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It’s difficult to put into one story, one photo, or one video what it’s like to be a part of the Georgetown Day School community.
The best way to get to know GDS is to visit. The second best way is to stay up to date on all the happenings and goings on! GDS News offers an insider's view.
![Celebrating Athletics and the Arts at GDS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664398170/gdsorg/jiernm9i3rmmp0bzvr9h/ArtAllNight-2022-33.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664398170/gdsorg/jiernm9i3rmmp0bzvr9h/ArtAllNight-2022-33.jpg","width":500}])
![Senior Tunnel for Lower School Students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664382719/gdsorg/tfkngckigjmqjbskvcnq/-HH-SeniorTunnel.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664382719/gdsorg/tfkngckigjmqjbskvcnq/-HH-SeniorTunnel.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Carlos Angulo!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664388304/gdsorg/tpmwakccsaykw5biyjz2/-Angulo_Carlos_4172187.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664388304/gdsorg/tpmwakccsaykw5biyjz2/-Angulo_Carlos_4172187.jpg","width":500}])
![Storytelling & the Xylophone]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664382531/gdsorg/hluymzz92nfg7adrbwjp/-HH-xylophone.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664382531/gdsorg/hluymzz92nfg7adrbwjp/-HH-xylophone.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Meryl Heyliger!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664389509/gdsorg/khqxlea2php6uo8ppnlc/-Heyliger_Meryl_3384143.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664389509/gdsorg/khqxlea2php6uo8ppnlc/-Heyliger_Meryl_3384143.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Bill Wallace!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664388776/gdsorg/t37q8ymwbbdwwqwhixev/-Wallace_Bill_2558254.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664388776/gdsorg/t37q8ymwbbdwwqwhixev/-Wallace_Bill_2558254.jpg","width":500}])
![All School Assembly Flash Mob]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664379615/gdsorg/pfddixvxiw9g25h0vjwt/-HH-Flashmob.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664379615/gdsorg/pfddixvxiw9g25h0vjwt/-HH-Flashmob.jpg","width":500}])
![David and Derek drive Toro onto field with GDS flag waving]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664369323/gdsorg/apeebubvxqykgrtiezkr/IntheNameofJoy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664369323/gdsorg/apeebubvxqykgrtiezkr/IntheNameofJoy.jpg","width":500}])
![Starting with Promise]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663701323/gdsorg/efdicr19v25rr5ccza2e/resized_IMG_1052.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663701323/gdsorg/efdicr19v25rr5ccza2e/resized_IMG_1052.jpg","width":335}])
![Inside Look at the Youth-led Participatory Action Research Course]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663701358/gdsorg/jhz1m8dmlrj2b0zat7vf/resized_447HS03-17-22unedited.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663701358/gdsorg/jhz1m8dmlrj2b0zat7vf/resized_447HS03-17-22unedited.jpg","width":325}])
![Senior Run-In Class of 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664632612/gdsorg/h7dzuvjgh90soptdlzf4/SeniorRun-InClassof2023.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1664632612/gdsorg/h7dzuvjgh90soptdlzf4/SeniorRun-InClassof2023.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1664632612/gdsorg/h7dzuvjgh90soptdlzf4/SeniorRun-InClassof2023.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664632612/gdsorg/h7dzuvjgh90soptdlzf4/SeniorRun-InClassof2023.jpg","width":1000}])
![Lisa Rauschart named 2022 DC History Teacher of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1662146300/gdsorg/bxul1zmmwhyhknerlvnf/LisaRauschart2022DCHistoryTeacheroftheYear.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1662146300/gdsorg/bxul1zmmwhyhknerlvnf/LisaRauschart2022DCHistoryTeacheroftheYear.jpg","width":500}])
GDS High School history teacher Lisa Rauschart was named 2022 DC History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
![4th Grade Promotion Assembly]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1655326258/gdsorg/lj74vva5xoyljqvntwtu/resized-GDS_4thPromotion_8876908.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1655326258/gdsorg/lj74vva5xoyljqvntwtu/resized-GDS_4thPromotion_8876908.jpg","width":500}])
