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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our son is at Gonzaga. A few thoughts::

- It is a big school that is many different things to many different people. There are many that take the service orientation of the Jesuits very seriously and others that could care less. There are some whose idea of service and moral behavior is not even remotely aligned with mine (or with the Jesuits').

-The McKenna Center is real. It legitimately serves members of the community in need. It is not run by the school. It is under the Jesuits who also run the school. It seems like students could conceivably go through their entire four years without stepping foot inside, but it is a relatively convenient way to complete some of their service hours. It seems as if some students really connect to the Center and their mission, others have varying levels of interaction with the Center and the people it serves, and some students may bring in a few cans of food for a food drive every once in a while but have no other interaction. As with many things, the opportunity is there for them if they want to take advantage of it.

-It is wonderful to have school spirit and traditions, but does God really need to bleed purple? Some of it seems a little over the top to the point of being offputting. And if it leads to denigration of others (e.g., opposing teams), it's a problem.

-There is a heck of a lot of money flowing through that school, so even with the service requirements and orientation, a boy could still exist in a pretty isolated bubble of privilege. There is no guarantee that Gonzaga turns out "A Man For Others".

-A lot of the annual service requirement is through two dedicated service days held during the school day every year. I'm sure there is a power in performing service with peers, but this system actually gives students credit for a lot more service hours than they actually perform, means students don't have to be maximally intentional about fulfilling their service hours, and may sometimes be drawn away from the people they are serving by the people they are serving with. Ironically,  a DC public school student performing their minimum service hours (100) in good faith may end up with more actual time performing service than a Gonzaga grad who did the minimum.

- Gonzaga does have a lot of amazing opportunities. I doubt many boys who go there regret it.

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