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Private, day, college prep school in Washington, D.C., United States
National Cathedral School (NCS ) is an independent Episcopal private day school for girls in grades 4–12 located on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. , United States. Founded by philanthropist and suffragist Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee in 1900, NCS is the oldest of the institutions constituting the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation .
About Woodley North Classroom building Hearst Hall NCS has about 580 students in grades 4 through 12. Its mascot is the eagle . Its brother school, St. Albans , and the shared coeducational elementary school (K–3), Beauvoir ,[1] are also located on the 57-acre (230,000 m2 ) Cathedral Close in Northwest Washington near the Washington National Cathedral . Elinor Scully is the twelfth Head of School.[2]
Notable alumnae Bella Alarie 2016, current WNBA player with the Dallas Wings [3] Ashton Applewhite '70. best-selling author, journalist, ageism expert and advocate[4] Judith Barcroft , actress, All My Children and other soap operas[5] Sydney Barta 2022, 2020 US Paralympian Track and Field[6] Esther Brimmer , foreign policy expert and past Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs [7] Beverly Byron '50, U.S. Congresswoman (D-Md.), 1978–1993[8] Amanda Cassatt '09, journalist and entrepreneurLiz Clarke , sportswriterKate Collins , actress[9] Ethel Roosevelt Derby , civil rights spokesperson[10] Karen C. Fox , science writerKarenna Gore '91, author, journalist, and attorney[11] Kristin Gore '95, author and Emmy-nominated screenwriter[12] Libby Fischer Hellmann , mystery writer[13] Alice Hill '74, policy maker and academicKatharine Holmes , Olympic fencer at the 2016 Summer Olympics[14] Alice S. Huang , biologist, former president of AAAS [15] Naomi Iizuka , Japanese-American playwright, professor at UCSB[16] Luci Baines Johnson , '65, daughter of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson[17] Lynda Bird Johnson Robb , '62, daughter of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson[18] Kate Kelly '93, journalist and author[19] Kara Kennedy , filmmaker and television producer[20] Heather Langenkamp , actress, A Nightmare on Elm Street [21] Jenny Lin , Taiwanese-American pianistMaya MacGuineas , political writer and President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget [22] Leslie Marshall , journalist and novelist[23] Petra Mayer '94, journalist and book reviewer[24] Caroline Adams Miller , coach, speaker, and author[25] Queen Noor of Jordan , née Lisa Halaby, writer, activist[26] Michelle Nunn , non-profit executive; former political candidate[27] Cristina Odone , Italian journalist, editor, writer[28] Alexandra Petri , op-ed columnist and writer of the ComPost Blog at the Washington Post [29] Brenda Putnam , sculptor[30] Stephanie Ready , professional and college basketball broadcaster; first woman to coach US men's professional basketball[31] Helene Reynolds , actress in the 1940s[32] Susan Rice , former director of the Domestic Policy Council , National Security Advisor , and United States Ambassador to the United Nations [33] Ruth Starr Rose , painterSandra Scarr , former chair of the psychology department at University of Virginia [34] Trish Sie , music video, commercial, and feature film director (Pitch Perfect 3 )[35] Mary Elizabeth Taylor , former Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Caroline Thompson , screenwriter, Edward Scissorhands Elizabeth Walton Vercoe , musician, educator, and composerRobin Witt , theater directorNotable former faculty References External links
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Ordinaries Churches and parishes Cathedral Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle Parish churches Sacred Heart Church, Bowie St. Ambrose Church, Cheverly St. Francis Xavier Church, Compton St. Mary Church, Newport St. Ignatius Church, Oxon Hill St. Ignatius Church, Port Tobacco St. Mary Church, Rockville St. Ignatius Church, St. Inigoes Holy Trinity Church, Washington Immaculate Conception Church, Washington St. Aloysius Church, Washington St. Anthony of Padua Church, Washington St. Augustine Church, Washington St. Patrick's Church, Washington St. Peter's Church, Washington St. Stephen Martyr Church, Washington Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Solomons St. John the Baptist, Silver Spring St. John the Evangelist, Silver Spring Our Lady, Queen of Poland and St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Chapels and shrines Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Pope John Paul II Shrine Shrine of the Sacred Heart Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart Catholic education Priests Miscellany
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Single-gender schools in the Washington, DC area
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