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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We got in but decided to go elsewhere. We did not want our daughter to experience the social culture which students report is full of mean girls/moms. Plus we were concerned about the emphasis on the extreme athletic culture. BTW it had nothing to do with ability- our daughter is an outstanding athlete. [/quote]

This was our reason to go elsewhere also. Our daughter is a strong student, somewhat introverted, and a generally good athlete, but not specialized in a specific sport. We simply did not feel the social culture + intensity of the athletics would be a good fit for her.  We enjoyed every faculty member we interacted it.  The issue is what we saw in the students and their parents after attending several sports events and watching the sideline scene.  [/quote]

Have you ever attended a similar boys' school athletic event? There are at least 5x the attendees, lots of enthusiasm and school spirit usually with a shirtless student section screaming for their school. SR has a more enthusiastic athletic culture than other girls schools and that's one of the things we most love about it, celebrating young women athletes is definitely a plus. The intensity is nowhere near what you would see at a Landon / GP / Gonzaga boys event but I guess the girls and their parents could cheer even less if that would make visitors feel better. Of course we also have participated in and supported school plays, orchestra performances, and academic competitions. One of my daughters is not an athlete and I don't think she's felt left out, she's found her group there. It is not a perfect school, there are some mean girls / moms, but I think that's true everywhere.[/quote]

People shouldn't be loud for girls sports, it is unseemly. The girls schools schools should only focus on academics and the arts, leave the enthusiasm for sports to the boys. Also some girls and moms are mean, unlike the boys schools where everyone is universally kind.[/quote]

Why are you two comparing SR and other all-girls to any all-boys? [/quote]

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