Anonymous
05/16/2024 11:18
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is famous because of the Obama girls and Chelsea Clinton. Aside from that, no one outside the area would have ever heard of it. It’s no different than Sierra Canyon. It’s had a couple children of very famous people (Obama/Clinton) or (Lebron/extended Kardashians).
It doesn’t really matter why Sidwell is famous. It just is. The fact remains that no other DC school is more famous.
OP, that’s your answer.
No, Dematha is more famous, more well-known.
NP
No it isn’t. Most Americans don’t know the names of the vast majority of college/professional athletes’ high schools. Dematha’s location doesn’t help either. I live in DC, and I have no idea where Dematha is located (somewhere in PG?). I never think of Dematha when I think of good high schools.
More Americans know the name Dematha than they know Sidwell.
It is what it is.
Nope. Most people know where President Obama’s daughters graduated from high school, compared to some PG County sports factory that has produced athletes I can’t name off the top of my head. It is what it is.
“PG country Sports factory” you are either racist, classist or classless
Are your feelings hurt that you attended and/or your child attends a PG country Sports factory? Too bad, so sad. 😞
Using PG county as a supposed dig is racist. You’re making Sidwell look really bad, and I’m pretty sure the obamas would be disgusted with being used to advance your little narrative.
Seriously. You can boost up Sidwell without ignorantly putting others down. DeMatha is a great school for athletics, arts and (believe it or not) academics. Nobody was trying to claim it was more prestigious or rigorous than Sidwell, but it is more famous.
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:41
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is famous because of the Obama girls and Chelsea Clinton. Aside from that, no one outside the area would have ever heard of it. It’s no different than Sierra Canyon. It’s had a couple children of very famous people (Obama/Clinton) or (Lebron/extended Kardashians).
It doesn’t really matter why Sidwell is famous. It just is. The fact remains that no other DC school is more famous.
OP, that’s your answer.
No, Dematha is more famous, more well-known.
NP
No it isn’t. Most Americans don’t know the names of the vast majority of college/professional athletes’ high schools. Dematha’s location doesn’t help either. I live in DC, and I have no idea where Dematha is located (somewhere in PG?). I never think of Dematha when I think of good high schools.
More Americans know the name Dematha than they know Sidwell.
It is what it is.
Nope. Most people know where President Obama’s daughters graduated from high school, compared to some PG County sports factory that has produced athletes I can’t name off the top of my head. It is what it is.
“PG country Sports factory” you are either racist, classist or classless
Are your feelings hurt that you attended and/or your child attends a PG country Sports factory? Too bad, so sad. 😞
Using PG county as a supposed dig is racist. You’re making Sidwell look really bad, and I’m pretty sure the obamas would be disgusted with being used to advance your little narrative.
It sounds like PG County residents are sensitive about living in PG County. Who knew?
You’ll be the same one sending your kid to UMD in PG county in a few years, if they can even get in, calling it the new Ivy after they get rejected from an actual Ivy, which you’ll say is because they didn’t have a hook. Then you’ll say they should’ve gone to public school or a “sports factory” like Dematha so they could increase their chance of being an athletic recruit. Somehow you’ll manage to walk the line between snobbery and victimhood without ever seeing the contradiction. Best of luck to you.
I have nothing against UMD. It’s is a fine school for those students that want that experience. That said, go to IG and count the number of Sidwell students who are attending UMD (from the past 3 years).
You can count them on one hand and have fingers left over.
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:37
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is famous because of the Obama girls and Chelsea Clinton. Aside from that, no one outside the area would have ever heard of it. It’s no different than Sierra Canyon. It’s had a couple children of very famous people (Obama/Clinton) or (Lebron/extended Kardashians).
It doesn’t really matter why Sidwell is famous. It just is. The fact remains that no other DC school is more famous.
OP, that’s your answer.
No, Dematha is more famous, more well-known.
NP
No it isn’t. Most Americans don’t know the names of the vast majority of college/professional athletes’ high schools. Dematha’s location doesn’t help either. I live in DC, and I have no idea where Dematha is located (somewhere in PG?). I never think of Dematha when I think of good high schools.
More Americans know the name Dematha than they know Sidwell.
It is what it is.
Nope. Most people know where President Obama’s daughters graduated from high school, compared to some PG County sports factory that has produced athletes I can’t name off the top of my head. It is what it is.