![Middle School Graduation 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1655325390/gdsorg/gwcsyf3zs4zxsr27nytx/thumbnail-resized-8GDS_Grads_67H0046.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1655325390/gdsorg/gwcsyf3zs4zxsr27nytx/thumbnail-resized-8GDS_Grads_67H0046.jpg","width":500}])
![Graduation 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1655323545/gdsorg/cvzsht429hgixilvs8xc/MK4_1292.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1655323545/gdsorg/cvzsht429hgixilvs8xc/MK4_1292.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1655323545/gdsorg/cvzsht429hgixilvs8xc/MK4_1292.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1655323545/gdsorg/cvzsht429hgixilvs8xc/MK4_1292.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1655323545/gdsorg/cvzsht429hgixilvs8xc/MK4_1292.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1655323545/gdsorg/cvzsht429hgixilvs8xc/MK4_1292.jpg","width":1920}])
![Minds Are Like Parachutes]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1655328517/gdsorg/nsrxvjfhnzhlxk7sxisl/thumbnail-IMG_9753.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1655328517/gdsorg/nsrxvjfhnzhlxk7sxisl/thumbnail-IMG_9753.jpg","width":500}])
![d]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1655230745/gdsorg/r05qa09gcvf7hza5hpfo/resized-ScreenShot2022-06-14at21243PM.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1655230745/gdsorg/r05qa09gcvf7hza5hpfo/resized-ScreenShot2022-06-14at21243PM.jpg","width":500}])
![A Teacher, A Baker, A Board-Game Maker]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653514370/gdsorg/vrcoxkmk1oeuloodgapv/resized-IMG_85922.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1653514370/gdsorg/vrcoxkmk1oeuloodgapv/resized-IMG_85922.jpg","width":500}])
![Simply Amazing!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653513534/gdsorg/mwjtfh6x5ihv0tb0es2v/resized-IMG_1369.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1653513534/gdsorg/mwjtfh6x5ihv0tb0es2v/resized-IMG_1369.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Julia Fisher!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653512745/gdsorg/lrikxq63k98hoxxkp2bh/resized-HopperHappeningsthumbnailbuttonmaker500x375-2022-05-25T161528262.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1653512745/gdsorg/lrikxq63k98hoxxkp2bh/resized-HopperHappeningsthumbnailbuttonmaker500x375-2022-05-25T161528262.jpg","width":500}])
![Celebrating Spring Performing Arts]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653571655/gdsorg/psmduqakemsbj8euffic/resized-20220504_GDSFootloose_0604.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1653571655/gdsorg/psmduqakemsbj8euffic/resized-20220504_GDSFootloose_0604.jpg","width":500}])
![End-of-Year Accolades]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653511491/gdsorg/s33ffkc0ztsmkhu9o6lg/resized-IMG_8524.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1653511491/gdsorg/s33ffkc0ztsmkhu9o6lg/resized-IMG_8524.jpg","width":500}])
![Superior Singing: 7th & 8th Grade Chorus and Band Knock it Out of the Parks]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653510993/gdsorg/roqj5fvlxwgaliwhvuhy/HopperHappeningsthumbnailbuttonmaker500x375-2022-05-25T163600833.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1653510993/gdsorg/roqj5fvlxwgaliwhvuhy/HopperHappeningsthumbnailbuttonmaker500x375-2022-05-25T163600833.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1653510993/gdsorg/roqj5fvlxwgaliwhvuhy/HopperHappeningsthumbnailbuttonmaker500x375-2022-05-25T163600833.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1653510993/gdsorg/roqj5fvlxwgaliwhvuhy/HopperHappeningsthumbnailbuttonmaker500x375-2022-05-25T163600833.jpg","width":960}])
![The GDS Libraries]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1657206159/gdsorg/tcjdazhwharizh8u62bm/resized-660LMS03-15-22unedited.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1657206159/gdsorg/tcjdazhwharizh8u62bm/resized-660LMS03-15-22unedited.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Todd Carter!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651692485/gdsorg/nx45b0qraagovchvim5q/Carter_Todd_7404950.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1651692485/gdsorg/nx45b0qraagovchvim5q/Carter_Todd_7404950.jpg","width":500}])
