Last November, my wife and I attended a celebration for Germantown Academy’s 250th anniversary, which coincided with my class’s reunion. This also happened in tandem with reunion year celebrations for my daughter’s and son’s GA classes. I am sure that they were just thrilled by the idea of being able to celebrate with Mom and Dad at GA. It must have just been a coincidence that I didn’t see them at all that night! Clearly, GA has been a long-time family tradition, and it continues to grow with my first two grandchildren, Lily 2019 and Graham 2022, who now attend the Lower School.

Three generations tells you we believe in the things that Germantown Academy offers. We also believe it’s important to make the commitment to maintain GA’s high standards for all generations. Supporting the Annual Fund has been a way to maintain our commitment.

The 250th celebration has exposed us to some school history that we never really knew about. For instance, I recently learned that one of the first Headmasters was named Hilarius Becker. Any school that started with a boss named Hilarius and excelled for the next 250 years should be supported for another 250, no?

~ Art Sweeney '69