Here I'm into three sports, varsity in two of them, JV in the other. It really gives some balance to the hard academic demands, but it's possible because sports is low-key. Oh, we have a lot of spirit and play to win, but there's no pressure to specialize in one sport all the time. I never painted before, at least not since elementary school, but here you're encouraged. Sure there are some cliques, but not many and they're not bad because we're all encouraged to get involved.
Nobody is just a nerd or jock.
The football captain is a dancer in the musical, and the best computer whiz is sports editor of the newspaper. The school works at making things like that happen. There are marvelous connections between what our children say and do and the work of leading educators. A school that's completely tolerant of anything is a weak place because you're not being prepared for life. This school is tolerant of your mistakes only if you're willing to admit them and try to improve.