Maddie Gamburg '21

Maddie Gamburg ‘21 has been a part of The Edition since her Freshman years a consistent writer, Copy-Editor, Desk Editor for The Arts and Entertainment section, and now Senior Editor for print. Over the summer she had the pleasure in attending a Journalism Institute program and is now excited to apply what she has learned to her work this year with The Edition, writing a Journalism curriculum to train staff, mentoring writers, and working to improve the overall content of the paper. “The Edition has been her home for the past three years,” as she says and she wants to dedicate her senior year to improving the overall content of the paper and sharing her passion with the rest of the staff and greater community.


Best Late Night Snacks

Best Late Night Snacks

We’ve all been there.  Whether it’s you’ve had a draining day at school or a long night of studying, by the time night approaches, chances are you don’t have much energy, but your mind screams, “FOOD.”  Trust me, I’ve been there too. There are nights where I am dying to fall asleep but somehow end […]
Elise Smigiel: Athlete of the Edition

Elise Smigiel: Athlete of the Edition

Student-athlete and star lacrosse player Elise Smigiel ‘21 verbally committed to Marquette University on Dec. 14, 2019 of her junior year.  Transferring to GA for her Sophomore year, Elise was ecstatic about competing in the Inter-Academic League. When joining GA’s Girls Lacrosse team, Elise looked forward to playing in a competitive league with girls committed […]
Local Journalism: Why we are all needed in the fight

Local Journalism: Why we are all needed in the fight

Not long ago, the news industry went through a pivotal transition: moving from print to digital.  While it was a successful transition for many publications, many communities faced the fear of joining the “news desert,”  in which they are left without a local daily news outlet all together.  Today, Philadelphia’s publications face this same crisis. […]
Open Letter to Standardized Testing

Open Letter to Standardized Testing

Dear Standardized Testing,  It’s been about 500 days now since we first met. That’s 1 year 4 months, 500 days, 11,664 hours, 699,840 minutes, and 41,990,000,000 seconds that we’ve known each other. Here’s our story:  From the first time I heard that you existed, I knew that you’d suck at what you do. What are […]
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 2nd woman appointed to the Supreme Court, passed away on Friday, September 18 at the age of 87. The Supreme Court reported the cause of her passing as complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer.  Ginsburg was a feminist icon that not only changed laws but also transformed the standardized roles of men […]
The Spread of Coronavirus, Paranoia, and above All, Racism.

The Spread of Coronavirus, Paranoia, and above All, Racism.

In the past couple of months, the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread globally. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the virus is “a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in […]
GA 2020-2021 Reopening Plan

GA 2020-2021 Reopening Plan

Mr. Schellhas, Head of School, announced on Thursday July 30 that students and families have the option to return to campus in the fall or participate in the virtual program, GA at Home.  GA plans to open the week of Aug. 31. The school has gone 1.7 million dollars above the initial budget to ensure […]