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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am from what would be considered an old money DC family. I graduated from sidwell in the mid 90s and can count on one hand the number of people who belonged to any country club. It is really disgusting what the school has become.[/quote]

I always thought I would want my kids to go there, but I heard it had changed so we didn't apply. We don't want the country club set.

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Same here (I'm pp).  It used to be an interesting place.  Now it's full of social climbing wannabes.[/quote]

Can't speak for Sidwell, but as a legacy & member the club but whose family has NEVER made the "country club" set a priority, I appreciate the diversity at the Cathedral schools. My kids are in the lower school at NCS & STA (and they previously went to beauvoir), One recent trend which I find refreshing and the opposite of "social climbing," NOT ONE of ds & [b]dd's classmates are enrolled in the "invitation only" Mrs. Simpson's, but instead opted for the all-inclusive Capital Cotillion[/b]. I know I chose Cotillion over Mrs. Simpson's. From what I've heard the stonewalling of Mrs. Simpson's is quite new. Even a few years back, there would be a handful of students in each grade who attended to Mrs. Simpson's... in this year's 4th grade there are none (ZERO) Cathedral students at Mrs. Simpsons. We felt uncomfortable with the idea of sending dc to a dancing school where not all of his/her classmates were welcome. Take that social climbers![/quote]

Ok - this made me laugh.  (this is not meant to be a dig...but sort of a reality check)  Making a "bold statement" by snubbing Mrs Simpson's in favor of Capital Cotillion.  Yes, Mrs Simpson's has a dubious past - but give me a break - Capital Cotillion is still in the genre of things that scream old money, elitist, and country club set.  I'm not knocking you for it - as we know wonder families with kids in both programs - but it's a very "private school", "social status", "money" sort of activity to enroll kids in.  Which is kind of the opposite of the point (I think?) you were trying to make about being "not one of them".
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No, I'm sorry, you're just wrong here. There is a huge difference between an activity that is open to anyone who signs up and one that picks and chooses from the "right families." I get that the whole dance/etiquette thing makes your eyes role, I had the same reaction. But my DD enjoyed it and it was perfectly harmless, precisely because it was open to everyone. Mrs. Simpson's is just toxic.[/quote]

I apologize that I didn't make it clear why I thought this was funny.  I totally understand your point about the differences between Simpsons and Cotillion and see merit in that point.  The point I was making was that you started out by saying you never put priority in the "country club sort of thing" and then went on to discuss Cotillion, which is still very much a "country club sort of thing". I realize that you are coming from the point of saying Mrs Simpson's is non-inclusive - as are some country clubs - and that Cotillion is more inclusive - as are other country clubs.  But all in all - the example of etiquette/dance lessons struck me as funny because I'd be willing to bet there are a larger number of families in the area that belong to some sort of country club than there are families that would consider Cotillion.  And, I suspect that many families would consider the whole idea behind both Simpsons and Cotiliion to be sort of elitist (this doesn't include me).  Again, this was not meant as a dig from me, at all.  If my child was interested, I'd have him/her join other classmates doing Simpsons/Cotillion - he/she decided against it.  But the kids we know seem to have fun and talk more about the social aspects afterwards (which adds credence to it being the sort of activity that is done to "be included in the group" sort of thing) and the parents that were sort of wary of it - feel like it has been "fine".  I just found Cotillion to be a very funny example under the circumstances.  [/quote]

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