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{{Short description|Private school in Maryland, United States}}
{{Infobox school
{{Infobox school
| name = The Holton-Arms School
| name = The Holton-Arms School
| motto = ''Inveniam viam aut faciam''
| motto = ''Inveniam viam aut faciam''
| motto_translation = "I will find a way or make one."
| motto_translation = "I will find a way or make one."
| established = 1901
| established = 1901
| type = [[private school|Private]], [[University-preparatory school|College-prep]]
| type = [[private school|Private]], [[University-preparatory school|College-prep]]
| gender = [[Single-sex education|Girls]]
| gender = [[Single-sex education|Girls]]
| head_name = Head of School
| head_name = Head of School
| head = Susanna A. Jones
| head = Penny B. Evins
| address = 7303 River Road
| address = 7303 River Road
| city = [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]]
| city = [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]]
| state = [[Maryland]]
| state = [[Maryland]]
| zipcode = 20817
| zipcode = 20817
| country = U.S.
| country = U.S.
| campus = [[Suburban]], {{convert|57|acre|ha}}|
| campus = [[Suburban]], {{convert|57|acre|ha}}|
| coordinates = {{coord|38|59|30|N|77|8|53|W|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|38|59|30|N|77|8|53|W|display=inline,title}}
| enrollment = 665 total
| enrollment = 665 total
| ratio = 7:1
| ratio = 7:1
| athletics = 15 Varsity Sports
| athletics = 15 Varsity Sports
| conference = [[Independent School League (Washington, D.C. area)|ISL]]
| conference = [[Independent School League (Washington, D.C. area)|ISL]]
| colors = Blue and White<br />{{Colorsample|NAVY}} {{Colorsample|WHITE}}
| colors = Blue and White<br />{{Colorsample|NAVY}} {{Colorsample|WHITE}}
| mascot = Panther
| mascot = Panther
| homepage = [http://www.holton-arms.edu/ www.holton-arms.edu]
| homepage = [http://www.holton-arms.edu/ www.holton-arms.edu]|
| image = File:Holton-Arms School sign Bethesda MD 2023-12-31 14-38-43.jpg
|}}
}}


'''Holton-Arms''' is an independent college-preparatory school for girls in grades 3–12, located in [[Bethesda, Maryland]]. As of the 2021–22 school year, there were 667 students and 94 faculty. Since 2007, Susanna Jones has been Head of School.
'''Holton-Arms''' is an independent college-preparatory school for girls in grades 3–12, located in [[Bethesda, Maryland]]. As of the 2021–22 school year, there were 667 students and 94 faculty. Since 2023, Penny B. Evins has been Head of School.


The school has three divisions, Lower School (grades 3–6), Middle School (7–8), and Upper School (9–12). Tuition for 2022-23 is $50,375 for grades 3-12. In 2021–2022, the financial aid budget was $5 million.
The school has three divisions: Lower School (grades 3–6), Middle School (7–8), and Upper School (9–12). Tuition for 2022-23 is $50,375 for grades 3-12. In 2021–2022, the financial aid budget was $5 million.


== History ==
== History ==
In 1901, Jessie Moon Holton and Carolyn Hough Arms founded Holton-Arms School. The school was located at 2125 S Street, NW, [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD. [http://www.holton-arms.edu/page.cfm?p=8167 "Holton-Arms: School History."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927133301/http://www.holton-arms.edu/page.cfm?p=8167 |date=2013-09-27 }}. Accessed 2014-01-29.</ref>
In 1901, Jessie Moon Holton and Carolyn Hough Arms founded Holton-Arms School. The school was located at 2125 S Street, NW, [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD. [http://www.holton-arms.edu/page.cfm?p=8167 "Holton-Arms: School History."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927133301/http://www.holton-arms.edu/page.cfm?p=8167 |date=2013-09-27 }}. Accessed 2014-01-29.</ref>


