Aidan Gor ‘25 attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences (PGSS) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) this past summer. PGSS is one of the most rigorous high school summer programs in the country, consisting of a five-week research program for the top 72 high school scientists from each county in Pennsylvania.
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Germantown Academy Girls Cross Country Coach Diane Neubauer achieved a remarkable feat during the 43rd Guthrie Wineglass Marathon by winning the women's marathon and setting a new course record with a time of 2 hours, 42 minutes, 44 seconds. Neubauer's finish surpassed the previous record of 2:44:35, set in 2018 by Brianna Deming.
Walsh's basketball journey took him from G.A. to the University of Florida, where he played three seasons before leaving early for the NBA. Undrafted, Walsh signed with Miami but was released three months later. He played 10 seasons in Europe, retired when he was 31, and bought a professional basketball team in New Zealand that plays the Sixers on Monday night in a preseason game at the Wells Fargo Center.
The similarities between Maggie Borek and her uncle, Travis Manion, might seem obvious now that Borek has begun her freshman, or “plebe,” year at the Naval Academy, where Manion graduated in 2004.
Borek’s mother, Ryan, however, has noticed her brother’s spirit shining through her daughter for years.
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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.
Sarah Na recently led a workshop at a Parents’ Committee meeting on Identity, and then oversaw a similar activity in the Upper School where student leaders peer-facilitated discussions. She answers questions about the activity – Step In, Step Out - and why she felt it was impactful and important.
Former tech insider and social media strategist Max Stossel to spoke to students and families about the ways that social media impacts our minds, bodies, and hearts.