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{{Infobox school
| name = Georgetown Day School
| name = Georgetown Day School
| type = [[Private school|Private]]<br>[[University-preparatory school|Preparatory school]]
| type = [[Private school|Private]]<br>[[University-preparatory school|Preparatory school]]
| established = 1945
| established = {{start date and age|1945|p=1}}
| head_name = Head of School
| head_name = Head of school
| head = Russell Shaw
| head = Russell Shaw
| location = 4200 Davenport St NW Washington, DC 20016
| address = 4200 Davenport St NW
| city = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| city = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| country = USA
| zipcode = 20016
| campus = {{cvt|10|acre}}, 2 buildings
| country = USA <!-- Do not link per [[MOS:OL]] -->
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| coordinates = {{Coord|38.9520|N|77.0831|W|format=dms|display=it}}
| mapframe-shape = none
| campus size = {{cvt|10|acre}}
| enrollment = 1075
| enrollment = 1075
| faculty = 165
| faculty = 165
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| ratio = 6:1
| ratio = 6:1
| athletics = 14 interscholastic sports<br>63 interscholastic teams
| athletics = 14 interscholastic sports<br>63 interscholastic teams
| colors = Green and white
| colors = Green and white <br> {{color box|green|border=silver}}{{color box|white|border=silver}}
| mascot = Grasshopper
| mascot = Grasshopper
| ceeb = 090081
| athletics_conference = [[Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference]] (boys)<br>[[Independent School League (Washington, D.C. area)|Independent School League]] (girls)
| athletics_conference = [[Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference]] (boys)<br>[[Independent School League (Washington, D.C. area)|Independent School League]] (girls)
| homepage = {{URL|gds.org}}
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.gds.org/}}
}}
}}


'''Georgetown Day School''' ('''GDS''') is an [[private school|independent]] [[coeducational]] [[PK-12]] school located in [[Washington, D.C.]] The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.|northwestern Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2014/06/05/reports-georgetown-day-school-buys-tenleytown.html|title = Georgetown Day School buys Tenleytown Safeway|last = Clabaugh|first = Jeff|date = 2014-06-05|work = Washington Business Journal|access-date = 2015-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=Georgetown+Day+School&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=Y9101619|title = School Detail for Georgetown Day School|date = 2014|access-date = 2015-12-27|website = Private School Search|publisher = National Center for Educational Statistics}}</ref> Russell Shaw is the current Head of School.
'''Georgetown Day School''' ('''GDS''') is an [[private school|independent]] [[coeducational]] [[PK-12]] school located in [[Washington, D.C.]] The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.|northwestern Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2014/06/05/reports-georgetown-day-school-buys-tenleytown.html|title = Georgetown Day School buys Tenleytown Safeway|last = Clabaugh|first = Jeff|date = 2014-06-05|work = Washington Business Journal|access-date = 2015-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=Georgetown+Day+School&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=Y9101619|title = School Detail for Georgetown Day School|date = 2014|access-date = 2015-12-27|website = Private School Search|publisher = National Center for Educational Statistics}}</ref> Russell Shaw is the current Head of School.


Founded in 1945 as Washington's first [[Racial integration|racially integrated]] school, it is known for its progressive climate and dedication to social justice.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Parents' Night With the President|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/fashion/16school.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2008-11-14|access-date = 2015-12-28|issn = 0362-4331|first = Rachel L.|last = Swarns}}</ref> Students call teachers by their first names, and the high school allows students to leave the campus during school hours.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-allyn/can-students-love-school_b_1872100.html|title = Can Students Love School? Yes, If Schools Love Students|last = Allyn|first = David|date = 2012-09-12|work = Huffington Post|access-date = 2015-12-27}}</ref>
Founded in 1945 by anthropologists Philleo and Edith R. Nash, as Washington's first [[Racial integration|racially integrated]] school, it is known for its progressive climate and dedication to social justice.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Parents' Night With the President|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/fashion/16school.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2008-11-14|access-date = 2015-12-28|issn = 0362-4331|first = Rachel L.|last = Swarns}}</ref> Students call teachers by their first names, and the high school allows students to leave the campus during school hours.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-allyn/can-students-love-school_b_1872100.html|title = Can Students Love School? Yes, If Schools Love Students|last = Allyn|first = David|date = 2012-09-12|work = Huffington Post|access-date = 2015-12-27}}</ref>

