The National Field Hockey Coaches Association has named NCS head field hockey coach Jane DeGrenier as this year’s recipient of the Junior Hockey Award.

Five NCS seniors are among 16,000 students nationwide named as semifinalists this week in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.

NCS launched a program called Summer Virtual Experiences to keep students engaged over break, with faculty and staff leading more than two dozen mini-courses on a range of topics and personal passions.

Audrey May '20's selection as NCS's 55th National Merit Scholar recognizes her accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in college.

Upper School students now have more opportunities than ever to pursue independent study projects, with funding provided by three new, permanently endowed student fellowships.

For the first time, NCS has won the Independent School League's Gary T. Blackman Sportsmanship Award.

NCS alumnae who work in healthcare have responded to an unprecedented challenge, the spread of COVID-19.

The NCS community has responded to remote learning in true Eagle fashion, by rising to the challenge.

NCS inducted 15 seniors into the Cum Laude Society, signifying their scholastic achievement at the school.

Akailah Jenkins McIntyre has been appointed director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at National Cathedral School, effective July 1.

Avery Watkins '20 and Ariana Thornton '24 have been awarded national gold medals by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, establishing their literary works as among the most outstanding in the nation this year.

NCS offered Upper School programs that engaged in a week of discussions and conversations to raise awareness of gender-parity issues and to address the need for women's equality.

Head of School Susan C. Bosland shared impressions from her first year at NCS in her State of the School address to the Parents Association.

Avery Watkins '20 won a "best in show" award, and 25 other NCS students joined her in being recognized for exceptional artistic and literary talent.

Five NCS seniors have been named 2020 National Merit Finalists, signaling their distinguished performance and high potential for future academic accomplishment.

Megan Craven '21 set a new standard in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Washington Metro Championships.

Alyssa Gabidoulline '20, Claudia Smith '20, Lily Moore '21, and Julia Poggi '21 were named academic all-Americans by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.

U.S. Paralympics Track & Field's selection of Sydney Barta follows its naming of her as High School Field Athlete of the Year.

Gillian Moore's selection by the U.S. Department of Education ranks her among the top 0.1 percent of high school seniors.

In just its second year of existence, the Upper School robotics team has qualified for the U.S. Open Robotics Championship in Iowa this April.

Georgetown professor Katherine Marshall delivered the 22nd annual Janet Griffith Lecture on International Affairs to NCS students on Jan. 22.