Clara Alger '22

Clara Alger ‘22 is co-Editor in Chief of The Edition. She joined the newspaper in her sophomore year as a Staff Writer, worked as an Arts Desk Editor her junior year, and also contributed to the Humans of GA column. One of her favorite articles to write was the Dress Code Tier List. This year she is looking forward to working with our new staff to showcase our GA community and student interest, and bringing in new readership. Her favorite font is Playfair Display.

Senior Stories
24May Clara Alger '22 Sofia Eichsteadt '22 Sangeetha Bhuyan '22No Comments

Senior Stories

The Edition’s three co-EICs Clara, Sofia, and Sangeetha reflect on their time at Germantown Academy and the cherished memories they have made with friends and teachers.  Clara Clara I’ve been at GA for fourteen years and my teachers have done everything from carrying me to the nurse’s office after a playground accident in pre-K to […]
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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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Russell Dinkins Visit
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 […]
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Noel Washington
27Mar Clara Alger '22No Comments

Noel Washington

Noel Washington has been running her own Black hair business, StyledbyBrie, since December 2018. She explains, “StyledbyBrie is all about making people look and feel like their best selves.” The Edition sat down with her to find out more about the process of being a small business owner in high school!  Q: How did you […]
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The (unofficial) GA Dress Code Tier List
4Mar Clara Alger '22No Comments

The (unofficial) GA Dress Code Tier List

Ah, dress code. A loved and hated set of rules. As a lifer, I have known nothing but the dress code, and I think about the effects of that often. However, The Dress Code ArticleTM has been written many times, so The Edition thought it was time to put a new spin on it with the […]
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The Struggle of Clubs at GA
17Dec Clara Alger '221 Comment

The Struggle of Clubs at GA

Last year if you roamed the halls of GA during a lunch period, you would come across classrooms filled to the brim with students bonding in affinity groups, learning sign language, or talking about mythological trivia. This year is understandably different for all aspects of school life— we are living through a pandemic after all— […]
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Visit From Rosetta Lee
1Nov Clara Alger '22No Comments

Visit From Rosetta Lee

Our community has experienced a lot of turmoil in the past six months. The ongoing pandemic, division over the election, and as Emma Schneck ‘21 points out, the “rise of Instagram accounts like Me Too Montco, Black Mainline Speaks, among others” have surrounded our school. The politically diverse community at GA leads many students to […]
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Jordan Longino Becomes a Wildcat
5Aug Clara Alger '22No Comments

Jordan Longino Becomes a Wildcat

Jordan Longino, rising senior at Germantown Academy, donned a Wildcats t-shirt to announce his verbal commitment to Villanova Men’s Basketball team over social media on July 23rd. After receiving around a dozen offers, he had made his decision to play there next fall. But how did he get to this point?  Over the course of […]
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