News Archive - 2016
Madeira Karate Students Receive Recognition and Rank
Twenty students received recognition and rank in USA Goju Karate for their contributions to the Madeira Dojo. Throughout the term, students developed empty-handed... Read More
Athletics Recap - Weeks of December 5 - 16
Madeira Athletics Weekly Recap and Look-Ahead
The Spectator wins NSPA award
Madeira’s student newspaper, The Spectator, earned first class division in the National Scholastic Press Association competition for the year 2015-16.... Read More
Save the Date for College Counseling Day
The annual school-wide college program will be on Saturday, January 7, 2017. Families will begin their day in the auditorium with guest speaker, author... Read More
GirlsFirst 2017 Registration Open
Girls entering grades 7-10 are invited to pursue their passion and explore Madeira at GirlsFirst! Registration is now open for Summer 2017.
This two-week... Read More
Athletics Recap - Week of November 28 - December 2
Madeira Athletics Weekly Recap and Look Ahead
In the spirit of giving, STOP Hunger Games provides 2,600 meals to people in need
For the fourth year in a row, Madeira students, faculty, and staff participated in the STOP Hungers Games. The games are a fundraising event – an apocalyptic... Read More
Angela He receives honorable mention at AAMS competition
Angela He '19 received honorable mention in the Asian American Music Society International High School Piano competition this fall. She competed with 18... Read More
Madeira Athletes Named to All-State and All-ISL Teams
Three volleyball players and one tennis player were given league honors following strong athletic seasons.
Madeira Visits The National Museum of African American History and Culture
Nearly 700 from the Madeira community attended a private event at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the evening of November... Read More
Remarks from Head of School: A Night at the Museum
Thanks to Heather Muir Kirby ’77, Vice Chair of the Madeira Board of Directors, and Jim Johnson, long time Madeira supporter and founding member of the... Read More
Stanford University recognizes Madeira's Amy Heishman with Teacher Tribute Initiative
Inspired by the enthusiasm, energy and excellence that incoming students bring to Stanford University, the university sponsors the Teacher Tribute Initiative... Read More
Madeira Dance troupe attends Master Class
In October, several students from Select Dance, Madeira’s advanced dance group, attended master classes with the Washington Area Independent School Dance... Read More
Madeira Volleyball claims ISL regular season and tournament crown
Madeira Volleyball Named Overall ISL Division A Champions
A Message from our Head of School
Dear Madeira Parents,
As I mentioned in my note earlier this week, the Madeira community has strived to be a model for civil and productive political... Read More
IEA Team remains undefeated
The Madeira Equestrian Program had a successful weekend with an ANRC Junior Horsemanship Competition hosted at home and an IEA competition at Foxcroft... Read More
Athletics Recap - Week of October 29-November 4
- Volleyball
JV Volleyball at the Hopper Tournament
JV Volleyball ended the season with a record of 11-2 entering the final tournament of the season... Read More
National Coalition of Girl?s Schools podcast features Madeira faculty
At the start of the school year the National Coalition of Girl’s Schools (NCGS) released the first episode in a series of podcasts called PEP Talks: Podcast... Read More
Athletics Recap - Week of October 24-28
Madeira Athletics Weekly Recap and Look-Ahead
Madeira students attend The Future of Diversity Symposium
Several Madeira students and faculty recently attended The Future of Diversity Symposium (FDS) at Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. Each school... Read More
Miss Virginia Teen, Skye Jannery-Barney '18, uses platform to fight human trafficking
Reigning Miss Virginia Teen, our very own Junior Skye Jannery-Barney ‘18, recently participated in an event hosted by Airline Ambassadors International... Read More
Madeira Equestrians qualify to compete at the WIHS Regional Hunter Finals
Ava Brugger and Emily Avent qualified to compete at this weekend's WIHS Regional Hunter Finals at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.
At the recent... Read More
Sophomore Co-Curriculum placement featured in local news
At the start of Module 2, Madeira sent its first group of sophomores to the newly added Co-Curriculum placement, BrightView Great Falls. A local newspaper... Read More
Madeira Volleyball To Host 2nd Annual Dig Pink Match
MADVB Hosts the 2nd Annual Dig Pink Match to help support the fight against breast cancer this Friday at the Hurd.
