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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Former WIS parent. We left bc my kids wanted more school spirit. Not the cheer team pep rally things, but traditions and the overall pride of being an alum. Notice it’s rare to see kids sporting WIS swag around town. My kids like sporting their current schools stuff. [/quote] +1. I think it gets to the "internationalness" of the school. Schools abroad largely don't get into the whole school spirit thing. While only an example, other than for tourists at Oxford and Cambridge, you don't see students in universities even wearing swag. Many schools (both high school and college) don't have sports teams at all and if they do, it's purely recreational. WIS is that. People show up for their soccer games but that's about it. Parents show up for "grill day" but they rarely donate (and, for better or worse, there's not much an expectation to do so although they have an annual fund), they are limited in their volunteering, etc... It's just what happens when you have a parent community that is more accustomed to how things are done elsehwere. It's not a criticism. I quite like not being hounded for money. But, it is materially different both for students and parents than their neighboring schools.[/quote]
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