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![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}])
![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}])
![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
![Celebrating GDS High School Athletics]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1624019314/gdsorg/rdnp1wpvg2yj4f8gv5ey/20210618_celebrating-gds-high-school-athletics.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1624019314/gdsorg/rdnp1wpvg2yj4f8gv5ey/20210618_celebrating-gds-high-school-athletics.jpg","width":500}])
Against a backdrop of pandemic restrictions, GDS Hopper Athletics rose to achieve some of its most stellar results in the School’s history.
![GDS Track and Field at the DCSAA Championships, Spring 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623859516/gdsorg/gqwfitrrt2cuezyofizy/20210616_gds-track-and-field-at-the-dcsaa-championships-spring-2021-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623859516/gdsorg/gqwfitrrt2cuezyofizy/20210616_gds-track-and-field-at-the-dcsaa-championships-spring-2021-3.jpg","width":500}])
Coach Anthony Belber shared an update following the DCSAA Championships.
![Three masked students playfully jumping]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1621445089/gdsorg/zfmsyiuqbsdhdrt0obem/20210519-the-lost-season-spring-athletics-2021.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1621445089/gdsorg/zfmsyiuqbsdhdrt0obem/20210519-the-lost-season-spring-athletics-2021.jpg","width":500}])
On April 5, spring sports returned across DC schools, and GDS athletics kicked off their long-lost season cut short last spring by the start of the COVID-19 lockdown.
![College Athletics Recognition Celebration]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620850457/gdsorg/djaisvf3bpvjegl08sq3/20210512_college-athletics-recognition-celebration.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1620850457/gdsorg/djaisvf3bpvjegl08sq3/20210512_college-athletics-recognition-celebration.jpg","width":500}])
Congratulations to our remarkable 13 senior athletes who have committed to playing at the college level!
![High School baseball players standing on a field]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618425911/gdsorg/q6l0tksfwvpxg07s3bn1/20210414_spring-athletics.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618425911/gdsorg/q6l0tksfwvpxg07s3bn1/20210414_spring-athletics.jpg","width":500}])
On April 5, spring sports returned across DC schools, and GDS athletics kicked off their spring season.
![Never. Give. Up.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611782765/gdsorg/todv2xeept6hzhrtjmjc/20210127_NeverGiveUp.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611782765/gdsorg/todv2xeept6hzhrtjmjc/20210127_NeverGiveUp.jpg","width":500}])
Ziyah Holman ’20 inspires the world right off the starting line.
![Grace Under Pressure]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1607543561/gdsorg/pcmsfs8g0wlkycnihnwc/20201209-Grace-under-pressure.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1607543561/gdsorg/pcmsfs8g0wlkycnihnwc/20201209-Grace-under-pressure.jpg","width":500}])
Elite athletes share life lessons and tips on motivation and mental toughness with GDS community members
![A Zoom Full of Tributes]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1606939775/gdsorg/gtiq1mkl6ayor1yddhsn/20201202_Zoom_full_of_tributes.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1606939775/gdsorg/gtiq1mkl6ayor1yddhsn/20201202_Zoom_full_of_tributes.jpg","width":500}])
GDS runners continue an annual celebration of one of their own.
![Ziyah Athlete of the Year!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596133398/gdsorg/szlidxdbwdpn7qiwyk9u/IMG_18653.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596133398/gdsorg/szlidxdbwdpn7qiwyk9u/IMG_18653.jpg","width":500}])
The Washington Post names Ziyah Holman ’20 the girls' track Athlete of the Year.
![Leaving It All on the Track]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581695860/gdsorg/utb00tcwfwj7uhuqh8kw/20200212_Winter_Track_at_State_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1581695860/gdsorg/utb00tcwfwj7uhuqh8kw/20200212_Winter_Track_at_State_1.jpg","width":500}])
The voices of the record-breaking 4 x 800 meter relay team
![In Fencing, Hopper Green Learns from Olympic Gold]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579892805/gdsorg/ix3rn4neecc6slsd2rrw/1SeveralparticipantsoftheMSfencingPEprogramwithColetoprowsecondfromright.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1579892805/gdsorg/ix3rn4neecc6slsd2rrw/1SeveralparticipantsoftheMSfencingPEprogramwithColetoprowsecondfromright.jpg","width":500}])
Building on a fencing legacy
![Group of students and coaches with their hands together for a group cheer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1578672053/gdsorg/dbpltptl8gxley5licug/20200107_Sprint_Track_Rededication_12.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1578672053/gdsorg/dbpltptl8gxley5licug/20200107_Sprint_Track_Rededication_12.jpg","width":500}])
Members of the GDS community gathered on the track to reflect on Sam’s legacy.
