The Heights School

The Heights School

Infobox_School
name = The Heights School


imagesize =
motto = "Crescite" ["Crescite" comes from Genesis 1:28 and means "to increase, multiply or grow."]
established = 1969
grades = 3 - 12
district = Archdiocese of Washington
type = Catholic school
headmaster = Alvaro de Vicente
enrollment = 462 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 56.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 8.2
nickname = Cavaliers
conference = Independent
colors = Gold & Red
publication =
location = 10400 Seven Locks Road
flagicon|Maryland Potomac, MD 20854-4085
information = 301-365-4300
website = http://www.heights.edu/

The Heights School is a preparatory school for boys in grades 3-12 in Potomac, Maryland, USA. Its mission is to assist parents in the intellectual, spiritual, and physical education of their sons. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. The school's Christian orientation and spiritual formation are entrusted to Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the Catholic Church founded in 1928. The Heights School offers a Fact|date=November 2007 liberal arts curriculum in English, Mathematics, Classics, History, Religion, Science, Spanish, Art, Computers, and Music.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 462 students and 56.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 8.2. [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=02188077&ID=02188077 The Heights School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 4, 2008.]

Notable alumni

*Freddy Adu, professional soccer player, attended but eventually transferred [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/news/2003/03/03/freddy/ Sports Illustrated online: "Who's Next? Freddy Adu"] . "In his first organized basketball game two years ago, a jayvee contest for The Heights School in Potomac, Freddy scored 28 points." Accessed June 4, 2008.] [ [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-383050/Adu-completes-high-school-Sports.html Goliath.com - Adu completes high school] . Accessed June 4, 2008.]

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