tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post4210088018237186623..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: Will Special Programs Remain the School Board's Priority?Arlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-44622152627530480482010-02-09T21:50:22.542-05:002010-02-09T21:50:22.542-05:00Why is nothing ever mentioned in the local media a...Why is nothing ever mentioned in the local media about private and parochial schools? Except for sports, I have never seen anything in the "Sun Fisette" about Bishop O'Connell HS, which my daughter attended and my granddaughter is attending.Cathy - 22207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-24733350804619724242010-02-09T11:27:16.882-05:002010-02-09T11:27:16.882-05:00Almost 10,000 TJ alumni have graduated from colleg...Almost 10,000 TJ alumni have graduated from colleges and universities over the past 20 years. At least 5,000 of them from prestigious Ivy League and top tier schools like Stanford, MIT, Caltech, Duke, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-38980866418999763872010-02-07T08:55:14.693-05:002010-02-07T08:55:14.693-05:00Dr. Murphy is responsive to comments.Dr. Murphy is responsive to comments.fairgrrlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-5888393712071590692010-02-05T20:49:03.115-05:002010-02-05T20:49:03.115-05:00DUMP LIBBY GARVEY
DUMP LIBBY GARVEY
DUMP LIBBY G...DUMP LIBBY GARVEY<br /><br />DUMP LIBBY GARVEY<br /><br />DUMP LIBBY GARVEY<br /><br />DUMP LIBBY GARVET<br /><br />DUMP LIBBY GARVEYDUMP LIBBY GARVEYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-14614921277268547772010-02-05T20:44:32.389-05:002010-02-05T20:44:32.389-05:00ALWAYS enough money for the Elitists' pet educ...ALWAYS enough money for the Elitists' pet education projects, NEVER enough money to adequately educate all of Arlington's children.Parentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-81332568117015347992010-02-05T20:38:29.326-05:002010-02-05T20:38:29.326-05:00Yeah, there's a Latin school forming in Alexan...Yeah, there's a Latin school forming in Alexandria.Alyssanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-29794624567890098622010-02-05T20:25:30.975-05:002010-02-05T20:25:30.975-05:00Latest elitist school charade is requiring a profi...Latest elitist school charade is requiring a proficiency in ancient languages - Greek and Latin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-77298834728718081472010-02-05T19:29:24.752-05:002010-02-05T19:29:24.752-05:00Everyone - Google "Thomas Jefferson School fo...Everyone - Google "Thomas Jefferson School for Science and Technology" and read the Wikipedia article about TJ.<br /><br />Annual funding for this wealthy, elitist, and racist school is another ongoing Arlington charade.Another Pissed Off Wakefield Parentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-47996231183808350542010-02-05T19:19:33.217-05:002010-02-05T19:19:33.217-05:00TJ is racist on top of being elitist. African Amer...TJ is racist on top of being elitist. African American and Latino kids are advised "don't bother applying you won't be admitted". Happened to my kid in 2005. School system in South Arlington SUCKS.Lourdes - 22204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-48946417887444490732010-02-05T19:13:53.247-05:002010-02-05T19:13:53.247-05:00I will write the school board about this.I will write the school board about this.Kennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-38825012873490356382010-02-05T19:06:35.480-05:002010-02-05T19:06:35.480-05:00$un-Fi$ette is providing media PR for yet another ...$un-Fi$ette is providing media PR for yet another North Arlington Gimmie Group. Budget season must be near.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-87631915921279343712010-02-05T18:32:07.364-05:002010-02-05T18:32:07.364-05:00Wakefield Parent, see the Wikipedia article about ...Wakefield Parent, see the Wikipedia article about TJ. TJ is a fabulously successful school that should be self-supporting based on giving by its alumni and corporate matching gifts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-38691615979994602012010-02-05T17:13:09.018-05:002010-02-05T17:13:09.018-05:00What else is new in Arlington? The TJ Yup parents ...What else is new in Arlington? The TJ Yup parents who showed up at the School Board meeting to demand more tax $$$ for their elite school are part of the same N. Arlington Gimme Group that you saw demanding money for the Cultural Center last year and who you will soon see at the budget hearings asking for $$$ for their pet upscale special interests.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-72622614009511337172010-02-05T17:06:07.720-05:002010-02-05T17:06:07.720-05:00Write the School Board at:
