Spring 2008 (.pdf)

Diversity at GDS

In the 9 years since Georgetown Days last looked at diversity at the School, much has changed in the scope of the discussion if not in the founder’s commitment to “honor the integrity and worth of each individual within a diverse school community.” This Spring 2008 issue examines this commitment: where it originated, where we are today, and what the future might hold.

Also in This Issue: Monday Night Tutors and Kid Power GDS Grads Find Their Calling in Education

Winter/Spring 2007 (.pdf)

GDS + GDS -- A photo essay of GDSers who met their match at (or after) school

A wedding announcement is always happy news to receive in the Alumni Office, and those with lots of GDS alumni in the photos are especially fun. When the bride AND the groom are GDSers, it’s spectacular. So once again, we sent out an e-mail, this time to collect GDS love stories. Responses ranged from short and sweet to detailed narratives, and everything in between. They are printed here as captions to some pretty wonderful photos.

Also in This Issue: Hayes Davis – Resident Poet Author Norton Juster Visits the L/MS

Spring/Summer 2006 (.pdf)

It all began 60 years ago with Eleanor Roosevelt's friend Aggie O'Neil...

This is a year of celebration at GDS--of the success and accolades earned by our students, athletes, performers, and faculty; of our emerging new High School facilities; and certainly of our 60 years as a leader in innovative education. A look through the archives at GDS through the past six decades has brought laughter, pride, amazement, and even some tears.

Also in This Issue: Art Buchwald's 1972 Guest Column Max Elias Retires An Interview with CNN's Cal Perry '97

Spring/Summer 2005 (.pdf)

Doing What They Love
GDS Alumni Make a World of Difference

This issue features the stories of GDS alumni who have chosen to “do good” in their professional lives (social work, community development, human services, and the like). Their career paths have taken them around the world and close to home in finding ways to making the world a better place.

Also in This Issue: GDSers & Shakespeare Around the School Joshua Foer '00 talks with Sandy Chester '95

Summer/Fall 2004 (.pdf)

Alumni Authors Amaze, Amuse & Illuminate

We sent out another of those e-mails fishing for alumni engaged in a particular field--in this instance, writers--and netted a remarkable collection of essays on writing. The variety of responses from writers of research treatises to writers of romance was not surprising; the consistent appreciation for the critical instruction and support our alumni have for their teachers at GDS is certainly gratifying.

Also in This Issue: L/MS Librarian Victoria Velsey Bids Farewell to GDS A Guide to Multicultural Literature

Winter/Spring 2004 (.pdf)

GDS and all that Dance
Dedication and hard work pay off for GDS's award-winning dancers

Dance at GDS has taken off with almost breathtaking speed. Barely a decade old, the program has become an important part of the school and the larger community as well. Parent and photographer Stephen Baranovics has captured the beauty of dance on film.

Also in This Issue: Jamie Raskin '79 on the Politics of GDS Recalling the Trip to Farmville Private v. Public Education

Summer 2003 (.pdf)

That Old College Try
a look at the college application process through the eyes of GDS counselors, students, and parents

Getting into college is more competitive, more expensive, and perhaps more stressful than at any time in history. On the bright side, many families credit the GDS college staff with getting them through the process not only in one piece, but with happy results. Here is Georgetown Days’ look at the college application process.

Also in This Issue: An Education in One Act The Alumni Band Scene

Spring 2002 (.pdf)

Science, an Art at GDS

Under the guidance of innovative and dedicated teachers, the science curriculum at Georgetown Day School appeals to biogeeks and poets alike. In Bill Wallace’s AP Bio class, students prepare to clone a fragment of viral DNA. Wallace, who came to GDS from a research position at the National Institutes of Health, has been cloning for years, but this bit of science is still a relative novelty in high school classrooms.

Also in This Issue: The History of the Hopper GDS Alumni Scientists Transcendental Parallels in India's Golden Triangle Transcendental Travels

Summer 2001 (.pdf)

Passion Commitment Excellence
What makes GDS GDS

The focus of this edition of Georgetown Days is to attempt to capture the essence of GDS. In a sense, all editions attempt that task, but there is more deliberate intention this time. As a beginning, this edition points to some wonderful attributes of our GDS and its community.

Also in This Issue: Commitment to Community Service Performing Arts at GDS Alumni in Performing Arts An Interview with Alice Randall '77 Touring the L/MS through the Eyes of the Admissions Office

Fall/Winter 2000-2001 (.pdf)

Yes! GDS
Celebrating a Spectacular Capital Campaign

From start to finish, the yes! GDS Capital Campaign was a remarkable journey of vision, enthusiasm, and generosity on the part of Georgetown Day School families.

Also in This Issue: Outstanding New HS Teacher Grant Recipient Dana Krein Explores Europe

Summer 2000 (.pdf)

GDS Online

Technology presents both opportunity and challenge for GDS. Because so much of learning and living must be done collaboratively to be successful, we must take care to maintain face-to-face communication even as we take advantage of the flexibility and reach that technological advances bring us.

Also in This Issue: High School Webmasters Alums Online Confessions of a dot-com Ingenue In Touch in the Tropics

Fall 1999 (.pdf)

Diversity
Reinvigorating GDS's Historic Commitment

Georgetown Days examines diversity today at GDS and the community through the eyes of its students, its faculty, admissions, and a parent Board member.

Also in This Issue: Dining Out with Alumni Restaurateurs

Fall/Winter 1998-1999 (.pdf)

New Spaces, New Faces at GDS
An Insiders’ Guide
The New Lower and Middle Schools and the New Faculty from Pre-K–12th Grade

This issue explores the new facilities, new faculty and staff, and new board and administrative leadership at GDS. Take a look at the photographs of Georgetown Day School’s all new Lower/Middle School.

Also in This Issue: Parent, Teacher, Administrator, and Friend Jackie Marlin Reminisces about GDS

Spring/Summer 1998

Why Are They Teaching Our Kids to Argue?
How GDS teaches the art of constructive argument and concise thinking

Also in This Issue: The Teaching Argument Timeline Thanks for the Memories--and Lessons: Long-time Teachers and Administrators Bid Farewell

Fall/Winter 1997

Beyond the Classroom:
GDS Champions: Sports at GDS, It's Academic Team, and Serving Community Service

Also in This Issue: Remembering Mrs. K The Day Edith Nash Met Aggie O'Neil

Spring/Summer 1997

GDS and the Arts
A look at the Visual and Performing Arts Programs at the School and Beyond

Also in This Issue: An Interview with New Head of School Peter Branch A Tribute to Fran Pasmanick on Her Retirement