The Heights School (Maryland)

The Heights School is a preparatory school for boys in grades 3-12 in Potomac, Maryland, United States. Its mission is to assist parents in the intellectual, spiritual, and physical education of their sons. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington but is no longer officially recognized by the archdiocese as a Catholic school.[3] Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the Catholic Church, supervises the school's religious orientation and spiritual formation. The Heights School offers a liberal arts curriculum in English, mathematics, classics, history, religion, science, Spanish, art, computers, and music.[4]

The Heights School
The Heights School
Address

10400 Seven Locks Road Potomac , Maryland 20854-4085 United States
Coordinates	39°1′42″N 77°9′52″W
Information
Type	Private, day
Motto	"Crescite" (grow; increase, multiply (Genesis 1:28))
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	1969
School district	Independent
Headmaster	Alvaro de Vicente
Faculty	62.1 (FTE)[1]
Grades	3–12
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	538[1] (2017–18)
Student to teacher ratio	8.7:1[1]
Color(s)	Red and white
Slogan	"Men Fully Alive"
Song	"To The Heights"
Athletics conference	Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Mascot	Cavalier
Team name	Cavaliers
Accreditation	AdvancED[2]
Newspaper	The Cavalier
Affiliation	Opus Dei
Admission Director	Richard Moss
Website	www.heights.edu

As of 2017-2018, the school had an enrollment of 538 kids and 62.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 8.7.[1]

Athletics

The Heights School currently has 12 different sports teams : cross country, golf, soccer, basketball, squash, swimming, wrestling, baseball, lacrosse, tennis, track and field, and rugby.

The Heights School is known for fielding especially strong soccer teams. Products of The Heights program include former national team and professional player Freddy Adu. Players from The Heights are often recruited by top programs.

In the fall of 2018 – the first year of membership in the WCAC – The Heights varsity soccer team won the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship following their undefeated season. The team was ranked #16 in the nation, and #2 in the Washington Post rankings.

History

A group of Catholic laymen, many belonging to the Prelature of Opus Dei ("Work of God"), founded the Heights as a middle school in Northwest Washington, D.C. in 1969. Among these was author and parenting expert James Stenson.

In 1978, The Heights purchased their campus in Potomac, Maryland and started the lower school.[5] By 1983, construction of the main building allowed the entire school, grades three through twelve, to be united on the Potomac campus.[5]

Scholarships

The Peter Vincent Galahad Blatty scholarship is given once every four years to an outstanding student in honor of William P. G. Blatty, son of the author of The Exorcist and member of the Class of 2005, who died of a heart condition.

Notable alumni

Freddy Adu, professional soccer player; attended but eventually transferred[6][7]

References

, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 2, 2020
AdvancED website
"ADW Catholic High School Directory", 2019-2020 edition, Archdiocese of Washington.
"The Heights School".
"History – The Heights School". heights.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
Sports Illustrated online: Who's Next? Freddy Adu. "In his first organized basketball game two years ago, a J.V. contest for The Heights School in Potomac, Freddy scored 28 points." Accessed June 4, 2008.
Goliath.com - Adu completes high school. Accessed June 4, 2008.

External links

The Heights School official website

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