Stone Ridge Upper School Preview Book 2017

Upper School

PREVIEW BOOK

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Welcome to Stone Ridge... where innovation meets mission.

Stone Ridge is the only school in the greater Washington area that brings together the Goals of Sacred Heart, girls education, and innovative teaching and learning for a new era.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP The Student Life program at Stone Ridge works to form student leaders and empower them to serve with faith, intellect, and confidence. This unique program supports students in carrying out this mission, helping them to find their own voice and purpose, providing the tools and skills within an “atmosphere of wise freedom” (Goal V). Invariably, Student Life teaches the girls to bring the love of Christ to the world by doing good for the collective whole.

“I have the opportunity to make my fellow Stone Ridge sisters’ time at school the best it can be... what I appreciate the most is helping students get their ideas to the administration and have them reach fruition, affording everyone the chance to have their voice heard.” — Janie ’18, Student Body President

Contents

MISSION STATEMENT: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart inspires young women to lead and serve, through lives of purpose that integrate faith, intellect,

Our Catholic Identity and Sacred Heart Family

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21st Century All-Girls Education

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STEAM at Stone Ridge

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Building Leaders

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The Freshman Experience

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A Typical Day at Stone Ridge

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Stone Ridge Celebrates the Arts

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Athletics at Stone Ridge

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Stone Ridge Traditions

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College Matriculation and College Counseling

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community, social action, and personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.

Student/Faculty Ratio: 6:1 Faculty: 63 Holding Master’s degrees: 39 Doctoral level: 9 Average teaching experience per Upper School faculty member:

16 years % of faculty who participate in professional development workshops and conferences: 100%

355 students

(An average of 90 students per grade)

COLORS: Blue & Gold MASCOT:

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Our Catholic Identity and Sacred Heart Family For over 200 years, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart has been a part of an international family, which includes 24 schools in the United States and 147 schools in 41 countries worldwide. In addition to the benefits of an active domestic and international exchange p r o g r a m w i t h i n t h i s a f f il i a t i o n , our students share an education characterized by seriousness of purpose, love of learning, creativity, beauty, and loving relationships.

This truly international character of Sacred Heart education fosters an important global awareness in our students as they strive to build a more just world.

FIVE GOALS OF SACRED HEART EDUCATION: Goal I · A PERSONAL AND ACTIVE FAITH IN GOD; Goal II · A DEEP RESPECT FOR INTELLECTUAL VALUES; Goal III · A SOCIAL AWARENESS WHICH IMPELS TO ACTION; Goal IV · THE BUILDING OF COMMUNITY AS A CHRISTIAN VALUE; Goal V · PERSONAL GROWTH IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF WISE FREEDOM.

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, or any other class protected by law in the administration of its educational policies, employment practices, admission policies, scholarship loan or financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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Sprout Creek Farm Poughkeepsie, NY Convent of the Sacred Heart New York City, NY Stuart Country Day School Princeton, NJ Princeton Academy Princeton, NJ

Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Bryn Mawr, PA Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Bethesda, MD Josephinum Academy Chicago, IL Sacred Heart Schools Chicago, IL Woodlands Academy Lake Forest, IL Carrolton School of the Sacred Heart Miami, FL

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Network Schools Provisional Member Associated with the Network

Academy of the Sacred Heart New Orleans, LA Academy of the Sacred Heart Grand Coteau, LA Duchesne Academy Omaha, NE

Network Exchange Program Our Network Exchange Program, offered sophomore year, allows students to study in a sister Sacred Heart school in the United States or abroad. Stone Ridge also welcomes students from the Network.

“My five weeks at La Perverie Sacré Coeur in France gave me a glimpse into a foreign culture, improved my language skills by leaps and bounds, and changed my life. But most importantly, the Exchange Program experience left me with a friendship that I am sure will last a lifetime. As I discovered more of my hometown, Washington, DC, by hosting exchange student Bérénice, and later explored France for the first time, I bonded with Bérénice over our surprising commonalities and unique differences. Even though I returned from Exchange almost a year ago, the friendships that I forged and lessons that I learned have not faded. To this day, Berenice and I communicate weekly through FaceTime, and we both know that our homes are always open to each other, even if they are an ocean apart.” – Ele ’19 Life in the Upper School

Ele and her host Bérénice in front of Notre Dame

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Preparing young women for

21st century success.

Through the focus on the five Goals of Sacred Heart education, our students are encouraged to stretch and challenge themselves every day. Stone Ridge offers an educational program designed to nurture and inspire young women to find themselves, to develop their gifts, and to gain confidence in the knowledge that their lives have meaning and purpose.

In an all-girls school, the students collaborate, lead, mentor, and learn from each other, and are provided a wealth of avenues for self-exploration. They develop strong, lifelong friendships, and are a part of a community that lasts a lifetime.

Our extraordinary faculty has developed rich curricula and practices pedagogy based on research aimed at how girls learn best. Through the use of four, eighty-minute class periods each day, our students are provided with the opportunity to collaborate, develop their analytical and critical thinking skills, and delve deeply into each academic discipline.

“As a college professor, I could identify students from girls’ schools with a 90 percent accuracy rate on the first day of class. They were the young women whose hands shot up in the air, who were not afraid to defend their positions, and who assumed that I would be interested in their perspectives.”

Robin Robertson, Ph.D. (National Coalition of Girls Schools)

Stone Ridge takes pride in forming tomorrow’s global leaders of intellect, courage and faith.

The use of innovative technology in the classroom helps to prepare our students for 21st century success. And, through our service learning program of Social Action, they learn the importance of servant leadership.

Intellectual Values.

Enduring Excellence.

Course Offerings: Some courses are offered in alternate years.

Stone Ridge’s curriculum places strong emphasis on critical thinking and writing, developing reasoning and problem solving skills, and engaging in creative yet disciplined self-expression. In fostering an atmosphere of inquiry, practice, and collaboration, Stone Ridge prepares young women for success by instilling a lifelong love of learning.

English

History and Social Sciences

Introduction to Literature and Composition British Literature British Literature – Honors American Literature AP English Language & Composition: American Literature Folklore to Fiction Short Stories: Voices and Visions from Around the World Modern World Drama and Film African-American Literature Dystopian Literature Everyone But Shakespeare Detective Elective AP English Literature and Composition: World Literature Creative Writing Hear Me Roar: Women’s Voices in World Literature

World History I & II U.S. History AP U.S. History Genocide Studies U.S. Foreign Policy (Summer) Economics U.S. Government and Politics AP European History AP U.S. Government AP Comparative Government AP Art History AP Psychology

Theology Scripture: An Introduction to the Holy Bible Christian Morality History of Theology and the Sacraments Bioethics

Faith and the Artistic Imagination Social Justice and Catholic Teaching Comparative Studies of Religion

World Languages French I-V AP French Language French Literature - Honors Spanish I-V Spanish for Heritage Speakers AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature Latin I-V AP Latin

Publications Journalism – Here & Now Yearbook – The Ridgeway Life in the Upper School

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STEAM at Stone Ridge

“Stone Ridge imparts the deep understanding that mistakes and confusion are part of learning­—a process that only really begins when we take the first step, when we choose to reach out and reach up.”

Nora ’15

STEM-related externships available at organizations such as:

Stone Ridge partners with the TechShop in Arlington, a self-styled “playground for creativity”, offering cutting-edge tools, equipment, and computers with design software, which provides our students the opportunity for a six-week summer course for curriculum credit. The TechShop partnership is a “capstone” course—a culmination of all the coding, robotics, engineering, technology, and innovation classes offered at Stone Ridge. Students recognize that having access to opportunities like TechShop and other STEAM-related experiences gives them the opportunity to determine if an engineering career might be in their future. Since its inception five years ago, over 100 girls have enrolled in the semester-long Explorations in Engineering elective.

