![Winter Athletes Celebrated for Dedication & Accomplishment]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732309050/visiorg/igjb55ylsgvrcc54iie4/NewsStory-Thumbnail1_2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732309050/visiorg/igjb55ylsgvrcc54iie4/NewsStory-Thumbnail1_2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732309050/visiorg/igjb55ylsgvrcc54iie4/NewsStory-Thumbnail1_2.png","width":560}])
With the wrap on the winter athletic season, Director of Athletics Mary Veith ‘05 held an awards ceremony to honor student-athletes during assembly on Thursday, March 12.
News
News
![Visitation Celebrates 25th Diversity Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773408906/visiorg/ay5g2wpybdflazwvq160/NewsStory-Thumbnail31_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773408906/visiorg/ay5g2wpybdflazwvq160/NewsStory-Thumbnail31_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773408906/visiorg/ay5g2wpybdflazwvq160/NewsStory-Thumbnail31_1.png","width":560}])
Georgetown Visitation celebrated 25 years of programming for Diversity Day this week. Diversity Day is a community opportunity to live out our Philosophy of Community Culture, which states, "Georgetown Visitation believes that we are strengthened intellectually and morally when diverse voices, perspectives, and backgrounds are present. We believe God calls us actively to embrace empathy, equity, and social justice in our work to educate women of faith, vision, and purpose." The day's theme was Acting with Hope, a tie to our Visitation Salesian Network theme of Anchored in Hope.
![Alex Brennan '26 Receives Service Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772818181/visiorg/hxmboww5yol5dhhxeivk/NewsStory-Thumbnail30_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1772818181/visiorg/hxmboww5yol5dhhxeivk/NewsStory-Thumbnail30_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772818181/visiorg/hxmboww5yol5dhhxeivk/NewsStory-Thumbnail30_1.png","width":560}])
At the third annual Catholic High School Service Summit, senior Alex Brennan received the first award in honor of Maggie O'Neill, the retired Director of Volunteer Engagement at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. The newly-created award recognizes a student leader who is committed to "faith through service."
![Model UN Finds NAIMUN Success]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771609491/visiorg/mzx30ajadqqhv08je0dt/IMG_7641.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1771609491/visiorg/mzx30ajadqqhv08je0dt/IMG_7641.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1771609491/visiorg/mzx30ajadqqhv08je0dt/IMG_7641.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1771609491/visiorg/mzx30ajadqqhv08je0dt/IMG_7641.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1771609491/visiorg/mzx30ajadqqhv08je0dt/IMG_7641.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1771609491/visiorg/mzx30ajadqqhv08je0dt/IMG_7641.jpg","width":2200}])
Visitation's Model United Nations club took its delegates to NAIMUN last weekend, the North American Invitational for Model UN, led by Georgetown University.
![Sr. Helen Prejean of Dead Man Walking Talks to Juniors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771012423/visiorg/uehpp4hevmtrrqnkvuci/NewsStory-Thumbnail29_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1771012423/visiorg/uehpp4hevmtrrqnkvuci/NewsStory-Thumbnail29_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771012423/visiorg/uehpp4hevmtrrqnkvuci/NewsStory-Thumbnail29_1.png","width":560}])
Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking and advocate against the death penalty, spoke to the junior class on Friday, January 30; she last spoke to the Visitation community in November of 1996, and the school was honored to have her speak once more with a new generation of students.
![Two Cubs Place at Millrose Games in NY]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770400847/visiorg/dtjcdx9qwgx9c3v5wowo/NewsStory-Thumbnail28_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770400847/visiorg/dtjcdx9qwgx9c3v5wowo/NewsStory-Thumbnail28_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770400847/visiorg/dtjcdx9qwgx9c3v5wowo/NewsStory-Thumbnail28_1.png","width":560}])
Two Cubs were invited to participate at the Millrose Games in New York earlier this month, a prestigious national event for high school, college, and professional track and field athletes. Coco Murray '26 ran the 600m, while Abby Anstett '27 ran the mile.
