Seventh Grade Spends Day Exploring Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Through Film,...
Seventh graders had already been studying the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in World Studies class, but recently had the opportunity to delve much deeper during an "Outside-the-Box" Day on Fri., Jan....
View ArticleCLOSING EARLY TODAY - Jan. 29
Dismissal @1:15; To pickup earlier, contact division office; PM activities cancelled; Buses depart soon after @1:15; Website has full details.
View ArticleCampus Notes of Interest-Jan. 30, 2019
Greetings All, I hope that your morning commute will be a good one. Once again please be careful on the roadways and keep an eye out for potential slick spots. The main roads during my early commute...
View ArticleHolton Wins WMPSSDL Championships for Third Consecutive Year
Congratulations to varsity swimming and diving for bringing home another championship!
View ArticleA Day of Self-Defense and Empowerment Training for Eighth Graders
If you'd peered into the Dance Studio on Fri., Jan. 18, you would've seen eighth graders learning and practicing tried-and-true self-defense techniques like the foot stomp and knee kick. But there and...
View ArticleLower School Community Comes Together to Make Sandwiches for Martha's Table
Around 50 Lower School students, parents, and teachers assembled in the Dining Room the morning of Feb. 4 to make sandwiches for Martha's Table, a DC-based organization works "to support strong...
View ArticleWeekend Building Hours for 2/9-10, 2019
Greetings All, I hope that your week has gone well. It is my wish that our hint of afternoon sunshine provides a prelude to delightful weekend. Note the emphasis on the key word "wish." The recognition...
View ArticleSwimming & Diving Makes History, Winning First METROs Title and Sweeping...
Congratulations to the varsity swimming & diving team for bringing home the first Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championship (METROs) title in school history! This...
View Article26 Upper School Artists Earn Total of 40 Scholastic Art Awards
Students were recognized for their painting, drawing, photography, and ceramics.
View ArticleHead's Notes - Super Bowl Ads' MVP: Female Empowerment
Some people watch the Super Bowl for the game; some people watch for the ads; some people watch for both; and some people don't watch at all. For most of my life, I fell into the last category, but...
View ArticleBella Motsco '21 Wins NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award
Bella Motsco '21 recently received a National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing Award. NCWIT, a nonprofit focused on increasing women's participation in the...
View ArticleThird Graders Build Mongolian Gers—Plus Global Competencies and Engineering...
The school's Simms Reception Room was transformed into a beautiful and functional dwelling space today as third graders constructed a veritable field of Mongolian gers, or traditional yurts, inside its...
View ArticleWeekend Building Hours for 2/23-24, 2019
Greetings All,Welcome to this evening edition of the weekend building hours. I hope that your weather altered week has gone well. The temperatures for Sunday are predicted to hover near 70 degrees....
View Article7 Middle School Athletes Recognized with Panther Pride Award
Seven winter athletes comprise the second round of students receiving this year's new Panther Pride Award for Middle School athletes: Lily Darcey '23, Alexandra Finch '23, Billi Hall '23, Sophia King...
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