NASA • NIH • Cogito Summer Programs Database • United States Naval Academy • GMU Summer Game Institute • USA Government Jobs for Students • FBI Future Agents in Training • Johns Hopkins Engineering • National Space Club • Navy Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program • Walter Reed Apprenticeship Program • Aspiring Scientist Summer Internship Program • Research Program

by Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown Hospital • Genomics Internship Program • STEM Research Program • Summer Science Research Program • MIT Women’s Technology Program

#LeadLikeAGirl Budding entrepreneurs Catherine ‘19 and Annie ‘19 earned third place in the #LEADLIKEAGIRL Conference held at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Princeton, NJ on April 8, 2017. #LEADLIKEAGIRL is a conference for risk-takers and changemakers and is designed to showcase and inspire girls’ confidence, creativity, and leadership in STEAM and entrepreneurship. Catherine and Annie began this pursuit last summer when they enrolled in the Stone Ridge Summer Maker Class at the TechShop in Arlington, VA. Excited to explore STEAM and the endless possibilities of creating, they stumbled upon working with metal alloys at TechShop and fell in love with the media.

After finishing the summer course, Catherine and Annie bought a kiln to pursue an idea.

Soon after, their focus on Goal III: A Social Awareness which Impels to Action, helped them come full circle with a jewelry business. After much research, the students found a nonprofit organization called Pact World which helps to support the needs of mining communities in developing countries. Catherine and Annie are in the process of working on the kiln to create jewelry for their philanthropic business model. Their new business is called Katagense.

Course Offerings, continued:

Mathematics Algebra I Geometry Geometry with Analysis Algebra II Algebra II with Analysis Algebra II with Precalculus – Honors Precalculus Precalculus with Analysis – Honors Precalculus and Differential Calculus – Honors Intro to Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC Multivariable Calculus – Honors AP Computer Science AP Statistics

Science Physics I AP Physics I Chemistry Chemistry – Honors AP Chemistry Biology Biology - Honors AP Biology AP Environmental Science Explorations in Engineering Forensics, Chemical Analysis, and Technologies Human Anatomy and Physiology Molecular Biology and Biochemistry – Honors Life in the Upper School Research 9 Independent Laboratory

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Building Leaders Stone Ridge offers a distinctive leadership program. Our students engage in leadership through an extensive offering of opportunities. Students develop a thoughtful awareness for leadership qualities in themselves and others by developing facilitation and communication skills, and learning about inclusivity, accountability, and teamwork in the service of others.

Social Action: A Service Learning Program Rooted in Goal III of Sacred Heart education, the Social Action Program is a comprehensive servicelearning program that is central to the Upper School experience. Through preparation, action, and reflection, Social Action cultivates critical consciousness of issues of justice, instills a lifelong commitment to service, and develops students’ potential for leadership in building and maintaining just partnerships. On Social Action days (12 “Ser v in g at Food an d Fr ie nd s h a s Wednesdays throughout the year), the Upper raised my awareness of those in need School community gathers for a morning around me. Helping the afflicted get presentation, departs for action, and returns t h e n e c e s s a r y nut r it ion , a n d al s o for small group reflection.

allowing them to reconnect to their c o m m u n i t y, h a s p r o v i d e d a v e r y meaningful service experience for me.”

Jillian ‘19

In the freshman year, students are guided by senior Social Action Leaders (SALs) in six major areas of social justice— Care and Concern for the Elderly, Understanding Disabilities, Stewardship of the Environment, H u m a n R i g h t s, C h i l d c a r e & Education, and Poverty & Homelessness.

“Stone Ridge is a place where I was encouraged to pursue anything that interested me and the possibilities for leadership Marta ‘16 were endless.”

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School Community Governance (SCG): BEYER '19

“When I first looked at Stone Ridge, I remember being drawn to the SCG program because it gave me a leadership opportunity that also involved my love of service. The program is entirely student-run, giving us the chance to come up with some really creative and unique projects for the student body. And each group has a very specific focus, so we get to work alongside people who are as passionate as we are about the topic. Overall, being involved in the SCG program, as both a member and a leader, has been a very fulfilling part of my Stone Ridge experience. I especially love leading the SCG Hope for the Holidays because it gives me an opportunity to share some of my favorite holiday feelings with those less fortunate than me. In addition, I think that participating in Hope for the Holidays helps make these special times more about giving back and deepens our appreciation of how fortunate we are.”