Athletics Recap - Week of October 10-14
Madeira Athletics Weekly Recap and Look-Ahead
The Snail Unveil - A New Madeira Mascot
The Madeira School debuted a new mascot on October 7, 2016, at the All School Meeting during Family Weekend. The “Snail Unveil” was kept under wraps throughout... Read More
Equestrian team opens season with 1st place finish
The Madeira Varsity IEA team started their season today with a first place finish at the Foxcroft IEA Show in Middleburg, VA. Congratulations to all of... Read More
Athletics Recap - Week of September October 3-7
Athletics Weekly Event Review and Look-Ahead
The Spectator debuts first issue
On Friday October 7, the newly named student newspaper, the Spectator, made its debut to a captive Family Weekend audience.
Madeira Fight the Flu Clinic
The best way to protect your family against influenza is to get a flu vaccine every flu season. Please have your daughter participate in our flu clinic... Read More
Message from the Athletic Director
Katie LaRue
The Fall season is well underway and things are really exciting! The energy level is high as girls are having fun and teams are showing signs... Read More
Family Weekend mobile app
Madeira has created a mobile app for Family Weekend in order to eliminate paper waste and provide families with convenient and accessible information!... Read More
Athletics Recap - week of September 26-30
Madeira Athletics Weekly Review and Look-Ahead
- Cross Country
Cross Country at Landon Invitational
Olivia Levin (25:42), Lexi Gage (27:20), Emily Hamilton... Read More
Riding round-up - week of Sept. 19-23
Last week saw the Madeira Equestrian team in action at multiple venues. On Friday September 23, Ava Bruger ’19, Emily Cyrway ’19 and community rider Emma... Read More
Athletics Recap - week of September 19-23
Madeira Athletics Weekly Look-Back and Preview
Strong start for Madeira equestrian program
The Madeira Equestrian team finished their summer season with a strong showing at the USEF Premier HITS Culpeper Horse Show. Emily Cyrway ’19 and her horse... Read More
Madeira gets a makerspace and fabrication lab
by Lauren Roy, Educational Technology Specialist
A makerspace is whatever the community it resides in needs. It should have the capacity for growth and... Read More
Athletics Recap - week of September 12-19
This week we the Snails competed in two Playdays and 15 games, meets and/or matches. Read further for a complete recap of the week's results from volleyball... Read More
Students named to Student Diversity Leadership Council
In December, six Madeira students will attend the Student Diversity Leadership Council (SDLC) Conference. Maddie Clemente ’17, Callie Jacks '17, Magana... Read More
Athletics Recap - week of September 5-9
Madeira athletics weekly event look-back and preview
Opening Convocation message from the Head of School
Under the Shell orientation edition
The orientation edition of the student newspaper hit the stands on September 1.
Snails named to 2015-2016 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team
Congratulations to Kylie Jordan '16, Maddie
DaVinci Challenge lands on campus this fall
Madeira students Layla Khan ’19, Mariam Khan ’20, and Caroline Simmons ’15 are helping to educate the community about drones and the benefits they can... Read More
Welcome to our new faculty and staff
Allow us to introduce you to the new faces at Madeira (and a reintroduce a few familiar ones)
Paul Bednarowski is joining the World Languages department... Read More
Art activities and announcements
For the students who want to try something new this year, or return to a familiar community of artistic challenge and enjoyment, the Arts Department offers... Read More
Lucy & Co. hours for the start of school
The Madeira School store, Lucy & Co. will have special hours during orientation and the opening week of school. Be sure to stop by to pick up all your... Read More
AP Exam results announced
In May 2016, 164 Madeira students took 290 AP exams in 22 different subjects. This represents an increase of 16 students taking AP exams from May 2015... Read More
Former teacher donates painting to Madeira
In early July, former teacher Tom DeLaFleur and his wife of 52 years, Teri DeLaFleur, donated a beautiful soft pastel and oil painting by artist Daniel... Read More
Madeira Equestrian gallops across the summer show season
Even though school might be out for the summer, the Madeira Equestrian team is still going strong. The summer show season kicked off with two strong weeks... Read More
Student activity meeting wrap up
On Monday, June 13, the Dean of Students Office met with members of the Parents Association to review the results of the end-of-year Student Activity Survey... Read More
