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![Fist painted like the planet Earth]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618431482/gdsorg/jhcbitfm4i4ypeccopnw/20210414_environmental-justice-week-at-gdsjpg.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618431482/gdsorg/jhcbitfm4i4ypeccopnw/20210414_environmental-justice-week-at-gdsjpg.jpg","width":500}])
Environmental Justice Week at GDS included a variety of activities and events meant to further educate the community on environmental justice and its intersections.
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This week, GDS students competed in the National Quiz Bowl and Euro Challenge.
![Gleeful students bouncing balls on a parachute]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618423935/gdsorg/s0xyvl0fy9ytutcfbwws/20210414_popping-corn-in-pe.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618423935/gdsorg/s0xyvl0fy9ytutcfbwws/20210414_popping-corn-in-pe.jpg","width":500}])
Lower School students are joyfully "popping popcorn" on a parachute in P.E. class.
![Music teacher at piano]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618423321/gdsorg/bltx0uyqtfsclncjajrs/20210414_Just-a-little-jam.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618423321/gdsorg/bltx0uyqtfsclncjajrs/20210414_Just-a-little-jam.jpg","width":500}])
"Outer Spaceways Incorporated" by Sun Ra with Brad Linde and a GDS creative music class
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On March 11, GDS welcomed four outstanding leaders in the women's rights movement to discuss the future of gender justice in the United States and around the world.
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GDS highly encourages everyone in our community to get vaccinated, including our eligible High School students.