Academy of the Holy Cross

Academy of the Holy Cross
Academy of the Holy Cross
Address
	4920 Strathmore Avenue; Kensington, Maryland 20895; United States
Coordinates	39°2′0″N 77°5′53″W / 39.03333°N 77.09806°W
Information
Type	Private, College Preparatory
Motto	Courage, compassion, and scholarship
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; (Sisters of the Holy Cross)
Established	1868
School district	Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools
CEEB code	210678
President	Emily Kasof
Principal	Kathy Hannah
Faculty	100
Grades	9–12
Gender	Girls
Enrollment	400 (2021)
Campus size	28-acre (110,000 m2)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Lavender and white
Athletics conference	Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Mascot	Tartan
Nickname	AHC
Team name	Tartans
Rival	Our Lady of Good Counsel
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
National ranking	1
Publication	Images (Literary Magazine)
Yearbook	Cross and Anchor
Tuition	$32,575
Admissions Director	Barbara Murray
Website	www.academyoftheholycross.org

The Academy of the Holy Cross is a Catholic college preparatory school sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross and founded in 1868.^[3] The academy is located on a 28-acre (110,000 m²) campus^{[citation needed]} in North Bethesda, Maryland (Kensington postal address),^[4]^[5] north of Washington, D.C.

Notable alumnae

Rhamat Alhassan, volleyball player for Florida and winner of the Honda Sports Award for volleyball
Joan Cushing, political satirist and playwright
Helen Hayes,^[6]^[7] award-winning (EGOT) actress
Monica McNutt, basketball analyst for ESPN
Hilary Rhoda, model^[8]

Holy Cross we sing to thee,

Pledging our fidelity;

Cross and anchor, emblems bright,

Guiding us to heaven's light.

From our Alma Mater through the years

We’ll find strength from strife and fears.

Hail to thee, Spes Unica

Hail from thy daughters, Holy Cross.

^ "Find a School". Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools.
^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
^ "Academy of the Holy Cross returns to its roots for 150th anniversary Mass". Catholic Standard. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: North Bethesda CDP, MD" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 30, 2014.
^ "Home". Academy of the Holy Cross. Retrieved October 24, 2020. 4920 Strathmore Avenue Kensington, MD 20895 - Despite the Kensington address it is in North Bethesda CDP.
^ Helen Hayes with Katherine Hatch (1990). My Life in Three Acts. Thorndike, Maine: Thorndike. pp. 22–23. ISBN 9781560540519.
^ Kenneth Barrow (1985). Helen Hayes, First Lady of the American Theater. Garden City, New York: Doubleday. pp. 25, 204. ISBN 9780385231961.
^ Helena Andrews-Dyer (January 14, 2016). "Supermodel and Maryland native Hilary Rhoda sues mom and former manager". The Washington Post.