WIHS names three Madeira riders to junior committee
Jacey Albaugh ’18, Emma Bishop ’20, and Charlotte Burch ’17 have been chosen as members of the 2016 Washington International Horse Show Junior Committee... Read More
Field renovation underway
On June 2, 2016, Head of School Pilar Cabeza de Vaca, Assistant Head of School Andre Withers, Board President Catherine Shraga ’70 and Athletic Director... Read More
LaRue and Gerrity to lead Athletics at Madeira
One need only to drive onto campus to see it is an exciting time of change for Madeira athletics. In early May, the School broke ground on a state-of-the-art... Read More
Commencement 2016
On Friday June 3, 2016, Madeira awarded 70 diplomas to the class of 2016. After the traditional processional to their seats with hand held bouquets of... Read More
Latin awards and end of year news
At the last Classics Club meeting of the year, club consuls shared lots of great news with the club. Club officers, who were elected at the previous meeting... Read More
Closing Convocation 2016
Thursday, May 26, 2016 members of the Madeira community gathered to celebrate the close of another school year, recognize faculty and staff members for... Read More
Michelle Sarson named Director of Dance
Effective for school year 2016-2017, Madeira will be managing its Dance curriculum in-house, under the direction of Ms. Michelle Sarson. For our students... Read More
Madeira offers live streaming of graduation
Madeira is pleased to announce the live streaming of the 2016 commencement ceremony on June 3 at 10:30 a.m. Watch the ceremony online at www.gobleachers... Read More
One Campus, Two Crowns
At Madeira, Dylan Murphy ’16 is known as a skilled lacrosse player, White Team Captain and diligent student. But this past winter, Dylan added another... Read More
Under the Shell online edition
The spring issue of Under the Shell, the student newspaper at Madeira, hit mailboxes last week. The paper features wide-ranging articles and opinion pieces... Read More
Madeira actress nominated for 2016 Cappies award
A big congratulations to Faith Slaughter ‘16, who is nominated for a Cappies award in the category of Female Vocalist for her role as Lilli Vanessi in... Read More
Snails plan to continue athletics in college
On Monday, May 16, the Madeira community gathered to celebrate five Snails planning to continue their chosen sports in higher education. Sue Cabot, athletic... Read More
Track team has record setting ISL performance
On May 13 and 14, Madeira’s track and field team competed in the ISL Championships hosted by Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, MD.
“It was an unbelievable... Read More
2016-2017 student government announced
The elections results are in! The Madeira student government and class officers have been named for the 2016-2017 school year.
The student government... Read More
Slam Poetry Team takes first in regional competition
On May 7, 2016 the Madeira Slam Poetry Team, made up of Gaelyn Smith ‘16, Mona Hagmagid ‘16, Elfrieda Nwabunnia ‘17, and Mae Hunt ’17, won first place... Read More
Varsity Softball bests Georgetown Day, 11-10
The top of the first saw Georgetown Day take the lead, 1-0. GDS started with a single and pushed across one run in both the third and the fifth innings... Read More
Students share passion projects during MadeiraEd Day
On April 29, the last day of Module 6, students, faculty and staff participated in the second annual MadeiraED Day. With the theme “Passion Projects,”... Read More
Lindsey Klaff '17 wins 2016 PINK Award
On April 29, the fifth annual PINK Award was given to Lindsey Klaff ’17 who intends to use the award money to deepen her understanding of globalization... Read More
Madeira IEA team places in top ten at National Finals
Over the weekend of April 22, five members of the equestrian team represented Madeira at the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) National Finals... Read More
Student uses passion for film to raise awareness in her home country
After taking a summer film making program in New York City, Victoria Garcia ’17 was inspired to create a video that would bring awareness about the current... Read More
TV writer and producer, Alex Cooley '99 to give Madeira commencement address
The Madeira School will welcome back alumna Alex Cooley as this year’s speaker at their graduation ceremony. Alex Cooley is a television writer and producer... Read More
Senior makes Division I commitment to play field hockey
On April 27, 2016 Kita Konerth ’16 committed to play field hockey for the University of Connecticut.
