 kids in the system right now-but I am growing very weary of feeling manipulated and trying to make sense of unclear language.

"Fragile trust" is how Catania described how DCPS parents are feeling...very easy to break that trust, I am almost there.

Hang in there. Hopefully it will be strengthened when the plan is released and Hardy continues to feed into Wilson. I know Abby Smith personally and have every reason to believe this will happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The plan will be released in a few weeks. Mark my words, there will be no mention of a high school other than Wilson for Hardy MS.

Yes. We have every reason to believe this will be true based on what DME Smith said at the Hardy PTO meeting - that if the Wilson boundaries are aligned with the Hardy and Deal boundaries, she expects that there will be room for Hardy and Wilson students without overcrowding - hence no need for a new school

That's a big"if".

I fully agree with the PP who brought up the potentially nebulous meaning of "new high school".

I have been a big supporter of DCPS-3 kids in the system right now-but I am growing very weary of feeling manipulated and trying to make sense of unclear language.

"Fragile trust" is how Catania described how DCPS parents are feeling...very easy to break that trust, I am almost there.

I certainly trust Catania on this issue more than the current lame duck administration or Bowser. I will be voting for him!

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any news on the #s of IB kids that are enrolling at Hardy for the fall yet?

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Anonymous wrote:I think EVERY supermarket near a MS or HS is crazy with kids when school lets out-I pass the CVS and Whole Foods at Tenley nearly every school day around 3:45 and the entire city block there is a total nightmare. The students are not bad kids necessarily, but it is a mob descending on a residential area not equipped to cater to students and customers at the same time. The only difference is that those kids aren't wearing uniforms, so could technically be from a different school.

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My Deal kid complains bitterly that they have been told to not visit CVS or any of the businesses on Wisconsin near Deal. Fact is I see good and awful behavior around most middle & high schools.

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Anonymous wrote:any news on the #s of IB kids that are enrolling at Hardy for the fall yet?

A current Hardy mom told me she has been told by one of the attendees at the front desk that 50% of seats have been taken by IBs. This would mean about 60 kids, which looks like a very large number to me, as our initial counts indicated about 40 IB kids (the Key group appeared particularly weak). I plan to ask Ms Pride early next week, and I will post an update.

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Anonymous wrote:There is NO overlap in Spring Valley-one side of mass is Deal and the other is Hardy. The only overlap would be in Cleveland park or if you attended a feeder school and lived IB for the other school or went to a school/lived IB for a cleveland park school.

The boundaries for Mann don't overlap the boundaries for Hardy. There is an area north of Massachusetts -- I wouldn't call it Spring Valley, maybe Ward Circle -- that is in-boundary for Mann and Deal. If you live there and go to Mann you have the right to attend Hardy as your feeder school and Deal as your in-boundary school.

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Let's put some facts in here on the parking and outside space. There are presently 33 cars in the parking lot. Another 20 cars are parked behind the hardy building. The British School sends their kids to the massive Maret/Jelle field. The question about space prospective Hardy parents need to focus on is whether they want the 100 car parking lot adjacent to the south edge of Hardy to become townhouses. GW plans to sell it. It was school property until sold in late 90s by Barry administration.

While it's true that the British School uses Jelleff during the day, it's only because Hardy doesn't want to. Maret paid for the field, and in exchange they get it for ten years 3:30-5:30 on weekdays and on Saturdays. The rest of the time it's given out through normal DPR permitting. Under DPR rules a public school has priority, so if Hardy wanted to use it the British School would have to find somewhere else.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are Hardy students banned from the social Safeway?

Because Principal Pride is aware of the double standard to which Hardy kids are held and does not want them to be in position where a bunch of ignorant fools can make judgments about them just because they are wearing Hardy uniforms.[/quote

Holy heck, Hardy requires uniforms?! Did not know that.

One way to make the school more appealing to parents of key, Mann, and other families who live in western DC would be to let the kids wear their own clothing. I'm serious.

[Anonymous]

Re uniforms-I totally agree-it sounds shallow, but it is a big factor in my IB child's resistance to attend Hardy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think EVERY supermarket near a MS or HS is crazy with kids when school lets out-I pass the CVS and Whole Foods at Tenley nearly every school day around 3:45 and the entire city block there is a total nightmare. The students are not bad kids necessarily, but it is a mob descending on a residential area not equipped to cater to students and customers at the same time. The only difference is that those kids aren't wearing uniforms, so could technically be from a different school.

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My Deal kid complains bitterly that they have been told to not visit CVS or any of the businesses on Wisconsin near Deal. Fact is I see good and awful behavior around most middle & high schools.

Thank you for posting this.

--a Hardy parent who is sick of the comments about THOSE Hardy kids and after school behavior

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:any news on the #s of IB kids that are enrolling at Hardy for the fall yet?

A current Hardy mom told me she has been told by one of the attendees at the front desk that 50% of seats have been taken by IBs. This would mean about 60 kids, which looks like a very large number to me, as our initial counts indicated about 40 IB kids (the Key group appeared particularly weak). I plan to ask Ms Pride early next week, and I will post an update.

60 seems WAY high, as well as something Pride would be letting everyone know about publicly by now. I hope it is 60, however! 60 might happen by Fall though-who knows?

I would also like to second the suggestion to drop the uniform!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:any news on the #s of IB kids that are enrolling at Hardy for the fall yet?

A current Hardy mom told me she has been told by one of the attendees at the front desk that 50% of seats have been taken by IBs. This would mean about 60 kids, which looks like a very large number to me, as our initial counts indicated about 40 IB kids (the Key group appeared particularly weak). I plan to ask Ms Pride early next week, and I will post an update.

60 seems WAY high, as well as something Pride would be letting everyone know about publicly by now. I hope it is 60, however! 60 might happen by Fall though-who knows?

I would also like to second the suggestion to drop the uniform!

NO to this! You don't know how much easier life is with the uniform. We had never done it prior to attending Hardy. For my son (who does pay attention to clothes), all we need are khakis and some navy blue polos. Easy as pie. This is not a big deal, nor should it be.

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Actually it's the non-clothing aspect of the uniform that bothers my child-she has personal, modest jewelry she cannot wear and red high tops that are against code. I'm all for uniforms, but the present rules of what to not wear and where to not go are too restrictive for our DC.

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Anonymous wrote:Actually it's the non-clothing aspect of the uniform that bothers my child-she has personal, modest jewelry she cannot wear and red high tops that are against code. I'm all for uniforms, but the present rules of what to not wear and where to not go are too restrictive for our DC.

Then I guess Hardy is not for you. Go forth and find a suitable charter or pay $25K for a private with no uniforms so your kid can wear red high tops every day.

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Anonymous wrote:Actually it's the non-clothing aspect of the uniform that bothers my child-she has personal, modest jewelry she cannot wear and red high tops that are against code. I'm all for uniforms, but the present rules of what to not wear and where to not go are too restrictive for our DC.

Then I guess Hardy is not for you. Go forth and find a suitable charter or pay $25K for a private with no uniforms so your kid can wear red high tops every day.

Way to be inclusive, there Hardy parent! And FWIW, even the local catholic schools have less restrictive jewelry and loitering rules than Hardy. Just because this doesn't matter to you or your child doesn't mean you should not have empathy for others it may matter to, ESPECIALLY if you are trying to make the school an even better place to attend!