22-1081: (Redirected from Good Council ) Good Counsel may refer to: Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Montgomery County, Maryland) , United States Good Counsel GAA , a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Dublin, Ireland Good Counsel Complex , in White Plains, New York, United States Good Counsel Hill , Mankato, Minnesota, USA; a hill See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "good counsel" on Misplaced Pages. Good Counsel College (disambiguation) Lady of Good Counsel (disambiguation) Mary of Good Counsel (disambiguation) Mother of Good Counsel (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Good Counsel All pages with titles containing Good Counsel Good Advice (disambiguation) Counsel (disambiguation) Good (disambiguation) Buon Consiglio (disambiguation) (Italian: Good Counsel ) Topics referred to by
44-717: A 28 page indictment that 21 MS-13 Gang members had committed crimes against 18 victims. Of the 18 victims, 9 were in Wheaton. The crimes against Wheaton residents includes murder, attempted murder with a gun, assault and racketeering. Wheaton is home to the Wheaton Regional Park , which includes a nature center; riding stables; dog park; a picnic area with carousel and miniature train; an athletic complex with indoor tennis, ice rink, inline skating rink, and ball fields; and Brookside Gardens , Montgomery County's 50-acre (200,000-m²) public display garden . Much of Wheaton
66-800: A STEM Program, and the International Baccalaureate Program . The school also has the Ryken Program, which is geared towards students with mild learning differences. It is named after Theodore Ryken , founder of the Xaverian Brothers . The faculty consists of 200 teachers, counselors, and administrators. In September 1993 and 2002, Good Counsel High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence in Secondary Education by
88-676: A career officer in the United States Army and volunteer from Rhode Island in the Union Army who rose to the rank of major-general while serving before, during, and after the Civil War . Wheaton had a population of 52,150 at the 2020 census . The United States Postal Service has assigned ZIP code 20902 to Wheaton, but the Wheaton Post Office is a part of the larger Silver Spring area. Downtown Wheaton
110-585: A grist and sawmill built on Rock Creek by Samuel Clark Veirs in 1838 ), was one portion of a much longer thoroughfare running west to Rockville, Maryland , and thence towards the Potomac River and subsequently to Virginia via ferry crossings. This was also known as the "City Road" in Rockville, and around the time of the Civil War it was known also as the "New Cut Road." The last of these roads
132-492: A wind ensemble, symphonic band, string ensemble, beginning and advanced percussion ensembles, jazz ensemble, and a marching band. The school's theater program performs two mainstage productions a year. A 650-seat performing arts center opened in 2016. Good Counsel's theatre production of Les Misérables in 2013 received a five-star rating from the DC Metro Theatre Arts magazine. Good Counsel competes in
154-564: Is considered to be a sub-section of larger Silver Spring. In the 1950s the area was developed with Cape Cod, ranch houses, and split-level homes purchased by white, largely middle class, families; a mix of blue collar and white collar workers. Now, more of this older housing stock is owned or rented by a diverse population. As of 2010–2020, Wheaton is 23.8% White , 40.5% Hispanic or Latino , 18.5% African American (4.1% Ethiopian , 1.3% Jamaican ), and 13.9% Asian (4.42% Vietnamese , 3.72% Filipino , 1.67% Chinese , 1.59% Indian ). 2.4% of
176-569: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Montgomery County, Maryland) Our Lady of Good Counsel High School is a private , Catholic , college-preparatory high school in Olney, Maryland , an unincorporated area of Montgomery County, Maryland . It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington . Operated under
198-684: Is located around the triangle formed by Veirs Mill Road , University Boulevard , and Georgia Avenue . Wheaton developed from Leesborough (named in 1826), a small business district that grew near the junction of three major roads. The first of these is Brookeville Pike (also known as the Washington-Brookeville Pike and later as the Union Turnpike, now Georgia Avenue) a north/south toll thoroughfare running from Washington, D.C. , to Brookeville and eventually to Baltimore . The second road, Veirs Mill Road (named after
220-770: Is served by the Red Line of the Washington Metro system. Spanning 508 feet (155 m), the Wheaton station has the longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere. Since Wheaton has the highest location in the Washington, D.C., area, it was also the home of the first television license in the United States. Using the call sign W3XK, Charles Francis Jenkins began broadcasting from his home at
242-662: The United States Department of Education . The school is fully accredited by the Middle States Association . Students are required to take four years of religious studies classes as well as participate in religious retreats. There is a daily Mass as well as all-school Masses on major religious holy days. All students are required to complete a certain number of community service hours each year. The school offers theatre, band, chorus, dance, and visual arts classes. Musical ensembles include