![Highlights from the 2022 Chesapeake Bay Trip]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1650486731/gdsorg/mynepacztgcoywzclvqp/52016788978_8c1d3b119f_o.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1650486731/gdsorg/mynepacztgcoywzclvqp/52016788978_8c1d3b119f_o.jpg","width":500}])
![Little Hoppers on the Grand LMS Tour]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1650480036/gdsorg/t5roueq70af6qqteitem/IMG_70992.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1650480036/gdsorg/t5roueq70af6qqteitem/IMG_70992.jpg","width":500}])
![High School Student-Staff Annual Breakfast]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1650479673/gdsorg/epw0gltxuzqzqrndo5dj/resized-ScreenShot2022-04-20at21304PM.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1650479673/gdsorg/epw0gltxuzqzqrndo5dj/resized-ScreenShot2022-04-20at21304PM.jpg","width":500}])
![Immigration, Advocacy, and Food]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1650477420/gdsorg/ou76bcqxxwuvgehvkd4x/IMG_6964.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1650477420/gdsorg/ou76bcqxxwuvgehvkd4x/IMG_6964.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Keith Hudspeth!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1650476507/gdsorg/x6owurixmoxp5utaxu2p/KeithHudspethcreditLukeChristopher.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1650476507/gdsorg/x6owurixmoxp5utaxu2p/KeithHudspethcreditLukeChristopher.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Sue Ikenberry!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1650481897/gdsorg/klbflwmhyzwbfxl6meoq/Ikenberry_Sue_36J08662.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1650481897/gdsorg/klbflwmhyzwbfxl6meoq/Ikenberry_Sue_36J08662.jpg","width":500}])
![All the Alumni Layers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1650307808/gdsorg/sxax9d45tbcxp1w14f99/resized-Yale1Courtesy_of_Matthew_Siff.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1650307808/gdsorg/sxax9d45tbcxp1w14f99/resized-Yale1Courtesy_of_Matthew_Siff.jpg","width":500}])
![Learning How to Be Kind and How to Read]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1657195542/gdsorg/wcaiqpklktcmmeix5giu/resized_351-LMS-03-15-22-unedited-scaled.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1657195542/gdsorg/wcaiqpklktcmmeix5giu/resized_351-LMS-03-15-22-unedited-scaled.jpg","width":500}])
![Alan Jinich '17 wins Nora Magid Mentorship Prize]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649371274/gdsorg/zomfiftktaltaz5aqtp1/AlanJinich.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649371274/gdsorg/zomfiftktaltaz5aqtp1/AlanJinich.jpg","width":500}])
![March 2022 Accolades]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649371050/gdsorg/tgjhaup5ufrbshhjku1w/collage_accolades.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1649371050/gdsorg/tgjhaup5ufrbshhjku1w/collage_accolades.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1649371050/gdsorg/tgjhaup5ufrbshhjku1w/collage_accolades.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649371050/gdsorg/tgjhaup5ufrbshhjku1w/collage_accolades.jpg","width":1000}])
![Green Corps on Urban Gardening and Food Justice]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649369804/gdsorg/w544ijs08fp2qdjcmmy5/collage5thgradee.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1649369804/gdsorg/w544ijs08fp2qdjcmmy5/collage5thgradee.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1649369804/gdsorg/w544ijs08fp2qdjcmmy5/collage5thgradee.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649369804/gdsorg/w544ijs08fp2qdjcmmy5/collage5thgradee.jpg","width":1000}])
![Meet Marquis Bell!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649369387/gdsorg/oobht4by02uc0vftwd29/Bell_Marquis_7404943.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649369387/gdsorg/oobht4by02uc0vftwd29/Bell_Marquis_7404943.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Cori Coats!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649368643/gdsorg/kl6eex2isruzamu3hnzn/Coats_Cori_Aug2017.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649368643/gdsorg/kl6eex2isruzamu3hnzn/Coats_Cori_Aug2017.jpg","width":500}])
