The editors of The Augur Bit make the case for shunning virtual school.
The Augur Bit’s editors argue that GDS should favor internal candidates for two key administrative jobs.
Administrators have launched an earnest new initiative, and students should seize the opportunity it presents.
As school reopens, let's ensure we build a school culture even better than the one we had to leave behind.
The editors of The Augur Bit praise the GDS alumnus’ patriotism and prowess as the lead impeachment manager in President Trump’s second Senate trial.
Nick Penniman '22 on how many GDS students are well-positioned to help others—and how you can.
Failing to recognize the importance of addressing climate change means failing to recognize the importance of our futures, the beauty of the world around us and our privilege in ending this fight. The position of our school in the nation’s capital means we are not necessarily the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, but we are in a unique situation where we can directly influence lawmakers to fight it. Major corporations, like those in the fossil fuel and food production industries, continue to leak pollutants into the atmosphere, land and water with little to no regulations. There are
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most pervasive yet glossed over subject matters at GDS. Of course, given the vexed nature of the issue, the school’s behavior is understandable; even the name of the conflict is contentious, as it recognizes two nations whose very existences are debated. However, the lack of education about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at GDS is an incredible disservice to the school, as it breeds negative effects in our own community and sends students out to college and beyond unprepared. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the oldest and most salient political and historical conflicts in
When my family and I went to Greece last June, we visited the Beth Shalom synagogue in Athens, only to find that the building was surrounded by a tall fence. We asked the security guard on duty if we could go inside, but he said that visitors were not allowed without an appointment and proof of identification. We tried to bargain with the guard, telling him that we’re Jews from America who just wanted to see a Greek synagogue and would only stay for a few minutes, but he wouldn’t budge. It wasn’t up to him, he told us: it
13 dead at Columbine. 26 dead at Sandy Hook. 32 dead at Virginia Tech. And now 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Following the Stoneman Douglas shooting in Parkland, Florida this past February, the Trump administration proposed arming teachers with guns as a way to prevent future school shootings. As students continue to be shot in the hallways of a place meant for learning, Americans are in agreement that something needs to be done. But the answer is never more guns. Even with prior training, no teacher should be permitted to carry a firearm in a school as a means
On March 12th, 2017, Russell Shaw emailed GDS parents saying that middle school history teacher and high school coach Mark Allen-Gifford had been arrested the previous day for sexual misconduct against a student. Hours later, C.A. Pilling emailed high school students, relaying the same news. Within a week, news sources like WJLA, NBC4 Washington, WTOP and the Washington Post all broke the updated story: the eighth-grade teacher was detained for meeting a 14-year-old girl outside of school “several times,” talking about sex with her, kissing her, and allegedly touching her thigh. Even one year later, the GDS community, and the
“Love Trumps Hate!” On November 10th, two days after Donald Trump was named the 45th President of the United States, I marched in downtown Washington D.C. alongside fellow Georgetown Day School classmates in response to the election outcome. With my metrocard and sign in hand, I chanted at the top of my lungs as my feet became sore from marching up and down the streets of D.C. Flash forward to January 21st, and I was in the same position, only this time I was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of women in the historic Women’s March. Having gone to bed