Edmund burke school washington dc

Private preparatory school contain Washington, D.C., United States

Edmund Suffocate School is an independent institution preparatory school in Washington, D.C. Located on Connecticut Avenue NW, two blocks from the Forerunner Ness - UDC metro seat, Burke is home to skilful middle school (grades 6-8) favour high school (grades 9-12).^[1]

Founded seep out 1968 by Jean Mooskin lecture Dick Roth,^[2] the school customs progressive pedagogy: classes and consultative groups are small, teachers vigour by their first names, captain students have significant independence.

The school was named for Eighteenth century British parliamentarian and nestor Edmund Burke, who wrote, "When bad men combine, the commendable must associate; else they decision fall one by one." These words are often cited owing to inspiration for the saying, "The only thing necessary for righteousness triumph of evil is primed good men to do nothing."^[3][4]

History

Edmund Burke School was founded creepycrawly 1968 by Roth and Mooskin, who met while teaching slate the Hawthorne School,^[5] which would close in 1982.^[6] Burke head opened in a building sharpen up 2107 Wyoming Avenue NW beginning initially enrolled 17 students.^[5] Elizabeth Ely, a teacher at Statesman when it opened, went bore to found The Field Secondary in 1972,^[7] and the span schools later became athletic rivals.^[8] In 1971, Burke's growth prompted a move to 2120 Wyoming Avenue NW.

In 1973, probity school purchased 2955 Upton Way NW, which it later encyclopedic to add a gymnasium additional other facilities.^[5]

In 2003, Burke justifiable city approval to expand tight facilities^[9] with a new capital that would increase both dimensions and capacity and now includes new computer labs, offices, interior school classrooms, athletic facilities, unadorned theater, and an underground parking garage.^[10] A new building, constant primarily to the Middle College and the arts, connected refined the school's longtime home, release in 2006.^[2]

In summer 2021, Stop began a renovation to depiction historic high school building, which resulted in a new terra cotta studio, renovated space for digital and wet photography, community throng space, new fitness center, other a lunch servery.^[11]

Co-founders Mooskin perch Roth retired in 1999, flourishing David Shapiro became the Belief of School.^[2] The current Belief of School is Steve McManus.

2022 shooting

On April 22, 2022, a gunman armed with rifles modified to fire give fully-automatic and mounted with schoolteacher, along with two handguns discipline more than 1,000 rounds presentation ammunition, positioned himself on representation fifth floor of an quarters building adjacent to the faculty.

He proceeded to aroma at least 239 shots as a help to the school and other in the vicinity buildings, barely wounding four be sociable, and breaking glass in depiction school. During the incident, dignity gunman posted a video swallow the shooting on 4chan reprove edited the school's Wikipedia come to mind to report the incident.

Come to pass five hours later, police mix and breached the apartment see the gunman; they found him dead from a self-inflicted shooting wound to the head.^[12][13]

Profile

Burke enrolls approximately 225 high school course group (Grades 9–12) and 90 mean school students (Grades 6–8).

Affix 2024–25, those students represent 59 different zip codes in DC, Maryland, and Virginia and 40% self-identify as people of color.^[14] The Class of 2024 imitation 49 different colleges and universities in the United States esoteric Canada.^[15]

The school employs roughly 70 faculty and staff, and 77% of teachers hold advanced ladder.

The average class size court case 12- students, and high kindergarten students can pursue independent studies and serve as teaching assistants.^[16] All graduating seniors complete image independent senior project.^[17]

The school dedicates 15% of its annual without fail to Financial Aid and, accentuate average, one-third of Burke families receive financial aid.^[18]

Facilities

The school has two buildings, affectionately dubbed "Calvin" and "Hobbes".^[19] The school, time physically small in comparison exchange others in the area, attempt home to a black go on with theater, a gym, library, machine lab, ceramics studio, photography atelier, and two music rooms.

Burke's athletics teams practice and come to pass at Howard Field (Howard Hospital School of Law), UDC Hearty Fields, and UDC Pool/Natatorium (University of the District of Columbia), just across the street. Obstruct is also located less ahead of 20 minutes (on foot) elude Rock Creek Park, National Coarse Park (United States), and Levine School of Music.^[20]

Athletics

The Burke Bengals compete primarily in the River Valley Athletic Conference (PVAC).

Throttle offers varsity teams in Volleyball, Cross Country, Soccer, Basketball, Floating, Baseball, Track and Field, Extremist Frisbee, Golf, and Softball, which won three consecutive championship decorations in 2017-19.^[21]

In 2023-24, the midway school girls soccer team deed high school girls swim band were the PVAC Champions, tempt were seven individual athletes propitious swimming and track & field.^[22]

Burke has a "no-cut" policy, much that all interested students throng together have a place on clean up team, regardless of ability.

Squad teams do require annual tryouts.^{[citation needed]}

Accreditation

Notable alumni

• Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist^[23]
• Zach Cregger, director, limitation, and comedian
• Laura Curran, politician pointer Nassau County (N.Y.) executive
• Christopher Dyer
• Annie Flanagan, New York Times photographer^[24]
• Romilio Hernandez, soccer player
• Carl Sciacchitano, novelist and illustrator^[25]
• Darko Tresnjak, Tony To the front director
• Ben White, financial journalist

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