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Volleyball ‘Attacks’ The Season With A PAISSA Win

4Dec

Volleyball ‘Attacks’ The Season With A PAISSA Win

The bright lights of the gym beam onto the court, and the crowd stares down the white line edges as a black shirt dives for the ball. The ball shoots up into the air, and a fierce hit lands the ball on the other side of the net, where it faces its doom. Finally, the […]

Gagwopo seniors win first interac-home game on senior night

4Dec

Clara Shafer '26No Comments

Gagwopo seniors win first interac-home game on senior night

From underdogs to beasts, the GA girls’ 2023-2024 water polo team (GAGWOPO) has been brewing since August. After endless workouts and swim sets, the girls have stayed determined. Let’s take a dive into the past and analyze the season. At Beast of the East in early September, they won against Reading School; however, they lost […]

4Dec

Nick Lohin '27No Comments

Winter Sports Preview

It’s winter, and that means it’s time to hit the ice, the court, the pool, the mat and the indoor track. Last winter season, 29 GA students were named to Inter-Academic All-League teams for the 2022-2023 winter season, and seven students were named to Independence Hockey League All-League teams. GA had one boys basketball player, […]

Senior Brendan Hodgens ‘24 Commits to Georgetown University’s Diving Team

13Nov

Audrey Yu '26

Rebecca Rong '26No Comments

Senior Brendan Hodgens ‘24 Commits to Georgetown University’s Diving Team

A senior is making waves in both the world of diving and academics. He found himself settling for a college long before many of his peers even began to think about applying. Brendan Hodgens ‘24 recently committed to Georgetown University for diving. This achievement is a testament to the power of hard work and dedication […]

9Oct

Bryce Presley '26No Comments

Can GA Bring the Trophy Home?

GA/PC day, a day filled with energetic Patriots, high-spirited competition, and delicious food has been one of the nation’s longest continuous high school rivalries since 1887. During that period football was the most popular sport, which resulted in the day only featuring a football game. Until the 1950s, GA/PC was entirely football. The day was […]

Emily Hamill ‘25 and Landon D’Ariano ‘24 Qualify for Olympic Trials

7Oct

Utsav Mittal '25

Larry ZhanNo Comments

Emily Hamill ‘25 and Landon D’Ariano ‘24 Qualify for Olympic Trials

In late June, Emily Hamill ‘25 and Landon D’Ariano ‘24 qualified for the Olympic team trials during the Phillips 66 National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. Hamill qualified for the 100m and 200m backstroke events and D’Ariano qualified for the 200m and 400m individual medley events. The Olympic Trial events will be held in June 2024 […]

GA Athletic Department waives no-cut policy

7Oct

Bri Katz '26No Comments

GA Athletic Department waives no-cut policy

This fall, the GA Athletic Department waived the no-cut policy, which prevented students from being released from sports teams. This policy change has affected many sports throughout the fall season, including volleyball, golf and girls’ tennis . “There were certain programs that because of space, availability of coaching, and the sheer number of students that […]

Sailing Club Embarks into a New Era: Begins in Fall

6Oct

Benjamin Moorhouse '26

Vincent Zhou '261 Comment

Sailing Club Embarks into a New Era: Begins in Fall

Danika Staples ‘24 is organizing a renovated sailing team at GA that runs after school during the fall and spring seasons and is hosted through the Corinthian Yacht Club. Though the team initially began last year in the spring, it was renovated as a new opportunity that begins in the fall. The sailing program is […]

29May

Claire Theobald '24No Comments

House Olympics

The Germantown Academy Upper School celebrated their annual House Olympics on April 28, 2023. Students from each of the seven houses faced off in various competitions, races, and games and tallied up points as the day proceeded. Washington House, led by Mr. Steve Moll and the prefects Gabby Gallman ‘24, Gavin Fountain ‘24, and Isabella […]

28May

Clara Shafer '26No Comments

April Winnings Bring May Endings

Spring is gradually coming to an end. As the temperatures rise, graduation approaches, and the school year comes to a close, spring sports are finishing strong with their final games and races. Within each of the softball, lacrosse, crew, track, and baseball seasons, there have been a series of highs and lows. The teams have […]