Opinions – Page 5 – The Edition GA

30Oct

Aiden SwartzNo Comments

GA Implements New Cell Phone Policy

The Positives of the New Cell Phone Policy, written by Bryce Presley: In today’s tech-based world, schools face the challenge of balancing student engagement with cell phone use. This year, GA’s Upper School implemented a new policy limiting phone use in certain areas and during specific times, aiming to promote a more engaged community. While […]

Community Time and Advisory; Make More Changes to them.

27Oct

Erica Liang '28No Comments

Community Time and Advisory; Make More Changes to them.

Advisory is a time, happening usually once or twice a week for a fifteen-minute period, where you spend time together as an advisory – supposedly getting to know each other. Community Time is a time when we do things as a community for 50 minutes either once or twice per week. I strongly believe that […]

Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling reshapes college admissions

27Oct

Vincent Zhou '26No Comments

Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling reshapes college admissions

In the college admissions process, affirmative action is a policy where schools consider a student’s race, ethnicity or other factors as a part of their application process. Its goal is to help certain groups of underprivileged, underrepresented or racial minority students to gain easier access to higher education and to promote diversity on campuses. Although […]

What Students Should Know About Goal-Setting

19Sep

Kiran Bagga '25No Comments

What Students Should Know About Goal-Setting

On September 5, GA students will officially begin the 2024-25 school year. The start of any of life’s new chapters usually inspires the setting of goals. Goal-setting was a compulsory task at younger ages, believed to help us evolve as students and achieve personal fulfillment. In school, common goals are set in order to raise […]

Hallways to headlines: Student journalism sparks important conversation

17Sep

Rebecca Rong '26No Comments

Hallways to headlines: Student journalism sparks important conversation

‘What conversations do students have in the hallway?’ As I walked down the bustling hallways to my Period F class, I skimmed the lines of an Op-Ed article from the latest copy of The Edition. The piece’s riveting headline about Upper School culture felt like it was a statement pulled straight from my own thoughts. […]

1Jul

Rebecca Rong '26No Comments

Diversity in Faculty & Administration

GA’s classrooms are filled with students from various cultural backgrounds, boasting a student body comprising around 30% of people of color. Even 56 years ago, when the first student of color graduated, the thought of having a diverse student body, let alone a diverse faculty, seemed unattainable. The school has undoubtedly come a long way […]

Students voice opinions on arts department funding

18Jun

Sophia Stampes-BlackburnNo Comments

Students voice opinions on arts department funding

Germantown Academy’s Arts Center is used for a variety of programs, including digital media, performing arts, and visual arts. Notwithstanding the plethora of arts programs at GA, many arts students feel that athletics are the center of attention, specifically in regards to funding. For example, GA recently invested in the Jordan Center, which is over […]

Students Seek Change in GA Disciplinary System

18Jun

Bri Katz '26

Nicole WardNo Comments

Students Seek Change in GA Disciplinary System

The Upper School penalizes lateness, missed lunch duties and other infractions with detention or a loss of student privileges. Detentions take place after school for one hour and can cause many students to miss or be late to a sports practice or arrive home at a later time. This system is a controversial topic for […]

3Jun

Winston Sun '25

Kiran Bagga '25No Comments

What Students Want in New GA Faculty

The end of the 2023-24 school year marks the departure of several Upper School teachers and faculty. Some departments that will change staff include Modern Languages, Mathematics, Performing Arts, and Computer Science. In addition, the Upper School is undergoing changes in its administrators. With the departure of so many faculty members within the Upper School, […]

GA students face a competitive club crisis

29May

Aiden Swartz

Arthur Hu '26

Vincent Zhou '26No Comments

GA students face a competitive club crisis

CLUB OF CHAMPIONS Helena Liang ‘25 represents GA’s Speech and Debate Team at the 49th University of Pennsylvania Tournament over the weekend of May 11. Liang went on to win first place in her oral interpretation event. Photo courtesy of Helena Liang.