“PG country Sports factory” you are either racist, classist or classless
Are your feelings hurt that you attended and/or your child attends a PG country Sports factory? Too bad, so sad. 😞
Using PG county as a supposed dig is racist. You’re making Sidwell look really bad, and I’m pretty sure the obamas would be disgusted with being used to advance your little narrative.
It sounds like PG County residents are sensitive about living in PG County. Who knew?
It sounds like Sidwell boosters are sensitive about their overrated school. Who knew?
Sensitive? Not even a little.
Sidwell students and parents are very accustomed to the hate we receive about the school from envious people. I find these comments amusing, yet highly predictable. 🥱
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:31
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is famous because of the Obama girls and Chelsea Clinton. Aside from that, no one outside the area would have ever heard of it. It’s no different than Sierra Canyon. It’s had a couple children of very famous people (Obama/Clinton) or (Lebron/extended Kardashians).
It doesn’t really matter why Sidwell is famous. It just is. The fact remains that no other DC school is more famous.
OP, that’s your answer.
No, Dematha is more famous, more well-known.
NP
No it isn’t. Most Americans don’t know the names of the vast majority of college/professional athletes’ high schools. Dematha’s location doesn’t help either. I live in DC, and I have no idea where Dematha is located (somewhere in PG?). I never think of Dematha when I think of good high schools.
More Americans know the name Dematha than they know Sidwell.
It is what it is.
Nope. Most people know where President Obama’s daughters graduated from high school, compared to some PG County sports factory that has produced athletes I can’t name off the top of my head. It is what it is.
“PG country Sports factory” you are either racist, classist or classless
Are your feelings hurt that you attended and/or your child attends a PG country Sports factory? Too bad, so sad. 😞
Using PG county as a supposed dig is racist. You’re making Sidwell look really bad, and I’m pretty sure the obamas would be disgusted with being used to advance your little narrative.
It sounds like PG County residents are sensitive about living in PG County. Who knew?
You’ll be the same one sending your kid to UMD in PG county in a few years, if they can even get in, calling it the new Ivy after they get rejected from an actual Ivy, which you’ll say is because they didn’t have a hook. Then you’ll say they should’ve gone to public school or a “sports factory” like Dematha so they could increase their chance of being an athletic recruit. Somehow you’ll manage to walk the line between snobbery and victimhood without ever seeing the contradiction. Best of luck to you.
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:29
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is famous because of the Obama girls and Chelsea Clinton. Aside from that, no one outside the area would have ever heard of it. It’s no different than Sierra Canyon. It’s had a couple children of very famous people (Obama/Clinton) or (Lebron/extended Kardashians).
It doesn’t really matter why Sidwell is famous. It just is. The fact remains that no other DC school is more famous.
OP, that’s your answer.
No, Dematha is more famous, more well-known.
NP
No it isn’t. Most Americans don’t know the names of the vast majority of college/professional athletes’ high schools. Dematha’s location doesn’t help either. I live in DC, and I have no idea where Dematha is located (somewhere in PG?). I never think of Dematha when I think of good high schools.
More Americans know the name Dematha than they know Sidwell.
It is what it is.
Nope. Most people know where President Obama’s daughters graduated from high school, compared to some PG County sports factory that has produced athletes I can’t name off the top of my head. It is what it is.
“PG country Sports factory” you are either racist, classist or classless
Are your feelings hurt that you attended and/or your child attends a PG country Sports factory? Too bad, so sad. 😞
Using PG county as a supposed dig is racist. You’re making Sidwell look really bad, and I’m pretty sure the obamas would be disgusted with being used to advance your little narrative.
It sounds like PG County residents are sensitive about living in PG County. Who knew?
It sounds like Sidwell boosters are sensitive about their overrated school. Who knew?
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:22
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is famous because of the Obama girls and Chelsea Clinton. Aside from that, no one outside the area would have ever heard of it. It’s no different than Sierra Canyon. It’s had a couple children of very famous people (Obama/Clinton) or (Lebron/extended Kardashians).
It doesn’t really matter why Sidwell is famous. It just is. The fact remains that no other DC school is more famous.
OP, that’s your answer.
No, Dematha is more famous, more well-known.
NP
No it isn’t. Most Americans don’t know the names of the vast majority of college/professional athletes’ high schools. Dematha’s location doesn’t help either. I live in DC, and I have no idea where Dematha is located (somewhere in PG?). I never think of Dematha when I think of good high schools.