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The school has educated the children of several high-ranking government officials, including Justice [[Thurgood Marshall]], [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg|Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], [[United States Attorney General]] [[Eric Holder]], [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Treasury Secretary]] [[Lawrence Summers|Larry Summers]], Texas Senator [[Phil Gramm]], Oregon Senator [[Ron Wyden]], Florida Congressman [[Kendrick Meek]], Maryland Congressman [[Jamie Raskin]], [[Louisiana]] [[United States Senator|Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bridges|first1=Kathleen|last2=Mullins|first2=Luke|title=How to Get in to Washington Area Private Schools|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/work-education/how-to-get-in-to-washington-area-private-schools/|access-date=28 December 2015|work=Washingtonian|date=7 November 2011}}</ref>, as well as Associate Justice of the [[Supreme court|Supreme Court]] and [[federal judge]] [[Ketanji Brown Jackson]].

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Georgetown Day recently finished construction on the new lower and middle school campus (2021), thereby unifying the high school and lower/middle school campuses. Both are now located in [[Tenleytown]]. The project raised over fifty-two million dollars from more than 2,000 donors, surpassing the fifty-million dollar fundraising goal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gds.org/support-gds/one-gds-campaign|title=One GDS Campaign - Georgetown Day School}}</ref>

==Academics==
==Academics==
GDS offers 18 [[Advanced Placement]] courses, which are currently being phased out. The high school features a curriculum covering the humanities, mathematics, sciences, and the arts. Students are required to take four years of English courses and a freshman seminar focusing on diversity issues.


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The school has educated the children of several high-ranking government officials, including Justice [[Thurgood Marshall]], [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg|Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], [[United States Attorney General]] [[Eric Holder]], [[United States Assistant Attorney General]] [[Matthew G. Olsen]], [[United States Deputy Secretary of Education]] [[Jim Shelton|Jim Shelton III]], [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Treasury Secretary]] [[Lawrence Summers|Larry Summers]], Texas Senator [[Phil Gramm]], Oregon Senator [[Ron Wyden]], Florida Congressman [[Kendrick Meek]], Maryland Congressman [[Jamie Raskin]], [[Louisiana]] [[United States Senator|Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]],<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bridges |first1=Kathleen |last2=Mullins |first2=Luke |date=7 November 2011 |title=How to Get in to Washington Area Private Schools |work=Washingtonian |url=http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/work-education/how-to-get-in-to-washington-area-private-schools/ |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref> [[Secretary of Homeland Security]] [[Alejandro Mayorkas]], as well as [[Supreme court|Supreme Court]] Justice [[Ketanji Brown Jackson]].
As of 2022, Niche ranks Georgetown Day School as the best private high and K-12 school in the District of Columbia. Additionally, Niche ranks Georgetown Day as the ninth-best K-12 private school and the twenty-seventh best private high school nationally.


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Georgetown Day recently finished construction on the new lower and middle school campus (2021), thereby unifying the high school and lower/middle school campuses. Both are now located in [[Tenleytown]]. The project raised over fifty-two million dollars from more than 2,000 donors, surpassing the fifty-million dollar fundraising goal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=One GDS Campaign - Georgetown Day School |url=https://www.gds.org/support-gds/one-gds-campaign}}</ref>
The school enrolls approximately 1,075 students and graduates about 130 seniors in any given year. As a college preparatory school, GDS sends 100% of its graduates to four-year universities.{{cn|date=October 2022}} The mean SAT scores for the 2017 senior class at GDS were Math (700), Writing and Reading (720). The Class of 2018 included 8 National Merit Semifinalists, 27 Commended Students, and 3 National Hispanic Scholars.{{cn|date=October 2022}}


