Girls Preparatory School

We’re summer campin’ in style this week!

When you're twinning on the first day of school✨👯‍♀️

Please help us welcome Allison Engel, Director of Tennis & Racquets Sports, and Laura McIntyre, Associate Athletic Director for Operations and Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach, to campus!

And that's a wrap on the 2023-24 year! We're proud to share that we surpassed our annual Impact Fund goal of $1.6 million—THANK YOU, GPS community! Your support makes an impact on everything we do at GPS.💙👏💙🫶💙🙌

What an amazing week at GPS Summer Camp! Our campers had an absolute blast dressing up as Taylor Swift, embarking on exciting adventures and field trips around the city, enjoying delicious ice cream, and diving into fun science experiments. They also unleashed their creativity with fantastic art projects and so much more! Every day was packed with fun, learning, and unforgettable memories. We can’t wait to see what the rest of the summer holds! ✌️💙☀️

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This rounds out the first half of GPS Summer Camp! There will be no camps in session next week due to the Fourth of July holiday, but we look forward to seeing our campers back on Monday, July 8!

🚨Summer Swifties Sunglasses Appreciation Post🚨

Drop your favorite T-Swift album in the comments below!👇

We’re back this week—and we’re adventuring! In just two days campers have experienced horseback riding, zoo animals, swimming at UTC, bowling, painting pottery, and more!

As a reminder, campus is closed tomorrow (Wednesday, June 19) in honor of Juneteenth. We look forward to welcoming our campers back on Thursday for more exciting outings! ✌️💙☀️

🌍✨ 🌳🐒 P A N A M A 🦜🛥️🐠🏝️🍍

A group of rising seventh- and eighth-graders returned from an eight-day adventure to Panama on Saturday! Some of their favorite activities included swimming and hiking in the rainforest, embarking on a boat tour and seeing native animals in their natural habitats, snorkeling in the Caribbean Sea, and visiting a local pineapple farm.

Ms. Tiffany Simms, history teacher, led the trip and said, "This was a magical experience considering it was most of the girls' first trip abroad and without their parents. It was absolutely spectacular and we all look forward to another trip similar to this one next summer!"

Oh, what a week it’s been!

Tea parties,
relays,
ropes courses,
and more,
we can’t wait for next week
to see what’s in store!
✌️💙☀️

What a "tile-rific" time we had on Wednesday hosting alumnae for Mahjong at GPS! 🀄️✨ It was a "mah-velous" evening, and we loved seeing old friends reconnect! Thanks to everyone who joined us for this unforgettable evening, and a special thank you to GPS Trustee Jen Kline P'18, '19 and Ann Henley Perry P'25 for teaching the group the ins and outs of the game!

🌟 Week 2 Camp Highlights! 🌟

This week has been a whirlwind of color, excitement, and adventure! 🎨🌊🧗‍♂️ From making our own tie-dye masterpieces to exploring the wonders of the deep blue sea at the aquarium, every day has been packed with fun and discovery. Our trip to High Point Climbing Gym had everyone reaching new heights and conquering challenges together! 🐠🌟🔬

Whether diving into science experiments or embarking on thrilling adventures, our campers have shown incredible enthusiasm and teamwork. Here’s to more unforgettable memories and epic moments!✌️💙☀️

We wrapped up week one of camp in a big way today! With cheer routines, theater performances, breakout games, and—of course—water play, it was a great day to be a BRUISER!✌️💙☀️

Students returned yesterday from the trip of a lifetime! Through an elective, half-credit, summer course, students experienced French language immersion during two-and-a-half weeks of on-campus instruction and 10 days in Martinique.

An official overseas department of France with close proximity to the U.S., Martinique is an ideal location for American students of French to experience francophone culture! While there, students took French lessons and put them into practice as they toured the city of Fort-de-France, swam, shopped, cooked Creole food, and learned about the island’s history.

It’s been an outdoorsy day with a visit to the farm🐐, tennis lessons🎾, softball camp🥎, volcano making🌋, and more! Can’t wait to see what’s in store for tomorrow!☀️

Our very own Pamela Hammonds, Senior Communications Specialist, was featured in the most recent issue of the NAIS -- National Association of Independent Schools magazine! She shared how her nontraditional path to working in education started when her daughter, Mia '21, applied to attend GPS.

We 💙 Pamela!

📸 Corey + Emily

📢L-E-T-S 💙 G-O
Come on, GPS Summer Camp, Let’s go!☀️

Whether they were learning new cheers, crafting their own pottery, making magic rice, or practicing for their big show on Friday, our campers were loving every minute of camp today!

Just before heading into the summertime season we held the Eighth Grade Celebration, where we honored our soon-to-be upper schoolers. We are so proud of the Class of 2028 and know they are well-prepared to take on the next chapter with confidence and curiosity. Enjoy your summer, ladies! We'll see you in August!

All photos are now on SmugMug: https://girlspreparatoryschool.smugmug.com/2023-24/8th-Grade-Graduation

Day 1 of GPS Summer Camp 2024 is in the books!☀️We danced, created, played, and laughed! Can’t wait until tomorrow😊

It’s the last month to make your annual gift to the 2023-24 Impact Fund! Help us reach our goal so we can provide more support in the areas of arts, athletics, financial aid, and campus improvements for our students! Gifts of all sizes make a difference.

Make your gift here https://bit.ly/3KAs2ix.

Our wonderful Class of 2030 completed their first year as GPS Bruisers today, and their talent was on display for family and friends! Guests visited campus for an interdisciplinary performance featuring vocal music, theater, and dance, then made their way to the gym for a global cultures fair, where groups of students represented different countries with interactive projects.

Each of these students has grown so much this year, and we can't wait to see what next year has in store!

Drum roll please ...🥁

2024-25 Terpsichord Leadership:
💛 Sadie Buhrman | President
💛 Ani Bhushan | Vice President

Incoming Members:
💚 Elisabeth Affare
💚 Emma Virginia Birnbaum
💚 Serena Eastman
💚 Addie Gallagher
💚 Jordan Gallagher
💚 Greta Olson
💚 Amiya Phade
💚 Victoria Schmidlin
💚 Stephanie Zhong

Please join us in congratulating our senior leaders for the Class of 2025!

Honor Council President | Mabry Cook
Partnerships in the Community President | Ella Beth Wiedmer
Class Leadership Council Chairwoman | Eliana Tabibiazar
Student Council President | Gwyneth Parks

We know you have great things in store for next year!

We had such a special morning celebrating the Class of 2024. Congratulations, grads!

GPS Class of 2024 Celebrates Commencement Family, friends, faculty, and staff gather to share in the accomplishments of our graduating seniors.

Can't make it to Commencement today? No worries! We're live-streaming the event. Tune in here: https://youtube.com/live/7DeV-u_l2tc

Yearbook day is the best day!

It was such a special morning celebrating the GPS community during Class Day 2024!

Read all about the event and see a list of award winners at the link below.

GPS Celebrates Class Day 2024 Students receive achievement awards in academics, athletics, the arts, and citizenship

Who doesn't love a paper plate award?! We hope everyone had fun at the Senior Dinner on Wednesday!

Class Day is being live-streamed! Tune in now at https://m.youtube.com/c/GPSBruiserTubeChannel/live.

The final choreography concert of the year (and final ever as GPS girls for our seniors!) was spectacular!

📣SURPRISE! All May Day photos are now on SmugMug!

https://girlspreparatoryschool.smugmug.com/2023-24/May-Day-2024-sneak-peek