Taryn DiFranco '25

Taryn DiFranco ’25 joined the Edition her freshman year, starting as a staff writer writing various types of articles. In her sophomore year now, she works as a copy editor for the Op-Ed desk, one of three writing managers where she helps new writers, and still as a staff writer. She enjoys writing articles about GA related events and guiding new Edition members to become better writers. She is excited to continue to work with the Edition in the coming years!

Germantown Academy’s Most Recent Belfry Production: Newsies
5Apr Taryn DiFranco '25No Comments

Germantown Academy’s Most Recent Belfry Production: Newsies

Germantown Academy’s most recent Belfry production was the hit Disney musical, Newsies. This year, the cast consisted of both Upper and Middle School students, which nearly doubled the cast size. After two years of abnormal shows at GA, many were excited to be back on stage or experience their first time on stage in front […]
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Upper School Kindness Rock Project
23Feb Taryn DiFranco '25No Comments

Upper School Kindness Rock Project

The Kindness Rock movement is spreading throughout the world in order to fulfill a specific mission: spreading kindness. GA recently brought this mission to campus by decorating hundreds of rocks with colors and inspirational messages. Afterwards, students placed them around campus, in spots ranging from the Upper School elevator to the Quad.  The official Kindness […]
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MLK Day service and events at Germantown Academy
2Feb Taryn DiFranco '25No Comments

MLK Day service and events at Germantown Academy

Each year on MLK Day, GA celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with various events. This year, GA students and faculty collected essential supplies for people in need. Along with this, a virtual event was held on January 17 in honor of the national holiday.  Every year, GA holds several activities to commemorate […]
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GA’s First Annual Ginny Hoffman Day
8Nov Taryn DiFranco '25No Comments

GA’s First Annual Ginny Hoffman Day

On Saturday, October 23rd, Germantown Academy hosted its first annual Ginny Hofmann day to celebrate girls’ athletics at GA. Varsity fall sports (field hockey, soccer, cross country, tennis, volleyball and water polo) competed in games throughout the morning.  Ginny Hofmann Day was started as a way to highlight girls athletics, and as a way to […]
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When Stars are Scattered Assembly
29Oct Taryn DiFranco '25 Winston Sun '25 Kiran Bagga '25No Comments

When Stars are Scattered Assembly

Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson shared stories during the When Stars are Scattered assembly that positively impacted the entire GA community. Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson, the authors of the graphic novel When Stars Are Scattered, recently came to talk to Germantown Academy’s Upper and Middle Schools on September 28.  They co-wrote the story together, […]
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