I agree on Loomis maybe having higher workload of the boarding schools on our list. I’m Kid is saying she’s ok with the tougher academic standard.
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Yep. DD at DA (new Jr) just got first grade on a paper in a humanities class. It was a 90. She sent it to me, she was happy with the grade but after reading the paper I guarantee it would have been a 97-98 at her old school.
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Does anyone know of BS’s with ultimate frisbee clubs?
NMH has varsity ultimate teams.
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Hotchkiss has Varsity and JV Ultimate teams. They won the New England championship the last time it was played (2019).
ETA Choate has a team(s) as does Andover.
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Thanks for the info - I am impressed 
Yes PA has Varsity and JV and will sometimes field an all-girl team as well if the opposing school can (or is limited to same…e.g. last year one school brought enough kids for varsity but not JV, so they played a 4-on-4 all-girls game bc the other school had 4 girls on the team).
Mercersburg has a club team of ultimate frisbee
George had ultimate as a club team when DS was there.
My daughter started at Kent this year as a sophomore coming from a competitive day school in our area and was surprisedj at the work level. Granted she is taking mostly advanced classes, but it’s definitely not a walk in the park. On thé flip side though, she said it’s infinitely less of a pressure cooker than her former school and much more low key, which is ideal because the cut throat environment felt toxic.
Kent has been a lovely community and the town has been great. Overall it has been a great choice so far.
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I have children at Mercersburg Academy and Saint James School. Saint James School is what I consider a hidden gem. Much smaller but cooperative and less competitive than Mercersburg. An exploding arts department - new buildings etc. I love Mercersburg as well, but it is just different than the atmosphere at Saint James. I would encourage you to check it out. It is small so that might be a turn off and it does not have swim, but it checks your other boxes.
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Thanks, I’ll take a look at St James. It’s easy to overlook Maryland schools as a Virginia resident.
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