Anonymous wrote:What do we think about all the Instagram posts about college acceptances. There's a whole slew of instagram accounts for individual mcps high schools.

Here are Whitman and Churchill.

https://www.instagram.com/vikingdestinations.2023/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D

https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebulldog2023/

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Anonymous wrote:IMO, the problem isn't kids wearing the shirts from the college.. it's the turd who made the snarky comment about OP's kid going to UMD.

That's Whitman for ya. Some of those kids and parents make horrible comments about people from "lesser" schools.

You see people on here making comments like all non W schools are bad, basically ganglandia. Snooty parents breed snooty kids. Whitman parents must be so proud of their snooty kids.

There is 0.0 chance any kid from Whitman mocked a UMD sweatshirt or admission. People are gullible here and adore their stereotypes.

I'm sure some people thought there was 0.0 chance that some nice kid at Whitman would make racist comments, but that happens, too. There are some very snobbish people around here.

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Anonymous wrote:IMO, the problem isn't kids wearing the shirts from the college.. it's the turd who made the snarky comment about OP's kid going to UMD.

That's Whitman for ya. Some of those kids and parents make horrible comments about people from "lesser" schools.

You see people on here making comments like all non W schools are bad, basically ganglandia. Snooty parents breed snooty kids. Whitman parents must be so proud of their snooty kids.

There is 0.0 chance any kid from Whitman mocked a UMD sweatshirt or admission. People are gullible here and adore their stereotypes.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid graduated Blair Magnet. No one wore college sweatshirts on May 1st, it was considered in terrible taste. Only shortly before graduation, and even then not everyone. One kid kept it private for weeks that she accepted an offer from HYPSM.

I am with you OP. The school should not be encouraging this, although perhaps the school may view admissions as their achievement, too.

W school graduate here and I am with you both PP and OP. It's not that students should be embarrassed by their achievements, or shouldn't own their decisions, or shouldn't grow a thick skin. It's just that in the current context, this school-sponsored activity is problematic and in poor taste.

+10. Yes. It’s in poor taste in the current climate.

Anonymous wrote:My favorite t-shirt just has one word: COLLEGE

Otherwise print one up that shows: UNDECIDED

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Anonymous wrote:My kid graduated Blair Magnet. No one wore college sweatshirts on May 1st, it was considered in terrible taste. Only shortly before graduation, and even then not everyone. One kid kept it private for weeks that she accepted an offer from HYPSM.

I am with you OP. The school should not be encouraging this, although perhaps the school may view admissions as their achievement, too.

W school graduate here and I am with you both PP and OP. It's not that students should be embarrassed by their achievements, or shouldn't own their decisions, or shouldn't grow a thick skin. It's just that in the current context, this school-sponsored activity is problematic and in poor taste.

Anonymous wrote:Which dumb "W' school? Watkins Mill?

Anonymous wrote:Our idiotic "W" school in MCPS has done it again. Such a disgusting place. Can't stand it anymore.

Dumb place sent out a notification for kids to wear their college sweatshirt to school on May 1st.

What is this? So kids can brag more about the swanky, expensive colleges they got into and make others feel badly who were waitlisted or had to take second choice? Yuck. I know I know - we bought here thinking it was a "good" School.. NO! A school of pushy, rude parents who only look out for number one. Themselves and their kids. It's awful.

What about a kid who may have to go to Montgomery College? What if someone isn't going to college? What if someone comes from low income housing and cannot afford college? What if What if What if?? Not bad in and of itself but geez. My kid is likely going to UMD and has already received a number of snarky comments. On waitlist that won't get off of while kid x, y, z parades in and out with a Michigan sweatshirt daily.

Why does this idiot school allow this? What is wrong with these people? Isn't the instagram they are exposed to daily bad enough???

Stop the madness. It's cruel to some of these kids who are not thrilled with college decision.

Anonymous wrote:It's a good time to teach your kid that they have a choice to participate. They also have a choice to celebrate themself and others or be pissed and spiteful that people do better than them. Which would you wish your child to do?