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  • Which Germantown student just earned national academic volleyball honors?

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📰 News we're reading

• Four SMCM Volleyball Players Earn Academic Honors (southernmarylandchronicle.com) — A Germantown junior, setter Camilla Galeano, has been honored on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for her standout season with St. Mary’s College of Maryland volleyball. She joins three teammates recognized for combining high GPAs with strong on-court performances, capping a historic year that included a conference title and the program’s first NCAA tournament berth.
   

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