News – Page 15 – The Edition GA

6Jun

Kate Cooper '22No Comments

Departing Faculty

Beloved GA Counselor Dr. Maurer is retiring after a 22-year-long career at Germantown Academy. Dr. Maurer began her career at GA in 1999, serving as the part-time supervisor for a counseling intern. However, in her first year, the GA community lost a few members, so counseling needs surfaced very quickly. Soon enough, Dr. Maurer was […]

31May

Clara Alger '22

Alaina Steck '22No Comments

Fenerty Commemoration

On May 19th, longtime athletic director, boys basketball coach, history teacher, part-time college counselor, and, most importantly, a beloved member of our community, Jim Fenerty 1760 passed away. Many GA community members were able to celebrate his life at his funeral on May 24th. Fenerty is a legend in the Philadelphia basketball community, with 626 […]

16May

Adah Kaplan '241 Comment

Science Fair

In a traditional year, Germantown Academy’s Upper School Science Research students spend the year diligently researching, collecting data, analyzing data, and creating a presentation before traveling to various colleges and high schools to compete in regional science fairs. Of course, like most activities this school year, science fair competitions looked a little different than normal. […]

12May

Alaina Steck '22No Comments

Student Voices

As GA students, we strive to build and strengthen our community within and beyond the walls of our school. On April 5th, five distinguished seniors (Kevin Cui, Henry Moyer, Emily Wang, Autem Burgess, and Leeza Peters) gave speeches addressing the prompt of “Community” during the annual Student Voices assembly. Mr. Ferrier and Ms. Lintgen were […]

9May

Saloni Bhatia '24No Comments

All In-Person Plan

Recently Germantown Academy made the decision for Upper School students to move to an all-in person schedule. Unlike other schools like Haverford and Wissahickon, which are continuing hybrid learning, GA is one of the few schools in Montgomery County that is beginning all in-person learning. However, to maintain this all in-person plan, faculty will continue […]

9May

Alan Liu '242 Comments

Vaccine Update

Update: As of May 10th, 2021, the FDA has approved Pfizer’s vaccine for children ages 12-15.The vaccine will now be available to more adolescents. In addition, as of May 10th, about 260million doses have been distributed, and 114 million people are fully vaccinated worldwide. Since the first approval of emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer’s […]

28Mar

Clara Alger '221 Comment

Russell Dinkins Visit

On June 2nd, 2020, after just one full day of writing, writer and activist Russell Dinkins published his article “Brown University, If You Were Actually Serious About Racial Justice You Would Not Be Cutting the Men’s Track Team” on the digital publishing site Medium. In late May, the university announced that track, along with a […]

20Mar

Maria Petko '23

Sangeetha Bhuyan '22No Comments

Texas Weather Crisis

In mid-February, a harsh winter storm hit Harris County, Texas, which includes the major cities Houston and Austin. This weather crisis was unprecedented for many residents because Texas’ location rarely brings snow. Moreover, when it snows, it usually does not stick to the ground, so the magnitude of this winter storm was highly unprecedented. As […]

15Mar

Alaina Steck '22No Comments

CSO: Hershey Kiss Drive

Despite this year’s pandemic restrictions, the Community Service Organization (CSO) has kept traditions alive, albeit with a twist. Most recently, CSO creatively reinvented the annual Candy Cane Sales into the Chocolate Kisses Drive, ingeniously adapting to this year’s hurdles. This past December, the Upper School remained virtual during the two-week period that CSO traditionally organizes […]

14Mar

Cam Moore '231 Comment

Black History Month Recap

During the month of February, Germantown Academy offered a unique display of activities and gatherings to celebrate Black History Month. Events such as John Jennings’s assembly, Mr. Tinsley’s reading of A Boy Like You and Sra. Ayers’s after-school activities all contributed to a joyful celebration of Black History Month. Sra. Ayers was an integral member […]