Good Counsel

March 23, 2015 | Krista Brick

Local Swimmer Haase Takes Breaststroke NCAA Title (VIDEO)

Our Lady of Good Counsel graduate Sara Haase won her first NCAA national title in the 100-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships over the weekend. Haase won the race by .06 of a second with a time of 58.32. Read full coverage on Haase’s performance, here. You can watch her race here.

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February 26, 2015 | Krista Brick

Five Things to Know Today, Feb. 26, in Montgomery County

Look to the sky this morning! The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Montgomery County from 3 a.m. to noon today. Here are five more  things to know today, Feb. 26, in Montgomery County: 1. Police arrested a man for the murder of a 95-year-old retired Naval officer. 2. MCM Blogger Phil […]

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February 25, 2015 | Krista Brick

Conger Sets American Record in 200 Butterfly (VIDEO)

Jack Conger known for his backstroke and freestyle times, is proving he’s a force in butterfly too. This morning, Conger, a sophomore at the University of Texas and graduate of Good Counsel High School in Olney, set an NCAA, American and U.S. Open record in the 200 butterfly at the 2015 Big 12 Swimming Championship […]

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February 11, 2015 | Staff Writer

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Good Counsel Student to Perform at Strathmore

Our Lady of Good Counsel Junior Hailey Giddings is set to perform at the Music Center at Strathmore on March 8th as Young Artists of America at Strathmore presents West Side Story + Roméo et Juliette. Hailey will be reprising her role as Maria, she performed in the Good Counsel’s presentation of “West Side Story.” […]

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January 27, 2015 | Krista Brick

Good Counsel’s Senior Sets School and Meet Diving Record

Good Counsel’s senior Cheyenne Neuenschwander set a school and meet records in winning her second consecutive title at the National Catholic High School Swimming & Diving Championships Saturday night. Neuenschwander totaled 229.15 points in six dives at the meet, according to  this Reach For the Wall article about the meet and Neuenschwander.

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October 6, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Planning Board Approves Good Counsel’s Expansion Plans

Our Lady of Good Counsel High School is moving forward with its plans to build a new Performing Arts Center on its Olney campus. On Oct. 2, the Montgomery County Planning Board approved the expansion of the school by 17,000 square feet to a total of 227,000 square feet in order to accommodate the Performing […]

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October 4, 2014 | Sonya Burke

A Classic: Good Counsel Over DeMatha, 21-14 (PHOTOS)

It’s already being called a classic. With less than a minute to go in the game, the Good Counsel Falcons scored a touchdown and made the extra point to go up over the DeMatha Stags, 21-14, at Dancel Field on Oct. 3 in Olney. The Falcons won this big game in front of a big […]

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August 22, 2014 | Krista Brick

From Mom To MMA Fighter, Silver Spring’s Morgan Dailey Makes her Debut

University of Maryland senior Morgan Dailey has a lot on her plate- work on her double major of criminal justice and global terrorism, an internship and caring for her one-year-old daughter. On Saturday she will also step into the cage to make her debut as a Mixed Marshal Arts fighter. “At first I did it for a good workout,” […]

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June 10, 2014 | Staff Writer

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Good Counsel Community Mourns Passing of Chaplain

UPDATED The Good Counsel community is mourning the sudden passing of the school’s beloved chaplain, Father Barry Gross, who served the Catholic school for 29 years. In a note posted on the school’s website, Dr. Paul Barker, president of Our Lady of Good Counsel, described the 67-year-old priest as a, “chaplain, teacher, confidant, and a friend […]

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February 20, 2014 | Staff Writer

Brady Welch Wins 100 Free at Metros (Video)

Good Counsel’s Brady Welch won the Feb 8 Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming Championship for the Boys 100-yard Freestyle at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center. Welch set a new record for the competition with a time of 45.00 seconds. Related:

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