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![Anne Gao and one of her masks]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1610396632/potomac/k3bop1qvxyyopla77nij/AnneGaosmasks2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1610396632/potomac/k3bop1qvxyyopla77nij/AnneGaosmasks2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1610396632/potomac/k3bop1qvxyyopla77nij/AnneGaosmasks2.jpg","width":682}])
![Kay Rollins]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1609974595/potomac/vv1ccndcqvppfv1nk4pn/KayRollins-sm.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1609974595/potomac/vv1ccndcqvppfv1nk4pn/KayRollins-sm.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1609974595/potomac/vv1ccndcqvppfv1nk4pn/KayRollins-sm.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1609974595/potomac/vv1ccndcqvppfv1nk4pn/KayRollins-sm.jpg","width":1000}])
![Ben Choi]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1603979190/potomac/dzworklhel40t9qwd6qj/BenChoiphoto_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1603979190/potomac/dzworklhel40t9qwd6qj/BenChoiphoto_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1603979190/potomac/dzworklhel40t9qwd6qj/BenChoiphoto_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1603979190/potomac/dzworklhel40t9qwd6qj/BenChoiphoto_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1603979190/potomac/dzworklhel40t9qwd6qj/BenChoiphoto_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1603979190/potomac/dzworklhel40t9qwd6qj/BenChoiphoto_1.jpg","width":2062}])
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![Article: Wheelhouse]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1601302229/potomac/gfwwlqtank8laeuj4ldt/Wheelhouse2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1601302229/potomac/gfwwlqtank8laeuj4ldt/Wheelhouse2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1601302229/potomac/gfwwlqtank8laeuj4ldt/Wheelhouse2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1601302229/potomac/gfwwlqtank8laeuj4ldt/Wheelhouse2.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1601302229/potomac/gfwwlqtank8laeuj4ldt/Wheelhouse2.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1601302229/potomac/gfwwlqtank8laeuj4ldt/Wheelhouse2.png","width":1876}])
Anne Benveniste '03 takes an innovative approach to helping individuals design satisfying, one-of-a-kind careers.
![Article: Jamie Lovegrove]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1601327215/potomac/brgr4iv7yvpoxwsbkdf3/Lovegrove-cover.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1601327215/potomac/brgr4iv7yvpoxwsbkdf3/Lovegrove-cover.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1601327215/potomac/brgr4iv7yvpoxwsbkdf3/Lovegrove-cover.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1601327215/potomac/brgr4iv7yvpoxwsbkdf3/Lovegrove-cover.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1601327215/potomac/brgr4iv7yvpoxwsbkdf3/Lovegrove-cover.png","width":1518}])
Even in a national election year, journalist Jamie Lovegrove '12 believes that the real heart of politics beats at the state and local levels.
![Article: Cultural Competence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1601302971/potomac/pbwcskwo61gzfkkrvyi9/CulturalCompetence5.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1601302971/potomac/pbwcskwo61gzfkkrvyi9/CulturalCompetence5.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1601302971/potomac/pbwcskwo61gzfkkrvyi9/CulturalCompetence5.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1601302971/potomac/pbwcskwo61gzfkkrvyi9/CulturalCompetence5.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1601302971/potomac/pbwcskwo61gzfkkrvyi9/CulturalCompetence5.png","width":1466}])
Potomac faculty are strengthening the curriculum across all grades and disciplines to empower students to become culturally competent.
By the Numbers
Co-Ed
K-12 program
Beautiful
90-acre campus
1,060 Students
in four divisions
26 Sports
72 athletic teams
$4.8 million
in need-based aid
22
neighborhood bus routes serving Virginia, DC, and Maryland
10
shuttle bus routes providing services in the mornings, afternoons, and evenings
Rated #1
independent school in Virginia