schoolbd@arlington.k12...Write the School Board at:<br /><br />schoolbd@arlington.k12.va.us<br /><br />Write the Superintendent at:<br /><br />PKMurphy@arlington.k12.va.us<br /><br />Write the CEO of the Sun Gazette's parent company at:<br /><br />gcarr@acnpapers.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-89968395100696870372010-02-05T16:03:17.808-05:002010-02-05T16:03:17.808-05:00Probably close to correct if you count undergrad a...Probably close to correct if you count undergrad and graduate degrees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-55251860765850415092010-02-05T15:37:41.618-05:002010-02-05T15:37:41.618-05:00I meant every year about 1,000 TJ alumni graduate ...I meant every year about 1,000 TJ alumni graduate from Ivy League and top tier colleges and universities.PO'd South Arlington Parentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-10686827758425620112010-02-05T15:33:21.928-05:002010-02-05T15:33:21.928-05:00PO'd South Arlington Parent, last data I saw s...PO'd South Arlington Parent, last data I saw several THOUSAND TJ alumni have gone on to Ivy League schools. BTW, total student population is about 1800 and about 1700 are white and asian.<br /><br />Anyone who says TJ isn't Elitist is plain lying. This school doesn't need any more money from taxpayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-17409694867004570952010-02-05T12:52:17.693-05:002010-02-05T12:52:17.693-05:00The $$$ the School Board provides to Yorktown for ...The $$$ the School Board provides to Yorktown for special programs makes the $750,000 that goes to TJ look like small change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-989297072525486812010-02-05T12:49:58.152-05:002010-02-05T12:49:58.152-05:00At least 500 of TJ's alumni are graduates of I...At least 500 of TJ's alumni are graduates of Ivy League colleges and universities. That doesn't include MIT, Caltech, Stanford, Duke, Chicago, Berkeley, NYU, etc., which another 500 TJ alumni attended.Pissed Off South Arlington Parentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-87113070615557433152010-02-05T12:37:28.440-05:002010-02-05T12:37:28.440-05:00Dump Libby Garvey - biggest phoney boloney elitist...Dump Libby Garvey - biggest phoney boloney elitist ever elected to the School Board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-39196507558595911832010-02-05T12:36:09.787-05:002010-02-05T12:36:09.787-05:00TJ is a welfare program for the 80% of Arlington-r...TJ is a welfare program for the 80% of Arlington-resident TJ students whose Yuppie parents live in North Arlington,Claremontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-44528013749205885272010-02-05T12:30:08.128-05:002010-02-05T12:30:08.128-05:00Don't stop with TJ, look at Yorktown, a specia...Don't stop with TJ, look at Yorktown, a special enrichment program for every student.22204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-90811633600889150882010-02-05T12:26:12.101-05:002010-02-05T12:26:12.101-05:00South Arlington badly needs a weekly newspaper tha...South Arlington badly needs a weekly newspaper that's focused on South Arlington's many problems and onquality-of-life improvements. Seen the potholed streets lately?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-65851997259866146322010-02-05T12:23:05.721-05:002010-02-05T12:23:05.721-05:00How many TJ alumni are graduates of Harvard, Yale,...How many TJ alumni are graduates of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, etc.? How many are multimillionaires? Where is the philanthropy? TJ supposedly receives $500,000 / year from corporate donors, which is like nothing considering the school has a national reputation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-12208097728926712010-02-05T12:17:13.862-05:002010-02-05T12:17:13.862-05:00I'm also a Wakefield parent and I'm mad as...I'm also a Wakefield parent and I'm mad as hell about the school's so-called "curriculum" which consists of teaching, reteaching, testing, and retesting the basics. While the North Arlington schools get the enrichment programs. Then the "community leaders" bring Obama to Wakefield to tell the kids not to drop out.Another W.H.S Parentnoreply@blogger.com