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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please. My friend's public school in CT played Rhianna's S&M as part of the in-house music while waiting for the play to start.  He texted me laughing about it, wondering who created the lineup.

My daughter goes to Bullis and loves it. I've had nothing but good experiences with this school. Part of the reason we left public school was because of the PC BS that occurs, often driven by parents. while ignoring more serious issues, often created by the kids of the same parents screaming loudest with PC BS issues.

This doesn't even [b]phase [/b]me. [/quote]

The question for Bullis is whether sports success built on bringing in junior-senior transfers will draw applicants and strengthen community.  With regard to the first issue, I'd say there's at least an equal chance that it will reinvigorate Bullis's old reputation as a dumb jock school and drive away potential applicants.  As far as community, Bullis is already facing a challenge in bringing together many different subcultures which don't share the same values and don't interact much.  The school has families from Potomac who never socialize with families from PG County who never socialize with the folks who live up 270.  In broad terms all these families are looking for the best for their children, but how that's defined varies considerably.  Will sports success unite these subcultures?  Doubtful.  The strongest independent schools in this area each have a culture defined by shared values -- that's true whether you're talking about GDS or STA.  That's what Bullis lacks.  The attempts to brand the schools as a sports powerhouse a la Good Counsel or as a private STEM school or an entrepeneurship incubator are nothing but lipstick on a pig.

And, BTW, you mean "faze", not "phase."

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