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20Nov Angela Yang Alicia ShenNo Comments

AASA Hosts Gathering to Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival

The Asian American Student Association (AASA) at Germantown Academy (GA) held a celebration for the Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival. Asian American students and faculty came together and shared mooncakes, Songpyeon, snacks, pomelos, and aloe vera drinks together while watching a presentation about the festival. AASA wishes to make opportunities like this to provide a […]

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19Nov Divya Patel Anvi Jadhav Alex FlemNo Comments

GA Welcomes Spanish Exchange Students

This fall, GA welcomed a group of exchange students from Colegio Internacional Europa in Sevilla, Spain. For several weeks, the students lived with GA host families, attended classes, participated in extracurricular activities, and fully immersed themselves in the daily life of GA students.  “I hope that we can provide the best experience possible for the […]

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18Nov Xavier TubioNo Comments

Trump and Xi Strike TikTok Deal, but Plans Left Unclear

Since TikTok first became embroiled in controversy in 2019, ownership of the app has been a major topic of discussion for many people. The primary fear regarding TikTok has been that the Chinese government can access data harvested by the app and its parent company, Chinese software company ByteDance. After years of scrutiny and exposés […]

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16Nov Anshul Shah '28 Ezra Blades '27No Comments

Americans must choose civil discussion over political violence

In recent years, political violence has been reaping the fields of freedom of speech, threatening the voices of many who deserve to be heard. If this issue is not addressed through a clear decision favoring civil discourse over violence, then democracy itself will be rendered meaningless, and our freedom to speak will be lost to […]

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15Nov Om Popat '28 Vihaan Patel '28No Comments

Tariffs Reshape Global Trade, Impact Local Communities

The ongoing tariff wars are reshaping international markets, straining trade around the globe, and impacting consumer costs.. Specifically, recent back-and-forths with China have affected everyone in these countries, including members of the GA community. The Trump administration has imposed tariffs, a tax on imports and exports of goods or services, on many countries, such as […]

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15Nov Rhea Yi '29 Abigail Shin '29 Paige Park '29No Comments

Mr. Moll’s new house program develops leadership

For years, Prefects have been selected through a thorough process, including multiple rounds of interviews. While Prefects and affinity group leaders receive robust leadership training, this year, Mr. Steven Moll, Upper School Dean of Students, introduced a new program to bring similar opportunities to the wider student body.   “The goal is to expose every student […]

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15Sep Sophia Song 27'No Comments

GA begins school year with new infrastructure and upgrades

As the school year begins, Germantown Academy (GA) students walk into a campus refreshed with upgrades, from the renovated track and Arts Center stage to the redesigned House spaces and hallway monitors. For Upper School students, the redesigned house lounges are a long-awaited change. Director of Facilities Dan Houston worked with the Upper School Administration […]

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15Sep Xavier Tubio Eliza Yu '28No Comments

Trump policies bring changes for families, students

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on July 4, which made significant changes to federal college programs. The bill is a part of an agenda marked by a shifting relationship between the government and universities, as well as big changes affecting students and families across the country. The […]

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12Jun Anshul Shah '28 Jason Ma '28No Comments

Mr. Moll takes on new role as Permanent Dean of Students

Mr. Steve Moll, Interim Dean of Students, is set to take his next step at Germantown Academy, moving to become permanent Dean of Students beginning in September of the 2025-26 school year. After joining GA in the fall of 2013, Mr. Moll began his journey as a part-time math teacher and quickly became involved in […]

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9Jun Xavier TubioNo Comments

War in Ukraine as ceasefire talks proceed

On May 20, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump met by phone, where they spoke for two hours regarding the potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Trump called the meeting productive and expressed his belief that Putin was genuinely interested in making peace. However, Trump’s assertions that Putin is looking for […]

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