Swimming: Flint Hill Boys, Girls Earn Wins

Both teams defeat Georgetown Day School.

After setting several records last week, the Flint Hill School swim teams rallied Tuesday night to defeat Georgetown Day School. The girls rolled to a cool 103-51 win, as Senior Rachel Swarts won the 200 freestyle, Sophomore Rachel Cunningham won the 50 freestyle, Freshman Ella Hamilton won the 100 freestyle, Sophomore Brittany deCamp won the 500 freestyle and Junior Catherine Swarts won the 100 breaststroke. Sports Information Director McClain Bell said the 200 yard medley relay team of Hamilton, Junior Alana Suter, Rachel Swarts and Cunningham, the 200 yard freestyle relay team of Senior Natalie Brendsel, Hamilton, Cunningham and Rachel Swarts, and the 400 yard freestyle relay team of Rachel Swarts, Brendsel, deCamp and Cunningham also …

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How Do High School Students Find a Balance?

Flint Hill journalism student explores time management in latest blog post.

How students choose to spend each of the minutes in their day is a constantly evolving choice. "Not only do students have a constant impact on the school and larger community, but everything they choose to engage in plays a part in who they are to become," freshman Hailey Scherer writes in her latest blog post for Flint Hill School's journalism program. Scerer interviewed students and faculty about how to teach time management -- and how those lessons play out in day to day decisions. You can read the full post here.    

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Flint Hill Robotics Takes Top Honors

At qualifying event Sunday, team outpaces competitors by 65 points, wins "inspire" award.

The Flint Hill School's robotics team took the top two spots Sunday at a FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) qualifying event at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC.  The three Flint Hill teams at the event competed against nine other schools from across Virginia and Maryland.  The victory was a practice round, so to speak, for the 17 Flint Hill students on the team as they look toward Virgina's qualifying tournament Jan. 19. There, students will vie for a spot at the organization's February regional tournament, and then, national competition later this spring. Leading the team this season is Professor of Math and Computer Science Mike Snyder, who came to Flint Hill two years ago to launch a revamped …

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Basketball: A Look at the Flint Hill-Potomac Rivalry

In blog, journalism student explores how two of the area's most elite teams developed a love-hate relationship.

For the first time in a long time, the direction of the rivalry between the Flint Hill and Potomac School basketball teams is up in the air. A journalism student explores the relationship between the two elite programs in a blog post submitted by Flint Hill's journalism program. You can read the full story here. The program regularly submits stories on local issues by its students. You can read all of them by following this link.   Do you want to blog on Oakton Patch, apply here or email erica.hendry at   patch.com.

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Basketball: Flint Hill Defeats Woodberry Forest

Team pulls out 67-45 win Friday.

The Flint Hill boys' basketball tallied a convincing win against Woodberry Forest this evening, winning with a score of 67-45. Sophomore Guard Sam Worman shot a perfect 7 for 7 from the floor and scored a career-high 16 points.  He also led the team with 5 rebounds.  Ben Kase, Jerrod Reed and Greg Harris combined for 16 assists.  The team's next game is at 6 p.m. at home Tuesday against Episcopal. McClain Bell provided information for this report.

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Flint Hill Swimmers Set Record

Despite Tuesday loss, Huskies show strong performance in 200 yard medley.

Though the Flint Hill School's girls swim team lost 107-63 on Tuesday in a dual meet at Madiera, the swimmers posted a new school record worth celebrating. The 200 yard medley relay team set a new school record for the event in 1:57.56, Sports Information Director McClain Bell said. The members of the relay team — freshmen Ella Hamilton and Lauren Freeman, and seniors Rachel Swarts and Natalie Brendsel — also had personal performances to celebrate: Swarts had a victory in the 100 yard backstroke, and Brendsel swept the 500 yard freestyle. The 200 and 400  yard free relay teams — Swarts, Freeman, Brendsel and senior Anna Lombardo, and  Lombardo, Brendsel, Hamilton and junior Catherine Swarts, respectively — both won their events as well, …

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Photos: Huskies Find Success on Homecoming

Volleyball, soccer and football all win Saturday

Flint Hill School celebrated its annual Homecoming festivities Saturday, hosting four different varsity competitions along with various carnival games and activities. The Huskies ended the day with victories in the volleyball, girls soccer, boys soccer and football competitions: The day's festivities, which ended with the Homecoming Dance, were a culmination of Spirit Week. Click here for more photos from the week. Get daily and breaking news email updates from Oakton Patch by signing up for newsletters here. Or follow Oakton Patch on Twitter and Facebook.

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Flint Hill Seeks Service Organizations for Fair

Flint Hill School is looking for volunteer coordinators at service organizations for fair