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[quote=Anonymous]Have observed this first-hand, PP. It is a small enough school that those coming to the school in 9th grade quickly become integrated into the community and often excel immediately in all three categories: classroom, athletics, and the arts. The STA lower school (grades 4-8) is pretty separate in a lot of ways from the upper school, so most upper school teachers don't even know off-hand if a student is new to the school or came from the lower school. (And 9th grade admission is so competitive that new 9th graders are often very strong in the classroom from the start.) Sports teams are particularly good for the boys to make friends quickly, whether they are a star performer or part of a close-knit JV team. And any boy who can sing or act will soon make a major mark in the arts. Talk to other parents of "new" 9th graders (Form III, in STA Brit-speak) and I think they'll tell you the same thing. [/quote]
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