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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am and old Landon grad whose son also graduated in early 2000s.  We both loved and love Landon. A good bit of ire against Landon is the result of now distant past misbehavior by a very few Landon students.  [b]It may also flow from the fact that Landon’s student body has almost always been composed of active, outgoing, sports minded boys whose energy can sometimes lead them astray.  It’s a learning process that most boys go through, and I can’t think of a better place to lead them in the right direction.[/b]
Landon’s headmaster, Jim Neal, who arrived less than 10 years ago, has proved just wonderful in turning the school in a better direction in virtually every respect.  He’s a Gonzaga grad who went to Harvard, has taught at Visitation and St. Albans, and then led at National Presbyterian before coming to Landon.  He currently is in the final stages of a $50 million capital campaign that will greatly improve the school’s already wonderful campus and and improve other aspects of the school. Landon is in a good place now and is headed back to the days when it was widely considered in the same league as St. Albans and Sidwell, albeit with it’s own energetic all boy orientation.

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What a shameful laundering attempt. Does that describe organized group efforts to cheat on the SAT? Certainly it doesn’t describe murdering one’s ex-girlfriend.[/quote]

Hater! Im sure your kids go to some horrible DCPS.  Enjoy.[/quote]

Actually, no. I’m in fact friends with Jim and admire what he is trying to do at Landon. But that doesn’t erase the past so that people can come on this message board and lamely try to wash away terrible conduct as “misbehavior.” [/quote]

If you are really friends with Jim then some friends are the kind you can do without. The school in its current iteration is incredibly strong, welcoming, and worthy of the praise it has been receiving. The large number of female senior admin are accomplished in their own right and a wonderful addition. Admissions has been very competitive and the community is excited for the present and future. Our family has felt very welcome.[/quote]

Why don’t you state precisely what it is that I said that you take issue with? Think carefully before you respond.[/quote]

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