Holton-Arms moved to Bethesda in 1963. Located on {{convert|57|acre|m2}} of rolling woodlands just off River Road, the campus has seven buildings. Its facilities include a science wing and lecture hall, two libraries, a performing arts center with a 400-seat theater and new black box theater, art and ceramic studios (with a kiln) and photo lab, three dance studios, a double gymnasium, an indoor competition-size pool, a weight and training room, and dining room renovated in 2012. Outdoor facilities include seven tennis courts, an eight-lane all-weather track, and three athletic fields, including a synthetic turf field.
Holton-Arms moved to Bethesda in 1963. Located on {{convert|57|acre|m2}} of rolling woodlands just off River Road, the campus has seven buildings. Its facilities include a science wing and lecture hall, two libraries, a performing arts center with a 400-seat theater and new black box theater, art and ceramic studios (with a kiln) and photo lab, three dance studios, a double gymnasium, an indoor competition-size pool, a weight and training room, and dining room renovated in 2012. Outdoor facilities include seven tennis courts, an eight-lane all-weather track, and three athletic fields, including a synthetic turf field.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}


The School's mission is to cultivate the unique potential of young women through the “education not only of the mind, but of the soul and spirit.” (Jessie Moon Holton, 1866–1951). The School's motto is ''Inveniam viam aut faciam''—I will find a way or make one.<ref>{{cite web |title=Holton at a Glance |url=https://www.holton-arms.edu/about/holton-at-a-glance |website=Holton-Arms School |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>
The School's mission is to cultivate the unique potential of young women through the “education not only of the mind, but of the soul and spirit.” (Jessie Moon Holton, 1866–1951). The School's motto is ''Inveniam viam aut faciam''—I will find a way or make one.<ref>{{cite web |title=Holton at a Glance |url=https://www.holton-arms.edu/about/holton-at-a-glance |website=Holton-Arms School |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>
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== Notable alumnae ==
== Notable alumnae ==
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* [[Susan Ford Bales]], author, [[photojournalist]], former chair of the board of the [[Betty Ford Center]], and daughter of former United States President [[Gerald Ford]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ghostsofdc.org/2012/02/07/senior-prom-at-the-white-house/|title= Senior Prom at the White House|publisher=Ghosts of DC|access-date=6 February 2012}}</ref>
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* [[Katharine Byron]], former United States congressional representative for [[Maryland]]<ref>{{CongBio|B001222}}</ref>
* [[Alex Poon]], LGBTQ advocate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holton-arms.edu/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=618e|title=Winter Athletes recognized at US Winter Sports Banquet}}</ref>
* [[Christine Lagarde]], Former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abamako.com/qui/profil.asp?id=112|title = Biographie Christine Lagarde}}</ref>
* [[Shelley Moore Capito]], United States senator for [[West Virginia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.holton-arms.edu/alumnae/alumnae-awards|title=Holton-Arms School Alumnae Awards|access-date=4 October 2018|website=www.holton-arms.edu}}</ref>
* [[Juliette Crosby]], actress
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* [[Christine Blasey Ford]], psychologist and professor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2002/200206/montgomerycty/engagements/90377-1.html|title=Blasey, Ford to wed|website=www.gazette.net|access-date=2018-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919151505/http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2002/200206/montgomerycty/engagements/90377-1.html|archive-date=2018-09-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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* [[Beka Economopoulos]], artist, environmental activist, and co-organizer of the [[March for Science]] in 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenaturalhistorymuseum.org/the-natural-history-museum-co-founder-and-director-beka-economopoulos-named-2018-roddenberry-fellow/|title=The Natural History Museum Co-Founder & Director Named 2018 Roddenberry Fellow|date=March 5, 2018|access-date=June 20, 2018|publisher=The Natural History Museum|language=en-US}}</ref>
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* [[Katharine Byron]], Congresswoman from Maryland<ref>{{CongBio|B001222}}</ref>
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* [[Christine Blasey Ford]], professor of psychology and research psychologist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2002/200206/montgomerycty/engagements/90377-1.html|title=Blasey, Ford to wed|website=www.gazette.net|access-date=2018-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919151505/http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2002/200206/montgomerycty/engagements/90377-1.html|archive-date=2018-09-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Shelley Moore Capito]], Senator from West Virginia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.holton-arms.edu/alumnae/alumnae-awards|title=Holton-Arms School Alumnae Awards|access-date=4 October 2018|website=www.holton-arms.edu}}</ref>
* [[Christine Lagarde]], former managing director of the [[International Monetary Fund]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abamako.com/qui/profil.asp?id=112|title = Biographie Christine Lagarde}}</ref>
