Relationship With Other Schools
Gonzaga is considered rivals with DeMatha and Georgetown Prep. Their historic rival, however, is St. John's. The schools' football teams have been playing each other annually since 1918, in what is believed to be the oldest high school rivalry between two Catholic high schools in the United States. In rowing, Gonzaga's rivalry with St. Alban's School is annually contested for the Foley Cup (known amongst students as the "God Cup") with Gonzaga currently leading 4-2.
Georgetown Visitation is the "sister school" of Gonzaga. Students of the two schools frequently attend each other's dances and athletic events and participate in school dramatic and choral productions. Gonzaga students also spend their time with the girls of such schools as the Academy of the Holy Cross and the girls of Stone Ridge. Gonzaga's allegiance, however, mostly belongs to the girls of Georgetown Visitation. Even though the two schools will never meet in a sporting event, the drama programs of the two rival each other as the two top high school programs in the D.C. metro area.
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