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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is very helpful. Would you mind sharing if your family is Catholic? Trying to get a sense of how difficult it would be for a non-catholic student coming from public school to adjust/adapt to the community. Thanks!

[quote=Anonymous]9th grade at O'Connell:

1) small class sizes
2) sense of community
3) great communication with parents, the weekly newsletter is incredibly helpful
4) amazing school spirit
5) academic expectations compared to public middle school (daily quizzes in many subjects, hard grading expectations on writing, at least 1hr of homework per night)
6) away for the day with Yondr pouches is working well.

Don't like:

1) coming from public school kids are friendly but DC is finding it hard to break into pre-existing friend groups. (this will improve but it's tough with homecoming coming up that plans are being made by groups of kids from various parish K-8s so the truly new kids are struggling to find a place)
2) lunch prices are ridiculously expensive[/quote][/quote]

PP and we are Catholic. Talking to families with older kids the friendship groups do break down over the course of the year as kids get involved in activities and meet other people, similar to public high schools Just that at this point a month into the school year that group from K-8 is a safety net for some of these kids.  Like I said, my DC thinks people are really nice and is meeting people but it isn’t yet like DC had a friend group to call their own yet, make plans with on the weekend, etc. It takes time at a new school.

I saw another PP say her daughter is similarly caught in the sea of pre-existing groups. Wish we could introduce our students! [/quote]

This is common.  At our school (Georgetown Visitation), those groups tend to breakdown around November-ish but honestly, those large groups of girls have already opened up their circles or formed new ones.  My DD has had no problem making friends.  [/quote]

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