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Post by AustinHoya03 on Jan 19, 2009 23:09:48 GMT -5
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Post by strummer8526 on Jan 19, 2009 23:51:00 GMT -5
I will absolutely donate to both within my first full year of employment. But my HS will get the first check.
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Jan 20, 2009 9:13:26 GMT -5
Grade and high school to the exclusion of Georgetown.
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Post by Jack on Jan 20, 2009 9:35:49 GMT -5
I pay my taxes.
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Post by Filo on Jan 20, 2009 10:26:35 GMT -5
The Catholics elementary school I attended is already closed, as are most in my old home town.
I donate to the Jesuit HS I attended and to GU, usually earmarking much of it to scholarships (so kids who my not be able to afford it can have the opportunity to attend, moreso at the HS level I guess).
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Post by hoya9797 on Jan 20, 2009 11:28:43 GMT -5
I will always give to GU and I always try to give a little more each year. I don't remember ever giving to my high school and I doubt I'll be starting any time soon.
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jan 20, 2009 23:45:21 GMT -5
I am a member of an ad hoc committee (secret Santa model) to help give tuition assistance to kids,who have a family emergency, to keep them in Catholic schools in Las Vegas. The priest, who is in charge, wanted me on the group, because of my Georgetown connections, since many of the GU grads went to parochial schools in K-12. I have not gotten a single penny from any other GU alums, mainly because our club has been inactive in the past two years. Does this group think that the alumni will donate to this cause? We have given out about $30K over three or four years, mainly from the priest's pocket and from the Notre Dame club.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Jan 21, 2009 9:13:27 GMT -5
My high school has ALWAYS gotten the first( and largest) check!
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Post by SoCalHoya on Jan 21, 2009 16:12:20 GMT -5
Georgetown gets the first check, always.
However, though I never went to parochial school, I do donate money (and time) to what Seattle calls the "Rainbow Schools" (the five inner-city Catholic schools). I gotta give a lot of credit to the Fulcrum Foundation in Washington State, as it has been quite successful in counteracting the issues highlighted in the NYT piece.
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Post by hoya4ever on Jan 26, 2009 15:07:06 GMT -5
Having not gone to a Catholic school, I was wondering why you would give there before Georgetown. I'm asking in earnest, not criticizing.
What shaped your experience there so much more than gtown? Do you think Gtown can do the same thing?
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Post by EasyEd on Jan 26, 2009 19:26:06 GMT -5
Having not gone to a Catholic school, I was wondering why you would give there before Georgetown. I'm asking in earnest, not criticizing. What shaped your experience there so much more than gtown? Do you think Gtown can do the same thing? You may not have addressed this to me but I'll answer it anyway. My grade, high school and Georgetown experience all had profound impacts on my life and I value the time there immensely. My grade and high schools have retained their function as Catholic schools. |
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jan 26, 2009 19:46:12 GMT -5
That's a fair point--Georgetown's sometimes cavalier attitude on the role of Catholicism does alienate a segment of the population. I wonder how much of that is a Jesuit problem vs. a University problem, though.
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Post by C86 on Jan 31, 2009 17:11:45 GMT -5
I haven't read the Times article (can't get past the first screen), so apologies if I'm repeating anything in the article.
The shame about the difficulties that the Catholic schools face is that the need for them is great, especially in the inner city. In Chicago, the Archdiocese has gotten out in front of this issue by establishing the "Big Shoulders Fund," which supports students in Catholic high schools and elementary schools. Interestingly, the fund has a two-pronged approach: first, it solicits the well-off to contribute and, second, it actively markets Catholic schools to families, letting them know that support is there if they want to attend. These efforts include a lot of advertising on city buses and el cars. It's a very interesting approach.
The other thing to keep in mind is that there is a lot of innovation coming out of the Catholic schools. The "Nativity Model" middle schools (like St. Ignatius in Baltimore and Chicago Jesuit Academy in Chicago) run tremendously successful programs to help children succeed in a college prep environment. The Cristo Rey high schools (in which students are supported by employers for whom they intern) have spread rapidly throughout the country.
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Post by LizziebethHoya on Jan 31, 2009 17:25:10 GMT -5
Georgetown will be getting most, if not all of my money.
My high school 1) has enough money and 2) spends most of it on athletics.
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Post by CTHoya08 on Jan 31, 2009 23:11:54 GMT -5
That's a fair point--Georgetown's sometimes cavalier attitude on the role of Catholicism does alienate a segment of the population. I wonder how much of that is a Jesuit problem vs. a University problem, though. My Jesuit high school definitely felt more Catholic than Georgetown. I don't know whether that is a high school vs. college issue or whether it is specific to Georgetown. |
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