Each year the school sponsors the Ben Cooper Lecture in memory of a student killed in a car accident in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Events: Ben Cooper Memorial Lecture|url=http://www.gds.org/Page/School-Life/Special-Events/Benjamin-Cooper-Memorial-Lecture|access-date=10 August 2016}}</ref>
Each year the school sponsors the Ben Cooper Lecture in memory of a student killed in a car accident in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Events: Ben Cooper Memorial Lecture|url=http://www.gds.org/Page/School-Life/Special-Events/Benjamin-Cooper-Memorial-Lecture|access-date=10 August 2016}}</ref>

==Athletics==
===Boys' cross country===
GDS has a strong tradition in boys' cross country, including winning five consecutive [[Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference]] Championships under Head Coach Anthony Belber from 2010 to 2014, and the [[DCSAA]] Championships in 2013. In 2021, GDS won the MAC Championships and ended Sidwell Friends School's five year MAC title streak.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{alumni|date=December 2022}}
{{columns-list|
*[[Elliot Ackerman]], decorated veteran and author<ref name="gds-ackerman">{{cite web|url=http://www.gds.org/page/News-Detail---Homepage-Photo?pk=927586&fromId=208028|title=Elliot Ackerman '98: The Soldier's Guiding Paradox: 'Protect What You Love'|publisher=gds.org|access-date=2015-05-27}}</ref>
*[[Elliot Ackerman]], decorated veteran and author<ref name="gds-ackerman">{{cite web|url=http://www.gds.org/page/News-Detail---Homepage-Photo?pk=927586&fromId=208028|title=Elliot Ackerman '98: The Soldier's Guiding Paradox: 'Protect What You Love'|publisher=gds.org|access-date=2015-05-27}}</ref>
*[[James Alefantis]], owner of Comet Ping Pong<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metroweekly.com/2015/04/from-scratch-james-alefantis/|title = James Alefantis: From Scratch|date = 16 April 2015}}</ref>
*[[James Alefantis]], owner of Comet Ping Pong<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metroweekly.com/2015/04/from-scratch-james-alefantis/|title = James Alefantis: From Scratch|date = 16 April 2015}}</ref>
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*[[Schuyler Bailar]], first openly transgender NCAA Division I swimmer<ref>{{cite news |last1=Strauss |first1=Valerie |title=Meet Schuyler Bailar, Harvard's pioneer transgender swimmer |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/06/24/meet-schuyler-bailar-harvards-pioneer-transgender-swimmer/ |newspaper=Washington Post |date=June 24, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Schuyler Bailar]], first openly transgender NCAA Division I swimmer<ref>{{cite news |last1=Strauss |first1=Valerie |title=Meet Schuyler Bailar, Harvard's pioneer transgender swimmer |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/06/24/meet-schuyler-bailar-harvards-pioneer-transgender-swimmer/ |newspaper=Washington Post |date=June 24, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jake Blount]], musician, scholar and activist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hamilton Instrumental in Jake Blount '17 Career Choice|url=https://www.hamilton.edu/news/story/jake-blount-music-appalachian-banjo-fiddler-moose-whisperers|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Hamilton College|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jake Blount]], musician, scholar and activist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hamilton Instrumental in Jake Blount '17 Career Choice|url=https://www.hamilton.edu/news/story/jake-blount-music-appalachian-banjo-fiddler-moose-whisperers|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Hamilton College|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Ben Dolnick]], writer<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 13, 2011|title=A Cruel Story of Youth: Ben Dolnick, 'You Know Who You Are' at Politics & Prose|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2011/04/14/ben-dolnick-you-know-who-you-are-politics-prose/|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
*[[Ben Dolnick]], writer<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 13, 2011|title=A Cruel Story of Youth: Ben Dolnick, 'You Know Who You Are' at Politics & Prose|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2011/04/14/ben-dolnick-you-know-who-you-are-politics-prose/|access-date=September 5, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
