Jasmine Niernberger W’01 was introduced to the St. Patrick’s community at three years old, when she would accompany her mother to the church. She then joined the Nursery School and remained a St. Patrick’s student until the end of Grade 6. Today, Jasmine is the Co-Owner of Brightwood Design+Build, a neighborhood builder and general contractor, based in Petworth, Washington, DC. Their passion is building community, the value of which Jasmine learned during her time at St. Patrick’s.

When the Community of Hope (COH) held a grand-opening celebration for its relocated and expanded Family Health and Birth Center on April 30, many current patients, neighbors, and COH supporters had their first glimpse of the new facility on Bladensburg Road NE. One of the examination rooms at the 20,000+-square-foot center, the only freestanding birth center in the District, is named in honor of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School faculty and staff.

Long regarded as a lacrosse powerhouse, a legacy nourished under the guiding hand of Athletic Director and lacrosse coach Seamus Brophy, St. Patrick's is proud of its alumni from the Classes of '18 and '19 who have signed to play Division I lacrosse upon their high school graduations.