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![Potomac Honors Beacon House Founder with Award for Exemplary Service]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768765784/potomac/iccbxktyidoua6oj2hjq/ExemplarService_ReverendRobinson.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768765784/potomac/iccbxktyidoua6oj2hjq/ExemplarService_ReverendRobinson.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768765784/potomac/iccbxktyidoua6oj2hjq/ExemplarService_ReverendRobinson.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1768765784/potomac/iccbxktyidoua6oj2hjq/ExemplarService_ReverendRobinson.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1768765784/potomac/iccbxktyidoua6oj2hjq/ExemplarService_ReverendRobinson.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1768765784/potomac/iccbxktyidoua6oj2hjq/ExemplarService_ReverendRobinson.jpg","width":2200}])
On January 16, The Potomac School announced the recipient of its annual Award for Exemplary Service, which recognizes individuals in the wider community who are making an important difference through service to others. Reverend Donald E. Robinson, Founder of Beacon House and a lifelong advocate for children, families, and community, received the award during a school-wide assembly honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
![Two Potomac Seniors Named to Regeneron Top 300]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768416009/potomac/k28qypvdjmuyksvpvxpc/RegeneronTop300_2026.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768416009/potomac/k28qypvdjmuyksvpvxpc/RegeneronTop300_2026.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768416009/potomac/k28qypvdjmuyksvpvxpc/RegeneronTop300_2026.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768416009/potomac/k28qypvdjmuyksvpvxpc/RegeneronTop300_2026.png","width":1080}])
Potomac seniors have been named Top 300 Scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and mathematics competition for high school seniors.
![Two Recipients Honored with Generosity of Spirit Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764541060/potomac/emkh8ehxucchvswcb4sh/GenerosityofSpirit2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764541060/potomac/emkh8ehxucchvswcb4sh/GenerosityofSpirit2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764541060/potomac/emkh8ehxucchvswcb4sh/GenerosityofSpirit2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1764541060/potomac/emkh8ehxucchvswcb4sh/GenerosityofSpirit2025.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1764541060/potomac/emkh8ehxucchvswcb4sh/GenerosityofSpirit2025.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1764541060/potomac/emkh8ehxucchvswcb4sh/GenerosityofSpirit2025.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to Mr. Cunningham and Ms. Webster on receiving the 2025 Generosity of Spirit Award.
![Nine Potomac National Merit Semifinalists Named]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757526063/potomac/xyihqlaonz8lv2pz6a6h/NMSF2026copy.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757526063/potomac/xyihqlaonz8lv2pz6a6h/NMSF2026copy.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757526063/potomac/xyihqlaonz8lv2pz6a6h/NMSF2026copy.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757526063/potomac/xyihqlaonz8lv2pz6a6h/NMSF2026copy.png","width":1000}])
Nine seniors have been selected as semifinalists for the 2026 National Merit® Scholarship Program. They are Elizabeth Ahn, Hugh Antonik, Tara Bansal, Aaliya Haque, Katie Lee, Aliyah Majeed-Hall, Jason Phillips, Thomas Shanmugam, and Addie Wolff.
These students were all among the top scorers in Virginia on the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which is used for initial screening. The highest-scoring students in each state are selected as semifinalists, with each state’s representation proportional to its percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.
More than 1.3 million juniors in about 20,000 high schools took the PSAT. The semifinalists represent less than 1% of the nation’s high school seniors. Semifinalists can continue in the competition for approximately 6,390 National Merit Scholarships, worth nearly $25 million in total, that will be awarded next spring.
Pictured (l to r) Jason Phillips, Hugh Antonik, Thomas Shanmugam, Tara Bansal, Elizabeth Ahn, Katie Lee, Addie Wolff, Aaliya Haque, and Aliyah Majeed-Hall
![Potomac Honors Two Recipients of the 2025 Bill Cook Award for Excellent Teaching]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757355999/potomac/g1unocdbrblpgczx6c5c/BillCook2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757355999/potomac/g1unocdbrblpgczx6c5c/BillCook2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757355999/potomac/g1unocdbrblpgczx6c5c/BillCook2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1757355999/potomac/g1unocdbrblpgczx6c5c/BillCook2025.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1757355999/potomac/g1unocdbrblpgczx6c5c/BillCook2025.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1757355999/potomac/g1unocdbrblpgczx6c5c/BillCook2025.jpg","width":2200}])
The Potomac School honored Dr. Giorgio Secondi, Upper School economics teacher, and Ms. Jenni Hoffmann, Lower School grade 3 teacher, with the 2025 Bill Cook Award for Excellent Teaching during the school’s Opening Assembly on September 5.
