Germantown Academy honored, celebrated and welcomed the remarkable Class of 2025 into the school's storied alumni body during a picture-perfect ceremony on Friday, June 13, 2025 on Connor Quad.

Prior to the presentation of diplomas from Head of School Rich Schellhas 1760 and Board of Trustees President Michael H. Jordan, students, parents, and extended family members were inspired and entertained by student speakers Taryn DiFranco '25 and Winston Sun '25. Middle School English teacher and varsity boys cross country coach Peter Jennings '99 delivered the faculty speech. 

Senior Class Representatives to the Student Government Association —Ada Leeds, Alayna Sanni, Hadley Evans, and Ryan Shacklett —presented the class stone designed by Jianna Kim '25 and the Class of 2025’s gift to the Annual Fund.

During the ceremony, Laney Sanni '25 and Nathan Richards '25 were awarded the Beard Memorial Award for fostering the spirit, cherishing the tradition, and promoting the interest of the Academy. 

Elizabeth Brewer '25 and Dominic Perazza '25 were each presented with the Head of School Prize, which is awarded to the students of the graduating class who, while at Germantown Academy, have made the best use of their talents.

 

Anna Willard '25 and Eddie McGettigan '25 received the Nahill Memorial Medal, established in 1964 by the Class of 1960 in memory of their President, George Gregory Nahill. The award is given to the students of the senior class who, by vote of the class, has done the most to further class unity.

Katie Martin '25 was awarded the Academy Wooden Spoon Award. In the 19th century, GA seniors would gather for a "class dinner" at which they would regale each other with speeches, songs, and jokes. Prizes were awarded for academic excellence, and one lucky student received a large wooden spoon. The spoon was a special prize awarded the senior who did the most to "nourish" other students through kindness and character. In 2022, the Academy reinstated this award once again to acknowledge one senior's kindness and character.

Also included in the ceremony was the induction of new members to the honorary alumni Class of 1760. Alumni Society Board President Claire Ragusa MacRae '84 announced that this year's honorary alumni inductees are Fifth Grade Teacher Graham Martin 1760, Board of Trustees President Michael Jordan P'19, '21, '23 1760, and Assistant to the Head of Upper School Debra Kennedy 1760.

Congratulations to our newest alumni!!!

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WASHINGTON HOUSE
House Head: Joe Taylor '13
 

• George Arendt, Prefect
• Olivia June Reynolds, Prefect
• Winston Thomas Sun, Prefect
• Kiran Kaur Bagga, Lifer
• Robert J. Bright,
• Anton Hero Burgess,
• Elias Monroe Chernoff
• Anna Mary Fitzpatrick
• Lorelai Cole Fortmann, 
• Daniel Ryan Gass
• Ellis Amal Wroten Johnson
• Jacob Ion Julin
• Olumisimi Felicia Owolabi, Academy Scholar
• Dominic Joseph Perazza, Lifer
• Sydney Rose Rinnander, Lifer
• Antoine Philander Russell, Jr., Lifer
• Jordan Kim Seidman, 
• Ryan Henderson Shacklett
• Omar Sharif
• Luke Charles Sugalski
• Sydney Wanner

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ALCOTT-DAY HOUSE
House Head: Peggy Bradley

 

• Hadley Grace Evans, Prefect
• Jeremiah D. Justice, Prefect
• John Walton Wescott, Prefect
• Sanya Anjali Bandekar, Academy Club, Cum Laude
• Jules Coren
• Sarah Elizab eth Freeman
• Liam Miachel Gallagher
• Emily Claire Hamill
• Luke Xiao-Ke Hu, Cum Laude
• Alexander Chase Katzer 
• Jessica Ann Kolecki
• Kenta Joshua Lee
• Robert Louis Leeds
• Owen Nevin McAndrew, Lifer
• Dylan Joseph McCafferty
• Grace Cameron McNichol
• Colin Michael Minehan, Lifer
• Grace Evelyn Pulli
• Caroline Carson Smith, 
• Alycia Marie Steck, Cum Laude

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GALLOWAY HOUSE
House Head: Dr. Michael Torrey
 

