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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seeking first-hand experience regarding any or all the following:

a) academic rigor/preparedness for college and beyond (do they push their students/what kinds of careers do graduating students gravitate to), 
b)school culture (traditions, including religious, parent community involvement/opportunities to interact/meet/volunteer). 
c)For those of you who sent their sons from lower school- are parents active about setting up out-of school opportunities for mixing with girls (more in middle school and high school years) or is everyone pretty much on their own for that? 
d) How has your son grown/developed/ benefitted (or not) compared to traditional parochial school K-8 model...
e) is it worth the cost in the lower school or are they just running outside all day? Is it better to save for middle school instead?

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Alright I'll bite. My kids went there mostly pre-Trump... but we were there for some of the Trump craziness and yes, it is Trumpville. Before that even it was extreeeemmmmllly right wing. My family is conservative and they are way right. I think it was good my kids could see this 1st hand instead of just hearing about it in the news.

a) Very rigorous if you kid is very smart. You can work with the admin to make the schedule less rigorous. Some kids go to Stanford and Harvard and some don't go to college, some go to community college. It's all over the place. Careers? I mean some are clearly teachers because many of the teachers went to the Heights, but I think this question is not answerable.

b) Culture - 3-5, very welcoming, fun, crazy it's like a dream for boys that don't like sitting all day... outside classrooms, reading outside, running around a lot, religion sometime in the courtyard or chapel, lots of movement. 
Middles school is unreasonably hard but if you want you can reduce your schedule. Opportunities to take HS math if you are invited. But don't ask because if you child was not asked they are probably not smart enough, it's good, they don't let parents push them around. Sports every afternoon, they play against other schools, best part of the day.
High School: very traditional, not really impressed with teaching but if you are smart and you can teach yourself from a book and like lecture it's a good fit. It's the complete opposite from 3-5. They have some amazing teachers but it's very hit and miss, miss, miss.

Not good for kids with disabilities. The staff has not clue and some think it's hog wash... actually used the word hog wash with me about dyslexia.

There is chapel every day, students can read or go to chapel during this time. 
They have "clans" and there are competitions throughout the year.. not all athletic, there are bards, etc.

c) Parents are not active and not welcome in school. Fathers are asked to volunteer for a few things after school but it is few and far between. There is a Xmas party that moms can volunteer to work on and an auction. There are no in school volunteers (I love this btw)

d) My kids were very well prepared, we joked that they read some books in college they read in middle school. I would say most of the boys have less hubris than you find in boys from other all boys schools. I have family at Prep, St. Albans and Gonzaga. Heights kids vape and dip a lot, it's gross. I really don't know any other boys in other schools that dip, every school has a vaping problem.

e) I personally loved the lower school experience I think it was the best part of the whole school.[/quote]

Thank you for this substantive response![/quote]

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