![The Joint is Jumping]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649362675/gdsorg/wcoobpbbgxtn9vcnin9l/ScreenShot2022-04-07at41718PM.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649362675/gdsorg/wcoobpbbgxtn9vcnin9l/ScreenShot2022-04-07at41718PM.jpg","width":500}])
![Thriving in Kindergarten]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649360835/gdsorg/txfuqebkkchpskdwv4ho/648LMS03-15-22unedited.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649360835/gdsorg/txfuqebkkchpskdwv4ho/648LMS03-15-22unedited.jpg","width":500}])
![The Science of Solar and Space]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647456581/gdsorg/dhxj1rrpproxwcdeueho/solar_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647456581/gdsorg/dhxj1rrpproxwcdeueho/solar_1.jpg","width":500}])
![Changemakers on Parade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647453558/gdsorg/eoxart6fpi2son1gdycj/changemakerparade.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1647453558/gdsorg/eoxart6fpi2son1gdycj/changemakerparade.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1647453558/gdsorg/eoxart6fpi2son1gdycj/changemakerparade.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647453558/gdsorg/eoxart6fpi2son1gdycj/changemakerparade.jpg","width":1000}])
![DC State Champions!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647449168/gdsorg/jgzoqqjfb0zwlf2zclgg/DSC04493.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647449168/gdsorg/jgzoqqjfb0zwlf2zclgg/DSC04493.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Jana Rupp!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647404155/gdsorg/smkrmt7kzufdxmp9boki/resized-JanaRupp_Jason_Putsche_Aug2017.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647404155/gdsorg/smkrmt7kzufdxmp9boki/resized-JanaRupp_Jason_Putsche_Aug2017.jpg","width":500}])
Meet Jana!
![Meet Githa Natarajan!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647404018/gdsorg/umkn1c600nb6sbpy09ap/resized-Natarajan_Githa_6670729.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647404018/gdsorg/umkn1c600nb6sbpy09ap/resized-Natarajan_Githa_6670729.jpg","width":500}])
Meet Githa!
![From GDS to Aix and Back Again]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647448235/gdsorg/pam0z4sxnlxvh4djl0sq/Velleman_Nick_2563159.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647448235/gdsorg/pam0z4sxnlxvh4djl0sq/Velleman_Nick_2563159.jpg","width":500}])
A Conversation with GDS Alum Artist-in-Residence Nick Cruz Velleman ’07
![Tasteful Journeys: Experiencing the Flavor of Our Cultural Roots]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1646257261/gdsorg/afxvuisx77jeoz66ylib/SJTID.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1646257261/gdsorg/afxvuisx77jeoz66ylib/SJTID.jpg","width":500}])
GDS Social Justice Teach-In Days 2022
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Planning for a future update to the High School
![February High School Accolades 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1646255605/gdsorg/hwqburou7df8ekzdsjjy/accolades.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1646255605/gdsorg/hwqburou7df8ekzdsjjy/accolades.jpg","width":500}])
High School successes
![When Capitol Hill Came to GDS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1646255023/gdsorg/cxc1dcyore1mczrgjg54/IMG_5656.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1646255023/gdsorg/cxc1dcyore1mczrgjg54/IMG_5656.jpg","width":500}])
Hill Day at GDS
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Meet Nick Ryan!
![Meet Derek Brunn!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1646195552/gdsorg/q0trjh5nrnfc2ruxtgr1/Brunn_Derek_56692581.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1646195552/gdsorg/q0trjh5nrnfc2ruxtgr1/Brunn_Derek_56692581.jpg","width":500}])
Meet Derek Brunn!
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![Welcoming the Year of the Tiger at GDS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644434370/gdsorg/qcaycqrapcmnfrihtx16/LNY.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644434370/gdsorg/qcaycqrapcmnfrihtx16/LNY.jpg","width":500}])
Happy New Year!
![Middle School Dance Showcase 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644435610/gdsorg/a9dktjsbpdgyikjnyb7n/dance.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644435610/gdsorg/a9dktjsbpdgyikjnyb7n/dance.jpg","width":500}])
An in-person show!
