Georgetown Day School
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| Georgetown Day School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Washington, DC, USA | |
| Information | |
| Religion | Non-sectarian |
| Headmaster | Peter Branch |
| Enrollment |
1100 (grades PreK-12) |
| Faculty | 165 |
| Average class size | 16 |
| Student:teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Average SAT scores (NA) | NA |
| Type | Private Preparatory School |
| Campus | 10 overall acres 2 buildings |
| Athletics | 14 Interscholastic Sports 63 Interscholastic Teams |
| Athletics conference | Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference (Boys) Independent School League (Girls) |
| Mascot | ( mighty)Hopper (Grasshopper) |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Established | 1945 |
| Homepage | www.gds.org |
Georgetown Day School is an independent, PreK-12 school in Washington, DC. It is familiarly called "GDS," or less frequently "Georgetown Day"; the high school is sometimes abbreviated GDHS and the Lower and Middle schools are somethimes referd to as one as GDS-LMS or GDS-L/MS. GDS was founded in 1945 as the first integrated school in the District. Housed on two separate campuses in northwest Washington, the lower and middle schools (grades pre-kindergarten to eight) are located in the Palisades neighborhood, while the high school is located several miles away in Tenleytown. Both campuses feature libraries, full-size gymnasiums and athletic fields, black box theaters, fully equipped science labs, art studios, technology/multimedia labs, and student lounges and activity areas. Both facilities have elevators and are fully handicapped-accessible.
The school enrolls approximately 1000 students in any given year and graduates about 120 seniors each year. GDS is known for a strong emphasis on the arts, especially the performing arts, continuing commitment to diversity, and its historical success in high school policy debate and quizbowl. (It was the #1 school in the nation at debate in 2006.[citation needed]) Because it believes that students and teachers are partners in education, everyone at the school — students, faculty, and administrators — goes by first names. The current head of school is Peter M. Branch.
[edit] Famous Graduates
- Brian Baker, musician in Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, and Bad Religion
- Suzanne Berne, novelist
- Max Blumenthal, blogger and journalist
- Sam Endicott, guitarist and vocalist for The Bravery
- Franklin Foer, The New Republic editor
- Jonathan Safran Foer, novelist
- Joshua Foer, freelance journalist
- Andrew Sean Greer, author
- Tessa Horst, winner of The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman
- Judy Kuhn, actress and singer
- Judith Martin, (Miss Manners)
- Sam Means, 2006 Emmy winner for writing on Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show"
- Guy Picciotto, guitarist and vocalist for Fugazi
- Michael Portnoy, multimedia artist, musician, actor
- Lyle Preslar, guitarist for Minor Threat
- Jamin Raskin, law professor and author
- Alice Randall, author (The Wind Done Gone)
- Matt Safer, bassist for The Rapture
- Melissa Sagemiller, actress, recently in "The Guardian" with Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner
- Matt Squire, multi-platinum music producer
- Mark Thompson, TV personality/meteorologist
- Olivia Wilde, "The Black Donnelly's" actress (attended through 8th grade)
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