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Germantown Academy Head of School Rich Schellhas 1760 has announced the hiring of David Pannepacker as the school’s next Chief Financial and Operating Officer.
At Germantown Academy, students are challenged, supported, and engaged in a multitude of ways that lead to a transformational learning experience. They graduate as individuals who are capable of achieving far more than they had ever imagined.
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Craig Newberger's 34-year teaching career at Germantown Academy will come to an end this June and the entire community will miss its singing outdoorsman.
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Nine Germantown Academy seniors have been named finalists in the 2021 Competition for National Merit Scholarships.
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Chief Operating Officer Tom Taft will retire following the 2020-2021 school year.
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Thirty-eight percent of GA's Class of 2021 have enrolled in their college or university of choice.
Two-sport standout Jerry Griffen-Batchler '21 tells us about the biggest changes he has encountered on campus as a senior and what professional team he would NEVER cheer for in our next edition of 8 GreAt Questions.
As children grow as readers and writers at Germantown Academy, we seek to make it a joyful and rewarding process. Across their time in Lower School, students build skills as readers, writers, listeners and speakers through a variety of literacy experiences.
Head of School Rich Schellhas 1760 kicks off our new series, 8 GreAt Questions, with his look at the last few months of school during the pandemic, and how many bow ties does he really own.
The 501 members of the Classes of 2014 – 2017 elected to attend 165 different college and universities throughout the United States and abroad.
GA's four all-weather turf fields make us a leader among regional schools.
The Parents' Committee is an active body of GA parents that friend-raise and fundraise throughout the school year.
GA's Middle School hosts more than 20 different clubs, including student government, Art Club, Green Ambassadors, Karaoke, and Coding.
Germantown Academy was originally founded in the Germantown section of Philadelphia in 1759. GA's current campus in Fort Washington opened in 1964.
GA hosts international exchange programs for Upper School students and faculty with the countries of China, Poland, England, Spain, France and Germany.
Annually, 375+ students from all three divisions play an instrument, from lessons on campus to performing in bands and orchestras.