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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much does Maret raise at their annual auction?[/quote]

What a very odd comment on this thread.  Why?  Need it to be rich enough for your taste?[/quote]

OK, I have lived in DC for 20 or so years so I'll bite on this one.

OP, Maret used to be the "reject school" among DC Privates  back in 1970's 1980's . Think Field.

And they embraced their role of being a " supportive school" for kids who either could not get into STA, Sidwell or GDS , got kicked out, or knuckled under . An "alternative school" for rich kids if you will ( there was little to no FA in the 60's /70's) Embracing theirr role meant hiring engaging , supportive , think outside box kid of teachers ( nothing wrong with that )

Then, a King& Queen decided that their children would do better there  than at X school , partially because said Queen had attended X school. And a few Kennedy family members followed. Then in typical DC fashion, a new "IT" school was  perceived and, as it got more  and more , applicants it became harder to get into , harder to get into + more perceived exclusivity.

Basically, its still a good school filled with lots of very dedicated, creative think outside the box teachers , but the rest is, well , the rest.

PP above: I believe that the purpose of the Auction is to raise funds for FA. Maret has a big comittment to provide an opportunity for talented and low/ middle class income DCPS kids. That is great, but they lack the kind of endowment to do so, so they fund raise, They also sold some of their land off. So... you heard the one about glass houses, right. [/quote]

What land did they sell off?[/quote]

Some years back Maret sold the land behind what is now their only on campus athletic field ( the soccer field) . As a result, now that they have more students wanting different athletic pursuits,  they had to enter into a partnership with Jellef way over on Wisc Ave to use their sports facilities on a lease basis . So, if you kid wants to go out for a sports team like swimming, baseball, track, they have to ride a shuttle every day to get to where they can practice and they can never have a home meet. Lots of time lost shuttling around.

Maret is a nice, but small school and their facilities are limited . Not knocking it . I just think that the last thing a Maret booster should be emphasizing as a reason to go there is money. Maret was nearly forced to close a few decades ago at a time when other DC privates already had endowments above the 50 million mark.

Judging  form the format  of his/her type face the Maret booster and the WIS basher are the same person and they really don't seem to know what they are talking about. 
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You mean land across the street that has been houses for dozens of years? Maret never owned that. The 7.5acres is what they've had for at least the past 40 years. You have no idea what you are talking about. [/quote]

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