Alaina Steck '22

Alaina Steck ’22 first wrote for The Edition at the end of her freshman year, and she continued writing and editing articles for the News Desk as a Copy Editor during her sophomore year. She will continue to do so as a Desk Editor for the 2021-2022 school year, and she will also contribute to the publishing of the weekly Newsletter. Alaina’s goal is to write an article for each publishing cycle and to maintain excellent communication within the News Desk. Her favorite font is Caveat.

GA Ice Hockey: An Unforgettable Season
24May Alaina Steck '22No Comments

GA Ice Hockey: An Unforgettable Season

GA’s varsity ice hockey team wrapped up the 2021-2022 season on February 17, 2022, once again taking the Independence Hockey League championship title and trophy. The nail-biter 3-2 win was the fourth championship win in five years, with one year excluded due to the coronavirus pandemic.   First period of the championship game was a scare […]
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The New Bionic Eye Seeks to Cure all Forms of Blindness
11Apr Alaina Steck '22 Maria Petko '235 Comments

The New Bionic Eye Seeks to Cure all Forms of Blindness

Until recently, professionals in the medical field have encountered extreme difficulty in curing visual blindness. However, a new innovation, the bionic eye, is being tested to solve this problem.   A team of researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales have embarked on a mission to develop a functional artificial […]
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New Year, New Guidelines: Updated GA Omicron Rules
21Jan Alaina Steck '22No Comments

New Year, New Guidelines: Updated GA Omicron Rules

With the current record number of COVID-19 cases in part due to the emergence of the Omicron variant, the GA administration decided to update its COVID-19 policies. Over winter break, the number of COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania surged, reaching an all-time high. On December 17 (the Friday prior to winter break), PA recorded 8,629 positive […]
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Farewell to Sarah
6Jun Alaina Steck '22No Comments

Farewell to Sarah

Sarah Rojas ‘21 impressed many with her effective, friendly, and passionate leadership as the Student Government Association (SGA) president for the 2020-21 school year. Despite facing many obstacles, such as schedule changes and COVID-19 safety precautions, Sarah managed to keep SGA functioning normally and accomplished an impressive number of achievements and changes. Going into the […]
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Fenerty Commemoration
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 […]
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Student Voices
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 […]
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CSO: Hershey Kiss Drive
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 […]
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First Female Referee
1Jan Alaina Steck '22No Comments

First Female Referee

The year 2020 has been on the forefront of social change in politics, science, and even sports. Soccer referee Stéphanie Frappart is evidence of this inclusivity and social progress on the sports field.  Frappart played soccer as a teenager, but she decided to quit the sport in 2009, when she was 18, to pursue a […]
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Make-A-Wish Plans
23Dec Alaina Steck '22No Comments

Make-A-Wish Plans

In times of unexpected circumstances and fickle regulations, it is the contributions of service-oriented people, like Jessica Moore, that make each coming day worthwhile.  Due to the COVID-19 guidelines, the annual CSO Make-A-Wish fundraiser was originally cancelled, but 12th-grade basketball player Jessica Moore, with the help of Coach Retif, designed a proposal to adapt the […]
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Amy Coney Barrett
19Nov Alaina Steck '22No Comments

Amy Coney Barrett

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court on the eve of October 26, by a nail-biter vote of 52-48 in the Senate. With her confirmation, the Court bench will consist of 6 conservatives and 3 liberals. At the young age of 44, Barrett has the chance to serve as […]
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