The Head of School – May 28, 2025

Flint Hill Community, 

It is with immense gratitude that I share my final Head of School message for the 2024-25 academic year. The coming days will be filled with end-of-year rites of passage, including Lower School Field Day, promotion ceremonies for our 6th Grade (Class of 2031) and 8th Grade (Class of 2029), Upper School Awards, and prom, followed by our capstone: Commencement for the Flint Hill Class of 2025. Today, I’d like to focus on this incredible senior class.

We launch the Flint Hill Class of 2025 off into the world ready to make their mark, just as they have done so within our Flint Hill community. Of these 137 students, a little less than half began in the Lower or Middle School, with the others joining us as enrollment expands in the Upper School. We have 14 seniors who are “lifers” (having begun at Flint Hill in Junior Kindergarten or Kindergarten). We have one senior who is the last of four Flint Hill students in their respective families to graduate, as well as another six seniors who are the last of three Flint Hill students in their respective families to graduate.

Whether they started with us at age 4 or 14, the members of the Class of 2025 (along with their families and our faculty and staff) have been on a journey during their time at Flint Hill. The Class of 2025 is the group that returned from the pandemic to christen the opening of the Peterson Middle School during their 8th grade year. They’re used to being leaders, because that is what has been expected of them during these formative years. They’ve demonstrated a commitment to their own respective individualities, while also underscoring the importance of being a part of a community — valuing one another, cheering each other on, and lifting each other up as a part of one Husky team. This is a group that has demonstrated success and excellence across disciplines — earning trips to nationals in robotics and mathematics competitions, winning individual and state-wide accolades in athletics competitions, and shining in performance venues throughout the DMV. The Husky Class of 2025 has demonstrated true pride in being a part of Flint Hill School.

The Class of 2025 took numerous meaningful risks, including submitting 1,231 applications to 264 different colleges and universities near and far. Next year 74 different colleges and universities will be the lucky new home of at least one of our seniors. Seventeen different colleges admitted a Husky to a specialized visual or performing arts program. Eighteen seniors will continue their passions as student athletes at the NCAA level, and countless more will participate at the club and intramural levels. Two graduates will serve our country through attendance to a service academy. Every graduate leaves with their own story, their own dreams, and their right-fit college ready to continue their educational journey.

One hundred thirty seven Huskies, each with their own unique voices and aspirations. We have instilled in them our best efforts — including the moments when we (or they) have fallen short, only to be supported by another Husky student, teacher, coach, or community member. One hundred thirty seven Huskies, each holding our hopes for the continuation and impact of our Core Values. Together, we expect our graduates to respect and value all equally, lead and support with compassion, act with integrity, imagine what’s possible, and — of course — blaze the trail. 

Whether this is your first year at Flint Hill or your last, I hope you will join me in holding these same aspirations for our seniors as we do all of our future graduates — take meaningful risks, be yourself, and make a difference. Many thanks to all of our Huskies, families, faculty, and staff for an incredible 2024-25 school year! Have a joyful and relaxing summer.