*[[Sam Dolnick]], Award-winning journalist, assistant managing editor of ''[[The New York Times]]''<ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-12-08|title=Are the Knicks This Good?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/08/sports/basketball/are-the-knicks-this-good-basketball-die-hards-weigh-in.html|access-date=2021-09-05|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[Sam Dolnick]], Award-winning journalist, assistant managing editor of ''[[The New York Times]]''<ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-12-08|title=Are the Knicks This Good?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/08/sports/basketball/are-the-knicks-this-good-basketball-die-hards-weigh-in.html|access-date=2021-09-05|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[Sean Fine]], documentary filmmaker, best known for the Academy Award-nominated ''[[War/Dance]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Art of Filmmaking |url=https://www.gds.org/community/community-events/gds-presents/profile/~board/gds-presents/post/the-art-of-filmmaking |website=Georgetown Day School |date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Sean Fine]], documentary filmmaker, best known for the Academy Award-nominated ''[[War/Dance]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Art of Filmmaking |url=https://www.gds.org/community/community-events/gds-presents/profile/~board/gds-presents/post/the-art-of-filmmaking |website=Georgetown Day School |date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
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*[[Joshua Foer]], freelance journalist and author of [[Moonwalking with Einstein]]<ref name="observer.com"/>
*[[Joshua Foer]], freelance journalist and author of [[Moonwalking with Einstein]]<ref name="observer.com"/>
*[[Gina Gionfriddo]], [[playwright]] and television writer. Twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Patricia |title=Onstage, Tackling Ambition and Crime |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/theater/30gina.html |work=The New York Times |date=29 December 2008}}</ref>
*[[Gina Gionfriddo]], [[playwright]] and television writer. Twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Patricia |title=Onstage, Tackling Ambition and Crime |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/theater/30gina.html |work=The New York Times |date=29 December 2008}}</ref>
*[[Jonathan Glickman]], film producer and studio executive.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reliable Source - D.C. native Jonathan Glickman (Dan's son) named to top movie job at MGM|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2011/02/dc_native_jonathan_glickman_da.html|access-date=2020-08-24|website=voices.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>
*[[Jonathan Glickman]], film producer and studio executive.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reliable Source - D.C. native Jonathan Glickman (Dan's son) named to top movie job at MGM|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2011/02/dc_native_jonathan_glickman_da.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220180311/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2011/02/dc_native_jonathan_glickman_da.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2013|access-date=2020-08-24|website=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
*[[Andrew Sean Greer]], Pulitzer prize winning American author<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lefrak |first1=Mikaela |title=Andrew Sean Greer: From D.C. Bookstore Employee To Pulitzer Prize Winner |url=https://wamu.org/story/18/06/11/andrew-sean-greer-d-c-bookstore-employee-pulitzer-prize-winner/ |work=WAMU |date=June 11, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Andrew Sean Greer]], Pulitzer prize winning American author<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lefrak |first1=Mikaela |title=Andrew Sean Greer: From D.C. Bookstore Employee To Pulitzer Prize Winner |url=https://wamu.org/story/18/06/11/andrew-sean-greer-d-c-bookstore-employee-pulitzer-prize-winner/ |work=WAMU |date=June 11, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Matt Jackson (Jeopardy! contestant)|Matt Jackson]], high-winning ''[[Jeopardy!]] champion''<ref name="GDS">{{cite web | url=http://www.gds.org/page/News-Detail?pk=996590&fromId=198490 | title=He Keeps on Winning! | publisher=Georgetown Day School | date=1 October 2015 | access-date=8 October 2015}}</ref>
*[[Matt Jackson (Jeopardy! contestant)|Matt Jackson]], high-winning ''[[Jeopardy!]] champion''<ref name="GDS">{{cite web | url=http://www.gds.org/page/News-Detail?pk=996590&fromId=198490 | title=He Keeps on Winning! | publisher=Georgetown Day School | date=1 October 2015 | access-date=8 October 2015 | archive-date=13 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113113603/http://www.gds.org/page/News-Detail?pk=996590&fromId=198490 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Matthew Kaminski]], Editor in Chief of political news company [[Politico]]
*[[Matthew Kaminski]], Editor in Chief of political news company [[Politico]]
*[[Aidan Kohn-Murphy]], Political Activist and Founder of [[Gen-Z for Change]]
*[[Judy Kuhn]], Tony-nominated theatre actress, known for her originating roles in ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'', ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]'', and ''[[Fun Home (musical)|Fun Home]]'', as well as being the singing voice for Pocahontas in the [[Disney]] film ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/where-when-picks/sondheim-meets-pocahontas.php|title = Sondheim Meets Pocahontas at Judy Kuhn Performance|last = Gilpert|first = Sophie|date = 2012-12-06|work = Washingtonian|access-date = 2015-12-28}}</ref>
