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Christmas Concert Packs Out Schlesinger Hall
More than 800 parents, brothers, sisters and friends joined us at this year’s choral and band concerts at Schlesinger Hall in Alexandria, VA. Thankfully one of our fans managed to catch part of a wonderful performance of ”O Come O … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Arts, Lower School, Middle School, Music, Upper School
Tagged band, choral, Christmas, concert, Heights, Music, Potomac, Private, School
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Heights Internship Program Gets HIP!
The Heights Internship Program (with the amazing acronym HIP!) was launched this Winter as a voluntary program for Juniors interested in pursuing a summer internship. Students meet each Tuesday and Thursday during lunch in the Heights Living Room to discuss … Continue reading
Posted in Advisory, Curriculum, Upper School
Tagged Heights, HIP, Internship, Potomac, School, Summer
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Heights Joins National Cybersecurity Competition
This February 1st, Heights Upper Schoolers Jonathan Brubaker, Yeonsuk Kim, and Daniel Marino-Johnson are in a race against the clock. Is it corporate espionage? Are hackers trying to break in and see students’ grades? No it’s the National High School … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Technology
Tagged Coding, Competition, computer, Cybersecurity, Heights, IT, Potomac, School
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Seniors Dig Into History of Western Thought
In the hall outside of the new capstone course called “History of Western Thought,” two Seniors are debating whether lying is always wrong, enjoying the poetic moments of The Republic, and arguing over things Cato did years and years ago. … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Upper School
Tagged Aristotle, Curriculum, Heights, history, Loria, Moynihan, Potomac, Private, School, Socrates, Thought, Western
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The Library and The Prime Directive!
The Heights School is traditional in many ways, not least in its continuing to call theschool library a library. Dating from the 1980s, many schools began to call their libraries “media centers”, to encourage people to think that the library offered … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Mission
Tagged classroom, database, Heights, JSTOR, library, nelson, Potomac, Private, School, technology
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Headmaster’s 2012 Open House Address
Each year at our Fall Open House, Headmaster Alvaro de Vicente gives a presentation to prospective families about The Heights mission. Today’s post is an audio recording of this year’s talk. From ‘Parents as Primary Educators’ to ‘Freedom’ and helping … Continue reading
Posted in Headmaster
Tagged Address, headmaster, Heights, House, Open, Potomac, Private, School
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Arma virumque cano…
One of the first assignments our 9th graders complete each year is to memorize—in Latin—the first eleven lines of Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid. This assignment is very difficult one, and it is usually accompanied by many eye-rolls on the … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Faculty, Mission
Tagged Aeneid, Heights, Latin, Potomac, Private, School
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Annual Report 2011-12: What is a Heights Man?
Even though the new year is well on its way, we still want to pause and reflect on the amazing generosity and accomplishments of The Heights community during the 2011-12 school year. To celebrate all the wonderful accomplishments and sacrifices … Continue reading
Posted in Mission, Students
Tagged annual, Heights, Potomac, publication, report, School
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Clan Assignments Coming up on October 2nd
This Tuesday October 2nd, new students and faculty will be assigned to one of our four school clans: Red Cross (Service), Red Rose (Friendship), Gold Cross (Love of God), White Lily (Pure Love). All year long students earn points for … Continue reading
Congrats to the Class of 2012!
Well done gentlemen, and welcome to The Heights Alumni Association!
Posted in Mission, Students, Upper School
Tagged ceremony, Class of 2012, Graduation, Heights, Potomac, Private, School
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