• Farihah Saudia Kemp, Prefect
• Edward Manus McGettigan, Prefect
• Nathan Sweeney Richards, Prefect, Lifer
• Arman Albert Aloian
• Charlotte Campbell Baughman, Cum Laude
• Grace Elizabeth Boynton, Cum Laude
• Flinn Michael Brooks
• Allison Marie Carvalho Eichsteadt, Cum Laude
• Lily Lucile Gallagher,
• Hannah Lucia Greenfield
• Colson George Grim
• William Lutter Kelly
• Lawrence David Mendte, II
• McKenna Wei-Jiea Miller
• Tyler Mark Nolan, Cum Laude
• Max James Rinnander, Lifer
• Brielle Tarae' Snell
• Henry Spillane
• Harrison Flynn Steinberg
• Jessica T. Wang, Cum Laude
• Gavin Reed Zivitz, Lifer

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KERSHAW HOUSE
House Head: Matthew Dence
 

• Gabrielle Bowes, Prefect
• Anthony Chavous Hall, Prefect
• Alayna Capri Sanni, Prefect
• Chester Charles Adams,
• Daniel Ethan Alexander, Lifer
• Jack Francis Donovan
• Abraham Lawrence Geissele, Lifer
• Aidan Devang Gor, Lifer, Academy Scholar, Cum Laude
• Elizabeth Hirsh Kennedy 
• Jianna Jia Kim, Lifer, Cum Laude
• Zachary Richard Kniese
• Ada Pearl Leeds
• Robert T. Leininger
• Helen Liang, Cum Laude, Academy Scholar
• Blair Pan Mitchell, Lifer
• Katherine Chang Song 
• Alexandra Lauren Swartz, Academy Scholar
• Sean C. Walsh
• Kirsten Cornelia Wetzel, Lifer
• Jhais Antonio Williams

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OSBOURN HOUSE
House Head: Adam Wilsman
 

• Karly Jane Boles, Prefect
• Katherine Grace Martin, Prefect
• Andrew John Towsen, Prefect
• Elizabeth Chunhui Curtis Brewer, Lifer, Academy Scholar
• Laila Rose DeHaven, Cum Laude
• Adrian Frenkl Diem, 
• Taryn Rose DiFranco, Lifer, Cum Laude
• Elizabeth Christine Galloway, Lifer, Cum Laude
• Zoe Elizabeth Hellman, Lifer, Academy Scholar
• Avery Jane Nissman, Lifer
• Ishaan Venkat Paladugu, Cum Laude
• Nishank Rai
• Sophia Rose Stampes-Blackburn
• Maximilian Toren
• Nicole Emma Valeriani
• Joshua Luyali Wangia, Cum Laude
• Andrew Wells
• Logan Prescott Whittaker
• Roy Zhao, Cum Laude

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ROBERTS HOUSE
House Head: Allison Rader
 

• Jazziah Alicia Manning, Prefect, Academy Scholar
• Ryan Ignatius Strauss, Prefect
• Aiden Ethan Swartz, Prefect
• Margaret Ryan Burkholder, 
• Sarah Emma Cohen, Lifer
• Andrew Joseph Dougherty
• Robert Karl Eppinger
• Alana Gabriela Foglia
• Austin James Graffam, Lifer, Cum Laude
• Alexandra Helena Johnson
• Neha Jonnalagadda
• Yash Chandra Kandanuru, Cum Laude
• Elena Sofia Lin, Cum Laude
• Umang Kumar Mittal, Lifer, Cum Laude
• Gianna Elise Mooney,
• Charles Whittaker Morris
• Roma Siddavatam Reddy, Cum Laude
• Matthew Alexander Schaffer, Cum Laude
• Anita Mary Sinker
• Ethan Joshua Star
• Lawrence Zhan, Cum Laude

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TRUESDELL HOUSE
House Head: Sara Krupnick-Ritz
 

• Benjamin Adam Getson, Lifer, Prefect, Cum Laude
• Sadie Bean Hess, Prefect
• Utsav Kumar Mittal, Lifer, Prefect, Cum Laude
• Ava Elizabeth Boyer, Lifer
• Samantha Sung Mi Cava, Lifer
• Barrie Samantha Davis
• Sophia Emily DeCardona
• Laurel Antoinette DePolo
• Brandon Gregory Fleck
• Ainsley Elizabeth Howard
• Maloy Grant Lafferty
• Arden McElhaugh
• Khristian Patrick
• Joshua Theodore Quinter
• Saige Olivia Santangelo, 
• Dylan Grant Shapiro, Lifer
• Arjun Sood, Cum Laude
• Andrew Card Thompson
• Eileen Wang, Cum Laude
• Anna Claire Willard
• Liam Edward Zakarewicz