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24Apr Divya Patel Anvi JadhavNo Comments

Excitement builds as GA awaits new Sapling Center

Last year, Germantown Academy (GA) announced plans for the new Sapling Center that supports early childhood development. The building is designed to support the school’s youngest learners, who are infants all the way to three years old. Getting ready to welcome its first students in Sept. 2026, the center hopes to create a safe, inclusive […]

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24Apr Nick Lohin '27No Comments

Changes to Federal Vaccine Recommendations Spark Debate Across the Country

After taking office as Secretary of Health and Human Services in Feb. 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made significant changes regarding how the federal government approaches vaccine recommendations. These shifts have sparked debates among public health experts and changes throughout states.  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) oversees agencies like the Centers […]

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24Apr Anshul Shah '28 Evan FitchNo Comments

Iran Conflict Escalates and Threatens Middle East Stability

At 1:15 AM EST on February 28, 2026, the United States (U.S.) and Israel collectively commenced Operation Epic Fury (OEF). This operation primarily involved the missile strikes of key Iranian locations, such as government headquarters, command and control centers and nuclear sites, to ultimately eliminate the imminent security matter posed by the current theocratic regime […]

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6Apr Divya Patel 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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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