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Heights Admissions Director and Alumnus, Rich Moss ’01, shares some updates on Latin and Mass at The Heights. This is an awesome story that shows Latin in action in the lives of our students and in the lives of Christians … Continue reading
Heights Men Climb
“As in climbing a mountain, sanctification requires a systematic effort to reach the summit one step at a time. . . . The important thing is to go up little by little, savoring the view, enjoying the scents of flowers, … Continue reading
The Cavalier – Student Newspaper – Feb 2011 Edition!
We’ve gotten a number of requests from parents to post the student newspaper, called The Cavalier. Below is the latest edition, hot off the press. Enjoy: [gigya src="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" menu="false" style="width:425px;height:325px" flashvars="mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true&documentId=110224211446-ff79a7dc159f44c0a153e6d81a00370b&docName=cavalier_student_paper-_february_2011&username=svanderplas&loadingInfoText=The%20Cavalier%20-%20Student%20Newspaper%20-%20Feb%202011&et=1298583556885&er=73" ] (For those of you who subscribe … Continue reading
Architecture: A Reflection of Mind and Culture
One of my jobs as a teacher is to help a fidgeting-mass-of-middle-school-energy sit still long enough to think and learn. This is particularly difficult when you ask a student to analyze something that he has only read about. I can … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Faith, Middle School, Students
Tagged Catholic, Curriculum, Heights, Maryland, Middle, Monaghan, Potomac, Private, School, Venn diagram
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Frozen Fountain of Youth
Some great traditions happen once a year. Each year our beloved fishpond freezes during the Christmas break and there is an annual event upon our return: The crossing of the boys. Annually, it starts as a conversation and then becomes … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom, Middle School, Middle School Head, Mission, Students
Tagged Andy Reed, Arts, Catholic, Freedom, Heights, Ice, Liberal, Middle School, Potomac, Private, School
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Fall 2010 Heights Sports Roundup
This post’s contributor, Dan Kennedy, is a Heights senior. He is the student body president, the captain of the tennis team, the editor of the school newspaper, and the president of the Model United Nations team. Dan has been accepted … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Students
Tagged athletics, Catholic, Colin Gleason, Cross Country, Dan Lively, DC, Golf, Heights, Justin Myers, School, Soccer, Washington
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2010 Alumni Reunion Mass & Fr. Drew Royals ’97
Not too long ago, Heights alumni gathered for their annual, all-class reunion. To kick off the reunion festivities, Fr. Drew Royals ’97 celebrated a mass for deceased alumni. As he said so well during that mass, “Praying for the eternal … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Faith
Tagged Alumni, Catholic, DC, Heights, Mass, Networking, Reunion, Royals, School, Washington
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The Crèche, its History, and its Meaning for Us this Advent
My name is Joe Cardenas. I’ve worked here at the Heights since the fall of 1994. Currently I’m the Head of the Advisory Program and teach two Advanced Placement courses to the upperclassmen: Art History and Spanish Literature. In this … Continue reading
Letter from the Lower School Head: Toughness, Sincerity, Defending the Weak
Earlier this month, the third, fourth, and fifth grades each had separate “assemblies” with Mr. de Vicente, our headmaster, and Mr. Gleason, our Lower School Head. In a recent letter to parents, Mr. Gleason describes the purpose of these gatherings: … Continue reading
Posted in Headmaster, Lower School Head, Students
Tagged Alvaro de Vicente, Arts, Catholic, character formation, DC, education, Heights, Liberal, Lower, Private, School, Washington
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All Saints Festival Day a Success
November 1st witnessed the first Festival Day of The 2010 Academic Year. All Souls Day was observed with an all-school Holy Mass, the Bard Competition, a feast, athletic games that tested our mens’ courage and strength, and, of course, the … Continue reading