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#1732772366000264-690: The WCAC and has many highly ranked athletic teams in the region. Many student-athletes have continued at the collegiate level and have received athletic scholarships at division one schools . The football team has even had several players make it to the NFL . Wheaton, Maryland Wheaton is a census-designated place in Montgomery County , Maryland , United States, situated north of Washington, D.C. , and northwest of downtown Silver Spring . Wheaton takes its name from Frank Wheaton (1833–1903),
286-471: The Wheaton area was only lightly used, mostly for farming. In 1871, the first African American Church, Allen Chapel AME Church, was established. This religious body maintained its presence in the Wheaton community until 2000, at which time the New Creation Church purchased the property. Into the early 20th century, civic growth in the area was slow, with a few new businesses established along
308-517: The area on their way to attack Washington, D.C. Union General Frank Wheaton and his division beat them back at the Battle of Fort Stevens . Mitchell's Tavern was destroyed by a fire in 1940. After the Civil War , the area's first postmaster was war veteran George F. Plyer, who in October 1869, renamed the post office in honor of his commanding officer, General Wheaton. For many years,
330-587: The corner of Windham Lane and Georgia Ave. starting on July 2, 1928. Other points of interest include Wheaton has been designated by the State of Maryland as an Arts and Entertainment District, joining Silver Spring and Bethesda as the third district in Montgomery County to receive the distinction. The Arts and Entertainment District designation provides artists working in that area with an income tax break. Developers who create spaces for artists to live and work can be exempt from paying certain property taxes on
352-555: The major roads. But after World War II, Wheaton quickly expanded. The area's first modern post office opened in 1947 (earlier records show that the post office had used the Leesborough name). In addition, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) was active, adding utility infrastructure to the area. As part of that work, and just north of Wheaton, the prominent Glenmont Water Tower
374-1052: The population identified as mixed-race . The largest immigrant groups were from El Salvador, Ethiopia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Honduras. Between 2000 and 2010, Wheaton's Hispanic population has increased from 29% to 42%. Wheaton's Hispanic population is highly ethnically diverse - as of the 2010 Census, Wheaton is 18.5% Salvadoran , 3.2% Mexican , 2.8% Guatemalan , 2.3% Peruvian , 2.3% Honduran , 1.3% Dominican , 1.2% Nicaraguan , 1% Bolivian , 0.9% Colombian , 0.8% Puerto Rican , 0.7% Ecuadorians , 0.3% Cuban , 0.3% Chilean , and 0.3% Argentine , all numbering over 100 residents. 16.5% of Wheaton's residents were White Hispanics/Latinos , 1% were Afro-Hispanics/Afro-Latinos , 0.6% were American Indian or Alaska Native Hispanics/Latinos , 0.2% were Asian-American Hispanics/Latinos , 3% were Hispanics/Latinos of two or more races , and 20.5% were Hispanics/Latinos from some other race. Local gang issues. In 2020 local prosecutors outlined in
396-468: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Good Counsel . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Good_Counsel&oldid=1254793708 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Italian-language text Short description
418-472: The sponsorship of the Xaverian Brothers , Our Lady of Good Counsel serves students grades nine through twelve. The school was founded in 1958 as an all-boys school in Wheaton, Maryland. In 1988, the school became coeducational, and during the 2006-2007 school year, the school relocated to a new campus in Olney , Maryland, about 7 miles (11 km) north of its previous location in Wheaton , Maryland. Good Counsel High School has Advanced Placement courses,
440-412: Was constructed in 1947. Wheaton was steadily built-out by several developers (Kay Construction Co. in particular), becoming a part of the modern-day suburbs of Washington, D.C. Today, as an unincorporated town, Wheaton is governed locally by the civic government of Montgomery County. For some modern information databases, such as official real estate records, Wheaton (along with several neighboring locales)
462-568: Was developed in the 1950s. In the 1960s its shopping center, Wheaton Plaza (now known as Westfield Wheaton ), was the largest in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. The Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad is one of the busiest (11,000 calls in 2007) predominantly volunteer fire departments in Montgomery County. The diversity of the neighborhood is reflected by the high concentration of various ethnic restaurants located in Wheaton. It
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#1732772366000484-451: Was known as Old Bladensburg Road (now University Boulevard) which, as it does in present day, connected Georgetown , Bethesda , Chevy Chase , Kensington , Wheaton, Silver Spring , and Bladensburg . The business district became known as Mitchell's Crossroads, after Robert T. Mitchell's tavern, which sat at the northeast corner of Union Turnpike and Old Bladensburg Road. In 1864, Confederate General Jubal Early led troops through
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