*[[Judy Kuhn]], Tony-nominated theatre actress, known for her originating roles in ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'', ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]'', and ''[[Fun Home (musical)|Fun Home]]'', as well as being the singing voice for Pocahontas in the [[Disney]] film ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/where-when-picks/sondheim-meets-pocahontas.php|title = Sondheim Meets Pocahontas at Judy Kuhn Performance|last = Gilpert|first = Sophie|date = 2012-12-06|work = Washingtonian|access-date = 2015-12-28}}</ref>
*[[Ben Mankiewicz]], host of [[Turner Classic Movies]] producer and actor<ref>{{Cite news|title = Grandson of 'Citizen Kane' co-writer continues a family tradition as a TCM host|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/grandson-of-citizen-kane-co-writer-continues-a-family-tradition-as-a-tcm-host/2013/06/14/2b63e5f2-cf85-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 2013-06-14|access-date = 2015-12-28|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = Adam|last = Bernstein}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-08-01|title=Classic Hollywood: TCM host Ben Mankiewicz's path from snarky newbie to a classic in his own right|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/classichollywood/la-ca-mn-classic-hollywood-mankiewicz-20150802-story.html|access-date=2020-09-04|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Ben Mankiewicz]], host of [[Turner Classic Movies]] producer and actor<ref>{{Cite news|title = Grandson of 'Citizen Kane' co-writer continues a family tradition as a TCM host|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/grandson-of-citizen-kane-co-writer-continues-a-family-tradition-as-a-tcm-host/2013/06/14/2b63e5f2-cf85-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 2013-06-14|access-date = 2015-12-28|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = Adam|last = Bernstein}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-08-01|title=Classic Hollywood: TCM host Ben Mankiewicz's path from snarky newbie to a classic in his own right|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/classichollywood/la-ca-mn-classic-hollywood-mankiewicz-20150802-story.html|access-date=2020-09-04|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
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*[[Alice Randall]], American author and [[songwriter]] of [[African-American]] descent. She is perhaps best known for her novel ''[[The Wind Done Gone]]'', a reinterpretation and parody of the popular 1936 novel ''[[Gone with the Wind (novel)|Gone with the Wind]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yee |first1=April H.N. |title=Alice Randall |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/6/5/alice-randall-twenty-five-years-after-alice/ |work=The Harvard Crimson |date=June 5, 2006}}</ref>
*[[Alice Randall]], American author and [[songwriter]] of [[African-American]] descent. She is perhaps best known for her novel ''[[The Wind Done Gone]]'', a reinterpretation and parody of the popular 1936 novel ''[[Gone with the Wind (novel)|Gone with the Wind]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yee |first1=April H.N. |title=Alice Randall |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/6/5/alice-randall-twenty-five-years-after-alice/ |work=The Harvard Crimson |date=June 5, 2006}}</ref>
*[[Jamie Raskin]], elected to House of Representatives from [[Maryland]] and bestselling author<ref>{{cite news |last1=Turque |first1=Bill |title=Jamie Raskin: The most liberal congressional candidate in a crowded field |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/jamie-raskin-the-most-liberal-congressional-candidate-in-a-crowded-field/2016/04/05/6d14ec40-e4c6-11e5-a6f3-21ccdbc5f74e_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |date=5 April 2016}}</ref>
*[[Jamie Raskin]], elected to House of Representatives from [[Maryland]] and bestselling author<ref>{{cite news |last1=Turque |first1=Bill |title=Jamie Raskin: The most liberal congressional candidate in a crowded field |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/jamie-raskin-the-most-liberal-congressional-candidate-in-a-crowded-field/2016/04/05/6d14ec40-e4c6-11e5-a6f3-21ccdbc5f74e_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |date=5 April 2016}}</ref>
*David Reich, [[geneticist]] and professor in the department of [[genetics]] at [[Harvard Medical School]], and an associate of the [[Broad Institute]], whose research studies compare the [[human genome]] with those of [[Common chimpanzee|chimpanzee]]s, [[Neanderthal]]s and [[Denisovan]]s
*[[Noah Robbins]], American actor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/17/AR2009101701970.html|title=Young Potomac Actor Noah Robbins Lands Broadway Lead|first=Peter|last=Marks|date=18 October 2009|access-date=3 September 2017|via=washingtonpost.com}}</ref>
