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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent of an applying Scholar considering SJC for next year, I can't say I'm pleased to hear this. I mean, for one sports team to have more recruits than the Scholars program seems wrong for a school.  Fine for a sports club, of course, but wrong for an academic institution.  [/quote]

My child is also an 8th grader applying as a scholar. DC is also a recruited athlete by SJC in their sport. Of course the Scholars program is small - that is what it is for, and it would not be the program it has become if it were the size of even 1 football team.

I will keep my fingers crossed that the other Scholars’ families are more welcoming of athletes and what they bring to the school by way of culture, achievement, and awareness. [/quote]

My DC is a Scholar and has told me that most of the students in the Scholars Program are also athletes. The Program wants students who show that they are not just smart but well-rounded and can juggle academics, service and other activities. Showing you can work as a team and push yourself is huge. The idea that athletes are less smart is outdated. So many honors students also play sports. [/quote]

My child, too, is a Scolar and an athlete. Nonetheless, I'm skeptical that students being recruited for a national-level football program are Scholar-level students. I hope I'm wrong.[/quote]

I don’t expect the “football is life” students to be in Scholars, but there are plenty of other students (swim, lacrosse, track, hockey, soccer, arts, music etc.) who will be. [/quote]

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