News – The Edition GA

Excitement builds as Lower School awaits redesigned playgrounds

6Apr

Damisi OwolabiNo Comments

Excitement builds as Lower School awaits redesigned playgrounds

Lower School students are getting ready to climb, zip and soar as GA’s new adventure-and-nature themed playground takes shape, complete with a mud kitchen, dual zip lines, rain gardens, looping bike tracks and treehouse towers designed for adventure and much more. The redesign marks one of the most significant updates to the campus since the […]

19Mar

Xavier TubioNo Comments

ICE

The shootings of protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti by border patrol agents in Minneapolis have served as major focal points in the debate over the legality and ethics of implementing federal forces in US cities to detain illegal immigrants, as well as the administration’s mobilization and funding of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The […]

Venezuela: Effect on the global energy market

11Mar

Om Popat '28

Matthew DePhillips' 28

Henry Gulati '28No Comments

Venezuela: Effect on the global energy market

In early January, the United States captured Nicolas Maduro, the former Venezuelan president, through a military operation involving the activation of the Army’s Delta Force and U.S. Cyber Command, among many others. The capture was a major development in Venezuela, which has been affected by political instability and economic collapse for many years. Maduro’s capture […]

Germantown Academy welcomes mandala artist Venerable Losang Samten to create traditional Tibetan sand mandala

18Dec

Maya Soffer '28No Comments

Germantown Academy welcomes mandala artist Venerable Losang Samten to create traditional Tibetan sand mandala

During the week of Nov. 17, Venerable Losang Samten came to Germantown Academy to teach the community about mindfulness through the art of the sand mandala. Students and faculty were able to see Samten at work with Upper School Visual Arts Teacher and Department Chair, Mr. David Love, in the MCR. “After all that we’ve […]

SEPTA reliability issues leave riders waiting

8Dec

Sophia Li '28No Comments

SEPTA reliability issues leave riders waiting

Currently, in Pennsylvania, there are labor disputes occurring in Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that involve Transport Worker Union (TWU) Local 234, representing over 5,000 SEPTA workers. They have requested better wages and more safety precautions after their temporary one-year contract had expired on Nov. 7, 2025. They are hoping for a longer, two-year contract […]

GA prepares to host annual CSO holiday gift drive

6Dec

Alex Flem

Angela Yang

Nina Parikh '29No Comments

GA prepares to host annual CSO holiday gift drive

As the winter season approaches, charities start collecting items needed during the holiday season. The annual Community Service Organization (CSO) Holiday Gift Drive is a cherished event in GA’s community that takes specific donated items from the GA community and gives them to organizations like Gemma Services, American Ukrainian Relief Association (AURA) and Southwestern Enrichment […]

SNAP funding and eligibility changes increase struggles for low-income families

5Dec

Jessica Ma '28

Eliza Yu '28No Comments

SNAP funding and eligibility changes increase struggles for low-income families

On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), enacting various changes to government assistance programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), cutting funding by $186 billion over the next decade. SNAP also underwent delays and interruptions during the 2025 government shutdown, leading to tremendous burdens being placed upon […]

Philadelphia continues traditions of holiday festivities

4Dec

Logan Shelton '28

Vihaan Patel '28No Comments

Philadelphia continues traditions of holiday festivities

Every year, locations in the Philadelphia area like the Wanamaker building, Longwood Gardens and Peddler’s village put up elaborate decorations to celebrate the winter holidays. Each location has its own characteristics, with decorations that represent Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and more. GA students can go and visit these attractions during Winter Break to enjoy the sights […]

2Dec

Rahul Bhatt '27No Comments

State Elections

Democrats have secured a series of wins in this fall’s off-year elections, altering key city and state offices and raising new questions about the balance of power going into 2026. With Sherill’s and Spanberger’s gubernatorial wins in New Jersey and Virginia, and with results in statewide judicial races in Pennsylvania, results across the nation pointed […]

Government Shutdown Ends, Consequences Don’t

1Dec

Logan Shelton '28No Comments

Government Shutdown Ends, Consequences Don’t

Despite the end of the longest government shutdown in United States history, lasting from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, problems remain as the impact of the event stretches far beyond the weeks of the shutdown itself. Government shutdowns are caused by Congress being unable to agree on a funding bill for the next fiscal year. […]