![Visi4Life Attends DC's Youth Mass for Life: Catholic Standard]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769778971/visiorg/fgjaned2no2dblllxdhn/Our-Father-jpeg.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769778971/visiorg/fgjaned2no2dblllxdhn/Our-Father-jpeg.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1769778971/visiorg/fgjaned2no2dblllxdhn/Our-Father-jpeg.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1769778971/visiorg/fgjaned2no2dblllxdhn/Our-Father-jpeg.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769778971/visiorg/fgjaned2no2dblllxdhn/Our-Father-jpeg.jpg","width":1600}])
Two Visitation students were quoted in the Catholic Standard's coverage of the Youth Mass for Life at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
![Abby Anstett '27 Named Gatorade XC Player of the Year for DC]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769177676/visiorg/pekcjsvrcixkj7akxzfg/NewsStory-Thumbnail27_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769177676/visiorg/pekcjsvrcixkj7akxzfg/NewsStory-Thumbnail27_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769177676/visiorg/pekcjsvrcixkj7akxzfg/NewsStory-Thumbnail27_1.png","width":560}])
Junior Abigail Anstett was named the 2025-26 Gatorade Girls Cross Country Player of the Year for the District of Columbia, the fourth consecutive season for which a Georgetown Visitation student has been awarded this honor. According to a press release from Gatorade, the award recognizes "excellence on the field, in the classroom and in the community.
![Patricia Jones Honored for Salesian Leadership]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769174279/visiorg/uujslssqzzintgjyawsa/NewsStory-Thumbnail25_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769174279/visiorg/uujslssqzzintgjyawsa/NewsStory-Thumbnail25_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769174279/visiorg/uujslssqzzintgjyawsa/NewsStory-Thumbnail25_1.png","width":560}])
Ms. Patricia Jones, Food Service Associate, was honored with the Dan Kerns Salesian Leadership Award on Thursday, January 22. The award, named for former Head of School Dan Kerns, has been presented annually since 2022 to one or more faculty and/or staff members who have demonstrated remarkable dedication to upholding Salesian values and virtues within the school community.
![Cubs Make All-Met Lists for Post]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766433854/visiorg/wqvlojf3doxvowuredht/NewsStory-Thumbnail23_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766433854/visiorg/wqvlojf3doxvowuredht/NewsStory-Thumbnail23_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1766433854/visiorg/wqvlojf3doxvowuredht/NewsStory-Thumbnail23_1.png","width":560}])
Four Visitation fall athletes were named to the Washington Post's All-Met honors this year.
![BEDA Club Gets into Christmas Spirit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766076126/visiorg/b4wapukstawg9zqisjhh/NewsStory-Thumbnail22_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766076126/visiorg/b4wapukstawg9zqisjhh/NewsStory-Thumbnail22_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1766076126/visiorg/b4wapukstawg9zqisjhh/NewsStory-Thumbnail22_1.png","width":560}])
Students in the Building, Design, Engineering, and Architecture (BEDA) club got into the Christmas spirit this month with a gingerbread house competition, submitting their design to the ACE Mentors' program's annual contest for students.
![Service to School, Monastery Honored at Vespers Awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1765553101/visiorg/ajbcdoogcvzpnurwttpe/NewsStory-Thumbnail21_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1765553101/visiorg/ajbcdoogcvzpnurwttpe/NewsStory-Thumbnail21_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1765553101/visiorg/ajbcdoogcvzpnurwttpe/NewsStory-Thumbnail21_1.png","width":560}])
Three members of our Visitation community were honored for their loyal service to Monastery and school. During a special ceremony at the end of the Sisters' evening prayers, the Cor Jesu award was presented to Murray '88 and Charles Gormly P '22 & '25 for their steadfast, faithful presence, offering service to the school with a gentle and humble heart; Eileen Howard was given the Cross of Affiliation as a sign of the Sisters' enduring friendship and gratitude
![Chorus & Madrigals Make First Round of 97.1 FM Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764955403/visiorg/kf6qpsw0jfeseu1tmj7t/NewsStory-Thumbnail20_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764955403/visiorg/kf6qpsw0jfeseu1tmj7t/NewsStory-Thumbnail20_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764955403/visiorg/kf6qpsw0jfeseu1tmj7t/NewsStory-Thumbnail20_1.png","width":560}])
Visitation's freshman chorus and Madrigals made it to the first round of the 97.1 WASHFM high school Christmas caroling competition with their rendition of "Joy to the World"; voting continues through December 9 to make the second round.
![Freaky Friday Opens on Nolan Center Stage]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763744302/visiorg/ceoxuvpebf1nhetapk8q/IMG_4016.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763744302/visiorg/ceoxuvpebf1nhetapk8q/IMG_4016.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763744302/visiorg/ceoxuvpebf1nhetapk8q/IMG_4016.jpg","width":640}])
Visitation Masqueraders took on Freaky Friday this fall, a musical based on the book and famous Disney films, with the Freakier Friday sequel released just this summer.
![Social Justice in Action: Students Attend IFTJ]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763743362/visiorg/iam3vbo74sguiew0kfvj/IMG_2291.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763743362/visiorg/iam3vbo74sguiew0kfvj/IMG_2291.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1763743362/visiorg/iam3vbo74sguiew0kfvj/IMG_2291.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1763743362/visiorg/iam3vbo74sguiew0kfvj/IMG_2291.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1763743362/visiorg/iam3vbo74sguiew0kfvj/IMG_2291.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1763743362/visiorg/iam3vbo74sguiew0kfvj/IMG_2291.png","width":2200}])
A group of students accompanied Director of Christian Service Anasofia Gutierrez to the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice in November, gathering with high school and college students from across the country here in Washington, DC to spend three days diving into issues they care about and advocating for change.
Sixteen students were named All-League by the Independent School League for this fall.
![Speakers Share Stories of Peacebuilding]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762481455/visiorg/f8nazk2dwbimk1pyw0i5/NewsStory-Thumbnail19_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762481455/visiorg/f8nazk2dwbimk1pyw0i5/NewsStory-Thumbnail19_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762481455/visiorg/f8nazk2dwbimk1pyw0i5/NewsStory-Thumbnail19_1.png","width":560}])
On Thursday, November 6, PeaceWorks Foundation brought together the perspectives of two people with very different backgrounds - an Israeli and a Palestinian from Gaza - to the Nolan Center stage to share how they are working towards peace in the midst of conflict. Grounded in the principles of Salesian dialogue that our students are exploring this year, the conversation allowed each person to share his story and what led him to choose peace, love, and connection over fear and hate. Sponsored by the St. Jane de Chantal Salesian Center, this was the first Fides et Scientia - faith and knowledge - talk of the 2025-2026 school year, which encourages students to put both into action to “become catalysts for positive change” - one of the goals of a Visitation education
![St. Ann's Center Presents the "Weight They Carry"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761921981/visiorg/tptf61kl9byzb9bnsboc/stanns.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761921981/visiorg/tptf61kl9byzb9bnsboc/stanns.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761921981/visiorg/tptf61kl9byzb9bnsboc/stanns.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761921981/visiorg/tptf61kl9byzb9bnsboc/stanns.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1761921981/visiorg/tptf61kl9byzb9bnsboc/stanns.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1761921981/visiorg/tptf61kl9byzb9bnsboc/stanns.png","width":2200}])
Students heard from Sr. Nancy Downing, CND, the CEO of St. Ann’s Center for Children, Youth and Families. Sr. Nancy shared stories and an inspirational short film, "In Her Words,” about the challenges young mothers face and how the programs at St. Ann’s provide housing, education, and job support to help these women rebuild their lives.
![Founders Day Anchors Community in Hope]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761270260/visiorg/uhzjveigjmkyuaaaug0z/NewsStory-Thumbnail18_2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761270260/visiorg/uhzjveigjmkyuaaaug0z/NewsStory-Thumbnail18_2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761270260/visiorg/uhzjveigjmkyuaaaug0z/NewsStory-Thumbnail18_2.png","width":560}])
Visitation celebrated Founders Day - a day to deepen our sense of sisterhood and understanding of Visitation's rich history - on the Feast of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, VHM.
![Edwards and Jewell Celebrated as Teachers of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760724014/visiorg/pvzwbsjupqcd8kyny9yl/IMG_3081.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760724014/visiorg/pvzwbsjupqcd8kyny9yl/IMG_3081.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760724014/visiorg/pvzwbsjupqcd8kyny9yl/IMG_3081.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760724014/visiorg/pvzwbsjupqcd8kyny9yl/IMG_3081.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1760724014/visiorg/pvzwbsjupqcd8kyny9yl/IMG_3081.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1760724014/visiorg/pvzwbsjupqcd8kyny9yl/IMG_3081.jpg","width":2200}])
Librarian Angela Jewell & English teacher Rory Edwards '07 were nominated by their peers as Visitation's Teachers of the Year. Students heard the news at Founders Day yesterday, giving both educators a standing ovation.