I’m thinking that parents have grown tired of the “ you can be assured that your child is going to a safe environment for high school”. I have gone through this process of open houses at a couple of schools with 2 sons. Those statements are direct shots at MC and SR. Most of the kids that go to MC and SR have fathers, grandfather, cousins and brothers who went there. My son is a sophomore At SR. He doesn’t play football but that’s not the reason he chose to go there. It’s the best decision he ever made. We went to Open houses and we let him make the decision on his own. Of course I always wanted him to go to SR. But after shadowing there , he said Dad I feel at home there. I knew he would. But it was nice for him to see that. We have an 8th grader who tested there last week. Also, with the new leadership at SR, the change of the entrance test, and offering a 10,000 scholarship over four years if your child tests above 96 on the test parents are definitely looking more closely at SR. For a family with more than 1 kid in high school that 10,000 off tuition looks appealing.