News & Events

September 14, 2022 Congratulations to Jeremy Duffie (CES Class of 1992) who recently won the 49th Annual White Marlin Open in Ocean City, MD where he caught a white marlin that weighed 77.5 pounds! You may have heard about this exciting story through USA Today, Bethesda Magazine, WTOP News or the local TV news channels a couple weeks ago. Jeremy began fishing with his father when he was just two years old, loves deep sea fishing, and started competing when he was a teenager. The win was all the sweeter because Jeremy was fishing with his family, and fishing on…

August 31, 2022 We kicked off the 2022-2023 school year this week, and our campus is filled with smiling faces! Faculty, staff, students, and parents are busy settling into the new routine, and spirits are high. Welcome back, Cardinals!

June 1, 2022 The National Theatre has named its new award for excellence in high school musical performance the Brandon Victor Dixon Award. Brandon (CES ’95) is a Tony nominated Broadway star, with prominent roles in Hamilton, Color Purple, Jesus Christ Superstar and so many more. Read more here. Our 8th grade students were fortunate enough to have a lengthy interview with Brandon just a year ago, when he offered the opportunity to his CES alma mater.

May 5, 2022 Preschool is piloting a small gardening project that CES hopes to implement across the grades next year. Students are learning how seeds germinate, the importance of sun, soil, and water, and the needs of different kinds of plants. We love getting our hands dirty!

May 3, 2022 In our last Student Council meeting of the year, we invited Mr. Scott Ganske, CES preschool parent and Vice President of Partnerships at Youth Service America, to speak to our group about identifying and leading service projects for the school. We did a lot of brainstorming of issues that students care about and started to lay the groundwork for what next year’s service initiatives would encompass.

April 19, 2022 We are pleased to share that Michelle Kang, member of both the Christ Episcopal School Board of Trustees and the Christ Church Vestry, has recently been appointed as the next CEO for the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Read more about this exciting news here!

March 22, 2022 The CES Boys 5th & 6th Grade Basketball Team won their season closer against Berman Hebrew Academy yesterday 44-24! Special thanks to our Coach and CES Athletic Director, Mr. Edgar Zuniga. Thanks for a great season, Cardinals!

February 4, 2022 The 5th/6th grade CES girls basketball team beat Woods Academy yesterday 14-12! It was a true team effort that led to an exciting finish! Overall, CES basketball is 2-0! Up next, the 7th/8th grade girls basketball team will face Berman Hebrew Academy on Tuesday, February 8th at 4:40pm. Go Cardinals!

January 27, 2022 Our 5th & 6th Grade Boys’ Basketball team beat Norwood in their season opener last night. Though no fans were permitted due to Covid safety protocols, our boys still came out on top with a 34-13 win. The next 5th & 6th Grade Boys game is on Thursday, February 10th against Woods Academy. Go Cardinals!