Arts and Tech – Page 6 – The Edition GA

Amazon’s Alexa Reaches New Heights in NASA Artemis 1 Moon Mission

7Feb

Angie Wang '24No Comments

Amazon’s Alexa Reaches New Heights in NASA Artemis 1 Moon Mission

NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, taking off this March, will feature a virtual astronaut who will orbit the moon. This virtual astronaut will be Amazon’s very own Alexa. NASA’s new exploration spacecraft, known as Orion spacecraft, will be sent to orbit the moon as early as this March. Instead of having a human astronaut, an interactive […]

3Feb

Celina Bagchi '24No Comments

“Dawn FM” Album Review

Last May, after the smashing success of his brilliant album “After Hours” — containing the hit singles “Blinding Lights,” “Save Your Tears,” and “Heartless”–The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, told the crowd at the Billboard Music Awards that “the dawn [was] coming.” Now, almost a full year later, his fifth full-length studio album is here, […]

23Jan

Sydney Cameron '22No Comments

New student-made mural unveiled

A new mural representing the four modern languages taught at GA, created by senior Sofia Eichsteadt, is now on view outside the language classrooms on the third floor. Mr. Chubb has had the idea to display a Modern Language mural for a long time but never knew whom to ask until one day, while teaching […]

8Jan

Maya Altimany '22No Comments

Artist of the Edition: Gavin Legos

Gavin Legos ’22 began his passion in a regular Digital Media class, and by sophomore year made his way into the honors art curriculum. Legos joined the course with the intention of “experimenting in movie-making,” as he wanted to “learn more about the film process.” He has gotten the opportunity to develop several projects ranging […]

6Jan

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Kiran Bagga '25No Comments

2021 Germantown Academy Honors Art Show

The annual Honors Art Show is a tradition at GA where students from all honors art classes have the opportunity to display their work for the community to see. The 2021 showcase is currently on display in the Art Center with works from 2D, 3D, Sculpture, Photography, and Digital Media honors classes. Alex Cai ‘22, […]

5Jan

Alan Liu '24No Comments

Spotify Wrapped

Do you ever wonder what music people from the GA community like? Here’s what a few members of the GA community had as part of their Spotify Wrapped year-in-reviews. Liam Richardson-Harris ‘24: Top Artists: Mori Calliope Toby Fox K/DA Bo Burnham YOASOBI Top Songs (Songs in Japanese have translated titles next to them): Paradise 失礼しますが、RIP♡ […]

4Dec

Roma Reddy ' 25

Neha Jonnalagadda '25No Comments

Winter musical: “Newsies” preview

It is exciting to announce that Belfry’s Winter Production will be the renowned Broadway show, Newsies! This Disney musical will have amazing choreographed dances, thrilling and heart-wrenching songs, along with the participation of both Middle and Upper School students. Based on the 1992 motion picture and inspired by a true story, Newsies features a Tony […]

19Nov

Saloni Bhatia '24No Comments

Tesla Recalls Self Driving Car

The autopilot Tesla car was introduced in Oct. 2015. The company was gradually releasing more software updates and created the “Autopilot Update,” with the release of version 7.0 of Tesla OS. Years later, on Saturday Oct. 23, 2021, Tesla released version 10.3 of the Autopilot car. The company said that the new version has “Reduced […]

16Nov

Maria Petko '23No Comments

“Easy On Me” Adele’s New Song

After her six-year hiatus, Adele releases a breathtaking and new song called “Easy On Me”. Adele usually writes songs about herself, and this song continues that theme. “Easy On Me” is said to be a song about her recent divorce from husband, Simon Konecki, and how they live across the street from each other, now […]

5Nov

Alan Liu '24No Comments

The GA Fringe Festival

Belfry’s newest production is coming to GA soon! This year, members of GA’s Belfry Club are putting together a Germantown Academy Fringe Festival. This year’s performance format will be different given the shorter time span for preparation and the absence of K. Richardson. Belfry faculty directors, Charlie Masters and Paul Moffitt, came up with the […]