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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, everyone knows SR just isnt in the big leagues with the other private girls' schools. Maybe cause this area was always predominantly WASP in the upper class and SR is catholic? Who knows, but no one even thinks of SR as being in the same realm at the NCS, Holton, Madeira, etc[/quote]

There is a lot of anti-Catholic bias among the rest of the “elite” striver climbers in this area. The Catholic community — especially the more liberal Catholics (Jesuit, Sacred Heart, etc) was always tight knit. Ledecky brought a lot of scrutiny to a school that was traditionally an excellent school with less snobbery, terrible sports, and a lower profile than places like Holton or NCS. And while there is some overlap with Holton and SR in terms of the circles people run in, the NCS/St Albans/etc crowd was always dismissive of SR.

SR was values driven in a way that a lot of other schools were not and still remains strongly focused on its Sacred Heart, liberal/social justice Catholic identity. That isn’t something that a lot of the “HYP” and “big three” posters here care about but it has traditionally mattered deeply to the community.

If SR isn’t for you, that’s great. But the quality of the education that SR girls receive is undeniable and SR girls go on to do amazing things, often in ways that give back.  (The DC Diaper Bank was founded by an alumna, for example.)

There’s a reason there are multiple generation Sacred Heart families, but it goes well beyond the sticker on your car.[/quote]

Well said! This is why we chose SR.

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