Since starting as a freshman at Madeira, Kita has... Read More
Four students jury in local arts competition
Four Madeira art students juried in the 2016 Best of Independent School’s Art Competition sponsored by the Landon School in Bethesda, MD. Since 2006, Landon... Read More
Sophomores visit The Motley Fool
On Friday, April 15, as part of Madeira’s financial literacy program, 41 members of the sophomore class toured The Motley Fool in Alexandria, VA. Co-founded... Read More
Catherine Hall '18 leads Snails to win over Bullis
An impressive effort by sophomore Catherine Hall hoisted Madeira varsity softball to a 23-12 win in six innings over Bullis on Tuesday. Hall rocked Bullis... Read More
Sculpture class reveals first project of spring
This week the Studio III - Sculpture class completed a Wind Spinners project and placed them out on the lawn in front of the art studio for the community... Read More
Madeira Softball uses big third inning to beat St. Andrew's Episcopal
The Snails jumped out to an early lead on St. Andrew's Episcopal and captured a 19-5 victory on Monday. Fifteen runs in the first three innings allowed... Read More
Snails take first at Holton-Arms meet
On Tuesday, April 12, Madeira track and field journeyed to Maryland for a meet against Holton-Arms (the host), Georgetown Visitation, Holy Child, St. Andrews... Read More
Madeira sends team to University of Maryland High School Programming Contest
The University of Maryland High School Programming Contest brings talented students from high schools throughout the DC metropolitan area to campus to... Read More
Kylie Jordan '16 named All-Met Swimmer of the Year
Congratulations to senior Kylie Jordan for being selected as All-Met Swimmer of the Year by Washington Post. View the special section here >>
Kylie is... Read More
Great start for track and field
The Madeira track and field team has had a solid start to the season. Freshman Monteanna Saunders broke the 10-year-strong 300 hurdle record last Saturday... Read More
Madeira announces field renovations this summer
Madeira is excited to announce plans to upgrade and renovate our playing fields over the summer of 2016. The renovations include a full-size, cutting-edge... Read More
Madeira hosts Revisits Days
On March 10 and April 5, the Admission Office hosted over 75 families from more than five states during Red-White Revisit Days! These days are designed... Read More
Camp Greenway recognized as best summer camp
Thanks to Posh Seven for selecting Camp Greenway to their 2016 Best of Kids Awards list for "Best Day Camp."
For over 42 years, Camp Greenway has provided... Read More
Private music instruction students recognized in Washington-area competitions
Emily Hamilton ’17, Sabrina Ni and Fay Zhang ’17, private music students of Deborah Morris, were recently recognized for their music achievements in The... Read More
Spring Sports Opener
Calling all alumnae, parents, and fans: Come cheer on the Snails at Spring Sports Opening Day! Home games:
4:15 p.m.
Varsity Lacrosse v. Holton Arms
Varsity... Read More
2016 Science Fair results
On Thursday, March 10, fifty-six students participated in the annual Madeira Science Fair. A total of 21 judges from various fields, including two alumnae... Read More
Strong finish for Madeira Karate
During Module 5, a total of 17 participants filled the ranks of the karate activity program. They were frequently joined by visitors who added positively... Read More
Madeira IEA team qualifies for National Finals
The Madeira IEA team qualified for the National Finals on Sunday with a second place finish at Zones. The team will travel to the Kentucky Horse Park at... Read More
Julia Skinner-Grant '19 represents Madeira at area Shakespeare Competition
The English Department congratulates Julia Skinner-Grant ’19 on her recent performance at the 2016 Shakespeare Competition held by the Washington, D.C... Read More
The Madeira Fund announces Red-White Challenge
Red and White teams are challenging YOU! Here is your chance to make this year’s Red and White competition even more exciting while helping to proclaim... Read More
Winter athletics wrap up
The 2015-2016 winter athletics season came to a close at the athletics assembly on March 1. Director of Athletics Sue Cabot congratulated all the coaches... Read More
Riders and horses compete at "USEF Premier"
Over the weekend of March 5-6, five Madeira horses and riders competed at the Hollins Spring Welcome “USEF Premier” Horse Show in Lexington, VA. All Madeira... Read More
Master Artist visits Madeira
On Monday, February 29, local Master Artist Mrs. Ellen Cornett came to impart her wisdom and experience with charcoal drawing in the Studio 1 - Drawing... Read More
Model UN attends NAIMUN conference in D.C.
This past February, Madeira sent 23 delegates to the 53rd annual North American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN). Held at the Georgetown University... Read More
Madeira represents at Hyper Bole 2016
On Saturday, February 27th, four Madeira students, Gaelyn Smith '16, Mona Hagmagid '16, Elfrieda Nwabunnia ,17, and Mae Hunt '17 represented Madeira at... Read More
Science and Engineering Club attends DREAM Conference
On February 27, 2016, the Science and Engineering Club attended the Women in Engineering Developing Revolutionary Engineers and Mentors (DREAM) Conference... Read More
Madeira Equestrian Team wins IEA Regional Championships
February 27-28, 2016 – The Madeira Equestrian Team competed in the IEA Regional Championships over the weekend with great success.