![A Potomac Graduate, a Supreme Court Justice, and the Power of Oratory]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754056768/potomac/h0pwvkzpawmjlibduzru/SpeakDocumentary.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754056768/potomac/h0pwvkzpawmjlibduzru/SpeakDocumentary.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1754056768/potomac/h0pwvkzpawmjlibduzru/SpeakDocumentary.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1754056768/potomac/h0pwvkzpawmjlibduzru/SpeakDocumentary.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1754056768/potomac/h0pwvkzpawmjlibduzru/SpeakDocumentary.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754056768/potomac/h0pwvkzpawmjlibduzru/SpeakDocumentary.jpg","width":2000}])
Recent Potomac graduate invited to speak at Washington D.C. screening of "Speak," a documentary celebrating the world of high school speech and debate.
![Girls Lacrosse wins VISAA State Championship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747836185/potomac/f1xgamxlkdwqljzwfbcu/004PotomacVISAA.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747836185/potomac/f1xgamxlkdwqljzwfbcu/004PotomacVISAA.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747836185/potomac/f1xgamxlkdwqljzwfbcu/004PotomacVISAA.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747836185/potomac/f1xgamxlkdwqljzwfbcu/004PotomacVISAA.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747836185/potomac/f1xgamxlkdwqljzwfbcu/004PotomacVISAA.jpg","width":1600}])
The Panthers won the VISAA Division I championship– the first time in school history! Facing St. Anne’s Belfield in Charlottesville, the Panthers battled back from a late four-goal deficit to win the title, 9-8, in double overtime. Congratulations, Panthers! Read the Washington Post story on their win.
Also, 32 of our athletes qualified for the VISAA State Track and Field Championships, where the team earned 11 medals—including gold in the girls 4x400m relay, which set a new Potomac School record, and a gold for freshman Sydney Levine in the girls 400m dash. The girls team finished in second place at the VISAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
And congratulations to our coed golf team, which finished as a runner-up in the Division I VISAA state championships!
![Recent Graduate Named "Extraordinary Teen"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1751994408/potomac/c5nlyfry7reyvapkqcaq/kasim_arlingtonmagazine.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1751994408/potomac/c5nlyfry7reyvapkqcaq/kasim_arlingtonmagazine.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1751994408/potomac/c5nlyfry7reyvapkqcaq/kasim_arlingtonmagazine.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1751994408/potomac/c5nlyfry7reyvapkqcaq/kasim_arlingtonmagazine.png","width":1068}])
Arlington Magazine recently named Kasim Khapra ’20 as one of their 11 “Extraordinary Teens” for 2025.
![Two Potomac Students Earn National Merit Scholarships]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746633026/potomac/z5hg3tka7e8zhkjjeai3/NationalMeritScholars.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746633026/potomac/z5hg3tka7e8zhkjjeai3/NationalMeritScholars.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746633026/potomac/z5hg3tka7e8zhkjjeai3/NationalMeritScholars.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746633026/potomac/z5hg3tka7e8zhkjjeai3/NationalMeritScholars.jpg","width":1072}])
Seniors Kate Choi and Erim Ozcan were among the winners in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Both have been awarded a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s own funds.
![Potomac Recognizes Ransom Miller III with Award for Exemplary Service]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737555999/potomac/o4pn7ycx98qhwvt8dddt/RansomMillerAward.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737555999/potomac/o4pn7ycx98qhwvt8dddt/RansomMillerAward.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1737555999/potomac/o4pn7ycx98qhwvt8dddt/RansomMillerAward.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1737555999/potomac/o4pn7ycx98qhwvt8dddt/RansomMillerAward.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1737555999/potomac/o4pn7ycx98qhwvt8dddt/RansomMillerAward.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1737555999/potomac/o4pn7ycx98qhwvt8dddt/RansomMillerAward.jpg","width":2200}])
The Potomac School announced the recipient of its annual Award for Exemplary Service, which recognizes individuals in the wider community who are making an important difference through service to others. Ransom Miller III, founder of Project GiveBack, received the award during a school-wide assembly honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.