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Superfans Eager for 2025-2026 Sports Season

6Jun

Rushil Reddy '27No Comments

Superfans Eager for 2025-2026 Sports Season

Every year, GA has four Superfans, whose job is to announce sports games during morning meetings, organize student sections at games, and get as many people as they can to show out and support the teams. This past year, the Superfans were Eddie McGettigan ’25, Flinn Brooks ’25, Liv Reynolds ’25, and Gabby Bowes ’25. […]

6Jun

Ava Dalton '26No Comments

New prefects are ready to lead

Osbourn house, led by their Prefects, cheers as they win the 2025 House Olympics. “Next year, I’m definitely excited to win House Olympics again,” Josh Cain ‘26, one of Osbourn’s new Prefects, said. House Olympics is the culmination of a year-long rivalry and competition between Kershaw, Alcott Day, Galloway, Osbourn, Roberts, Washington, and Truesdell. However, […]

GA musical talent extend into School of Rock

15Apr

Clara Shafer '26No Comments

GA musical talent extend into School of Rock

Are people born into the “Under Pressure” lifestyle, or does David Bowie choose them? Germantown Academy Upper School students Nina Sager ‘26 and Zoe Hellman ‘25 have collaborated with their musical skills which extend outside of GA’s stage as they find themselves spending countless hours at School of Rock–a revolutionary music program offered to high […]

Giana Mooney and Lauren Sass will continue their passion for theater

15Apr

Isabella Munski '28No Comments

Giana Mooney and Lauren Sass will continue their passion for theater

This spring while you are seated in the Arts Center auditorium, immersed in Donna and Sophie’s characters in Mamma Mia, it may not occur to you the years of passion and work that these actresses have put into their craft. Members of GA’s Belfry Club since their freshman year, Lauren Sass ‘26 and Gianna Mooney […]

12Apr

Zoe Brownstein '28

Sophia Li '28No Comments

Yu Sisters conquer national math exams

As Germantown Academy hosts the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) once more this year, dozens of students take their shot at qualifying for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME). Among the test-takers, Audrey Yu ‘26 and Eliza Yu ‘28’s dedication to the math exam stand out, from the countless hours of studying concepts and taking practice […]

New Estimation Game captivates GA community

8Apr

Vincent Zhou '26No Comments

New Estimation Game captivates GA community

Every Monday morning meeting, Student Government Association president Larry Zhan ‘25 introduces a new Estimation Game, where a faculty member takes on a fun challenge. Students are then tasked with guessing the closest estimate to the test’s result—be it a time, a number of juggles or even an amount of presidents a teacher can name. […]

Dr. Montemayor publishes new medical physics book

3Apr

Ava Dalton '26

Nayan Shah '27No Comments

Dr. Montemayor publishes new medical physics book

Every day for the past few years, Dr. Victor Montemayor finishes up his school day teaching students physics and goes home to begin a night of working on his medical physics book. Dr. Montemayor and his co-author Dr. George Starkschall published their book, “Foundations of Medical Physics,” this summer. The book covers topics ranging from […]

Jet Dickerson rises to success on the track

3Apr

Matthew Truong '26No Comments

Jet Dickerson rises to success on the track

Winter sports are in motion, and the winter track team is enjoying a strong season under the leadership of head coach Mr. Steve Moll. One standout athlete, Jet Dickerson ‘26, is having a phenomenal season with personal best times and hopes to continue his momentum as the season progresses. Jet Dickerson’s journey began when he […]

Mallea Kelly impacts community throught writing and volunteerism

2Apr

Rushil Reddy '27No Comments

Mallea Kelly impacts community throught writing and volunteerism

Mallea Kelly ‘27, a current sophomore at GA, has had a large impact on the GA community and beyond through writing her own novel and her volunteer efforts. Kelly has always had a passion for short stories, starting to write her own in first grade. During the COVID-19 lockdown, at the age of 11, Kelly […]

2Apr

Audrey Yu '26No Comments

Angie Wang reflects on gap year

After graduating from Germantown Academy, Angie Wang ‘24 followed an unconventional path before starting her college journey. Instead of heading straight to Georgetown University, she decided to take a gap year – one that has taken her across multiple countries and given her new experiences along the way. In the fall of 2024, Wang set […]