A Middle School community engagement update
![Pinning Down the MAC Championship Banner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644431619/gdsorg/fog5xccb6rqn7ghsyaat/IMG_1160.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644431619/gdsorg/fog5xccb6rqn7ghsyaat/IMG_1160.jpg","width":500}])
GDS wrestling notched a historic MAC Championship victory
![Meet Anike Oliver!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644260490/gdsorg/n3vw5nlmv1su4fgsarnf/Oliver_Anike_66709511.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644260490/gdsorg/n3vw5nlmv1su4fgsarnf/Oliver_Anike_66709511.jpg","width":500}])
Meet Anike, High School math teacher
![Meet Topher Dunne!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644253525/gdsorg/d4nsj1tde1ii705an82m/Dunne_Topher_36J00112.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644253525/gdsorg/d4nsj1tde1ii705an82m/Dunne_Topher_36J00112.jpg","width":500}])
Meet Topher, High School history and social sciences teacher
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![Meet Meredith Chase-Mitchell!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1643234144/gdsorg/lmso9tcauss3b7og4knb/Chase-Mitchell_Meredith_60497021.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1643234144/gdsorg/lmso9tcauss3b7og4knb/Chase-Mitchell_Meredith_60497021.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Walid Nazari!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1643233487/gdsorg/a6nibpbynukuavn6dn61/Nazari_Walid_45U0304C1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1643233487/gdsorg/a6nibpbynukuavn6dn61/Nazari_Walid_45U0304C1.jpg","width":500}])
![Yarn Painting and Ceramics]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1643232228/gdsorg/lua95rbnn1oak5wyj4n3/yarn.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1643232228/gdsorg/lua95rbnn1oak5wyj4n3/yarn.jpg","width":500}])
Creativity continues in studio arts
![John Barnes’s Iced Coffee is Ready!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1643232674/gdsorg/dspfffjfpvjkszup04lo/IMG_4757.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1643232674/gdsorg/dspfffjfpvjkszup04lo/IMG_4757.jpg","width":500}])
John Barnes’s Iced Coffee is Ready!
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8th grade science innovates the study of the periodic table.
![Meet Jon Vanegas!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1641753856/gdsorg/f4urzoi3c92jcb80cld9/Vanegas_Jon_6670774.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1641753856/gdsorg/f4urzoi3c92jcb80cld9/Vanegas_Jon_6670774.jpg","width":500}])
![HIGH SCHOOL CHRISTMAS BLUES AND MORRIS DANCERS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1642009990/gdsorg/aejn1vilrmp3xmyl8qnt/ScreenShot2022-01-12at125224PM.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1642009990/gdsorg/aejn1vilrmp3xmyl8qnt/ScreenShot2022-01-12at125224PM.jpg","width":500}])
Crowd favorites from the High School Christmas Peace Assembly
![Mental Health Teach-In 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1642006141/gdsorg/vpvupcneg05hen55aatp/IMG_44294.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1642006141/gdsorg/vpvupcneg05hen55aatp/IMG_44294.jpg","width":500}])
The GDS High School Student Mental Health Collaborative (SMHC) developed and launched GDS’s first Mental Health Teach-In Day in January 2022.
![Create. Present. Play. Evaluate.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1642008409/gdsorg/a2w8zjyxs11qo6zreim8/IMG_3949.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1642008409/gdsorg/a2w8zjyxs11qo6zreim8/IMG_3949.jpg","width":500}])
Computer Science students had their work evaluated by 4th graders.
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1st graders created Welcome to America bags for Afghan refugees.
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It's snow wonder GDS is the place where students love to learn
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Cross-divisional fun at the end-of-buddy-session play date!
Making up for lost live music with more than two hours of wacky and wonderful Sun Ra experimental music.
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![Meet Azureé Harrison]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1641914096/gdsorg/ucbubhgegmgaj3wzxp43/Harrison_Azure_4265895.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1641914096/gdsorg/ucbubhgegmgaj3wzxp43/Harrison_Azure_4265895.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Malik Watkins!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637179590/gdsorg/v3zohskebpdkvpbpjkua/Meet_Malik_Watkin_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637179590/gdsorg/v3zohskebpdkvpbpjkua/Meet_Malik_Watkin_1.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Yi-Na Chung!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637178444/gdsorg/joy7f5agd05pijgndsdl/Meet_Yi-Na_Chung.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637178444/gdsorg/joy7f5agd05pijgndsdl/Meet_Yi-Na_Chung.jpg","width":500}])
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