More than thirty students gathered at George School for the fourth Annual Robotics Invitational Competition on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Kairo Morton ’20 and Robin Bouchet ’20 took first and second place in the Individual category with scores of 72 and 61, respectively.
The George School Cougars set new records at the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association meet on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Abby Eisold ’20 set a new state record of 14.98 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles and Sanaa Hebron ’22 set a state title in the 400-meter race at 56.93 seconds. Several athletes on both the boys’ and the girls’ teams set new personal records.
In 2002, physics teacher Chris Odom taught George School’s first robotics class with a curriculum of his own invention. In the ensuing seventeen years, Chris authored several robotics textbooks and developed a curriculum taught at George School and around the world.
Alumni and friends of George School are invited to a Head of School Reception in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 30, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The George School Community Chorus concert will take place on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the meetinghouse. The chorus will perform several works by the composer Anton Bruckner.
The varsity girls’ softball season came to an end on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 with a 6-5 loss to Friends Select School in the Friends Schools League (FSL) semi-final game. The Cougars finished the year with a 12-4 season record.
This year’s spring theater performance is The Miracle Worker, a play by William Gibson based on Helen Keller’s autobiography The Story of My Life.
The varsity boys’ baseball team defeated Abington Friends School 4-2 on Saturday, May 11, 2019, to win the Friends Schools League Quaker Cup.
George School film students won four out of the five awards at the Twentieth Annual Bridge Film Festival on Friday, May 3, 2019. The Cougars received the awards for Documentary, Public Service Announcement, New Media, and the coveted Spirit of the Festival films.
The George School varsity girls’ lacrosse team defeated Abington Friends School 18-12 to win the Friends Schools League Quaker Cup semi-final game on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The team travels to Friends Central School for the final game on Saturday, May 11 at 2:00 p.m.
