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Empowering Fitness: Inside Look at Germantown Academy’s Jordan Center

12Jun

Empowering Fitness: Inside Look at Germantown Academy’s Jordan Center

The Jordan Center is a state-of-the-art fitness facility that serves the entire GA community, including Middle and Upper School students, employees and external members such as parents, alumni and trustees. It was designed to promote health and wellness with various fitness programs and equipment. While Upper School students are free to use the Jordan Center […]

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 […]

Trump Denies All Allegations In Court Case

10Jun

Aiden SwartzNo Comments

Trump Denies All Allegations In Court Case

Former President Donald Trump’s legal issues have recently led to very public appearances in court. The court cases involve the alleged federal election interference in Georgia, the January 6th storming of the Capitol Building, the mishandling of classified documents in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, and the 2016 hush-money scheme in New York. Three of […]

University Protests Erupt Amidst Israel-Gaza Conflict

10Jun

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Genevieve Gajan '27No Comments

University Protests Erupt Amidst Israel-Gaza Conflict

Recent geopolitical events, including the attacks on October 7, and the subsequent Israel-Gaza conflict, have sparked polarizing campus controversies across the United States. These events have led to large protests and leadership changes at major universities, highlighting issues related to administrative accountability, student safety and rising tensions on campus. The Israel-Gaza conflict is rooted in […]

3Jun

Benjamin Moorhouse '26No Comments

Ms. Burnett becomes new Dean of Faculty

At the end of the school year, Rachael Jennings, Dean of Faculty, will leave for the Shipley School, while English faculty member Becca Burnett will be promoted to serve as the new Dean of Faculty. Ms. Jennings will become the Dean of Students at Shipley and explore her work in restorative practices. Ms. Jennings previously […]

Computer Science Department Transforms: Mr. Oswald’s legacy at GA

29May

Rushil Reddy '27No Comments

Computer Science Department Transforms: Mr. Oswald’s legacy at GA

COMPUTER SCIENCE CHECK-IN Mr. Oswald checks in with his students’ progress at the start of class. Photo Courtesy of Hannah Greenfield ‘25

Author Charles R. Smith speaks to Upper School during Community Time

15Mar

Aiden SwartzNo Comments

Author Charles R. Smith speaks to Upper School during Community Time

On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Germantown Academy hosted Charles R. Smith Jr. in the Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School, as well as during an after school event. “Charles R. Smith Jr. is an acclaimed poet and the Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator of ‘My People’, a picture book based on the poem by Langston […]

Dr. MacKean to depart from GA to Kents Hill

18Feb

Saloni Bhatia '24

Grace Taylor '24No Comments

Dr. MacKean to depart from GA to Kents Hill

Head of Upper School, Dr. Molly MacKean, has announced her leave from Germantown Academy at the conclusion of the 2023-2024 school year. After a four-year tenure, Dr. MacKean will return to her roots in New England, where she will serve as Head of School for the Kents Hill School in Readfield, Maine. In light of […]

17Feb

Celina Bagchi '24No Comments

Universities under fire (500)

Following the terrorist attacks on Oct. 7 and the subsequent outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict, a wave of antisemitic acts across the United States began. In the nation’s top universities, including the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University, there have been a number of controversies regarding antisemitism on campus. In early December, Congress held a […]

Russia-Ukraine Updates: North Korea supplies Russia with missiles amid conflict with Ukraine

17Feb

Aidan Gor '25

Aiden SwartzNo Comments

Russia-Ukraine Updates: North Korea supplies Russia with missiles amid conflict with Ukraine

Recent conflicts between Russia and Ukraine began on Feb. 20, 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea, a former territory of Ukraine. After the invasion, Russia launched another attack nearly eight years later, on Feb. 24, 2022. The conflict itself originates from the difference in political ideals between Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine serves as a Western outpost […]