National Cathedral 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.

About

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, former 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 entrepreneur
Liz Clarke, sportswriter
Kate Collins, actress^[9]
Ethel Roosevelt Derby, civil rights spokesperson^[10]
Karen C. Fox, science writer
Karenna 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 academic
Katharine 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 pianist
Maya 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, painter
Sandra 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 composer
Robin Witt, theater director

Notable former faculty

Gladys Milligan, art instructor^[36]
Lola Sleeth Miller, art instructor^[36]

References

^ Beauvoir
^ [1] Archived 2016-08-01 at the Wayback Machine National Cathedral School
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^ "W. R. Evans 3d to Wed Ashton Applewhite". The New York Times. 24 January 1982. p. 51.
^ Newcomb, Roger (February 14, 2010). "Catching Up With Judith Barcroft, Part 1 of 2". We Love Soaps.
^ Barta, Sydney (June 18, 2022). "TEAM USA Sydney Barta". Team USA. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021.
^ Brimmer, Esther. "Advancing the Status of Women Around the World". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25.
^ "Byron, Beverly Barton Butcher". History, Art & Archives. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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^ Russell, Jan Jarboe (March 1998). "Luci in the Sky". Texas Monthly.
^ Hall, Carla (12 May 1979). "Lynda Robb, the Feminist Surprise". Washington Post.
^ Millins, Luke (September 17, 2019). "Interview: The Coauthor of 'The Education of Brett Kavanaugh' Explains How She Dug Into DC's Private-School Scene". Washingtonian.
^ "Kara A. Kennedy". The Washington Post. September 20, 2011.
^ "Beyond slashers and 'scream queens': Three iconic women of horror on the legacies of their legendary roles". Los Angeles Times. 31 October 2018.
^ "MacGuineas-Brooks Wedding". Washington Life Magazine. March 2002.
^ "What Else Is New". Washingtonian. 1 July 2003.
^ Langer, Emily (November 15, 2021). "Petra Mayer, NPR books editor who championed fantasy and romance fiction, dies at 46". The Washington Post.
^ Perlman, Hope (November 7, 2017). "Getting Grit, Q & A with Caroline Adams Miller, Part I". Psychology Today.
^ Trescott, Jacqueline; Radcliffe, Donnie (18 June 1980). "The Queen Comes Homes". Washington Post.
^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (January 25, 2014). "Old Democratic Name (Nunn) Stakes Bid on Shifting Georgia". The New York Times. p. A1.
^ Sale, Jonathan (3 December 2009). "Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Cristina Odone, writer". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18.
^ "ComPost". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
^ "Art: Brenda's Book". Time. 26 June 1939.
^ Orton, Kathy (15 November 2001). "She's Ready for History". Washington Post.
^ "Helene Fortescue Reynolds". Washington Post. March 31, 1990.
^ Pickert, Kate (December 2, 2008). "2-Minute Bio: Susan E. Rice". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
^ Weinberg, Rich (June 21, 1996). "Sandra Scarr" (PDF). SRCD Oral History. Society for Research in Child Development.
^ Heil, Emily (December 10, 2017). "Five Minutes With: 'Pitch Perfect 3' director Trish Sie". Washington Post.
^ a b Virgil E. McMahan (1995). The Artists of Washington, D.C., 1796–1996. Artists of Washington. ISBN 978-0-9649101-0-2.

External links

Official website
Washington National Cathedral
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation
Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington