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The 2026 Art Show was held at the end of April, and hundreds of works hung throughout Berchmans Hall and St. Joe's. Most were developed by student artists, but in a first this year, Kelli Smith, longtime Fine Arts Department Chair, invited faculty to submit work as well.

Thirty-three new members were inducted into Visitation's French Honor Society!

Thirty-seven Spanish students were inducted into the Spanish Honor Society. The induction ceremony was held at the end of April, marking the new members’ formal introduction to the national groups. Families, faculty, and peers attended in celebration of the students’ success.

The BEDA (Building, Engineering, Design & Architecture) Club has earned first place at the ACE (Architecture, Construction, Engineering) Mentor competition for the third year in a row, its first in a new geographic division - Virginia. For two years now, the BEDA Club has placed first for its designs and presentation in Washington, DC. To expand their horizons, they tested the waters in Virginia this year -- and still came out on top.

The junior class recently held its Praxis Project fair; students present their Praxis projects to friends and teachers alike, sharing what they learned in researching a social justice issue and what actions they ask their community to take to help. Throughout the gym, armed with passports, students heard from juniors about their Theology class research and took action to make a difference.

On Thursday, April 16, Georgetown Visitation honored DC Emancipation Day with a student-planned and led assembly, including a historical education presentation, a performance, and celebrating two alumnae.

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. 

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." 

Visitation's Model United Nations club took its delegates to NAIMUN last weekend, the North American Invitational for Model UN, led by Georgetown University.

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. 

Four Visitation fall athletes were named to the Washington Post's All-Met honors this year.

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.