Dick Burns retired in 2021 after teaching social studies and coaching various teams at GC for over 40 years. “It was a lifestyle. I don’t think I ever viewed it as a job,” Burns says. “Over the years, I think I’ve gained as much as I’ve given.” Early in his career,...

For 45 years Rich Seel has taught English, coached, and mentored Good Counsel Falcons. He is currently the school’s longest-served faculty member, and the only remaining member of the faculty hired in the 1970s. In addition to being a beloved teacher, Rich coached...

Rick Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in science education from the University of Maryland. He began his teaching career in 1973 through 1983 at North Bethesda Junior High. He then went on to teach high school for ten years at...

Stafford Nibley, Class of 2014, was born May 10, 1996, and grew up in Bethesda with his three older brothers. He especially loved spending time with his brothers at the family retreat called “The River,” in the Northern Neck of Virginia. There he loved tubing and...

For over 3 decades, Mr. Spottswood has built a reputation as an outstanding musician and educator. Nationally known as a pianist, conductor, published composer, and choral music educator, he has performed with many of the great music minds of his generation. Yet his...

Friends and family of Steve Dean ’67 who lost his life to complications relating to cerebral palsy in 1976, established the Steve Dean Golf Classic to help raise funding to support scholarships in his memory. To this day, proceeds from the annual tournament are...

Thomas Fischetti ’62 is a member of Good Counsel’s first graduating class. While at GC, he was an honors student, wrote for the school paper, played intramurals, and was a member of the baseball team. Tom and his wife, Beverly, launched this scholarship initially in...

Thomas R. Murphy was committed to Catholic education. He made tremendous sacrifices to send his five children to Catholic school including his two sons, Mike and Dick, to Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. Thomas’ son, Michael Murphy, was Our Lady of Good Counsel...

Scholarship The Thomas P. & Marcella A. Murphy Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established by the family of the late Tom and Marcella Murphy. This four-year scholarship provides annual financial assistance to a student in the Ryken Studies program who maintains a...

The Tom Brown ’78 Memorial Endowed Scholarship, established by Betty Brown in loving memory of her late husband, Tom Brown ’78, supports a rising senior who has demonstrated significant community involvement through substantial community services (defined as more...

We lost a beloved member of the Good Counsel community when the legendary Tom Kolar passed away on Sunday, March 27 at the age of 78. Tom was a member of the Good Counsel faculty for 53 years and inspired generations of Falcons. Tom Kolar, a beloved member of Good...