Congratulations to... Read More
Madeira attends STEM competition
On Saturday, February 20th, eight Madeira students accompanied by Ms. Pratt, traveled to Foxcroft for an all-girls STEM contest. There were five different... Read More
Kiss Me, Kate captivates audiences
The Madeira Arts production of Kiss Me, Kate was a high-spirited success! Kiss Me, Kate is a fun 1940s musical written by Samuel and Bella Spewack, with... Read More
Madeira takes 3rd place at VISAA State in record-breaking fashion
The Madeira Varsity Swim and Dive Team concluded its 2016 season with a third-place finish at the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA)... Read More
Snails rise to the challenge on senior night
On Tuesday night, the Madeira Snails faced off against The Sandy Spring Friends School Wildebeests. This contest was a wonderful tribute to Madeira’s seniors... Read More
Madeira varsity basketball beats Sandy Spring Friends
February 18, 2016 -- The Madeira varsity basketball team marched their way to victory over Sandy Spring Friends School in a close match-up Thursday night... Read More
Equestrian team takes High Point Team Champions prize
Congratulations to Madeira's IEA team for winning high point team champions at their home IEA show on Sunday! The competition marked the end of the regular... Read More
Madeira Karate Dojo promotes ten students
The Madeira Karate Dojo is proud to announce the following promotions awarded during Module 3:
Yon kyu (purple belt): Maddie Clemente ’17
Go kyu (green... Read More
Busy and successful time for Madeira equestrians
Despite the cold and snowy weather, members of the Madeira IEA team have been busy the past several weekends earning points to qualify for post-season... Read More
Join Madeira Arts for the annual winter musical
Madeira's dedicated students and faculty are working very hard to produce a crowd-pleasing rendition of Kiss Me, Kate. Written in the 1940's, Kiss Me,... Read More
Two forensic experiences
The Module 4 Forensic Science class wrapped up the course with a field trip to a local police department and presentations from two detectives. On Tuesday... Read More
All School Meeting with Lauren Singer
At the February 12th All School Meeting, students were challenged to be more aware of trash in their lives. Green Team member Isabel Ruffin '16 introduced... Read More
Advanced Acting Classes present first showcase
On February 4th, students were invited to be an audience for the first Advanced Acting Showcase. Students from the Advanced Acting class created original... Read More
Swim & Dive place fifth at Metros
The Madeira Varsity Swim and Dive team took fifth place at the Washington Metropolitan High School Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday, February... Read More
Madeira attends D.C. Brain Bee
Accompanied by Madeira science teachers Ms. Pratt and Dr. Wallace, three Madeira students, Emily Barré ‘17, Kristin Joostema ‘16, and Vinnae Edgerly-Collins... Read More
Students place at State Latin Convention
During Thanksgiving Break, Latin Teacher Ann Maclean took nine Latin students to the State Latin Convention in Richmond for two full days of competitions... Read More
Watch Winter Storm Jonas descend on Madeira
On January 22, Winter Storm Jonas descended upon Madeira. Check out our time lapse video of the snow from start to finish.
Strong showing for Madeira equestrian at Garrison Forest Show
The Madeira equestrian team placed third in last Sunday’s show at the Garrison Forest School. Congratulations to Emma Knisley ‘18, Lizzy Isacson ‘18, Karina... Read More
Swim & Dive Team wins 2016 ISL Championships
The Madeira varsity swim and dive team captured the 2016 Independent School League Championships on Thursday, January 21, at the Hurd sports complex. Madeira... Read More
Swim and dive team remains undefeated
The Madeira varsity swim and dive team remains undefeated after hosting two meets this past week.
Wednesday, they came up big with a 98-55 win over The... Read More
Monet Umana '16 organizes free store for homeless youth
Monet Umana '16 organized high school students in the DC-Metro area to collect and donate clothes to support youth in need this coming winter. “There is... Read More
Swim & Dive tops Holton Arms
The Madeira swimming and diving team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 105-81 win over defending ISL and Metro Prep Champion Holton Arms.
"I am really... Read More
Isabel Ruffin '16 wins Climate Action Film Contest
In December, Isabel Ruffin ’16 was named a winner in the 2015 Global Compost Film Contest. Isabel’s submission, “The Importance of Composting,” was one... Read More
Who done it? Science meets literature
At the end of Module 3, Ms.Heishman’s Gothic Literature and Dr. Boyette’s Forensic Science classes combined forces to solve two cold cases related to Edgar... Read More