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Personally, I was raised in D.C, attended Stone Ridge since I was about three. After a couple years of high school, Stone Ridge had started to fall down in reputation, and now it has become a school that is merely advertising it's lack of applicants, as if it is something to be proud of. I transferred to a different school and continued my education at ivy league colleges (for my undergraduate and my graduate). [/quote]

Having no idea how old you are I can only assume that you have not been around Stone Ridge for years.

Over 10 years ago when it became obvious that the Sacred Heart nuns would not be in a position to run Stone Ridge the Headmistress (a nun) started looking for alumni to place in leadership positions.  The thinking was, it was presumed, that the next best thing to having Sacred Heart nuns leading the school was to have women who had been educated at Stone Ridge leading it.  Two young alums were placed in leadership positions (Heads of the Upper and Lower Schools).  While the logic of the Headmistresses thinking was understandable the reality was that these young women were not suited to the jobs into which they had been installed.  Both schools suffered but only the Lower school's enrollment nose-dived.

Fortunately, the US Head left after a few years and the US was placed in excellent hands.  Prior to coming to Stone Ridge the current US Head spent 17 years in various teaching and administrative positions at Sidwell.  She was anxious to take a leadership position at a Catholic school and when the opportunity to move to Stone Ridge arose the school was lucky to find her.  On her watch the curriculum, administrative staff and faculty have been refined and upgraded.  The arrival of the new Headmistress three years ago buttressed the US Heads continuing efforts and the US is well on its way to being one of the finest high schools in the DC-area.

The new Headmistress has made many obvious, as well as a multitude of subtle, changes to the school in her 3 years at the helm.  The LS is getting a new Head this fall in the form of a highly qualified and experienced administrator from CT.  The fact that the new LS Head is a man highlights the new philosophy:  in the absence of Sacred Heart nuns, the best qualified professionals committed to the Sacred Heart Goals should run the school.

Go to an Open House and investigate the school for yourself.  I think you'll be impressed with what you find.
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