Humans of GA

“The most impactful [diversity conference] that I’ve gone to was SDLC in Seattle in December of 2019. It was really cool, I went with five other GA students. There were a lot of different workshops that would start around 7-8 o’clock and we would go until 10-11 o’clock at night with breaks or snacks and […]

“My favorite thing about playing ice hockey is the adrenaline rush I get from it. It’s just this rush of energy, and I feel so powerful on the ice.” “I think the most difficult thing I’ve encountered was this idea that… girls hockey is different from boys hockey. I feel like sometimes when I have […]

“In 8th grade, Beauty and the Beast was the first show I ever did, and I had the privilege of being Belle. To say the least, it was truly the most incredible experience for me. From the very beginning, it was just amazing to even get the part–to even know that I had a talent […]

Photography Teacher “I traveled from Quito, Ecuador, over the Andes, down to Napo River, which is a tributary of the Amazon. During the trip on the Napo River, I was on about a 40 foot boat, and we hit a submerged sandbar at about 4:30 in the morning. Most of us had to jump out […]

English Teacher Germantown Academy English Teacher, Ms. Graffam will be taking a sabbatical during the second semester to study and continue expanding her writing works. A sabbatical is an opportunity to take some time away from work to pursue another project or interest. It’s designed to let teachers explore their area of study or creative […]

“Everyone in my family has played basketball. My mom played basketball in highschool and my dad and my brother both played in college. I honestly feel like that really did affect me wanting to play—I was always a big sports person, I played almost every sport imaginable. When I started middle school I was probably […]