More Americans know the name Dematha than they know Sidwell.
It is what it is.
Nope. Most people know where President Obama’s daughters graduated from high school, compared to some PG County sports factory that has produced athletes I can’t name off the top of my head. It is what it is.
“PG country Sports factory” you are either racist, classist or classless
Are your feelings hurt that you attended and/or your child attends a PG country Sports factory? Too bad, so sad. 😞
Using PG county as a supposed dig is racist. You’re making Sidwell look really bad, and I’m pretty sure the obamas would be disgusted with being used to advance your little narrative.
It sounds like PG County residents are sensitive about living in PG County. Who knew?
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:20
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is famous because of the Obama girls and Chelsea Clinton. Aside from that, no one outside the area would have ever heard of it. It’s no different than Sierra Canyon. It’s had a couple children of very famous people (Obama/Clinton) or (Lebron/extended Kardashians).
It doesn’t really matter why Sidwell is famous. It just is. The fact remains that no other DC school is more famous.
OP, that’s your answer.
No, Dematha is more famous, more well-known.
NP
No it isn’t. Most Americans don’t know the names of the vast majority of college/professional athletes’ high schools. Dematha’s location doesn’t help either. I live in DC, and I have no idea where Dematha is located (somewhere in PG?). I never think of Dematha when I think of good high schools.
More Americans know the name Dematha than they know Sidwell.
It is what it is.
Nope. Most people know where President Obama’s daughters graduated from high school, compared to some PG County sports factory that has produced athletes I can’t name off the top of my head. It is what it is.
“PG country Sports factory” you are either racist, classist or classless
Are your feelings hurt that you attended and/or your child attends a PG country Sports factory? Too bad, so sad. 😞
Using PG county as a supposed dig is racist. You’re making Sidwell look really bad, and I’m pretty sure the obamas would be disgusted with being used to advance your little narrative.
😭
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:19
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Or spouting nonsense relying on Niche, the Yelp of school rankings.
Yeah, kinda sad that Sidwell boosters are left trying to manipulate Nicbe numbers to make the case that the school isn't passe.
They're all just sitting around waiting for a campus construction project that will likely never happen. We toured Sidwell EIGHT YEARS AGO and admissions explained the whole project to us like our child would be moving into a new space the following year. He's now halfway through college and nothing has changed other than the Obamas are gone and even more deferred maintenance.
It's good that they've wrapped plastic around the baseball field fence. Saves everyone on Wisconsin Avenue from having to look at the mess.
You sound incredibly bitter that your child didn’t get into Sidwell. There’s absolutely nothing you can say that will convince me otherwise. Now, wipe the spittle off your computer screen and go rest your fingers that you’ve been pounding on your keyboard. No one is interested in reading your multiple paragraph screeds about a school your child had no chance of being admitted to.
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:15
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:On famous? It's Dematha for sure.
I'm betting that President Obama, huge basketball fan that he is, would agree.
Agreed. The Sidwell boosters seem to be extremely closed to any disconfirming data, logic or common sense. This entire thread is exhausting because they just keep saying Sidwell is the most famous but they have nothing objective to back that up with. It’s all about their elitist feelings about which school they think is “better.” And a lot of the comments tearing down Dematha sound racist.
The OP’s question aside, you and I both know that Dematha is not an academically rigorous school. That’s not racist, that’s reality. There are predominantly Black schools that are academically rigorous. Dematha isn’t one of them.
The question is which school is most famous, so you and the Sidwell boosters are off topic and yes lots of the comments about Dematha have been racist. You have to give credit where credit is due and this erasure of a school’s accolades because it’s located in a black county and services more minority and lower income families is racist. We can talk about Sidwell on one of the which school has the best academics posts (still wouldn’t be number one though) but on this topic Dematha is the clear winner and we shouldn’t be trying to take that away from them.
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:10
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is famous because of the Obama girls and Chelsea Clinton. Aside from that, no one outside the area would have ever heard of it. It’s no different than Sierra Canyon. It’s had a couple children of very famous people (Obama/Clinton) or (Lebron/extended Kardashians).
It doesn’t really matter why Sidwell is famous. It just is. The fact remains that no other DC school is more famous.
OP, that’s your answer.
No, Dematha is more famous, more well-known.