* [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], actress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rich |first1=Katey |title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus Signed an Open Letter Defending Brett Kavanaugh's Accuser |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/09/julia-louis-dreyfus-christine-blasey-ford-letter |access-date=26 December 2018 |publisher=Vanity Fair |date=September 17, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], actress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rich |first1=Katey |title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus Signed an Open Letter Defending Brett Kavanaugh's Accuser |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/09/julia-louis-dreyfus-christine-blasey-ford-letter |access-date=26 December 2018 |publisher=Vanity Fair |date=September 17, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Elizabeth MacRae]], actress<ref>[https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/04952/ "Collection Number: 04952 / Collection Title: Elizabeth MacRae Papers, 1958-1989"], finding aid, Southern Historical Collection, Special Collections, Louis Round Wilson Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved July 17, 2022.</ref>
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* [[Beka Economopoulos]], artist, co-founder of The Natural History Museum, environmental justice activist<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenaturalhistorymuseum.org/the-natural-history-museum-co-founder-and-director-beka-economopoulos-named-2018-roddenberry-fellow/|title=The Natural History Museum Co-Founder & Director Named 2018 Roddenberry Fellow|date=March 5, 2018|access-date=June 20, 2018|publisher=The Natural History Museum|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Susan Ford]], daughter of former U.S. President [[Gerald Ford]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ghostsofdc.org/2012/02/07/senior-prom-at-the-white-house/|title= Senior Prom at the White House|publisher=Ghosts of DC|access-date=6 February 2012}}</ref>
* [[Terrell McSweeny]], attorney and former commissioner of the [[Federal Trade Commission]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Terrell McSweeny '93 New FTC Commissioner|url=http://www.holton-arms.edu/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=1919|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=July 17, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]], former first lady<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=36|title=Jackie Kennedy Biography :: National First Ladies' Library|website=www.firstladies.org|access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref>
* [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]], writer, editor, photographer, and [[first lady of the United States]] from 1961 to 1963<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=36|title=Jackie Kennedy Biography :: National First Ladies' Library|website=www.firstladies.org|access-date=4 October 2018|archive-date=23 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523150207/http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=36|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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* [[Dede Wilsey]], San Francisco philanthropist and socialite<ref>{{cite web|title= Holton-Arms School Alumnae Awards|url=https://www.holton-arms.edu/alumnae/alumnae-awards|access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref>
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* [[Rachael Yamagata]], musician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/11/06/rachael-yamagata-on-perks-of-being-independent-artist/|title=Singer Rachael Yamagata on the Perks of Being an Independent Artist|date=November 6, 2015}}</ref>
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* [[Margaret Warner]], reporter and senior correspondent for The PBS NewsHour<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/07/style/margaret-warner-weds-john-r-reilly.html|title=Margaret Warner Weds John R. Reilly|date=September 7, 1986}}</ref>
* [[Patricia Richardson]], actress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1994/07/10/shes-mom-at-home-and-on-the-set/c8b25541-b32e-4318-96ba-862d7b48e5ec/|title=She's a Mom at Home and on the Set|date=July 10, 1994}}</ref>
* [[Patricia Richardson]], actress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1994/07/10/shes-mom-at-home-and-on-the-set/c8b25541-b32e-4318-96ba-862d7b48e5ec/|title=She's a Mom at Home and on the Set|date=July 10, 1994}}</ref>
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* [[Margaret Warner]], reporter and senior correspondent for the ''[[PBS NewsHour]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/07/style/margaret-warner-weds-john-r-reilly.html|title=Margaret Warner Weds John R. Reilly|date=September 7, 1986}}</ref>
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* [[Dede Wilsey]], philanthropist, socialite, and chair emeritus of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web|title= Holton-Arms School Alumnae Awards|url=https://www.holton-arms.edu/alumnae/alumnae-awards|access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref>
* [[Elinor Wylie]], poet and novelist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elinor-Wylie|title=Elinor Wylie|date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Elinor Wylie]], poet and novelist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elinor-Wylie|title=Elinor Wylie|date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>
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* [[Rachael Yamagata]], musician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/11/06/rachael-yamagata-on-perks-of-being-independent-artist/|title=Singer Rachael Yamagata on the Perks of Being an Independent Artist|date=November 6, 2015}}</ref>
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* [[Siribha Chudabhorn]], princess of [[Thailand]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.au.edu/news-importantdates/royal-birthday-anniversary-of-her-royal-highness-princess-siribhachudabhorn-8-october.html|title=Royal Birthday Anniversary of Her Royal Highness Princess Siribhachudabhorn, 8 October|date=}}</ref>
* [[Mishew Edgerton Smith]], socialite