Campus Ministry Board: JOYCE ’18

“Serving in my third year on the Campus Ministry Board, I am a Procession Organizer and the Coordinator of Collaboration. As such, I work with student groups outside of Campus Ministry to incorporate our faith into areas such as social justice, community service, and current events. I decided to work with the Campus Ministry Board because I think it has the potential to challenge people to change their perception of faith, which is what it did for me. Every third Saturday of the month, the Campus Ministry Board serves dinner at Shepherd’s Table, a local soup kitchen in Silver Spring. This service opportunity is my favorite part of Campus Ministry; while I find joy and fulfilment at Shepherd’s Table, knowing that I have helped make someone’s day a little easier or a little better, it has also given me a greater social awareness. It has also taught me that faith is as much a relationship between myself and others as it is a relationship between God and myself.”

Fourth Academic Internships During two weeks in May, all Fourth Academic (senior) students participate in independent professional projects. These projects can take the form of an internship, a service project, or a carefully planned creative endeavor. Each Fourth Academic student must complete a project proposal and gain the approval of Upper School administrators. Upon completion of the project, each student participates in the Fourth Academic project symposium.

Student Leadership Opportunities Elected & Appointed Positions ELECTED STUDENT BODIES • Core Group, Class Officers, Honor Committee/Board, Athletic Association Representatives APPOINTED STUDENT BOARDS • Campus Ministry, Student Diversity, Social Action

Additional Co-curricular Groups DIVERSITY AND CULTURE • Asian ApreciAsian, Black Student Alliance, Amig@s

Above, Imani '17 interned with SR alumna and staff writer Kelly Seegers Sankowski '12 at The Catholic Standard and had one of her articles published. Below, Ellie ’17 interned with Alex Kolakowski Connor ’01 at WSP Parsons Brinkerhoff, an engineering firm.

INTERSCHOLASTIC TEAMS • It’s Academic, Model United Nations, Robotics SCHOOL COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE • Gators Troops Love, Catholic Academies, Best Buddies, Operation Smile, PAWS SOCIAL ACTION REFLECTION GROUPS PERFORMANCE AND ARTS • Acapella, Literary Magazine, Music Ministry AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS • World Languages, Science, Dance, Arts AD HOC COMMITTEES • Dances, Feast Wishes, Tedx Conference

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The Freshman Experience Advisory: Each student joins an advisory group at the beginning of her time at Stone Ridge. Each advisory, which includes a faculty advisor and approximately nine students, meets weekly to discuss classes and cocurricular programs, build community, and develop skills of self-advocacy. The advisor also serves as a point of contact for students and families throughout the high school experience.

Digital Media: In order to acclimate to the 1:1 MacBook program and learn best how to utilize their devices, the freshmen take a Digital Media class. This class presents an introductory module in visual design principles and concepts as applied to digital media-based projects with emphasis on the use of production, publishing, research, and graphic development tools. This class provides students with an array of tools that they will apply within their high school educational career.

First Academic (Freshman) Seminar: The Academic Seminar program at Stone Ridge plays a vital role in furthering the School’s mission to inspire young women to lead and serve. The Seminar classes are organized into small groups of 8-12, and they are structured as ungraded, informal classes, where students get to take a moment out of their busy academic day to reflect.

Students discuss developmental issues for teens through the use of lectures, videos, movies, small and large group activities, class discussions, projects, and personal reflections and journals. Seminar topics include Transition to High School, Stress Management and Mindfulness, and Digital Citizenship.

The Seminar program builds community among classmates, and also stimulates personal growth and development by increasing each student’s awareness of herself and who she is striving to become.

“The First Academic Seminar provides the opportunity for our girls to be heard, and we do our best to be a sounding board for them.”

Nikola Edgar, Ph.D, Upper School Psychologist

A typical day at

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opens with a morning Assembly, which allows students to gather as a school community. Here, students lead prayer and daily announcements are relayed by students and staff.

For many students, Assembly is a cherished time of day, allowing them to visit with classmates and prepare for the school day.

The class schedule consists of 8 periods that meet over the course of 2 days. Each day includes 4, 80-minute periods, with 2 breaks, where students are able to learn in an environment that better reflects the college classroom experience and how girls learn best.

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Stone Ridge Celebrates the Arts Stone Ridge, the broader Arts program, including both visual and performing, empowers students to develop technical and conceptual skills for critical thinking, risk-taking, decision-making, and problemsolving. Their respective artistic needs and interests are nutured so that they may develop and grow as both creators and consumers of the arts.

