Opinions – The Edition GA

GA benefits from the detention time switch

31Oct

Michael HuangNo Comments

GA benefits from the detention time switch

This school year, students will no longer be sitting in silence in one of GA’s Upper School classrooms every day after-school. That is because this past summer, the GA Upper School changed the time in which detentions occur from after school to lunch. This poses a question: what are the actual benefits of switching detention […]

GA should design an AI chatbot to better prepare students for life outside of GA.

31Oct

Anshul Shah '28No Comments

GA should design an AI chatbot to better prepare students for life outside of GA.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is ubiquitous. Its productivity benefits make it an invaluable tool for many institutions across the world, including governments, companies and universities. At GA, though, the use of AI for assignments and assessments is discouraged, given its potential to undermine academic integrity. However, research suggests that the effective use of AI can visibly […]

Increasing languages will increase students’ success.

31Oct

Erica Liang '28No Comments

Increasing languages will increase students’ success.

At GA, students have a hard choice to make when they walk in, choose one of four languages, French, Spanish, Latin or Chinese and to stick with their language until they’ve reached level three in their respective language where they can stop and try something else, quit or wait until senior year to take German. […]

15Sep

Divya PatelNo Comments

GA needs earlier college preparation

A freshman has four years to figure out what to do but a senior only has a couple months to explain all that they have done. Somewhere between all that time, students are expected to turn their classes, extracurricular activities, accomplishments and grades into a college application that represents who they are and that can […]

Improving House Olympics from the Middle School’s Greek Day

11Jun

Damini Owalabi '26

Amara NadigaNo Comments

Improving House Olympics from the Middle School’s Greek Day

By: Damini O and Amara N Most students expect the major events of Germantown Academy’s Upper School to feel superior than the ones in Middle School. But, House Olympics, Upper School’s twist on Lower School Field Day, felt less exciting than expected. On May 1, GA had their annual House Olympics Competition, bringing the Upper […]

9Jun

Paige Park '29No Comments

Midterms Benefit GA Students

Abigail S., Paige P. May 18, 2026 End of the year finals in the GA Upper School curriculum can cause many students to feel overwhelmed and stressed. Packing a whole year’s worth of material into an exam can make the preparation process intimidating and exhausting for anyone. Instead of relying on a single final that […]

US foreign policy needs change in an emerging multipolar era

7Jun

Anshul Shah '28No Comments

US foreign policy needs change in an emerging multipolar era

By: Anshul Shah, Opinions Desk Editor On Jan. 20, 2026, Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, outlined his “principled” and “pragmatic” vision of the goals of Canada in navigating an increasingly challenged order. Standing at the Davos World Economic Forum before a slew of disgruntled political leaders, economic heavyweights, global celebrities, among others, Carney focused […]

5Jun

Isabella Munski '28No Comments

Senior Exams Diminish Senior Spirit

With the class of 2026 now off on their senior projects, they are left with the memories of their last week in high school: shirt-signing, college-shirt day, the beach party, saying goodbye to this chapter of their life—and senior exams. During what is supposed to be an enjoyable and sentimental week for seniors, the fun […]

24Apr

Nick Lohin '27No Comments

Community Time Needs a Rethink

The purpose of Community Time is to bring the entire Upper School community together. It gives everyone a break from classes and creates an experience that can be shared by the whole community. However, Community Time doesn’t always feel like something students want to be a part of. The biggest issue with Community Time for […]

24Apr

Erica Liang '28No Comments

Exploring Humanities for Underclassmen

At GA, privileges are handed to students as they get older. This includes getting to choose what electives students would like to take as classes. Some of the electives, such as humanities classes, can’t be taken until a student is a senior. But should they really wait until senior year? Personally, I think that humanities […]