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Academy of the Holy Cross

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Academy of the Holy Cross
Location
4920 Strathmore Avenue
Kensington
,
Maryland
20895
United States
39°2′0″N 77°5′53″W / 39.03333°N 77.09806°W
Information
Type Private, College Preparatory
Motto Courage, compassion, and scholarship
Religious affiliations Roman Catholic
(Sisters of the Holy Cross)
Established 1868
School district Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools[1]
CEEB code 210678
President Emily Kasof
Principal Kathy Hannah
Faculty 100
Grades 9–12
Gender Girls
Enrollment 400 (2021)
Campus size 28-acre (110,000 m2)
Campus type Suburban
Colors Lavender and white
Athletics conference Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Mascot Tartan
Nickname AHC
Team name Tartans
Rival Our Lady of Good Counsel
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
National ranking 1
Publication Images (Literary Magazine)
Yearbook Cross and Anchor
Tuition $32,575
Admissions Director Barbara Murray
Website www.academyoftheholycross.org

The Academy of the Holy Cross is a Catholic college preparatory school sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross and founded in 1868.[3] The academy is located on a 28-acre (110,000 m2) campus in North Bethesda, Maryland (Kensington postal address),[4][5] north of Washington, D.C.

Notable alumnae

  • Rhamat Alhassan, volleyball player for Florida and winner of the Honda Sports Award for volleyball
  • Joan Cushing, political satirist and playwright
  • Helen Hayes,[6][7] award-winning (EGOT) actress
  • Monica McNutt, basketball analyst for ESPN
  • Hilary Rhoda, model[8]
  • Paige Minturn, well known acapella singer (2013)

Alma Mater

Holy Cross we sing to thee,

Pledging our fidelity;

Cross and anchor, emblems bright,

Guiding us to heaven's light.

From our Alma Mater through the years

We’ll find strength from strife and fears.

Hail to thee, Spes Unica

Hail from thy daughters, Holy Cross.

References

  1. Back to citation "Find a School". Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools.
  2. Back to citation MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  3. Back to citation "Academy of the Holy Cross returns to its roots for 150th anniversary Mass". Catholic Standard. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. Back to citation "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: North Bethesda CDP, MD" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 30, 2014.
  5. Back to citation "Home". Academy of the Holy Cross. Retrieved October 24, 2020. “4920 Strathmore Avenue Kensington, MD 20895” - Despite the Kensington address it is in North Bethesda CDP.
  6. Back to citation Helen Hayes with Katherine Hatch (1990). My Life in Three Acts. Thorndike, Maine: Thorndike. pp. 22–23. ISBN 9781560540519.
  7. Back to citation Kenneth Barrow (1985). Helen Hayes, First Lady of the American Theater. Garden City, New York: Doubleday. pp. 25, 204. ISBN 9780385231961.
  8. Back to citation Helena Andrews-Dyer (January 14, 2016). "Supermodel and Maryland native Hilary Rhoda sues mom and former manager". The Washington Post.
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