Our ultimate goal is to make the Arts an enriching and fulfilling experience for every student that will affect them deeply, touch the inexpressible, and connect beyond the reality of everyday life.

Visual and Performing Arts Course Offerings Foundations of Studio Art Ceramics I-III Studio Art I-III AP Studio Art: Drawing Media Arts Photography I-II AP 2D: Photography AP 3D: Ceramics & Sculpture Drama I-III Chorus Handbells Instrumental Music Ensemble Independent Study in Fine and Performing Arts AP Art History

“Stone Ridge gave me a very strong foundation for personal growth through my artistic talent.

My art teachers gave me the freedom to be uniquely me.”

Tessa ‘14

“I have enjoyed studio art in high school because it is an outlet, a safe place where the boundaries of time fall away and where inspiration and quality are greatly valued.”

Elizabeth ‘18

Theatrical productions in the Upper School include one drama and one musical each year. From pre-production planning to set building, costume design and rehearsal, each production teaches students all facets of the theatrical process.

Left, students perform in the 2017 production of Little Women.

Artwork by: left, Grace ’18 and above, Meghan ’18

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Athletics at Stone Ridge: GATOR STRONG Stone Ridge Athletics is committed to developing “champions for life” by providing young women with an intelligent and physically challenging athletic experience that inspires competitive grace, as well “Our Gator Strong program provides as lifelong health and a unique opportunities for student balanced lifestyle.

Athletic Teams Fall Sports: Crew Cross Country Equestrian (club) Field Hockey Soccer Tennis Volleyball Winter Sports: Basketball Ice Hockey Squash (club) Swimming/Diving Track & Field Spring Sports: Crew Golf (club) Lacrosse Softball Tennis Track & Field

A sampling of colleges where our Gators have played sports in recent years:

athletes to feel passionate and engaged in physical activity, while developing lifelong habits that distinguish the Stone Ridge athletics experience.”

Kristen Coleman McDaniel, Head Coach Varsity Lacrosse, lacrosse coach for MC Elite Girls Lacrosse Club, former Division I lacrosse collegiate player

Gator Strong • Everything we do is focused on health, fitness, strength and conditioning. We offer a wide range of programs outside of varsity sports including power walking, zumba, yoga and kickboxing.

“My philosophy as a coach is to build champions at Stone Ridge, on the field as well as in the classroom.”

KJ Spisak, Head Coach Varsity Soccer, Assistant Coach for Washington Spirit, former professional goalkeeper and three-time all-American collegiate player

• SR has state of the art facilities, including an aquatic center, turf field, strength and conditioning weight room, 2 indoor gyms and 3 grass fields.

• SR offers 16 varsity sports. Fall 2017:

230 Gators tried out, 0 cuts were made.

Your development matters to us.

By creating Freshman teams, we work to accommodate every skill level.

• Spirit opportunities abound: Blue Gold Induction and Team Challenges, Gator Game Day, Congés, Father Daughter Field Day, Powder Puff Football Game, Bonfire Life inGator the Upper School 19

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Stone Ridge Celebrates a Long History of Traditions All-school Liturgies In addition to Upper School Liturgies celebrated throughout the year, the entire student body and faculty/ staff come together to worship in three all-school Liturgies: the Mass of the Holy Spirit, the Feast of St. Philippine Duchesne, and the Feast of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat.

Big Sisters/Little Sisters In the spring, the rising junior class and the incoming freshmen class meet for a pizza party, games, and fun activities. For the coming year, every freshman is assigned to a senior who serves as the freshman’s Big Sister for the year.

Blue/Gold Induction At the beginning of each school year, Blue and Gold team captains announce each new student one-by-one at a special and spirited assembly, and welcome her to either the Blue or Gold team—a team she stays on for life.

Spirit Week Organized and planned by each class and its officers, Spirit Week is celebrated each fall. Each class selects a theme and color for a class t-shirt, decorates part of the School, and selects themed dress-up days for the week. The week concludes with the much-anticipated class cheers for the culminating basketball games between the classes.

Conges From the French, “to take leave,” Congés are surprise days, when classes are canceled and the students focus on building community through fun team building activities and games.

