Our Lady of Good Counsel High School is a

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, Our Lady of Good Counsel serves students grades nine through twelve.

History

The school was founded in 1958 as an all-boys school in

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. In 1988, the school became coeducational, and during the 2006-2007 school year, the school relocated to a new campus in Olney, about north of its previous location in Wheaton, Maryland.

Academics

Good Counsel High School has

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. The school also has the Ryken Program, which is geared towards students with mild learning differences. It is named after Theodore Ryken, founder of the

. The faculty consists of 200 teachers, counselors, and administrators. In September 1993 and 2002, Good Counsel High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence in Secondary Education by the

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. The school is fully accredited by the

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Religious life

Students are required to take four years of religious studies classes as well as participate in religious retreats. There is a daily Mass as well as all-school Masses on major religious holy days. All students are required to complete a certain number of community service hours each year.

Fine arts

The school offers theatre, band, chorus, dance, and visual arts classes. Musical ensembles include a wind ensemble, symphonic band, string ensemble, beginning and advanced percussion ensembles, jazz ensemble, and a marching band. The school's theater program performs two mainstage productions a year. A 650-seat performing arts center opened in 2016. Good Counsel's theatre production of ''

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'' in 2013 received a five-star rating from the ''DC Metro Theatre Arts'' magazine.

Athletics

Good Counsel competes in the WCAC and has many highly ranked athletic teams in the region. Many student-athletes have continued at the collegiate level and have received athletic scholarships at division one schools. The football team has even had several players make it to the

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. WCAC Championships * Baseball: 1972, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2010 * Basketball (girls): 1995, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012 * Cross County (boys): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 * Cross Country (girls): 1989 (CGAA), 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006 * Field Hockey: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019 * Football: 1995& 1996 (both WCAC Division II), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019 (Capital)/Ryken (Metro), 2023 (Capital)/Ryken (Metro) * Golf (boys): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1990, 1992 * Lacrosse (girls): 2022, 2023, 2024 * Soccer (boys): 1976, 1978, 1979, 1988, 2021 * Soccer (girls): 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023 * Swimming & Diving (girls): 2017-18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022-23, 2023–24, 2024-25 * Tennis (boys): 2001, 2018 * Tennis (girls): 1996, 2016, 2017, 2024 * Volleyball (girls): 1992, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 * Wrestling (boys): 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Notable alumni

* Rev. Robert B. Lawton, S.J., Ph.D. (1965) President,

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; formerly of

; graduate of University of Notre Dame. * Uche Eke (2015) gymnast; first-ever Olympic gymnast for Nigeria at Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics; gold medal winner in pommel horse at 2019 African Games; graduate of University of Michigan. * Nicole Enabosi (2015) professional basketball player for MBK Ružomberok; member of Nigeria women's national basketball team at Paris 2024 Summer Olympics; graduate of University of Delaware. * Stephen Schoch (2015) NCAA baseball pitcher; attended Appalachian State University, UMBC, and

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. * Ayinde Eley (2017) professional football player for the BC Lions. * Lindsey Pulliam (2017) professional basketball player for Slávia Banská Bystrica; drafted by the Atlanta Dream in the third round of the 2021 WNBA draft; formerly of Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor, CB Estudiantes, and Valur (women's basketball), Valur; silver medal winner for Team USA at Basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games, 2019 Pan American Games; graduate of Northwestern University. * Josh Paschal (2017) 2022 second-round pick by NFL's Detroit Lions; graduate of University of Kentucky. * Mohamed Ibrahim (American football), Mohamed Ibrahim (2017) undrafted free agent running back signed in 2023 by NFL's Detroit Lions; graduate of University of Minnesota. * Jalen Green (American football), Jalen Green (2019) former defensive end for the James Madison Dukes football, James Madison Dukes; 2023 College Football All-America Team, 2023 First-Team NCAA All-American. * Cam Hart (2019) 2024 fifth-round pick by NFL's Los Angeles Chargers; graduate of University of Notre Dame. * Heather Hinz (2019) professional soccer player for Houston Dash of NWSL. * Jameese Joseph (2019) professional soccer player for Chicago Red Stars of NWSL. * Kris Jenkins (American football, born 2001), Kris Jenkins (2020) 2024 second-round pick by NFL's Cincinnati Bengals; winner of 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship with University of Michigan * Bez Mbeng (2021) college basketball player

External links

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