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September 2026 / Current Year Articles
The History of the Snooze
Before the Snooze, there was chaos. The year was 1912, and the primordial creators of The Blue & The Gray, the school newspaper at the time, were in crisis. Readership was down as students were seemingly addicted to their almanacs, while few underclassmen wanted to join the failing club. In a last-ditch effort to drum up interest for the sinking ship, editor-in-chief Walter Lord wrote a parody of the recent Titanic disaster, comparing it to having to sit through Mr. Schmick (Sr.)’s class. While it did lure new underclassmen writers into the club, all the new writers exclusively wrote satirical articles. These articles were part of a section called “Riddle Me This!: The Gilman Comical Column of Conundrums” (or R.M.T. for short).
September 2026 / Current Year Articles
STEM Spotlight: IGEM
This summer, four tri-school students spent time in a lab attempting to solve a problem through genetic engineering: reversing the internal hair damage from bleach. They were working with the IGEM competition, which has a team located at the Baltimore Underground Science Space (BUGSS) consisting of Asad Zaheer ‘28, Grayson Bess ‘29, Arveen Kazemnia ‘27, Brie Darby ‘28, along with several other students from outside the tri-schools
September 2026 / Current Year Articles
Good Day Dugan!
This year, Gilman welcomes Ms. Madeleine Dugan to the art department as our new sculpture and photography teacher. Ms. Dugan is highly qualified for the position, graduating from the University of Glasgow before going on to receive her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Material and Craft Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. Furthermore, she has contributed to art exhibitions worldwide and has extensive experience in art history and curatorial practice. She has served in research positions at multiple distinguished institutions, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
September 2026 / Current Year Articles
Baltimore 2028?
Every day after lunch, Gilman Upper School students spend half an hour engaging with their peers and teachers. Whether it be in a light-hearted advisory meeting, listening to a distinguished speaker in assembly, or in an immersive, community time is a formative and enriching experience for all. As of last year, some community time slots got a new look with the introduction of the Advisory Olympics.
September 2026 / Current Year Articles
Bonjour Belz!
This year, the Gilman community has the distinguished honor of welcoming Cassidy Belz as the new Director of Counseling! Mrs. Belz has a wealth of experience to draw upon, most recently serving as the school counselor at Boys' Latin, and previously as a program supervisor for COMPASS Boston, a day school in Massachusetts that specializes in educating those with special needs. In both roles, she supported youth facing challenges.
September 2026 / Current Year Articles
Waterpolo Goes to Barcelona
This summer, the Gilman Water Polo team embarked on a first-of-its-kind weeklong trip to Barcelona for cultural immersion and the opportunity to play high-level water polo against European clubs. A mixture of sixteen JV and Varsity players attended, led by rising seniors Jonathan Bradlee ‘27, Brody Carr ‘27, Grant Wright ‘27, and Vincent Wu ‘27. The team, accompanied by coaches Mr. Vaughan Smith and Ms. Devina Bhalla and chaperones Mr. Will Jackson and Mrs. Suzanne Finnerty, departed from Dulles International Airport on June 7th for Portugal, where they then connected to Barcelona.
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