*[[Noah Robbins]], American actor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/17/AR2009101701970.html|title=Young Potomac Actor Noah Robbins Lands Broadway Lead|first=Peter|last=Marks|date=18 October 2009|access-date=3 September 2017|via=washingtonpost.com}}</ref>
*[[Paul Shapiro (activist)|Paul Shapiro]], vice president of farm animal protection for the [[Humane Society of the United States]]<ref name=Montgomery>{{cite news|title=Animal Pragmatism |first=David |last=Montgomery |url=http://www.cok.net/feat/article-wp.php |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=2003-09-08 |page=C01 |access-date=2012-12-30 |quote=... says Paul Shapiro, 24, who founded Compassion Over Killing as a high school club at Georgetown Day School in Northwest Washington. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203235723/http://www.cok.net/feat/article-wp.php |archive-date=2012-12-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Paul Shapiro (activist)|Paul Shapiro]], vice president of farm animal protection for the [[Humane Society of the United States]]<ref name=Montgomery>{{cite news|title=Animal Pragmatism |first=David |last=Montgomery |url=http://www.cok.net/feat/article-wp.php |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=2003-09-08 |page=C01 |access-date=2012-12-30 |quote=... says Paul Shapiro, 24, who founded Compassion Over Killing as a high school club at Georgetown Day School in Northwest Washington. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203235723/http://www.cok.net/feat/article-wp.php |archive-date=2012-12-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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*[[Sarah Stillman]], journalist and winner of the 2012 George Polk Award, the 2012 Hillman Prize, and a 2016 MacArthur Fellowship<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://news.yale.edu/2005/05/26/yale-student-wins-first-prize-ethics-essay-contest|title = Yale Student Wins First Prize in Ethics Essay Contest|last = Baker|first = Dorie|date = 2005-05-26|work = Yale News|access-date = 2015-12-28}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hillmanfoundation.org/2012-hillman-prize-magazine-journalism 2012 Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism | Hillman Foundation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Sarah Stillman]], journalist and winner of the 2012 George Polk Award, the 2012 Hillman Prize, and a 2016 MacArthur Fellowship<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://news.yale.edu/2005/05/26/yale-student-wins-first-prize-ethics-essay-contest|title = Yale Student Wins First Prize in Ethics Essay Contest|last = Baker|first = Dorie|date = 2005-05-26|work = Yale News|access-date = 2015-12-28}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hillmanfoundation.org/2012-hillman-prize-magazine-journalism 2012 Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism | Hillman Foundation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore]], author and activist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mbsycamore/status/717858118202306560|title=Mattilda B Sycamore on Twitter|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref>
*[[Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore]], author and activist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mbsycamore/status/717858118202306560|title=Mattilda B Sycamore on Twitter|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref>
*[[Greta Titelman]], actress, comedian and writer.
*[[Olivia Wilde]], film and television actress, starred in ''[[House (TV show)|House]]''<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1312575/bio|title=Olivia Wilde - Biography - IMDb|publisher=imdb.com|access-date=2015-05-20}}</ref>
*[[Olivia Wilde]], film and television actress, starred in ''[[House (TV show)|House]]''<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1312575/bio|title=Olivia Wilde - Biography - IMDb|publisher=imdb.com|access-date=2015-05-20}}</ref>
*[[Sophia Yilma]], journalist and politician<ref>{{cite news |last1=Observer |first1=Ethiopia |title=Pioneering journalist, activist and politician, Sophia Yilma Deressa |url=https://www.ethiopiaobserver.com/2017/07/09/pioneering-journalist-activist-and-politician-sophia-yilma-deressa/ |work=Ethiopia Observer |date=9 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Sophia Yilma]], journalist and politician<ref>{{cite news |last1=Observer |first1=Ethiopia |title=Pioneering journalist, activist and politician, Sophia Yilma Deressa |url=https://www.ethiopiaobserver.com/2017/07/09/pioneering-journalist-activist-and-politician-sophia-yilma-deressa/ |work=Ethiopia Observer |date=9 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Gianmarco Soresi]], comedian and actor<ref name="youtube">{{cite web |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aDpnEOBH5fs |title=I’ll never be the most famous guy from my high school |last=Soresi |first=Gianmarco |date=11 August 2023 |website=youtube |publisher=Gianmarco Soresi |access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref>
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.gds.org}}
* {{Official website|https://www.gds.org/}}