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 00:58, 20 December 2024

The Holton-Arms School
Address
Map
7303 River Road

Bethesda
,
Maryland
20817

United States
Coordinates38°59′30″N 77°8′53″W / 38.99167°N 77.14806°W / 38.99167; -77.14806
Information
TypePrivate, College-prep
MottoInveniam viam aut faciam
("I will find a way or make one.")
Established1901
Head of SchoolPenny B. Evins
GenderGirls
Enrollment665 total
Student to teacher ratio7:1
CampusSuburban, 57 acres (23 ha)
Color(s)Blue and White
   
Athletics15 Varsity Sports
Athletics conferenceISL
MascotPanther
Websitewww.holton-arms.edu

Holton-Arms is an independent college-preparatory school for girls in grades 3–12, located in Bethesda, Maryland. As of the 2021–22 school year, there were 667 students and 94 faculty. Since 2023, Penny B. Evins has been Head of School.

The school has three divisions: Lower School (grades 3–6), Middle School (7–8), and Upper School (9–12). Tuition for 2022-23 is $50,375 for grades 3-12. In 2021–2022, the financial aid budget was $5 million.

History

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In 1901, Jessie Moon Holton and Carolyn Hough Arms founded Holton-Arms School. The school was located at 2125 S Street, NW, Washington, D.C.[1]

Holton-Arms moved to Bethesda in 1963. Located on 57 acres (230,000 m2) of rolling woodlands just off River Road, the campus has seven buildings. Its facilities include a science wing and lecture hall, two libraries, a performing arts center with a 400-seat theater and new black box theater, art and ceramic studios (with a kiln) and photo lab, three dance studios, a double gymnasium, an indoor competition-size pool, a weight and training room, and dining room renovated in 2012. Outdoor facilities include seven tennis courts, an eight-lane all-weather track, and three athletic fields, including a synthetic turf field.[citation needed]

The School's mission is to cultivate the unique potential of young women through the “education not only of the mind, but of the soul and spirit.” (Jessie Moon Holton, 1866–1951). The School's motto is Inveniam viam aut faciam—I will find a way or make one.[2]

Athletics

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In the Upper School, Holton-Arms competes in the Independent School League.[3] Holton-Arms has over 50 different teams and competes in 15 sports.[4]

Notable alumnae

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD. "Holton-Arms: School History." Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 2014-01-29.
  2. ^ "Holton at a Glance". Holton-Arms School. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Athletic Program". Holton-Arms School. Holton-Arms School. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Athlete - Holton-Arms". www.holton-arms.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  5. ^ "Senior Prom at the White House". Ghosts of DC. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  6. ^
  7. ^ "Holton-Arms School Alumnae Awards". www.holton-arms.edu. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  8. ^ "The Natural History Museum Co-Founder & Director Named 2018 Roddenberry Fellow". The Natural History Museum. March 5, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "Blasey, Ford to wed". www.gazette.net. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  10. ^ "Biographie Christine Lagarde".
  11. ^ Rich, Katey (September 17, 2018). "Julia Louis-Dreyfus Signed an Open Letter Defending Brett Kavanaugh's Accuser". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Collection Number: 04952 / Collection Title: Elizabeth MacRae Papers, 1958-1989", finding aid, Southern Historical Collection, Special Collections, Louis Round Wilson Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  13. ^ "Terrell McSweeny '93 New FTC Commissioner". May 8, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "Jackie Kennedy Biography :: National First Ladies' Library". www.firstladies.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  15. ^ "She's a Mom at Home and on the Set". July 10, 1994.
  16. ^ "Margaret Warner Weds John R. Reilly". September 7, 1986.
  17. ^ "Holton-Arms School Alumnae Awards". Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Elinor Wylie". December 12, 2021.
  19. ^ "Singer Rachael Yamagata on the Perks of Being an Independent Artist". November 6, 2015.
  20. ^ "Royal Birthday Anniversary of Her Royal Highness Princess Siribhachudabhorn, 8 October".
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