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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I look forward to watching Sidwell's top-notch boys and girls hoops teams play in the DC tourney this weekend.  BTW, Sidwell's best players are African-American.   Shhhhh ......[/quote]

PP writing.  I enjoy the basketball program.  I'm not making any kind of veiled statement on race.  What I am calling attention to is the school's social media presence/campaigning and all the other PR the school puts out.  There is a clear interest in going beyond (or substituting for) the school's historically academic identity to one more focused on sports. And maybe that's just the direction Bryan seeks to take things. This is disappointing to me.  I sometimes wonder if the money crunch the school seems to have experienced during recent years may explain some of this. In fundraising circles, it is widely believed that alumni tend to be more generous when sports teams are excelling than in any other situation.[/quote]

I don't think there is an overt focus on sports. The teams featured are having unique success right now. It could just as easily be a robotics tournament win, or a Model UN award or some other extracurricular. the school's social media has highlighted all sorts of activities and achievements over the years.[/quote]

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