Featured: Winchendon SchoolEpiscopal High School
"Founded on a tradition of honor and the pursuit of self-discovery, Episcopal High School engages students in a challenging college preparatory education. The school fosters emphathy and responsibility for self and others through a commitment to spiritual inquiry and growth in a fully residential community. Students are encouraged to think creatively, work collaboratively, develop individual passions, and celebrate the talents of others. Sharing diverse life experiences, ideas, and values, students learn humility, resilience, and mutual respect. Through access to the educational and cultural resources of the nation's capital, students are inspired to understand and embrace a changing world. Together, faculty and students take initiative as informed citizens and environmental stewards. Episcopal strives to prepare young people to become discerning individuals with the intellectual and moral courage to lead principled lives of leadership and service to others."
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| University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill | 9 | |
| University of Virginia | 7 | |
| University of the South--Sewanee | 6 | |
| George Washington University | 4 | |
| James Madison University | 3 | |
| University of Georgia | 3 | |
| University of Vermont | 3 | |
| Vanderbilt University | 3 | |
| Wake Forest | 3 | |
| Princeton University, Tufts University | 2 | |
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- Episcopal High School is dedicated to the student's pursuit of excellence and to the joy of learning and self-discovery in a caring and supportive community. Enriched by the educational and cultural resources of the nation's capital, Episcopal's dynamic academic program encourages students to develop individual talents and prepares them to attend selective colleges and universities.
- Students from diverse backgrounds live and learn together in a residential community based on a foundation of honor, spiritual growth, responsibility, and mutual respect. They develop enduring relationships at EHS and grow as discerning, self-reliant, creative, and compassionate individuals. The Episcopal High School community prepares young people to lead principled and fulfilling lives of leadership and service to others.
- Founded in 1839, Episcopal High School offers dynamic and challenging academics, broad and inclusive programs in arts and athletics, and a host of extracurricular activities. The School's 435 students come from over 30 states, the District of Columbia and 19 foreign countries, bringing a rich diversity of backgrounds and experiences to the EHS community.
- The 130-acre campus' pastoral setting is enhanced by access to all the resources of the Washington, D.C. area. The traditions of the School serve as a foundation for a progressive college preparatory learning environment with a spiritual foundation. Athletic development, community service, and creative pursuits come together to strengthen the whole student. These complementary opportunities make Episcopal one of a kind.
- School accreditations: Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS) and the Association of Southern Colleges and Schools
- Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
- Senator John McCain '54 - Senator of Arizona, 2008 Presidential Candidate
- Julian Robertson '51 - Financier, former CEO of Tiger Management
- Todd Gray '82 - Chef and Owner of DC's Equinox Restaurant
- T. Berry Brazelton '36 - Renowned Pediatrican and Author
- Paul de Podesta '91 - Former GM, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Gaston Caperton '59 - President of The College Board, former Governor of West Virginia
- Lee D. Ainslie '82 - Managing Partner, Maverick Capital
- Profile last updated: 12/02/2009
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