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Georgetown Day School
Address
Map
4200 Davenport St NW

Washington, D.C.
20016

United States
Coordinates38°57′07″N 77°04′59″W / 38.9520°N 77.0831°W / 38.9520; -77.0831
Information
TypePrivate
Preparatory school
Established1945 (79 years ago) (1945)
CEEB code090081
Head of schoolRussell Shaw
Faculty165
Enrollment1075
Average class size16
Student to teacher ratio6:1
Campus size10 acres (4.0 ha)
Color(s)Green and white
  
Athletics14 interscholastic sports
63 interscholastic teams
Athletics conferenceMid-Atlantic Athletic Conference (boys)
Independent School League (girls)
MascotGrasshopper
Websitewww.gds.org

Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C.[1][2] Russell Shaw is the current Head of School.

Founded in 1945 by anthropologists Philleo and Edith R. Nash, as Washington's first racially integrated school, it is known for its progressive climate and dedication to social justice.[3] Students call teachers by their first names, and the high school allows students to leave the campus during school hours.[4]

Academics

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The school has educated the children of several high-ranking government officials, including Justice Thurgood Marshall, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, United States Attorney General Eric Holder, United States Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen, United States Deputy Secretary of Education Jim Shelton III, Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Texas Senator Phil Gramm, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, Florida Congressman Kendrick Meek, Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu,[3][5] Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, as well as Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Georgetown Day recently finished construction on the new lower and middle school campus (2021), thereby unifying the high school and lower/middle school campuses. Both are now located in Tenleytown. The project raised over fifty-two million dollars from more than 2,000 donors, surpassing the fifty-million dollar fundraising goal.[6]

