Counting swimmers, a diver and a relay team, there were four champions from local schools at the recent private school state meet in Stafford.
In swimming, juniors Kate Douglas from Potomac School and Elizabeth Bryan from Oakcrest School each won two races in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association girls’ competition, held at the Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center last Saturday (Feb. 15).
Led by two first-place relays, the Madeira Snails finished third in the swimming and diving team’s recent conference-championship meet.
The girls high-school team won the 200 and 400 freestyle relays at the Independent School League conference meet at Stone Ridge School in D.C. The 200 relay won in 1:37.1 and the 400 in 3:34.71.
A gift from The Madeira School’s past will enable it to plan for the future, the head of the private, all-girls’ school in McLean says.
The Madeira School, a college preparatory and boarding school that serves students in grades 9 through 12, announced this week that an anonymous former graduate has donated $60 million — a record amount not only for this 118-year-old school, but for any independent girls’ school in the U.S.
Multiple postseason tournaments will occur this week involving girls and boys private high-school teams in two different conferences.
In girls Independent School League action, the Flint Hill Huskies, Madeira Snails and Potomac School Panthers will participate in soccer, tennis and volleyball tournaments. In the boys Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference, Flint Hill and Potomac School teams will participate in the soccer tourney.
