Avalon School (Maryland)

The Avalon School
Address
200 West Diamond Ave Gaithersburg, Maryland, (Montgomery County) 20877 United States
Information
Type	Private, All-Male
Motto	Duc in Altum (Put out into the deep)
Religious affiliation(s)	Independent Roman Catholic
Established	2003
President	Richard McPherson
Headmaster	Kevin Davern
Chaplain	Roberto Amoruso FSCB
Grades	K–12
Average class size	15
Color(s)	Black, Gold, and Red
Athletics	football, soccer, cross country, basketball, baseball
Athletics conference	The Old Line Baseball Conference (OLBC) Metro Independent School Athletic League (MISAL)
Mascot	Black Knights
Nickname	Black Knights
Newspaper	"The Chronicles"
CFO	Tad Shields
Development	Ellen Clifford
Asst Head	Rollin James Hawley III
Admissions	Caleb Glaser
Athletics	Tyree Spinner
Houses	Jim Bostick
Website	http://www.avalonschools.org

The Avalon School is a private independent day school for boys currently in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in the United States. It is associated with the Brookewood School, a private school for girls in Kensington, Maryland, and the Thomas More Institute, an umbrella program for homeschoolers.

Relations to Montgomery County Schools

The Avalon School follows Montgomery County snow day closings, delayed openings and early dismissals.

Montgomery County, Maryland high schools

Montgomery County Public Schools

Zoned schools	Albert Einstein Bethesda-Chevy Chase Blake Clarksburg Damascus Gaithersburg John F. Kennedy Magruder Montgomery Blair Northwest Northwood Paint Branch Poolesville Quince Orchard Richard Montgomery Rockville Seneca Valley Sherwood Thomas Sprigg Wootton Walt Whitman Walter Johnson Watkins Mill Wheaton Winston Churchill

Magnet/alternative schools	Thomas Edison High School of Technology

Independent schools

Secular private	Barrie School Bullis School German School Washington, D.C. Holton-Arms School Landon School Lycée Rochambeau Nora School

Religious	Academy of the Holy Cross Avalon School Brookewood School Connelly School of the Holy Child Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School Georgetown Preparatory School The Heights School Our Lady of Good Counsel High School St. Andrew's Episcopal School Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

This list is incomplete.

Private schools in Maryland

Elementary schools

Allegany County	Bishop Walsh School (Cumberland) Calvary Christian Academy (Cresaptown)

Anne Arundel County	Annapolis Area Christian School (Annapolis)

Baltimore County	Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School (Pikesville) Boys' Latin School of Maryland (Woodbrook)

Cecil County	Mount Aviat Academy (Childs) Tome School (Port Deposit)

Montgomery County	Avalon School (Gaithersburg) Barrie School (Silver Spring) Brookewood School (Gaithersburg) Montrose Christian School (Rockville)

Secondary schools

Allegany County	Bishop Walsh School (Cumberland) Calvary Christian Academy (Cresaptown)

Anne Arundel County	Annapolis Area Christian School (Annapolis)

Baltimore County	Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School (Pikesville) Boys' Latin School of Maryland (Woodbrook)

Cecil County	Tome School (Port Deposit) West Nottingham Academy (Colora)

Montgomery County	Academy of the Holy Cross (Kensington) Avalon School (Gaithersburg) Barrie School (Silver Spring) Brookewood School (Gaithersburg) Connelly School of the Holy Child (Potomac) Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School (Takoma Park) Georgetown Preparatory School (North Bethesda) The Heights School (Potomac) Montrose Christian School (Rockville) Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Olney) St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Potomac) Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart (Bethesda)

Prince George's County	DeMatha Catholic High School (Hyattsville) Elizabeth Seton High School (Bladensburg)

Single-gender schools in the Washington, DC area

Private boys' schools

District of Columbia	Gonzaga College High School St. Anselm's Abbey School St. Albans School

Virginia	King Abdullah Academy (boys' secondary classes)

Maryland	Avalon School DeMatha Catholic High School Georgetown Preparatory School The Heights School Landon School

Became coeducational	Bishop Ireton High School (Virginia)

Private girls' schools

District of Columbia	Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School National Cathedral School

Virginia	King Abdullah Academy (girls' secondary classes) Madeira School Oakcrest School

Maryland	Academy of the Holy Cross Brookewood School Connelly School of the Holy Child Elizabeth Seton High School Holton-Arms School Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

Single-gender schools in Maryland

Private boys' schools

Washington, DC area	Avalon School DeMatha Catholic High School Georgetown Preparatory School The Heights School Landon School

Baltimore area	Archbishop Curley High School Boys' Latin School of Maryland Calvert Hall College High School Gilman School Loyola Blakefield Mount Saint Joseph High School

Closed	Cardinal Gibbons School (Baltimore)

Private girls' schools

Washington, DC area	Academy of the Holy Cross Brookewood School Connelly School of the Holy Child Elizabeth Seton High School Holton-Arms School Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

Baltimore area	Bryn Mawr School The Catholic High School of Baltimore Institute of Notre Dame Maryvale Preparatory School Mercy High School Mount de Sales Academy Notre Dame Preparatory School Roland Park Country School Seton Keough High School

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