Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic, independent, college preparatory school in Bethesda, Maryland. Founded in 1923, it is part of the Network of Sacred Heart schools for girls. The school offers grades 1-12 and a co-educational early childhood program.
| Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart | |
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| Address | |
9101 Rockville Pike , 20814 United States | |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Hic et Nunc (Here and Now) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1924 |
| School district | Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools[1] |
| Head of School | Catherine Ronan Karrels |
| Grades | Preschool–12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrollment | 747 (2018) |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Song | Coeur de Jesus |
| Athletics | Independent School League |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Newspaper | The Here & Now |
| Yearbook | Ridgeway |
| Tuition | $44,900 grades 9-12 |
| Website | stoneridgeschool.org |
History
editStone Ridge was established in downtown Washington, DC at 1719 Massachusetts Avenue, NW in 1923. By the end of the Second World War, the school had outgrown the original building. In 1947, the Society of the Sacred Heart bought 25 acres and their estate, known as "Stone Ridge," in Bethesda, Maryland from Mr. and Mrs. George Hamilton. To this day, the original mansion of the Hamilton estate, a grand neo-Georgian edifice built in 1904, is known as "Hamilton House".[3]
Athletics
editStone Ridge girls compete athletically in the Independent School League. In 2015, a turf field was added to the campus. It is lined for field hockey, soccer and lacrosse.
Campus
editIt hosts the classes of the Washington Japanese Language School (ワシントン日本語学校 Washington Nihongo Gakkō),[4] a supplementary school for Japanese children subsidized by the Japanese government.[5]
Notable alumnae
edit- Andrea Koppel (1981)[6]
- Cokie Roberts (1960)[7]
- Maria Shriver (1973)[8]
- Frederica von Stade (finished at Sacred Heart in Noroton, CT)[9]
- Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (finished at The Putney School in Vermont)[10]
- Katie Ledecky (2015)[11]
- Phoebe Bacon (2020)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Find a School". Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools.
- ^ MSA-CIWA. "MSA-Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ Walston, Mark. "The House on the Hill". Bethesda Magazine. No. May–June 2009.
- ^ "Home". Washington Japanese Language School. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
校舎 ストーンリッジ校 Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart 9101 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814
(校舎 refers to the classroom location) - ^ Wank, David L. (1983-07-17). "Japanese school is like kanji from heaven". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. Cox News Service. p. 5-B. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stephanie Siegel; Peggy Vaughn (June 7, 2006). "Class acts for 2006 graduates". The Gazette. Maryland Community Newspapers. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006.
On the 25th anniversary of her own graduation from Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, CNN correspondent Andrea Koppel returns today to talk about finding joy both personally and professionally.
- ^ Conconi, Chuck. "Cokie Roberts Looks Back on a Teenage Photoshoot". Washingtonian Magazine. No. August 1998.
- ^ Keane, Katharine (April 20, 2015). "15 Celebrities Who Grew Up Here". Bethesda Magazine.
- ^ McLellan, Joseph (February 27, 1988). "Von Stade's Cinderella Story". The Washington Post.
- ^ Perlstein, Linda (June 12, 2003). "Townsend Addresses Girls School". The Washington Post.
- ^ Sheinin, Dave (February 4, 2015). "Katie Ledecky finishes high school career with Olympics, more world records in sight". The Washington Post.
- History of the school at the official website
- Goals and Criteria of a Sacred Heart Education