Vincent Zhou '26

New Estimation Game captivates GA community
8Apr Vincent Zhou '26No Comments

New Estimation Game captivates GA community

Every Monday morning meeting, Student Government Association president Larry Zhan ‘25 introduces a new Estimation Game, where a faculty member takes on a fun challenge. Students are then tasked with guessing the closest estimate to the test’s result—be it a time, a number of juggles or even an amount of presidents a teacher can name. […]
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Prioritizing teacher relationships boosts students’ success
18Jan Vincent Zhou '26No Comments

Prioritizing teacher relationships boosts students’ success

Teachers are the foundation of a school. As students, we should be looking to build meaningful relationships with our teachers in order to promote academic success and personal growth. For instance, if we enjoy a teacher’s company, we are more likely to pay attention and enjoy their class. “It may be a motivating factor,” science […]
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Why Winter Track?
7Jan Vincent Zhou '26No Comments

Why Winter Track?

As the mornings transition from crisp to cold and the days get scarily short, many aspiring athletes are gearing up for the season of winter track. For some, it’s a way to hang out with friends. For others, it’s to get in shape for the spring season.  It is a common sentiment around the GA […]
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Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling reshapes college admissions
27Oct Vincent Zhou '26No Comments

Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling reshapes college admissions

In the college admissions process, affirmative action is a policy where schools consider a student’s race, ethnicity or other factors as a part of their application process. Its goal is to help certain groups of underprivileged, underrepresented or racial minority students to gain easier access to higher education and to promote diversity on campuses.  Although […]
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GA’s Upcoming Prefects Ready to Step Up
10Jun Vincent Zhou '26 Jiaming Hu '26No Comments

GA’s Upcoming Prefects Ready to Step Up

At the heart of every House lies its Prefects. These three leaders of each House’s student body represent the House and bring them together to form the GA House System. They work closely together with each other and also their House Heads, playing a critical role in the House System.  “I think they’re a vital […]
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Robotics team strives for excellence in 2023-2024 season
18Feb Vincent Zhou '26 Jiaming Hu '26No Comments

Robotics team strives for excellence in 2023-2024 season

During the winter season at Germantown Academy, students gather after school each day to build robots in hopes of succeeding at the competitive stage. Every year, the leading organization, VEX Robotics, creates a game to test students’ abilities to adapt to new challenges through building and coding – this year’s challenge is called “Over Under.” […]
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New Year Brings Fresh Motivation, Energizes GA community
29Jan Vincent Zhou '26No Comments

New Year Brings Fresh Motivation, Energizes GA community

Each year, on Dec. 31, people from all over the world gather in celebration of another cycle around the sun. For many, it’s a time to look back and reflect on good memories, new experiences and lessons learned. For others, it’s time to set goals to improve themselves in the coming year.  I’ve picked out […]
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