Anonymous wrote:The Heights has only male teachers (almost all are white males). The women on the staff are in service roles - librarian, secretary, admissions, fundraising. What kind of message does that send the students at this all boy school? What gender expectations will these young men carry into their young adulthood?

That’s a good point.

The Heights has only male teachers (almost all are white males). The women on the staff are in service roles - librarian, secretary, admissions, fundraising. What kind of message does that send the students at this all boy school? What gender expectations will these young men carry into their young adulthood?

Anonymous wrote:To machismo/patriarchal/MAGA for our centrist family. Academics no where near as good as publics (W schools), or top privates.

TDS.

Anonymous wrote:^ every time I drive by there it seems like the entire school is out running. Some pretty hills around there too. It reminds me of chariots of fire. As an amateur jogger/runner myself, it’s very impressive and motivating.

That sounds nice.

^ every time I drive by there it seems like the entire school is out running. Some pretty hills around there too. It reminds me of chariots of fire. As an amateur jogger/runner myself, it’s very impressive and motivating.

The Heights is an Opus Dei-affiliated all boys school. OD means it is on the right of the Catholic Church in terms of observance and morality. It is a good school for traditional Catholic families who want to focus on core Western civ / lit with discipline. It is not a good place for non-cis or gay boys or non-Catholic / non-observant families. The parent community is conservative; I wouldn't call it MAGA, more 1950s-type. A lot of large families. Sports are very important. XC training, for example, is grueling and leads to top performance but not for everyone. Academics are generally excellent but they do not accelerate for the sake of acceleration--meaning good grades and advanced classes mean more. Read the statement of principles, it's accurate and lays it all out: https://heights.edu/about/statement-of-principles-and-values/

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Anonymous wrote:To machismo/patriarchal/MAGA for our centrist family. Academics no where near as good as publics (W schools), or top privates.

False, the Heights teaches a classical education so students learn to think critically and to write beautifully. You no longer get that in public - there it’s all rote memorization and teach to the test. The Heights does allow acceleration in certain instances, which publics can’t handle - hence it’s a good place for a gifted kid. The teaches discourage mindless computer and phone use. The lower school the students memorize and recite poems in the old English school tradition. The school tries to build character; publics don’t. The students go to great colleges - they’ve got one student now at Oxford and another heading for Harvard Law.

You seem familiar with the public schools—did your child attend a public high school? As it sounds like your boys attended the Heights. So you really don’t know first hand about what is happening in public school. It doesn’t help your argument, PP.

FWIW, I know two boys who left the Heights during middle school and had to repeat a grade due to being behind academically. This was several years ago, but it is an actual fact, albeit a very, very small sample. I don’t have first hand knowledge of the academics at The Heights, but very conservative families seem happy.

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Anonymous wrote:To machismo/patriarchal/MAGA for our centrist family. Academics no where near as good as publics (W schools), or top privates.

False, the Heights teaches a classical education so students learn to think critically and to write beautifully. You no longer get that in public - there it’s all rote memorization and teach to the test. The Heights does allow acceleration in certain instances, which publics can’t handle - hence it’s a good place for a gifted kid. The teaches discourage mindless computer and phone use. The lower school the students memorize and recite poems in the old English school tradition. The school tries to build character; publics don’t. The students go to great colleges - they’ve got one student now at Oxford and another heading for Harvard Law.

So, zero kids heading to ivies undergrad is what you’re bragging about?

Laughing because my grade of 60 kids had 4 to Harvard and 3 to Princeton!

If you really hate Catholicism, just keep to your secular private school, but please leave the rest of us alone!

What happened to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Or does that not apply to other faith traditions?

This is all very helpful.

It’s Opus Dei. That’s either good or bad depending on your values. The current pope is trying to get rid of Opus Dei, but I don’t know how that will affect the schools.

College admissions would be stronger if the Heights played the grade inflation game.

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Anonymous wrote:To machismo/patriarchal/MAGA for our centrist family. Academics no where near as good as publics (W schools), or top privates.

False, the Heights teaches a classical education so students learn to think critically and to write beautifully. You no longer get that in public - there it’s all rote memorization and teach to the test. The Heights does allow acceleration in certain instances, which publics can’t handle - hence it’s a good place for a gifted kid. The teaches discourage mindless computer and phone use. The lower school the students memorize and recite poems in the old English school tradition. The school tries to build character; publics don’t. The students go to great colleges - they’ve got one student now at Oxford and another heading for Harvard Law.

You can praise the Heights and it may be a wonderful school but no need to slam the public’s. The Ws are not all rote memorization/teaching to the test. And they contribute to character building too in part by being a diverse environment where kids will encounter a wide variety of other folks including people with a different political opinions and religions.

Very strong academics at The Heights, they definitely challenge the boys (e.g., my middle schooler is reading The Iliad); strong school spirit; all-male faculty; ZERO screen time assignments.

It's a smaller school and they don't offer every sport that some boys want to play -- most notably American football. But they excel at soccer and have rugby for those boys who aren't into soccer.

In recent years its been very difficult to get a spot as the school is pretty much at capacity, but we feel very blessed to have our boys there.

Those are all for class of 2025!

No, you are incorrect. The Heights has boys going to top universities every year.

Princeton University, Columbia University, Stanford University, Notre Dame, University of Michigan….

“Our 2025 graduates will go onto a variety of different colleges, universities and trades, including: University of Maryland, College Park (5 grads), Catholic University of America (4), University of Navarre (4), Franciscan University of Steubenville (4), Villanova University, (3), University of Dallas (2), Texas A&M (2), Princeton University, Columbia University, Stanford University, Notre Dame, University of Michigan, Thomas Aquinas College, Boston College, Providence College, Clemson University, Iowa State University, College of William and Mary, Baylor University, Ave Maria University, Holy Cross College, Emory University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Biola University, Grove City College, University of South Carolina, Virginia Tech, and Penn State, among other Universities and community colleges. Some will directly enter their professional fields including working for the National Security Administration and joining the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. ”
https://heights.edu/commencement-2025/