Rebecca Rong '26

Assemblies need our input
6Jan Rebecca Rong '26No Comments

Assemblies need our input

Despite the diverse Community Time guest speaker features in our school headlines, the H-blocks we spend with the whole division in the Arts Center always seem to follow a familiar pattern.  The speaker finishes their anecdote or informative. Then it’s our turn to engage: with a trivia game, creative exercise, or interactive Q&A session. Several […]
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Student voices deserve a say in new changes
31Oct Rebecca Rong '26No Comments

Student voices deserve a say in new changes

Every student who has basked in post-COVID slackness has been, at some point, caught off guard by a tightening of rules. Several significant policies, newly introduced this year, have had a similar impact. Most students have attempted to adapt by now, opening up dust-coated lockers to store course readers and vigilantly depositing their phones.  Others […]
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Diversity in Faculty & Administration
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 […]
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Performing Arts Concert + Seniors’ Last Performances
11Jun Rebecca Rong '26No Comments

Performing Arts Concert + Seniors’ Last Performances

This year’s performing arts finale, the annual Spring Concert, took on a brand-new arrangement. Three enthralling evenings featured performances from both the Middle School and Upper School choir, orchestra, and band musicians.  For the first time, a mix of individual performances and combined numbers between the two divisions showcased the strength and direction of GA’s […]
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18Mar Rebecca Rong '26No Comments

Hypnosis Act Arouses Skepticism Among Students 

The phrase “You’re getting very, very sleepy…” paired with a swinging pendulum or a monochrome swirling pattern induces people into a deep sleep and subjects them to total mind control. This is how most people perceive hypnosis, due to its portrayal in TV shows and movies. Many of the students who volunteered to go onstage […]
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