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Mission Statement
Founded on a tradition of honor and the pursuit of self-discovery, Episcopal High School engages students in a challenging college preparatory education.
The School fosters empathy and responsibility for self and others through a commitment to spiritual inquiry and growth in a fully residential community. Students are encouraged to think creatively, work collaboratively, develop individual passions, and celebrate the talents of others.
Sharing diverse life experiences, ideas, and values, students learn humility, resilience, and mutual respect. Through access to the educational and cultural resources of the nation's capital, students are inspired to understand and embrace a changing world. Together, faculty and students take initiative as informed citizens and environmental stewards.
Episcopal strives to prepare young people to become discerning individuals with the intellectual and moral courage to lead principled lives of leadership and service to others.
Headmaster
F. Robertson Hershey
(Appointed 1998)
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Location
1200 North Quaker Lane
Alexandria, VA 22302
130-acre campus in Alexandria, Virginia
10 minutes from Washington, D.C.
Students
- All boarding: 435 students: 55% boys, 45% girls
- Students come from 20 countries, 30 states, and the District of Columbia.
Faculty
- 83 faculty members; 85 percent live on campus.
- 80 percent hold advanced degrees.
Academics
- Average class size: 12 (most between 8 and 14)
- 40 Advanced Placement and honors courses
- Fully integrated classroom technology, with laptop program
- Washington Tour Program
- Study Abroad Opportunities
- Accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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Admissions
703-933-4062 or 877-933-4347 (toll-free)
Applicants accepted for entry into grades 9, 10 and 11
For the 2010-11 year: 585 applicants (230 accepted, 133 new students)
Expenses
For the 2010-11 School year, the comprehensive fee is $43,575. Additional costs include the purchase of a laptop computer (through the School), a $250 technology fee, approximately $700 for textbooks, academic materials and spending money. With only a few exceptions, student activities (including trips to the Kennedy Center and professional sporting events) are at no additional cost to any student.
Financial Aid
Over $4.3 million was awarded to roughly 30 percent of the student body for 2010-11
Endowment
$153 million as of May 31, 2010
Board of Trustees
Chairman of the Board
Mr. John L. Townsend III ’73
President
Mr. F. Robertson Hershey
Secretary/Treasurer
Mr. William H. deButts III '76
Rector of the Board
The Rt. Rev. Shannon Sherwood Johnston
Special Liaison for Capital Projects
Mr. Elwood B. Coley, Jr. '73
Board Membership
- Mr. Attison L. Barnes III '82
- Mrs. Kimberly D. Belk
- Mr. Richard M. Berkeley '70
- Mrs. Elizabeth G. Blaine
- Mr. William H. deButts III '76 (Ex Officio)
- Mr. William R. Cox III ’71
- Mr. Thomas Clark Dashiell ’66
- Mr. Craig A.A. Dixon ’93
- Mr. W. T. "Beau" Dudley
- Mr. William R. Goodell
- Mr. James A. Hardison III ’75
- Mr. H. Lee S. Hobson ’83
- The Rt. Rev. Herman Hollerith IV (Ex Officio)
- Mr. H. Winston Holt IV ’82
- The Rt. Rev. Shannon Sherwood Johnston (Ex Officio)
- Mrs. Mary T. H. Keevil
- The Rt. Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer (Ex Officio)
- Mrs. Sarah A. Knutson '96
- Mr. Frank A. Liddell III ’82
- Mr. A.W. Downing Mears, Jr. ’71
- Mr. Randolph C. Metcalfe ’72
- Mr. J. Reid Murchison III ’72
- Mr. C. Elis Olsson ’82
- Mr. William R. Peelle, Jr. ’66
- The Rt. Rev. Neff Powell (Ex Officio)
- Mr. Carl S. Ragsdale ’58
- Mr. John L. Townsend III ’73 (Chair; Ex Officio)
- Mrs. Nancy R. Wall
- Mr. Donaldson G. Williams ’80
- Mr. Robert Wilson III ’80
Trustees Emereti
- Mr. John W. Burress III ’54
- Mr. Cason J. Callaway, Jr. ’41
- Mr. H. Gordon Leggett, Jr. ’50
- Mr. George W. Logan ’63
- Mr. John P. March ’38
- Mr. Hugh J. Morgan, Jr. ’46