Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

Hic et Nunc
Here and Now
Address
9101 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, (Montgomery County), 20814
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1924
Head of School Catherine Ronan Karrels
Grades K–12
Gender Girls
Enrollment 690 (2013)
Color(s) Blue and Gold         
Song Coeur de Jesus
Athletics Independent School League
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Newspaper The Here & Now
Yearbook Ridgeway
Admissions Director Mary Tobias
Athletic Director Jason McGhee
Website stoneridgeschool.org

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart (previously known as Stone Ridge Country Day School) is a pre-K through 12 independent, Catholic school for girls located in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington, DC suburbs. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. Stone Ridge offers a competitive college preparatory curriculum within a dynamic and diverse community. Stone Ridge is located across the street from the National Institutes of Health and next door to National Naval Medical Center; this location offers easy transportation via Metro.

The school known today as Stone 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 building known affectionately as "1719." In 1947, the Society of the Sacred Heart bought 35 acres (140,000 m2) of land 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". Over the years, multiple additions have supported the growth of the school. The most recent additions include an indoor swimming pool and major landscaping work.

Ranked as one of the most academically challenging schools in the DC Metropolitan area, one hundred percent of Stone Ridge graduates go to college with countless alumnae attending schools such as Georgetown University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, and Bucknell University. Notable alumni include Cokie Roberts, Maria Shriver, Joanna Sturm, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.

For many years, Sister Anne Dyer led as the head of school, but she retired in 2005. From 2006 to 2007, Dr. Richard Barberi served as interim head, and was replaced by Catherine Ronan Karrels (the first lay head of school and graduate of the school) in fall of 2008. Their mascot is the Gator.

Athletics

In 2015 a turf field was added to the campus. It is lined for field hockey, soccer and lacrosse.

Tradition

In accordance to many Sacred Heart Society traditions, Stone Ridge School celebrates congés. There are two congés a year in which students participate in community-building exercises and games instead of attending class; these days are a favorite among the students. Additionally, prior to her first day at Stone Ridge, a student will be placed on either the blue team or the gold team. Throughout the year, the teams compete to win points through attendance at sporting events, academic honors, and volunteering. At the end of the year, on the all-school father/daughter Field Day, the winning team is announced. Other traditions include the annual Upper School bonfire, Prize Day, and the class ring ceremony for juniors and seniors.

The tradition of the school is undeniably Catholic, and while the majority of the Stone Ridge community is Roman Catholic, many students and faculty belong to other religious traditions. There is diversity also in the race, nationality, and culture of the students. However, the commitment to the goals and criteria is consistent throughout the Stone Ridge community. Stone Ridge girls compete athletically in the prestigious Independent School League, with traditional rivalries against the Holton-Arms School, Connelly School of the Holy Child, and Georgetown Visitation.

Curriculum

The Upper School One-to-One Laptop Program equips each participating student with an Apple Macbook Pro computer to facilitate learning within the world of technology. The students are given an assigned laptop for both school and personal use for the entire length of the program (from when they enroll in the Upper School to when they leave or graduate). Throughout their participation in the One-to-One Laptop program, students are strongly encouraged to embrace technology at every opportunity in their classes, for their individual studies and research projects and while engaged in campus life activities and events.

Weekend educational programs

The Washington Japanese Language School (WJLS, ワシントン日本語学校 Washington Nihongo Gakkō), a supplementary weekend Japanese school, holds its classes at the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart.[2][3] The WJLS maintains its school office in North Bethesda, adjacent to Garrett Park.[4][5][3] The institution, giving supplemental education to Japanese-speaking children in the Washington DC area, was founded in 1958,[6] making it the oldest Japanese government-sponsored supplementary school in the U.S.[7]

Notable former students

See also

References

  1. ↑ MSA-CIWA. "MSA-Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  2. ↑ "SRMap2015.pdf." Washington Japanese Language School. Retrieved on April 16, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Home" (Archive). Washington Japanese Language School. Retrieved on April 16, 2015. "学校事務局 Holy Cross Church, Quinn Hall 2F. 4900 Strathmore Avenue, Garrett Park, MD 20896[...]校舎 ストーンリッジ校 Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart 9101 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814"
  4. ↑ "Map" (Archive). Town of Garrett Park. Retrieved on April 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: North Bethesda CDP, MD" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "English." Washington Japanese Language School. Retrieved on April 30, 2014. "Washington Japanese Language School c/o Holy Cross Church, Quinn Hall, 4900 Strathmore Avenue, Garrett Park, MD 20896"
  7. ↑ "Andrew M. Saidel" (Archive). Japan-America Society of Greater Philadelphia (JASGP; フィラデルフィア日米協会とは). Retrieved on April 16, 2015.

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