Feast of Mater Admirabilis is observed every October to celebrate the miraculous fresco of the Virgin Mary depicted by a young nun in the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1844.

Feast Wishes is an all-school gathering before the Christmas holidays where students present the gifts of song and cards to every member of the administration, faculty, and staff.

Field Day is celebrated the first week of June with the entire Stone Ridge community from Grades 1 through 12. Activities include Father-Daughter races, a cookout lunch, music, and prizes.

Prize Day is a formal assembly at the end of the school year for the distribution of certificates and awards recognizing special achievement.

Retreats Each grade level in the Upper School participates in a class retreat, with a special two-day retreat for the seniors.

Ring Day In the spring, students in the junior class (Third Academic) receive their class rings from their Fourth Academic ring sisters at a ceremony presided over by the Head of School, the Head of the Upper School, and the Alumnae Board President. This is a formal ceremony for the Third and Fourth Academic students.

Tres Bien Ball The annual Très Bien Ball is a celebratory formal dinner dance hosted by the Alumnae Association to honor the Fourth Academic class. The Très Bien Ball, founded in 1953, was created by combining the Stone Ridge Fathers Club graduation dance in 1946 and the Alumnae Association supper dance in 1949. This formal ball provides an opportunity for the students to be formally inducted into the Alumnae Association.

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College Acceptances and Matriculations Below is a sampling of college acceptances for the Class of 2017. Names in bold are schools attended by members of the Class of 2017.

American University

Lehigh University

Saint Joseph’s University

Auburn University

The London School of Economics

Saint Louis University

Babson College

University of San Francisco

Bard College

Universidad de Los Andes

Savannah College of Art and Design

Barnard College

Louisiana State University

Seton Hall University

Belmont University

Loyola Chicago University

Sewanee: The University of the South

Boston College

Loyola University Maryland

University of South Carolina

Boston University

Loyola University New Orleans

Southern Methodist University

Bucknell University

Marquette University

Spelman College

University of California, Berkeley

University of Maryland,

St. John’s University—Queens

University of California, Davis

Stanford University

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Mary Washington

Syracuse University

Carnegie Mellon University

McGill University (2)

Texas A&M University

Case Western Reserve University

Miami University, Oxford

University of Texas, Austin

The Catholic University of America

University of Miami

Temple University

Chapman University

University of Michigan

University of Toronto

University of Chicago (3)

Middlebury College

Trinity College

College of Charleston

New York University (3)

Tulane University

Christopher Newport University

Northeastern University

University of Vermont

Clemson University (2)

Northwestern University (2)

Villanova University (2)

Colgate University

University of Notre Dame (3)

Virginia Tech

University of Colorado at Boulder

The Ohio State University

University of Virginia

Columbia University

Pennsylvania State University

Wake Forest University

Davidson College

University of Pennsylvania

Washington and Lee University

University of Dayton (2)

University of Pittsburgh

Washington University in St. Louis

University of Delaware

Pratt Institute

Wesleyan University

DePaul University

Providence College

College of William & Mary

Dickinson College

Purdue University

Winthrop University

Drexel University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Duke University (2)

University of Richmond

Xavier University

University of Edinburgh

Rochester Institute of Technology

Yale University

and Political Science

College Park (6)

Elon University (2) Emerson College

Emory University Fairfield University Fordham University (2) Furman University

George Washington University Georgetown University (5) Georgia Institute of Technology (2) University of Georgia Hamilton College

College Counseling The goal of the College Counseling program is to help each student identify her personal gifts and strengths in order to select a college that serves her needs, enhances her growth, and prepares her for the future. The college counselors empower students to become strong leaders and self-advocates throughout the process and to find schools that are great “fits” for them.

Haverford College

College of the Holy Cross Indiana University at Bloomington James Madison University

Johns Hopkins University King’s College London Lafayette College

College seminars in the spring of the Third Academic year and the fall of Fourth Academic year facilitate the college process. Students have the opportunity to meet with over 120 college representatives who visit Stone Ridge each year, and counselors monitor the latest trends and developments at colleges and universities. The college counselors interact with college representatives across the country through college visits and by attending College Board Forums and NACAC conferences.

Your example, even more than your words, will be an eloquent lesson to the world.

St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, Foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart

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