NP
No it isn’t. Most Americans don’t know the names of the vast majority of college/professional athletes’ high schools. Dematha’s location doesn’t help either. I live in DC, and I have no idea where Dematha is located (somewhere in PG?). I never think of Dematha when I think of good high schools.
More Americans know the name Dematha than they know Sidwell.
It is what it is.
Nope. Most people know where President Obama’s daughters graduated from high school, compared to some PG County sports factory that has produced athletes I can’t name off the top of my head. It is what it is.
“PG country Sports factory” you are either racist, classist or classless
Are your feelings hurt that you attended and/or your child attends a PG country Sports factory? Too bad, so sad. 😞
Using PG county as a supposed dig is racist. You’re making Sidwell look really bad, and I’m pretty sure the obamas would be disgusted with being used to advance your little narrative.
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:10
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:On famous? It's Dematha for sure.
I'm betting that President Obama, huge basketball fan that he is, would agree.
Agreed. The Sidwell boosters seem to be extremely closed to any disconfirming data, logic or common sense. This entire thread is exhausting because they just keep saying Sidwell is the most famous but they have nothing objective to back that up with. It’s all about their elitist feelings about which school they think is “better.” And a lot of the comments tearing down Dematha sound racist.
The OP’s question aside, you and I both know that Dematha is not an academically rigorous school. That’s not racist, that’s reality. There are predominantly Black schools that are academically rigorous. Dematha isn’t one of them.
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:08
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Or spouting nonsense relying on Niche, the Yelp of school rankings.
Yeah, kinda sad that Sidwell boosters are left trying to manipulate Nicbe numbers to make the case that the school isn't passe.
They're all just sitting around waiting for a campus construction project that will likely never happen. We toured Sidwell EIGHT YEARS AGO and admissions explained the whole project to us like our child would be moving into a new space the following year. He's now halfway through college and nothing has changed other than the Obamas are gone and even more deferred maintenance.
It's good that they've wrapped plastic around the baseball field fence. Saves everyone on Wisconsin Avenue from having to look at the mess.
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:05
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is famous because of the Obama girls and Chelsea Clinton. Aside from that, no one outside the area would have ever heard of it. It’s no different than Sierra Canyon. It’s had a couple children of very famous people (Obama/Clinton) or (Lebron/extended Kardashians).
It doesn’t really matter why Sidwell is famous. It just is. The fact remains that no other DC school is more famous.
OP, that’s your answer.
No, Dematha is more famous, more well-known.
NP
No it isn’t. Most Americans don’t know the names of the vast majority of college/professional athletes’ high schools. Dematha’s location doesn’t help either. I live in DC, and I have no idea where Dematha is located (somewhere in PG?). I never think of Dematha when I think of good high schools.
More Americans know the name Dematha than they know Sidwell.
It is what it is.
Nope. Most people know where President Obama’s daughters graduated from high school, compared to some PG County sports factory that has produced athletes I can’t name off the top of my head. It is what it is.
“PG country Sports factory” you are either racist, classist or classless
Are your feelings hurt that you attended and/or your child attends a PG country Sports factory? Too bad, so sad. 😞
Anonymous
05/16/2024 10:04
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is famous because of the Obama girls and Chelsea Clinton. Aside from that, no one outside the area would have ever heard of it. It’s no different than Sierra Canyon. It’s had a couple children of very famous people (Obama/Clinton) or (Lebron/extended Kardashians).
It doesn’t really matter why Sidwell is famous. It just is. The fact remains that no other DC school is more famous.
OP, that’s your answer.
No, Dematha is more famous, more well-known.
NP
No it isn’t. Most Americans don’t know the names of the vast majority of college/professional athletes’ high schools. Dematha’s location doesn’t help either. I live in DC, and I have no idea where Dematha is located (somewhere in PG?). I never think of Dematha when I think of good high schools.
More Americans know the name Dematha than they know Sidwell.
It is what it is.
Nope. Most people know where President Obama’s daughters graduated from high school, compared to some PG County sports factory that has produced athletes I can’t name off the top of my head. It is what it is.
No, they don’t. My cousin from New York who was hard-core Obama fan (she had pictures, calendars, shirts anything else you can think of as souvenirs. She even came to the first inauguration) didn't know what school the Obama girls go to until she came down to visit one time and I told her and showed the school.
It is what it is.
Anonymous
05/16/2024 09:51
Subject: Most famous DC Private
Or spouting nonsense relying on Niche, the Yelp of school rankings.