In her final cross country race as an NCS student, Page Lester '18 earned All-American honors at the Foot Locker National Finals.

Dozens of educators from around the Washington area came to NCS to discuss and learn more about building practices of inclusive leadership for girls.

NCS's varsity cross country team won its first ISL team championship since 2012, while Page Lester '18 claimed her third individual ISL title and a second consecutive DCSAA title.

The 2017 editions of Half-In-Earnest and Mitre are recognized by the American Scholastic Press Association.

NCS is successfully pursuing its mission of supporting the power of young women, and that has inspired a profound sense of pride among alumnae, students, parents, faculty, and staff, according to surveys taken this winter and spring.

Alex Giannattasio '18, Anna May Mott '18, Brett Pearson '18, and Paulina Song '18 are among 16,000 students nationwide to be named as National Merit Semifinalists.

Head of School Kathleen O'Neill Jamieson reminded students of their power to change the world through love as National Cathedral School opened the 2017-2018 school year.

The Lower School teacher becomes the fourth holder of the endowed English award, which honors the former bishop of Washington.

New Governing Board Chair Alice Hill '74 says she wants to get alumnae more involved in school life.

In her first international tournament, Bella Alarie '16 helped Team USA capture a silver medal at the FIBA U19 basketball World Cup.

Skye Bork '17 was named the Distinguished Young Woman of America on July 1, a national honor that recognizes her myriad achievements, including academics, artistic talent, self-expression, and public speaking.

National Cathedral School individually recognized 73 graduating seniors, and 43 awards, touching on every department in the school, were handed out to students in five grades in a June 9 ceremony outside the Washington National Cathedral.

Bella Alarie '16, this year's Ivy League Freshman of the Year, was named Sunday to Team USA's U19 World Cup basketball team, which will compete in July in Italy.

NCS captured DCSAA titles in softball and tennis, while crew repeated its double victory at the Stotesbury Regatta.

Nine NCS students have been named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's 2016-2017 National Academic Squad, five of them for the second consecutive year.

The NCS Parents Association elected an executive committee for the 2017-2018 school year Wednesday, and the outgoing leaders received well-deserved praise for a successful year.

Kira Medish was among 161 students chosen by the Education Department to receive one of the country's most prestigious honors for high school seniors.

The Adventures of Honey Bun, by Paulina Song '18 and Kimberly Tan '18, is a D.C. finalist in B'nai B'rith International's Diverse Minds Writing Challenge.

Eight alumnae were honored during Reunion 2017 for their professional and volunteer accomplishments.

More than 80 students ranked in the top quarter nationally, and four recorded the highest marks in the District of Columbia.

NCS inducted 15 seniors April 28 into its chapter of the Cum Laude Society, signifying their scholastic achievement at the school.

The annual Janet Griffith Lecture on International Affairs tackled the timely issue how intelligence assists governments in formulating national policy and battling terrorism.

Skye Bork '17 and Kira Medish '17 are among six semifinalists in the District of Columbia for a program that honors graduating high school students.

Students came to the Jane Craige Gray '32 Library to learn about computer science and technology, including how to construct, program, and run robots and to use wearable technology.

This year's guest writers included two newspaper journalists and a graphic novelist.

Students, faculty, and staff devoted a day to investigating the myriad ways today's media inform, shape, and define the world.

Head of School Kathleen O'Neill Jamieson highlighted accomplishments during the strategic plan that concludes this year, and she offered an outline of how NCS will create a new plan, a process that will begin next month.

The Eagles dominated the small-school division at Maryland Science Olympiad's state finals, placing in the top three in 17 of the 23 events.

Two Upper School students figured out that, while several of their classmates wanted to learn about coding, they were unwilling to commit to a year-long class. So they created a new model.

Fifty years after the NCS group became the first Americans to ring a full peal, a group of alumnae and others connected to the Guild duplicated the feat.

Natasha Crawford will address students from eight countries ranging from China to Vietnam to India and also provide professional development to educators at the North East Asia Mathematics Competition.

The bishop of the Diocese of Washington, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, led the Feb. 26 service to consecrate Grace Chapel, which is dedicated to the memory of former NCS teacher Ben Hutto.

For the fourth time in six years, NCS took first place in "We the People," a competition that showcases Middle School students' understanding of U.S. history and constitutional issues.

For her academic dedication and social commitment, Natasha Turkmani is chosen to receive the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which will fund postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge.

Maryland's defending small-school champion in Science Olympiad brought home its second regional championship after medaling in 17 of the 22 events.

Alexa Perlmutter '17 won a "best in show" award, and more than two dozen others were honored by the 2017 regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for exceptional artistic and literary talent.

Seven NCS students have been nominated for the 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, signaling their standing among the country's exceptional high school seniors.

Sareen Balian '19, Veronica Merrill '17, and Kate Whatley '18 were selected to sing with the Choral Arts Society of Washington Youth Chorus.

More than 30 Upper School students took part in the 33rd Ivy League Model U.N. Conference.

Congratulations to Bilena Dabelen '21 for winning the NCS Geography Bee.

Ten NCS students took part in a White House-sponsored workshop that promoted civic involvement by African American women.

Karis Felton will represent the District of Columbia this summer in the Miss Teen USA pageant.