Being Xaverian - Our Lady of Good Counsel High School

25th Anniversary of Girls at GC
On September 6, 1988, a special era began as Our Lady
of Good Counsel High School opened its doors to start
another academic year. It marked the admittance of
female students for the first time in Good Counsel’s
history, making the school the first private, coeducational
high school in Montgomery County.
A large amount of preparation was required for this vast
change in school culture and the influx of female students
that would be added to GC’s ranks. Faculty members
attended seminars to prepare themselves for teaching
female students. The old Falcon Hall was transformed into
a women’s locker room. The male students were prepped
to co-exist with females in an academic setting that had
once been their territory alone. Whether the ladies were
coming for a private, co-educational education that would
better prepare them for college or were seeking a new
home after Holy Names High School was shut down, once
the girls arrived, they were here to stay. The transition was
nearly seamless, and Good Counsel as a whole adapted
quickly to its new identity.
to hear from the first graduating class of male and female
students for all four academic years. Send us your stories,
experiences or photos from your high school years about
the impact made by girls coming to Our Lady of Good
Counsel High School. ✦
To submit, please contact Monica Augustyn,
Director of Alumni Relations at Augustyn@olgchs.org
or 240-283-3214.
This academic year, 2012-2013, marks the 25th anniversary
of female students and “seas of skirts” gracing the halls of
Good Counsel. To celebrate this milestone, we would like
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