Each year the school sponsors the Ben Cooper Lecture in memory of a student killed in a car accident in 1997.[7]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Clabaugh, Jeff (2014-06-05). "Georgetown Day School buys Tenleytown Safeway". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  2. ^ "School Detail for Georgetown Day School". Private School Search. National Center for Educational Statistics. 2014. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  3. ^ a b Swarns, Rachel L. (2008-11-14). "Parents' Night With the President". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  4. ^ Allyn, David (2012-09-12). "Can Students Love School? Yes, If Schools Love Students". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  5. ^ Bridges, Kathleen; Mullins, Luke (7 November 2011). "How to Get in to Washington Area Private Schools". Washingtonian. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. ^ "One GDS Campaign - Georgetown Day School".
  7. ^ "Special Events: Ben Cooper Memorial Lecture". Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Elliot Ackerman '98: The Soldier's Guiding Paradox: 'Protect What You Love'". gds.org. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  9. ^ "James Alefantis: From Scratch". 16 April 2015.
  10. ^ Heller, Karen (February 20, 2015). "Supporting character: Washington-raised actor in two top D.C. series". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  11. ^ Strauss, Valerie (June 24, 2015). "Meet Schuyler Bailar, Harvard's pioneer transgender swimmer". Washington Post.
  12. ^ "Hamilton Instrumental in Jake Blount '17 Career Choice". Hamilton College. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  13. ^ "A Cruel Story of Youth: Ben Dolnick, 'You Know Who You Are' at Politics & Prose". The Washington Post. April 13, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "Are the Knicks This Good?". The New York Times. 2012-12-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  15. ^ "The Art of Filmmaking". Georgetown Day School. May 21, 2020.
  16. ^ Hornaday, Ann (2009-10-17). "With 'Zombieland,' D.C. Native Ruben Fleischer Turns His Directorial Debut Into a Hit". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  17. ^ a b c "The Foer Family | Observer". observer.com. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  18. ^ Cohen, Patricia (29 December 2008). "Onstage, Tackling Ambition and Crime". The New York Times.
  19. ^ "Reliable Source - D.C. native Jonathan Glickman (Dan's son) named to top movie job at MGM". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  20. ^ Lefrak, Mikaela (June 11, 2018). "Andrew Sean Greer: From D.C. Bookstore Employee To Pulitzer Prize Winner". WAMU.
  21. ^ "He Keeps on Winning!". Georgetown Day School. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  22. ^ Gilpert, Sophie (2012-12-06). "Sondheim Meets Pocahontas at Judy Kuhn Performance". Washingtonian. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  23. ^ Bernstein, Adam (2013-06-14). "Grandson of 'Citizen Kane' co-writer continues a family tradition as a TCM host". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  24. ^ "Classic Hollywood: TCM host Ben Mankiewicz's path from snarky newbie to a classic in his own right". Los Angeles Times. 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  25. ^ Feldman, R.T. (2001). Thurgood Marshall. Lerner Publications. p. 79. ISBN 9780822549895. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  26. ^ "Martin, Judith, 1938-. Letters to "Miss Manners," 1978-1998: A Finding Aid". oasis.lib.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  27. ^ "Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts - An Emmy Winner at 25 -- What Next? 'Swashbuckling With Helen Mirren'". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  28. ^ "Local Alums Score Big at Emmys | Washingtonian". washingtonian.com. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  29. ^ "Guy Picciotto | Biography | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  30. ^ Yee, April H.N. (June 5, 2006). "Alice Randall". The Harvard Crimson.
  31. ^ Turque, Bill (5 April 2016). "Jamie Raskin: The most liberal congressional candidate in a crowded field". Washington Post.
  32. ^ Marks, Peter (18 October 2009). "Young Potomac Actor Noah Robbins Lands Broadway Lead". Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via washingtonpost.com.
  33. ^ Montgomery, David (2003-09-08). "Animal Pragmatism". The Washington Post. p. C01. Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2012-12-30. ... says Paul Shapiro, 24, who founded Compassion Over Killing as a high school club at Georgetown Day School in Northwest Washington.
  34. ^ Purdum, Todd S. (2 March 2020). "The Bloomberg Whisperer". The Atlantic.
  35. ^ Deb, Sopan (22 November 2017). "He Knows Bikini Bottom. Now He Gets to Swim There. - The New York Times". The New York Times.
  36. ^ Baker, Dorie (2005-05-26). "Yale Student Wins First Prize in Ethics Essay Contest". Yale News. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  37. ^ 2012 Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism | Hillman Foundation
  38. ^ "Mattilda B Sycamore on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  39. ^ "Olivia Wilde - Biography - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  40. ^ Observer, Ethiopia (9 July 2017). "Pioneering journalist, activist and politician, Sophia Yilma Deressa". Ethiopia Observer.
  41. ^ Soresi, Gianmarco (11 August 2023). "I'll never be the most famous guy from my high school". youtube. Gianmarco Soresi. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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