![A Grateful Coach]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570645264/gdsorg/db7tarajy8qe9l6nvocc/20192609_AGratefulCoach_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570645264/gdsorg/db7tarajy8qe9l6nvocc/20192609_AGratefulCoach_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
Running with GDS’s Anthony Belber
![A group photo of the student soccer team.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570645650/gdsorg/exqtmdk8nyecw0frj4bh/201909T25_HistoricRanking_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570645650/gdsorg/exqtmdk8nyecw0frj4bh/201909T25_HistoricRanking_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
Women’s Varsity Soccer Notches a #3 Ranking in the DMV
![Three track athletes standing together.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574105031/gdsorg/mbbtild4jornqvrf5bqp/20190921_InnerStrength_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574105031/gdsorg/mbbtild4jornqvrf5bqp/20190921_InnerStrength_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
Alum coach Lauren Silberman ’08 on running and resilience.
![Student athletes playing basketball.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570639960/gdsorg/jadpkoogp6tzve53crvc/20190913_Undefeated-Varsity-Volleyball_1_Substitute_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570639960/gdsorg/jadpkoogp6tzve53crvc/20190913_Undefeated-Varsity-Volleyball_1_Substitute_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
Varsity Volleyball Undefeated Streak Extended to 9-0 [September 25, 2019]
![Woman construction supervisor wearing safety equipment and working on a tablet.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574103063/gdsorg/gl6puwytknpxagfgs1ri/20190913_PuttingintheWork_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574103063/gdsorg/gl6puwytknpxagfgs1ri/20190913_PuttingintheWork_1.jpg","width":500}])
Alum Coach Maya Braxton ’10 on Work and Coaching a “Stone’s Throw” from GDS
![The Long-Distance, Long-Distance Coach]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574103555/gdsorg/e8qssmjvpqwefvz10iar/20190906_The-Long-Distance-Long-Distance-Coach_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574103555/gdsorg/e8qssmjvpqwefvz10iar/20190906_The-Long-Distance-Long-Distance-Coach_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
Run Good and Keep Going, Part IV
The Alumni Coaches of the GDS Running Programs
![Far away runner running on a trail through a national park.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574104124/gdsorg/o5seyhzdalivk8zajdqz/20190829_Running-Racing-and-Balance_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574104124/gdsorg/o5seyhzdalivk8zajdqz/20190829_Running-Racing-and-Balance_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Run Good and Keep Going, Part III
The Alumni Coaches of the GDS Running Programs
![Run Good And Keep Going, Part II]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574104167/gdsorg/z81tv6r8has7knelmvbl/20190823_RunGoodAndKeepGoingPartII_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574104167/gdsorg/z81tv6r8has7knelmvbl/20190823_RunGoodAndKeepGoingPartII_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
The Alumni Coaches of the GDS Running Programs
![Two student track athletes running hand in hand in celebration.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574105226/gdsorg/dfjzhtqzwdtnjc1hb9kj/20190816_Run-Good-and-Keep-Going_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574105226/gdsorg/dfjzhtqzwdtnjc1hb9kj/20190816_Run-Good-and-Keep-Going_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
The Alumni Coaches of the GDS Running Programs
![The Heart of a Hopper is Gold]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570718007/gdsorg/b0iakx07zomx1ntgzxzz/20190723_The-Heart-of-a-Hopper-is-Gold_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570718007/gdsorg/b0iakx07zomx1ntgzxzz/20190723_The-Heart-of-a-Hopper-is-Gold_1_Cropped.jpg","width":359}])
Ziyah Holman ’20 and Team USA set an Under-20 WORLD RECORD in the 4x400-meter relay at the U20 Pan American Championships
![Track athletes competing on the track.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574256711/gdsorg/gdnp4ohxnvnntyn4uebb/20190624_Finishing-What-She-Started_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574256711/gdsorg/gdnp4ohxnvnntyn4uebb/20190624_Finishing-What-She-Started_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
Ziyah Holman Shines in the Postseason as Athlete of the Year and U20 Team USA Team Member
![GDS "Ran Good" at the Championships]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1571232151/gdsorg/ajql2pytinejoo9i9z4b/20190518_GDS-Ran-Good-at-the-Championships_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571232151/gdsorg/ajql2pytinejoo9i9z4b/20190518_GDS-Ran-Good-at-the-Championships_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
GDS track teams set numerous records at the MAC and ISL championships.
![Women’s Varsity Softball Takes the Season Banner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572013313/gdsorg/eqhw4ik01ujy1pokurze/20190503_Womens-Varsity-Softball-Takes-the-Season-Banner_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572013313/gdsorg/eqhw4ik01ujy1pokurze/20190503_Womens-Varsity-Softball-Takes-the-Season-Banner_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
The team sealed an undefeated run in the ISL Division A season.
