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November 2024 / Current Year Articles
Who Can Vote In Here?
On October 11, students, faculty, and staff alike rushed to find seats or places to stand in an increasingly packed Centennial Hall. Mr. Ledyard’s skeptical face characterized the perceived tension and excitement of the afternoon. What were they there for?
November 2024 / Current Year Articles
Immersives Intrigue Individuals
At the beginning of the year, Assistant Head of Upper School Jeff Gouline ‘00 introduced the Immersive program to foster connections within the Gilman community, allowing people to bond over common interests
November 2024 / Current Year Articles
Gilman’s Very Own Election
On Wednesday, October 30, the ninth-grade American Government class hosted a Mock 2024 Election in which Upper School students and faculty voted for president and senator.
November 2024 / Current Year Articles
Introducing…The Balkan Club!
The Balkan Club is one of the newest affinity groups added to Gilman but what exactly is a “Balkan,” what historical region do Balkan people belong to, what is the Balkan club's overall goal, and what are the club’s future plans?
February 2025 / Current Year Articles
Remembering Eddie Brown
Edward Woodman Brown Jr . ‘57—long-time teacher-coach, board member, and friend of the Gilman community—passed away at age 85 on November 13, 2024.
February 2025 / Current Year Articles
Where Is The Grass Greener?
I’ve encountered the adage, “The grass is greener on the other side of the fence,” in classes, in books, and in everyday conversation. From online browsing, I discovered that it exists in French, Italian, and Japanese too.
February 2025 / Current Year Articles
Check-In With Class Of 2023
I’ve encountered the adage, “The grass is greener on the other side of the fence,” in classes, in books, and in everyday conversation. From online browsing, I discovered that it exists in French, Italian, and Japanese too.
February 2025 / Current Year Articles
Breaking into D1: The Path to Collegiate Athletic Excellence
According to Scholarship Stats, a website that compiles statistical data from various sources (NCAA, NAIA, etc.), about 7% of high school students will play a varsity sport in college, while less than 2% of high schoolers will be playing at Division 1 (D1) level.
February 2025 / Current Year Articles
No More Reading Day
This December, students were perplexed to learn the news that it would be the first year without a reading day. It came as a shock to many that the beloved Monday before exams, when students could ask their teachers last-minute questions and study with their classmates, would be no more.
February 2025 / Current Year Articles
The Greatest of the Gilman Five
The Gilman Five—Honor, Integrity, Respect, Humility, and Excellence—make up the fabric of our school community. Which of the Gilman Five do students value the most?
Inside Chef Kaguyutan’s Kitchen
November 2024 / Current Year Articles
Insight Into The Selection Process of Gilman Furniture
Gilman School is home to a variety of furniture and designs that may go unnoticed or underappreciated. The design process for the Gilman aesthetic is complicated and requires people to reach a consensus through many iterations of designs.
February 2025 / Current Year Articles
Winter Sports Preview
Coming off a successful fall season with both Gilman Volleyball and Cross Country winning MIAA championships, Wrestling, Squash, Basketball, Swimming, Indoor Track, and Hockey have hopes to match these triumphant seasons.
November 2024 / Current Year Articles
Pranav’s Informative Week
Gilman’s very own Pranav Parikh ‘25 returned from a trip to San Diego for a nationally renowned science convention known as Kidney Week, hosted by The American Society of Nephrology.
February 2025 / Current Year Articles
Just How Stressful Are College Apps?
The average Gilman senior spends around 46 hours in total on their college applications. That’s a lot of time. This problem is compounded by the fact that they have to decide what colleges they’ll apply to.
February 2025 / Current Year Articles
Gilman Graded Greatly
In October of 2024, Niche.com ranked Gilman first for all private schools in Maryland and sixth nationally. In a recent interview with Head of School Henry Smyth, he provided helpful insight regarding the implications of the Niche rankings.
February 2025 / Current Year Articles
Alumni Spotlight: Andy Fine ‘87
For this month’s alumni spotlight, the News checked in with Andy Fine ‘87, once editor-in-chief of the News and now senior associate physician in Pediatrics in the Division of Emergency Medicine at the Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts.
February 2025 / Current Year Articles
Gilman Students Win Prestigious Government Tech Competition
This autumn, Peter Yang ‘26 and Vivek Raghavan ‘26 won a prestigious web design competition for their creation of a task management app called EcoGoal, which is centered around environmental sustainability organizations.
November 2024 / Current Year Articles
Long Lunch v. Immersives
This is a battle between two of the most well-liked community time programs in recent years. So, do students prefer long lunches or Immersives?
November 2024 / Current Year Articles
The New-Jun Trifecta
For the 2024-2025 school year, only three new students joined a junior class of 119. You might ask, who are these new juniors? Well, the News has the answer: Kellen Lettinga, Charles Iliff, and Barret Emerson.
November 2024 / Current Year Articles
When we think about lunch, we consider it as a source of energy to keep us going through the afternoon schedule, such as clubs and athletics. Who is really preparing all this food, and how do they make sure everyone gets hot, fresh food on time?
Quote of the Day
“The one who always thinks of others often forgets to think of themselves.”
