Choosing a College—Or Not

As more families scrutinize their post-high school options for virtue and value, the field has perhaps never been wider. Choosing a path carefully, with the right balance of priorities, should be the goal for every high school graduate. Before serving as our headmaster, Mr. Alvaro de Vicente was the Heights college counselor. Over the last few decades, he’s witnessed an exciting shift in the way students and their parents can evaluate, prioritize, and choose a path after graduation that serves the whole person well. And while colleges are responding more...

Inside The Heights: Spring Campus Visits Underway

Spring at The Heights brings more than just cherry blossoms; it welcomes visitors to campus. Our spring visit cycle is in full swing, and we’ve had the pleasure of hosting 10 institutions from across the country and beyond. Notably, we recently welcomed four school leaders from Hong Kong for a week-long immersion in The Heights culture and philosophy of education. Opening our doors to teachers and administrators is an essential part of sharing our vision and approach to educating boys. As one visitor put it, “If you merely describe it,...

Why You Should Become Your Son’s Drinking Coach

By Alvaro de Vicente

The following essay first appeared as an article in Alvaro de Vicente’s Substack publication, Men in the Making. For more articles like this one, you can visit his page here. Subscribe to stay up-to-date on his writing. It is a fact that in our society high school students live in a culture of drinking. Not all teenagers drink, and many of them handle this culture impressively well. But they are all exposed to it, so parents ought not to ignore it. Whether you have a teenage son already or your sons are younger,...

Escaping the Void: A Review of Thunderbolts*

By Joe Breslin

Content Warning: Language, Violence Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Age Recommendation: 14+ The Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t done itself any favors since Endgame (2019). Between emasculating beloved male characters, inserting contemporary ideology at every turn, and generally sacrificing good storytelling on the altars of agenda, Disney has managed to turn a multi-billion-dollar franchise into a string of box office duds. Thanos with his gauntlet couldn’t have ruined things any more thoroughly than has Disney with its blinkered ideological commitments. But amidst the wreckage of the post-Snap MCU, the studio...