After new beginnings for 41-straight Septembers, Upper School science teacher, coach, club leader, and mentor Phil Rittenhouse 1760 will be cleaning the microscopes in his lab for the very last time this coming June.
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Longino's journey has, by anyone's measurements, been arduous, pockmarked with injuries. His career has been one more of fitful stops and starts than smooth fluidity, the injury cycle curbing his playing time and challenging his confidence. That he has emerged so fully on the other side, not just healthy but also a respected and vital leader for the Wildcats, is a credit to his ability to keep his eyes on those goals, even when the focus got hazy.
Caitriona Andress ’17 has had a passion for science since her days at GA. She began a new role this fall as a food technologist at dsm-firmenich, where she primarily works on developing flavors for beverages, using many of the skills she developed in GA science classes.
Cox has spent almost a decade at the Germantown Academy Aquatic Club (GAAC), where he has served as Head Age Group Coach and Senior Assistant. As Director of Aquatics, Cox will oversee both the varsity boys and girls swimming and diving teams, continuing to build on the programs’ legacy of excellence.
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Jack Wescott ’25 reflects on his transformative athletic journey at Germantown Academy. Through challenges, tough decisions, and the support of the GA community, he discovered resilience, teamwork, and lessons that will guide him far beyond the field and water.

Senior Farihah Kemp '25 writes about how acting in the play Almost, Maine was an incredibly fun and unique experience - and is one of her most memorable in the Belfry Theater Club.
Family STEAM Night was a student-led event where community members learned about and participated in a variety of activities that connect Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. The curriculum and technologies that are explored within the TinkerLab of the Lower School at GA were highlighted primarily, but it was also an opportunity to collaborate and show the vertical integration of programming across the Middle and Upper grades.

Senior Gertie Lafferty '24 writes about how the annual Senior Retreat helped her and fellow classmates think about the future.