The goal for this year’s Lower School Readathon, which kicked off with a dress-as-your-favorite-book-character day, was for all students in the division to read a total of 150,000 pages in the month of March.
NCS hosted a vibrant Holi celebration on the East Terrace, sponsored by the South Asian/Middle Eastern Union, bringing a vibrant rainbow of colors to the Close.
Members of the Upper and Middle School student governments helped plan and lead an all-school service in Washington National Cathedral centered on the theme of role models.
Over two weekends, the NCS-STA Thespian Society transformed Trapier Theater into a creepy and spooky setting for a wonderful production of The Addams Family musical!
Charlie R.G. ’29 qualified for Zone Finals for her Interscholastic Equestrian Association Riding team and will be competing at the Lexington National Horse Show in August in Lexington, Va.
The NCS community came together for a wonderful evening of camaraderie and generosity at the annual Spring Benefit, held in Washington National Cathedral with the theme “Curiosity Sparks Opportunity”.
Team "Close Conquers Cancer," led by Sarah P. '25, Sofia H. '26, and Peter K., an STA student and son of Middle School science teacher Caroline King, was awarded second runner up for 2024 Student Visionary of the Year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of the National Capital Area.
Karis Felton ’17 volunteers as a mentor through the TEAK Fellowship, a free program based in New York City that helps talented students from low-income families achieve their potential.
The Class of 2031 headed to Accokeek, Md., to visit the Alice Ferguson Foundation’s Hard Bargain Farm and learn about sources of water pollution and environmental conservation.
Ophelia C. ’27, Jackie C. ’24, Amelia H. ’24, and Molly S. ’27 joined students from STA and other area schools to serve as the honors orchestra for the Cathedral Choral Society’s D.C. High School Choir Festival held at National Presbyterian Church.
The Honors Art History class, made up of seniors, headed to the West Building of the National Gallery of Art to select works of art for formal analysis.
An academic article by Upper School Social Sciences teacher Julia Lopez Fuentes was awarded the First Article Prize by the Council for European Studies.
The Lower School Guild joined hundreds of Lower School singers from St. Albans, Georgetown Day School, Holton-Arms, Landon, Maret, and St. Patrick’s for the annual Independent Lower Schools Treble Choir Festival, held at Washington National Cathedral.
NCS’s three Lower School Spelling Bee winners, Naomi W. ‘30, Lulu M. ‘30, and Marigold R. ‘31, participated in the intermediate Spelling Bee, competing against other Washington, D.C. students in Grades 3-8.
James Whitehead, parent of Chloe ’28, has spent his career as a public defender and met recently with Grade 8 to discuss the process of appealing a criminal case.
Salincya A. ’27 was selected as one of 12 participants in the Arts and Social Justice Fellowship, sponsored by Strathmore and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
As part of their science curriculum, teams of Grade 9 students designed and built contraptions to protect an egg from breaking when dropped from a stair landing.
Student Government President Sage S. ’24 and Junior Class President Camryn D. ’25 represented NCS at a Parents Council of Washington Student Leader Breakfast.
Five students were honored at a recent Upper School Assembly with the Presidential Volunteer Service Award, bestowed for completing significant hours of community service.
The seniors and sophomores in David Sahr’s Politics in America class headed to the U.S. Capitol for sessions with Bridget Morrison ’11 and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R.-Alaska).
Audrey L. ’26 won overall first place among Level 2 senior soloists (ages 15-19) with her solo dance, “Flame,” at the Revolution Talent Competition in Maryland.
Under the leadership of Natalie E. ’28 and Rheya L. ’28, the Middle School Service Club contributed funds at the end of February to the Humane Rescue Alliance through a candy gram fundraising effort.
Thirteen Upper School students headed to Carlisle, in the English Lake District, to participate in a peacebuilding program with the Rose Castle Foundation.
The NCS experience instills a sense of curiosity in students that continues to shape them after they leave the Close. Read about seven NCS alumnae for whom curiosity is a guiding principle. These women demonstrate a drive to discover, a passion to learn broadly and deeply, and an openness to reimagine who and what they are.
Upper School French students kicked off the year with an enriching session featuring Christophe Kohl, a French-speaking journalist and foreign correspondent.
Through NCS summer fellowships, 31 Upper School students traveled around the country and the world in pursuit of experiences to expand their horizons and feed their curiosity. Check out a sampling of their projects.
NCS faculty and staff are dedicated to sharing their knowledge and discoveries with students. Through professional development fellowships, five educators explore new horizons, feed their curiosity, and travel the world.
The NCS Swim Team has had a very successful season, with an overall third place finish in both the Independent School League and Washington Metropolitan Prep School Swimming and Diving League. Team members excelled broadly, setting new school records in relay and individual events.
In January, Audrey Kinter ’79 met virtually with students from the NCS Science Journal Club to discuss her work in HIV research and the experience of being a woman in science.
Lower School students purchased grocery items at the local Giant supermarket for delivery to the Women's Collective, a local health and human service agency.
AP Biology students made their own genetically modified organisms (GMOs)! Students inserted a jellyfish gene into bacterial cells, causing the bacteria to glow under UV light.
Ninth graders in Mr. Bland's classroom shared with peers and interested visitors their visual projects depicting aspects of Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Just before winter break, the Lower School held the finals of its division-wide spelling bee. Two representatives from each homeroom competed before an audience of students and families of the participants. Congratulations to Naomi W. '31, Lulu M. '31, and Marigold R. '32, who tied for 1st place!