![High School Athletic Highlights]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574257985/gdsorg/jwixqhshrrkgbllcuwfw/20190419_HighSchoolAthleticHighlights_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574257985/gdsorg/jwixqhshrrkgbllcuwfw/20190419_HighSchoolAthleticHighlights_1.jpg","width":500}])
![Highlights from GDS Athletics]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574193728/gdsorg/tg5ef3dfvonvw2rrjxxc/20190412_Highlights_from_GDS_Athletics_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574193728/gdsorg/tg5ef3dfvonvw2rrjxxc/20190412_Highlights_from_GDS_Athletics_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Go GDS!
![Bringing the Whole Team Up]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572288817/gdsorg/vchxgslt9bd5o0fvbdkn/20190215_Bringing-the-Whole-Team-Up_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572288817/gdsorg/vchxgslt9bd5o0fvbdkn/20190215_Bringing-the-Whole-Team-Up_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
GDS Track puts on a show to remember at the DC State Championships
![Flippin’ Fast]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572355305/gdsorg/tpmkf7wkjc2xn2y5lnpu/20190211_Flippin-Fast_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572355305/gdsorg/tpmkf7wkjc2xn2y5lnpu/20190211_Flippin-Fast_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Hoppers run, jump, and throw good!
![Making Waves]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572363579/gdsorg/f7s1h5n2a3fntupt7tcm/20190201_Making_Waves_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572363579/gdsorg/f7s1h5n2a3fntupt7tcm/20190201_Making_Waves_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
The GDS history-making and record-breaking MAC Championships in swimming—another Kathy Hudson legacy!
![Winter Athletics]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572966269/gdsorg/cs6ftmmrhnxqqjfe7a16/20190118_Winter_Athletics_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572966269/gdsorg/cs6ftmmrhnxqqjfe7a16/20190118_Winter_Athletics_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Big Wins and Big Hearts
![Gold Medal Wrestlers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572969879/gdsorg/gvvfrwgkcglru64mcaax/20190111_Gold_Medal_Wrestlers_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572969879/gdsorg/gvvfrwgkcglru64mcaax/20190111_Gold_Medal_Wrestlers_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Two GDS wrestlers brought home gold at the annual Sidwell tournament.
![Winter Season Athletics]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1573057959/gdsorg/k613e6tjmjsybow34tiv/20181213_WInter_Season_Athletics_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1573057959/gdsorg/k613e6tjmjsybow34tiv/20181213_WInter_Season_Athletics_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Support our GDS teams as they continue to post excellent results this season.
![Women’s Varsity Teams Advance in DC State Tournament]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1573150648/gdsorg/hzesbtx4tukkcb9kkbpq/20181108_Womens_Varsity_Teams_Advance_in_DC_State_Tournament_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1573150648/gdsorg/hzesbtx4tukkcb9kkbpq/20181108_Womens_Varsity_Teams_Advance_in_DC_State_Tournament_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Congratulations to our Women's Varsity teams on their DC State tournament performances!
![3rd Place in the MAC Championships for Golf Team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1573230322/gdsorg/fekx7zwmkkj0kevshrxe/20181026_3rd_Place_in_the_MAC_Championships_for_Golf_Team_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1573230322/gdsorg/fekx7zwmkkj0kevshrxe/20181026_3rd_Place_in_the_MAC_Championships_for_Golf_Team_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
GDS Golf Rallies after a Mid-Season Setback
![Pre-Season Athletics]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1573832546/gdsorg/yzxuv5owxmcuedu8w8rq/20180907_Pre-Season_Athletics_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1573832546/gdsorg/yzxuv5owxmcuedu8w8rq/20180907_Pre-Season_Athletics_1_500x375.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1573832546/gdsorg/yzxuv5owxmcuedu8w8rq/20180907_Pre-Season_Athletics_1_500x375.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1573832546/gdsorg/yzxuv5owxmcuedu8w8rq/20180907_Pre-Season_Athletics_1_500x375.jpg","width":1174}])
GDS Athletics is fired up for the fall season. Learn some new ways to follow and cheer for your teams...
![Building Networks for the Win]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574090436/gdsorg/weifofgnge7ksqldeftn/20180726_Building-Networks-for-the-Win_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574090436/gdsorg/weifofgnge7ksqldeftn/20180726_Building-Networks-for-the-Win_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Girls Building a Network for Giving Honest, Essential Feedback
![Social Justice Warrior]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574091699/gdsorg/l0ymlu6scejetq6ddom6/20180726_Social_Justice_Warrior_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574091699/gdsorg/l0ymlu6scejetq6ddom6/20180726_Social_Justice_Warrior_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
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