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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The extent to which GDS supporters go to obscure the reality of their school is baffling.  GDS is a fine school that fills a unique niche in the Washington, DC private school landscape.  GDS is NOT similar to STA – STA is a somewhat tradition bound an all-boys school with a long history in DC.  GDS is a comparatively new school founded by Jewish and Black families who were being excluded from the schools such as STA.  GDS has always been a VERY progressive/liberal school that draws its students from NW and the near in suburbs – it fits its community perfectly.  STA is a world renowned destination school.  [b]Beyond that false comparison, there is the reticence here to acknowledge the ethnic character of the school that GDS itself considers a badge of honor.[/b]  There also seems to be a reticence to admit to the artsy/hipster character of the students that is comparable to Maret, not STA.

The GDS supporters here do their school a disservice.  The students at GDS are very  bright and if my son were a highly intelligent, secular somewhat reserved “hipster” (non-athletic) type student, I’d want to know that there was a place for him.
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I believe PPs would agree with the history of the school; however, if you have any familiarity with the LS today (not ten, or even five years ago), it is clear that the student body is no longer and will no longer be predominantly Jewish. Also, I would quite confidently claim that most of the black and Asian students are not Jewish, though some from mixed backgrounds are. Only about half of the "white" kids are Jewish, ie, one-sixth of the class. It's still a larger representation than the Jewish population generally, though.[/quote]

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