National Cathedral School
Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use American English Template:Infobox school 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.
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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,<ref>Beauvoir</ref> are also located on the Template:Convert Cathedral Close in Northwest Washington near the Washington National Cathedral. Elinor Scully is the twelfth Head of School.<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive National Cathedral School</ref>
Notable alumnae
- Bella Alarie 2016, former WNBA player with the Dallas Wings<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Ashton Applewhite '70. best-selling author, journalist, ageism expert and advocate<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Judith Barcroft, actress, All My Children and other soap operas<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Sydney Barta 2022, 2020 US Paralympian Track and Field<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Esther Brimmer, foreign policy expert and past Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Beverly Byron '50, U.S. Congresswoman (D-Md.), 1978–1993<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Amanda Cassatt 2009, journalist and entrepreneur
- Paula Clark, Episcopal Bishop of Chicago
- Liz Clarke, sportswriter
- Kate Collins, actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Ethel Roosevelt Derby, civil rights spokesperson<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Karen C. Fox, science writer
- Karenna Gore '91, author, journalist, and attorney<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Kristin Gore '95, author and Emmy-nominated screenwriter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Libby Fischer Hellmann, mystery writer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Alice Hill '74, policy maker and academic
- Katharine Holmes, Olympic fencer at the 2016 Summer Olympics<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Alice S. Huang, biologist, former president of AAAS<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Naomi Iizuka, Japanese-American playwright, professor at UCSB<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Luci Baines Johnson, '65, daughter of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, '62, daughter of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Kate Kelly '93, journalist and author<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Kara Kennedy, filmmaker and television producer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Heather Langenkamp, actress, A Nightmare on Elm Street<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Jenny Lin, Taiwanese-American pianist
- Maya MacGuineas, political writer and President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Leslie Marshall, journalist and novelist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Petra Mayer '94, journalist and book reviewer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Caroline Adams Miller, coach, speaker, and author<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Queen Noor of Jordan, née Lisa Halaby, writer, activist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Michelle Nunn, non-profit executive; former political candidate<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Cristina Odone, Italian journalist, editor, writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Alexandra Petri, op-ed columnist and writer of the ComPost Blog at the Washington Post<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Brenda Putnam, sculptor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Stephanie Ready, professional and college basketball broadcaster; first woman to coach US men's professional basketball<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Helene Reynolds, actress in the 1940s<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Susan Rice, former director of the Domestic Policy Council, National Security Advisor, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Ruth Starr Rose, painter
- Sandra Scarr, former chair of the psychology department at University of Virginia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Trish Sie, music video, commercial, and feature film director (Pitch Perfect 3)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Mary Elizabeth Taylor, former Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
- Caroline Thompson, screenwriter, Edward Scissorhands
- Elizabeth Walton Vercoe, musician, educator, and composer
- Margaret Hicks Williams 1918, government official, writer, political expert
- Robin Witt, theater director
Notable former faculty
- Gladys Milligan, art instructor<ref name="McMahan1995">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Lola Sleeth Miller, art instructor<ref name="McMahan1995"/>
References
External links
- Template:Official
- Washington National Cathedral
- Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation
- Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington
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- Independent School League
- Private high schools in Washington, D.C.
- Girls' schools in Washington, D.C.
- Educational institutions established in 1900
- Washington National Cathedral
- Episcopal schools in the United States
- Private elementary schools in Washington, D.C.
- Private middle schools in Washington, D.C.
- Preparatory schools in Washington, D.C.
- National Cathedral School alumni
- 1900 establishments in Washington, D.C.