Dear Friends, As you will read in this first issue of the new school year, autumn is off to a great start on 16th Street. In this issue, you will read about topics ranging from a new Grade 9 course requirement on Quaker values and practices to the launch of more than 40 clubs in Upper School. The newly appointed Interim Head of School, Rich Nourie, has been given a warm welcome. Rich brings the wisdom of more than 40 years of Quaker educational experience and deep expertise i

Richard Leete Eldridge | June 8, 1940 – October 3, 2025 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Richard Leete Eldridge on Friday, October 3, 2025, at the age of eighty-five. Rich is survived by his wife of twenty-six years Rosaria (Roe) Golden, stepdaughters Ria and Nora, daughter Susan (Seward) and son David (Lisa), former spouse Lucy, five grandchildren (Ruthanne, Lucy, Ember, Bee and Jamie), sister Muriel, niece Kerry and nephew Ross, as well as a great