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On Thursday, September 12, and Friday, September 13, the Prep School’s senior Peer Leaders and the ninth grade class visited Camp Mason for their annual overnight retreat.
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Seventh grade students have been exploring the engineering design process during a hands-on activity where they use spaghetti and marshmallows to construct towers that can hold "Nigel," a rubber duck, for thirty seconds at the tallest height possible
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Earlier this summer, the Basketball Coaches Association of New York honored four girls varsity basketball players from the 2023–2024 season.
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Over the summer, Logan R. ’26 traveled to Syracuse to participate in the New York State Federation Track Meet, which brings together the best of the best to compete.
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We are pleased to announce that Angel Francis has joined CGPS as the new Director of Institutional Advancement.
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Carly Doyle '14 is the founder of Network Tree, a new networking productivity platform that helps individuals manage their personal relationships and networks.
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Eleven-year-old FIDE Master Megan P. ’31 won two gold medals in the rapid and blitz categories at the World Rapid & Blitz Cadet Chess Championship in Albania.
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Gavin Ye '24 finished second in the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics category at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, the largest global science competition for high schoolers.
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On Thursday, June 6, fourth graders treated family and friends to an exceptional orchestra and choir performance in the Prep School Theater.
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The Prep School lobby transformed into a gallery of brilliant artwork at the Student Art Exhibition.