The Academy of the Holy Names, or AHN, was a Catholic girls college-preparatory high school located in Silver Spring, Maryland.

In 1828 Carroll ceded a 147 acres to James and Mary Ann Reynolds who in turn sold it to Thomas and Christina Simpson.

On July 27, 1864, Joseph and Octabia Bryan purchased the property and built the first house on the land, which later became the Convent.

[2][3] The high school offered core college preparatory classes including English, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, Religion, Music, Fine Arts, Business, and Physical Education.

Clubs and sports included Basketball, Field Hockey, soccer, softball, volleyball, Cheerleading, School Newspaper, Yearbook, Archery, Drama, One Act Play Competition and Chorus.

The convent building, located at 711 Pershing Drive, also known as the Riggs-Thomson House, is listed in the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties (M 36–8).

[5] The school grounds included a garden with a Grotto and a statue of the Blessed Mother, open and wooded walking spaces, an athletic field, and down the sloped hill, a large parking lot.