Twenty-eight new members were inducted into Germantown Academy's Cum Laude Society chapter during a special ceremony to kickoff Graduation Week.

The group recognizes the members of the graduating class who, throughout their Upper School careers, embody the Society's mission to promote excellence, justice, and honor. The Society inducts those students demonstrating a superior academic record in the most rigorous coursework, a deep commitment to integrity and a strong adherence to the GA Honor Code, and a passion for learning both in and out of the classroom.

Head of School Rich Schellhas 1760, who also serves as the President of GA's Cum Laude Society chapter, along with GA Cum Laude Secretary and Director of College Counseling Karen Mason and Head of Upper School Dave Samson were on hand to induct the new members. Upper School English teacher Dan Keefe was the featured speaker.

In total, GA is permitted to admit up to 20 percent of each graduating class into the hallowed ranks of Cum Laude. Following the junior year, GA admits 10 percent of the class, and then in June of senior year, the faculty admits another 10 percent based on their performance during their final year at GA. Congratulations to the following seniors on earning this amazing accolade!

Inducted in Fall 2024:

• Grace Boynton '25
• Allison Eichsteadt '25
• Benjamin Getson '25
• Aidan Gor '25
• Austin Graffam '25
• Luke Xiao-Ke Hu '25
• Jianna Kim '25
• Utsav Mittal '25
• Umang Mittal '25
• Matthew Schaffer '25
• Arjun Sood '25
• Eileen Wang '25
• Roy Zhao '25
• Lawrence Zhan '25

Inducted in Spring 2025:

• Sanya Bandekar '25
• Charlotte Baughman '25
• Laila DeHaven 
• Taryn DiFranco '25
• Elizabeth Galloway '25
• Yash Kandanuru '25
• Helen Liang '25
• Elena Lin '25
• Tyler Nolan '25
• Ishaan Paladugu '25
• Roma Reddy '25
• Alycia Steck '25
• Jessica Wang '25
• Joshua Wangia '25