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The spring of 2022 at GDS was marked by bustling activity.
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Whether constructing with LEGO®, cardboard, or clay, it all just clicks better when students are building it.
![MS Students measure each other before calculating the height of the GDS Lower/Middle School building.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666716567/gdsorg/fzz2criaqhb9xuzfapbx/068LMS03-15-22-edited.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666716567/gdsorg/fzz2criaqhb9xuzfapbx/068LMS03-15-22-edited.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666716567/gdsorg/fzz2criaqhb9xuzfapbx/068LMS03-15-22-edited.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1666716567/gdsorg/fzz2criaqhb9xuzfapbx/068LMS03-15-22-edited.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666716567/gdsorg/fzz2criaqhb9xuzfapbx/068LMS03-15-22-edited.jpg","width":1500}])
At GDS, students are taking the measure of the world around them as they grow and develop their critical thinking skills.
![GDS in Action]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666645759/gdsorg/b7pins0thstcrvwd2f63/GDSinaction_magazine.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666645759/gdsorg/b7pins0thstcrvwd2f63/GDSinaction_magazine.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666645759/gdsorg/b7pins0thstcrvwd2f63/GDSinaction_magazine.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1666645759/gdsorg/b7pins0thstcrvwd2f63/GDSinaction_magazine.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666645759/gdsorg/b7pins0thstcrvwd2f63/GDSinaction_magazine.jpg","width":1500}])
High School students talk about some of the actions they’ve taken.
![Belonging]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666642521/gdsorg/bbwk1da95f06l0ulkcnq/nocreditIMG_89381.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666642521/gdsorg/bbwk1da95f06l0ulkcnq/nocreditIMG_89381.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666642521/gdsorg/bbwk1da95f06l0ulkcnq/nocreditIMG_89381.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1666642521/gdsorg/bbwk1da95f06l0ulkcnq/nocreditIMG_89381.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666642521/gdsorg/bbwk1da95f06l0ulkcnq/nocreditIMG_89381.jpg","width":1500}])
Belonging is a heavy word, complex and fraught with layers.
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The spring of 2022 at GDS was marked by bustling activity.
Whether constructing with LEGO®, cardboard, or clay, it all just clicks better when students are building it.
At GDS, students are taking the measure of the world around them as they grow and develop their critical thinking skills.
High School students talk about some of the actions they’ve taken.
Belonging is a heavy word, complex and fraught with layers.
Alumni Features
![Derrick Rutledge ’79: Makeup, Music, and Magic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666630209/gdsorg/p7rsy2n6r1nbgoekwdmz/54ba28cf-a9db-4c31-bc1d-39cfa0446f60.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666630209/gdsorg/p7rsy2n6r1nbgoekwdmz/54ba28cf-a9db-4c31-bc1d-39cfa0446f60.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666630209/gdsorg/p7rsy2n6r1nbgoekwdmz/54ba28cf-a9db-4c31-bc1d-39cfa0446f60.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666630209/gdsorg/p7rsy2n6r1nbgoekwdmz/54ba28cf-a9db-4c31-bc1d-39cfa0446f60.jpg","width":1000}])
Derrick Rutledge ’79: Makeup, Music, and Magic
Derrick Rutledge ’79 is a work in progress.
![Kevin Sheekey ʼ84: GDS’S Knighted Hopper]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666634630/gdsorg/pizagdigiy3ppgexphuo/NowlefttorightKevinSheekeyandKevinBarrCreditFrenchEmbassyWashington.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666634630/gdsorg/pizagdigiy3ppgexphuo/NowlefttorightKevinSheekeyandKevinBarrCreditFrenchEmbassyWashington.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666634630/gdsorg/pizagdigiy3ppgexphuo/NowlefttorightKevinSheekeyandKevinBarrCreditFrenchEmbassyWashington.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666634630/gdsorg/pizagdigiy3ppgexphuo/NowlefttorightKevinSheekeyandKevinBarrCreditFrenchEmbassyWashington.jpg","width":1000}])
Kevin Sheekey ʼ84: GDS’S Knighted Hopper
Kevin Sheekey’s path to knighthood started five years ago in a Frankfurt airport.
