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[quote=Anonymous]Hi op.  We’re a Holy Spirit family.  My kids have been there since early elementary and my eldest is now in high school and my youngest is there in middle school.  We’ve been very happy with it, and that includes getting through the covid years!

I’m not clear if you have a specific question or concern, but here are some of my thoughts on the school.

Pros: 
I preferred a school with two classes per grade instead of just one. Especially by the time kids are in middle school the larger number of kids is helpful.

Strong and engaged parent community.  There are a good number of activities and traditions.  Lots of opportunities to get involved.  The family FB page is a helpful resource.

The resource center and their team is great.  Turns out one of my kids was mildly dyslexic and the team was helpful for that.  Also my kids get to see the school live out our values.  There are kids with intellectual disabilities including Down syndrome who are engaged and part of the class. It’s a huge change from how these kids were treated when I was young.

More textbooks, less screens.  I’ve talked to parents who moved over from public schools and they bring this up as a big positive.  There’s also less pressure to get your kids a phone young.  Many parents follow the “Wait until 8th grade” philosophy, so your kid won’t be the only one in 6th grade without a phone.

Traditional values.  This mattered to us and we’ve been happy with the way the school reinforces the values we share at home.

Cons:
Being a Catholic school, the teacher pay is not great and teacher turnover is higher than I’d like it to be. Middle school in particular was rough when the current principal came in a couple of years ago.  But they’ve gotten some great new teachers there now so I’m hopeful for the future.

Part of that is that now tuition has been increasing, as they work to improve teacher pay and keep things stable.

All in all, we’ve been very happy there and I’d happily recommend the school.  If you have any specific questions, let me know.

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