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{{Short description|Private school in Maryland, United States}}
{{Infobox school
| name                    = The Holton-Arms School
| motto                   = ''Inveniam viam aut faciam''
| motto_translation       = "I will find a way or make one."
| established             = 1901
| type                    = [[private school|Private]], [[University-preparatory school|College-prep]]
| gender                  = [[Single-sex education|Girls]]
| head_name               = Head of School
| head                    = Penny B. Evins
| address                 = 7303 River Road
| city                    = [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]]
| state                   = [[Maryland]]
| zipcode                 = 20817
| country                 = U.S.
| campus                  = [[Suburban]], {{convert|57|acre|ha}}|
| coordinates             = {{coord|38|59|30|N|77|8|53|W|display=inline,title}}
| enrollment              = 665 total
| ratio                   = 7:1
| athletics               = 15 Varsity Sports
| conference              = [[Independent School League (Washington, D.C. area)|ISL]]
| colors                  = Blue and White<br />{{Colorsample|NAVY}} {{Colorsample|WHITE}}
| mascot                  = Panther
| homepage                = [http://www.holton-arms.edu/ www.holton-arms.edu]|
| image                   = File:Holton-Arms School sign Bethesda MD 2023-12-31 14-38-43.jpg
}}
'''Holton-Arms''' is an independent college-preparatory school for girls in grades 3–12, located in [[Bethesda, Maryland]]. As of the 2021–22 school year, there were 667 students and 94 faculty. Since 2023, Penny B. Evins has been Head of School.
The school has three divisions: Lower School (grades 3–6), Middle School (7–8), and Upper School (9–12). Tuition for 2022-23 is $50,375 for grades 3-12.  In 2021–2022, the financial aid budget was $5 million.
== History ==
In 1901, Jessie Moon Holton and Carolyn Hough Arms founded Holton-Arms School. The school was located at 2125 S Street, NW, [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD. [http://www.holton-arms.edu/page.cfm?p=8167 "Holton-Arms: School History."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927133301/http://www.holton-arms.edu/page.cfm?p=8167 |date=2013-09-27 }}. Accessed 2014-01-29.</ref>
Holton-Arms moved to Bethesda in 1963. Located on {{convert|57|acre|m2}} of rolling woodlands just off River Road, the campus has seven buildings. Its facilities include a science wing and lecture hall, two libraries, a performing arts center with a 400-seat theater and new black box theater, art and ceramic studios (with a kiln) and photo lab, three dance studios, a double gymnasium, an indoor competition-size pool, a weight and training room, and dining room renovated in 2012. Outdoor facilities include seven tennis courts, an eight-lane all-weather track, and three athletic fields, including a synthetic turf field.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
The School's mission is to cultivate the unique potential of young women through the “education not only of the mind, but of the soul and spirit.” (Jessie Moon Holton, 1866–1951). The School's motto is ''Inveniam viam aut faciam''—I will find a way or make one.<ref>{{cite web |title=Holton at a Glance |url=https://www.holton-arms.edu/about/holton-at-a-glance |website=Holton-Arms School |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>
==Athletics==
In the Upper School, Holton-Arms competes in the [[Independent School League (Washington, D.C. area)|Independent School League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletic Program |url=https://www.holton-arms.edu/athlete/upper-school-athletics |website=Holton-Arms School |publisher=Holton-Arms School |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> Holton-Arms has over 50 different teams and competes in 15 sports.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athlete - Holton-Arms|url=https://www.holton-arms.edu/athlete|access-date=2021-03-01|website=www.holton-arms.edu|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Notable alumnae ==
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* [[Susan Ford Bales]], author, [[photojournalist]], former chair of the board of the [[Betty Ford Center]], and daughter of former United States President [[Gerald Ford]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ghostsofdc.org/2012/02/07/senior-prom-at-the-white-house/|title= Senior Prom at the White House|publisher=Ghosts of DC|access-date=6 February 2012}}</ref>
* [[Katharine Byron]], former United States congressional representative for [[Maryland]]<ref>{{CongBio|B001222}}</ref>
* [[Shelley Moore Capito]], United States senator for [[West Virginia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.holton-arms.edu/alumnae/alumnae-awards|title=Holton-Arms School Alumnae Awards|access-date=4 October 2018|website=www.holton-arms.edu}}</ref>
* [[Juliette Crosby]], actress
* [[Beka Economopoulos]], artist, environmental activist, and co-organizer of the [[March for Science]] in 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenaturalhistorymuseum.org/the-natural-history-museum-co-founder-and-director-beka-economopoulos-named-2018-roddenberry-fellow/|title=The Natural History Museum Co-Founder & Director Named 2018 Roddenberry Fellow|date=March 5, 2018|access-date=June 20, 2018|publisher=The Natural History Museum|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Christine Blasey Ford]], professor of psychology and research psychologist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2002/200206/montgomerycty/engagements/90377-1.html|title=Blasey, Ford to wed|website=www.gazette.net|access-date=2018-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919151505/http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2002/200206/montgomerycty/engagements/90377-1.html|archive-date=2018-09-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Christine Lagarde]], former managing director of the [[International Monetary Fund]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abamako.com/qui/profil.asp?id=112|title = Biographie Christine Lagarde}}</ref>
* [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], actress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rich |first1=Katey |title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus Signed an Open Letter Defending Brett Kavanaugh's Accuser |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/09/julia-louis-dreyfus-christine-blasey-ford-letter |access-date=26 December 2018 |publisher=Vanity Fair |date=September 17, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Elizabeth MacRae]], actress<ref>[https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/04952/ "Collection Number: 04952 / Collection Title: Elizabeth MacRae Papers, 1958-1989"], finding aid, Southern Historical Collection, Special Collections, Louis Round Wilson Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved July 17, 2022.</ref>
* [[Terrell McSweeny]], attorney and former commissioner of the [[Federal Trade Commission]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Terrell McSweeny '93 New FTC Commissioner|url=http://www.holton-arms.edu/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=1919|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=July 17, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]], writer, editor, photographer, and [[first lady of the United States]] from 1961 to 1963<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=36|title=Jackie Kennedy Biography :: National First Ladies' Library|website=www.firstladies.org|access-date=4 October 2018|archive-date=23 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523150207/http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=36|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Patricia Richardson]], actress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1994/07/10/shes-mom-at-home-and-on-the-set/c8b25541-b32e-4318-96ba-862d7b48e5ec/|title=She's a Mom at Home and on the Set|date=July 10, 1994}}</ref>
* [[Margaret Warner]], reporter and senior correspondent for the ''[[PBS NewsHour]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/07/style/margaret-warner-weds-john-r-reilly.html|title=Margaret Warner Weds John R. Reilly|date=September 7, 1986}}</ref>
* [[Dede Wilsey]], philanthropist, socialite, and chair emeritus of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web|title= Holton-Arms School Alumnae Awards|url=https://www.holton-arms.edu/alumnae/alumnae-awards|access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref>
* [[Elinor Wylie]], poet and novelist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elinor-Wylie|title=Elinor Wylie|date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Rachael Yamagata]], musician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/11/06/rachael-yamagata-on-perks-of-being-independent-artist/|title=Singer Rachael Yamagata on the Perks of Being an Independent Artist|date=November 6, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Siribha Chudabhorn]], princess of [[Thailand]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.au.edu/news-importantdates/royal-birthday-anniversary-of-her-royal-highness-princess-siribhachudabhorn-8-october.html|title=Royal Birthday Anniversary of Her Royal Highness Princess Siribhachudabhorn, 8 October|date=}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[1975 Holton-Arms School senior prom]]
==References==
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