Introductions and Retirements
![Meg Goldner Rabinowitz]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666058760/gdsorg/yftv0gejtnfpetgjhugk/MegHeadshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666058760/gdsorg/yftv0gejtnfpetgjhugk/MegHeadshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666058760/gdsorg/yftv0gejtnfpetgjhugk/MegHeadshot.jpg","width":750}])
Miksang with Meg
Meet GDS's new associate Head of School, Meg Goldner Rabinowitz through the lens of her iPhone.
![Laura Tolliver]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666058948/gdsorg/jtul1s2uufbrwl8tzm1d/tolliverheadshotcopy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666058948/gdsorg/jtul1s2uufbrwl8tzm1d/tolliverheadshotcopy.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666058948/gdsorg/jtul1s2uufbrwl8tzm1d/tolliverheadshotcopy.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1666058948/gdsorg/jtul1s2uufbrwl8tzm1d/tolliverheadshotcopy.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1666058948/gdsorg/jtul1s2uufbrwl8tzm1d/tolliverheadshotcopy.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1666058948/gdsorg/jtul1s2uufbrwl8tzm1d/tolliverheadshotcopy.jpg","width":2200}])
GDS Reflected In Laura’s Lens
Laura Buck Tolliver helped shape the studio arts curriculum for 41 years.
![Hasta Pronto, Eduardo!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666121486/gdsorg/h7y7sr9ibknyjvwkzelw/EduardoGonzalezmagazine.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666121486/gdsorg/h7y7sr9ibknyjvwkzelw/EduardoGonzalezmagazine.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666121486/gdsorg/h7y7sr9ibknyjvwkzelw/EduardoGonzalezmagazine.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666121486/gdsorg/h7y7sr9ibknyjvwkzelw/EduardoGonzalezmagazine.jpg","width":1000}])
Hasta Pronto, Eduardo!
Before retiring in the spring, Eduardo Gonzalez played many roles beyond “teacher.”
![Yom Odamtten Fox]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666058774/gdsorg/ybxc1pxhgo47vegalpxh/yom_magazine.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666058774/gdsorg/ybxc1pxhgo47vegalpxh/yom_magazine.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666058774/gdsorg/ybxc1pxhgo47vegalpxh/yom_magazine.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1666058774/gdsorg/ybxc1pxhgo47vegalpxh/yom_magazine.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1666058774/gdsorg/ybxc1pxhgo47vegalpxh/yom_magazine.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1666058774/gdsorg/ybxc1pxhgo47vegalpxh/yom_magazine.jpg","width":2200}])
A Fun YOMpilation
A conversation with Yom Odamtten Fox, new GDS High School principal.
![8th Grade Dance Solos]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666636506/gdsorg/fe9latyfnvkm8jyijy5u/HeleneBurwell26.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666636506/gdsorg/fe9latyfnvkm8jyijy5u/HeleneBurwell26.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666636506/gdsorg/fe9latyfnvkm8jyijy5u/HeleneBurwell26.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666636506/gdsorg/fe9latyfnvkm8jyijy5u/HeleneBurwell26.jpg","width":1000}])
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![Lower School Field Day 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666636685/gdsorg/s1mawa6xuww1bfvtjwtv/IMG_9429.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666636685/gdsorg/s1mawa6xuww1bfvtjwtv/IMG_9429.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666636685/gdsorg/s1mawa6xuww1bfvtjwtv/IMG_9429.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666636685/gdsorg/s1mawa6xuww1bfvtjwtv/IMG_9429.jpg","width":1000}])
![Social Justice Mural Captures Turbulent Times]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666717082/gdsorg/kldjh1xjvugcmgvfqwyq/04completedpiece_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666717082/gdsorg/kldjh1xjvugcmgvfqwyq/04completedpiece_1.jpg","width":500}])
![Spring Sports 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666718720/gdsorg/v2qc6cf3diqtowiuqdfq/SPRINGSPORTS2022COLLAGE.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666718720/gdsorg/v2qc6cf3diqtowiuqdfq/SPRINGSPORTS2022COLLAGE.jpg","width":500}])
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About Georgetown Days
Georgetown Days is GDS's biannual magazine. Since 1998, it has showcased the best of GDS with long-form content and vivid designs. The print edition is sent to more than 5,000 community members, and the digital complement launched in 2020.
