re: BR schools: SJV vs OLOM

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How long ago are we talking? You aren't showing this level of pettiness based on something 10 years ago, are you? That would be pathetic.

To the OP, I'm kind of partial to Mercy because I'm close to a couple of faculty members. You will be very happy there and your kids will get a great education.

However, my daughter is very close friends with several kids who went to SJV and these kids are quality families and they received a quality education (as evidenced by test scores).

The school is like 2 minutes from St. Michael. So, of course you will have more kids going there than say Mercy will...and vice versa.

If something were to happen and and Mercy not work out, I recommend you go visit there. I suspect you will find that nothing this dude is saying is accurate. The fact is that all of the Catholic schools are similar and are quality selections.

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I was intentionally vague about the situation. It was unusual to say the least. I hope that no family at any school ever experiences anything like the situation I am referencing. To say that I am being "petty" really minimizes the whole experience. When you say "nothing this dude is saying is accurate," are you suggesting that what we experienced simply did not happen? I can assure you that it did. The school (all schools) are responsible for providing a safe environment for the students. The school failed to do so. That is a problem.

You have no children who ever attended SJV, so how would you know anything about the academics or "test scores?" The whole time we were there, there was an extreme bias towards SMHS. I get the close proximity, but it was very noticeable. Are you saying that I imagined that also? Again, do you have kids who attended the school?

For what it is worth, my kid who finished over there did very well in high school. I have several children, some of whom are grown. I also have experience with other Catholic schools past and present. While the curriculum is pretty standard compared to the other schools, overall, the students just were not held to as high of a standard as our experience with other Catholic schools in our area. I do hear that they have hired new staff. Maybe things will improve. I really hope so. I do think there is something to be said for a smaller school with the right people running it.

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WHAT?? The past two classes were actually heavy CHS, SJA and BRMHS. In my daughter's class I would say 45% went to SMHS and the rest to the other 3 mentioned above. lol

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That is false. More than 50% of the kids graduating from SJV are attending SMHS over the past two graduating years. There are 4 girls going to SJA next year. That is "heavy" SJA? Really? 7 boys going to CHS. There are a decent number who attend BRHS considering most kids attending BRHS feed from the magnet programs. The year before was likewise not heavy SJA/CHS. 7 or 8 girls at SJA and 3 boys to CHS. Again more than 50% to SMHS. So I don't know where your stats are coming from. The other two major Catholic schools simply aren't promoted.

SMHS is smaller and co-ed. Some kids prefer that. Overall, the other two major Catholic high schools are more academically rigorous and demanding. It's just the truth. Look at the college admissions stats on all 3 of the schools' social media. That isn't to say that SMHS doesn't produce some good students.

And I am waiting for you guys to provide instances where SJA and/or CHS came out to the school. If it happened, it was very rare and I didn't know about it. SMHS came over multiple times my kid's 8th grade year for various events and talks. There is nothing wrong with SMHS doing that. I just said that they don't promote the other two schools, and I stand by that.

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I was intentionally vague about the situation. It was unusual to say the least. I hope that no family at any school ever experiences anything like the situation I am referencing. To say that I am being "petty" really minimizes the whole experience. When you say "nothing this dude is saying is accurate," are you suggesting that what we experienced simply did not happen? I can assure you that it did

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It's pretty clear that you aren't an unbiased opinion. I kind of feel sorry for you.

You never did say how long ago this was. When was it?

My unbiased opinion is that SJV is not one of the stronger schools in the diocese. My biased opinion is that they don’t know how to manage middle school kids in this decade.

Nope. No way. And how thoughtful of you to “feel sorry for me.” Particularly since you have no idea what happened or when it happened. Again, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Did your kids attend this school? Funny that you are so hell bent on defending it with no personal experience. I’ve got friends with kids at all of the schools in town, and I don’t claim to have firsthand knowledge of the schools if my kids never attended the school. This person asked about SJV versus mercy, and since I have firsthand knowledge of one of the schools I answered. You have first hand knowledge of neither.

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My biased opinion is that they don’t know how to manage middle school kids in this decade.

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So, your experience was since 2020?

Or, your experience was in the last 10 years?

Why be vague? What are you hiding? I'd bet that people that know you think you are a nut.

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I’m not telling you jack, but it was recent enough

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I'm starting to get the feeling this was a long time ago.

Are you really offering advice based on something that happened over 10 years ago?

It was not a long time ago at all. It was pretty recent. It definitely shouldn’t be discussed here. It was sufficiently bad enough that I thought a prospective parent should be warned.

Any one heavily involved with the school and church over there will know exactly what I am talking about.