Fall 2022
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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.
Features
![A middle-aged man with a beard and a red and white polka dot tie stands in front of a colorful, striped background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666642428/gdsorg/svwjr4dz1vptqzxvkgbq/RussellShawheadshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666642428/gdsorg/svwjr4dz1vptqzxvkgbq/RussellShawheadshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666642428/gdsorg/svwjr4dz1vptqzxvkgbq/RussellShawheadshot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1666642428/gdsorg/svwjr4dz1vptqzxvkgbq/RussellShawheadshot.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666642428/gdsorg/svwjr4dz1vptqzxvkgbq/RussellShawheadshot.jpg","width":1500}])
The spring of 2022 at GDS was marked by bustling activity.
![Two young girls, one with braided hair and the other with long hair, are smiling and posing in a colorful classroom setting with various artwork and posters on the walls.]([{"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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High School students talk about some of the actions they’ve taken.
![The image shows two young students, a boy and a girl, sitting on a cardboard box in what appears to be a classroom setting, with various educational materials and supplies visible in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666716734/gdsorg/t9vh43bedahxitjnjcht/SamuelandParkerwithVikingwarship_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666716734/gdsorg/t9vh43bedahxitjnjcht/SamuelandParkerwithVikingwarship_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666716734/gdsorg/t9vh43bedahxitjnjcht/SamuelandParkerwithVikingwarship_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1666716734/gdsorg/t9vh43bedahxitjnjcht/SamuelandParkerwithVikingwarship_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666716734/gdsorg/t9vh43bedahxitjnjcht/SamuelandParkerwithVikingwarship_1.jpg","width":1500}])
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.
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Retirement
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Before retiring in the spring, Eduardo Gonzalez played many roles beyond “teacher.”
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Laura Buck Tolliver helped shape the studio arts curriculum for 41 years.
Alumni Features
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Derrick Rutledge ’79 is a work in progress.
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Kevin Sheekey’s path to knighthood started five years ago in a Frankfurt airport.
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