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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Per the school website there are about 50 girls on JV and varsity lax. The US is about 400 and gender balanced that makes about 25% playing lax for girls. Similar for boys. [/quote]

25% of the school plays lax.  Wtf?[/quote]

It is a popular sport there so higher participation than some other peer schools but not out of hand. Nearly all of the lacrosse players also play at least one other sport and participate in other school activities. This is neither strange nor damning. The obsession with Saints and Lax culture is way out of have on DCUM. As a parent of a current student who doesn't play, the programs provide some entertainment for my kid who sometimes attends games to support friends but it in no way interferes with the academic or social experience. The lacrosse kids work hard and achieve while devoting a lot of time and energy to their sport. So do the basketball players, track athletes and the kids who perform in drama and music. Independent schools are all about a well rounded experience which is something that Saints does very well.

If you are considering it do research somewhere more healthy than here. Talk to current parents and recent past parents. [/quote]

Thanks. OP here. I'll talk to parents. Just seems like if I only talk to parents I'll get a glowingly positive view.

Would the school be OK for an agnostic family?[/quote]

I'm Jewish and totally fine with it.[b]  It's Episcopal not Catholic or Fundamentalist.[/b]  Religion is a pretty light touch.  [/quote]

Good grief. You are equating Catholicism to being a Fundamentalist? Do you realize how similar the Episcopal Church is to Catholicism? [/quote]

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