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Seventh graders Travis Lee Dutton, Aman Garg, and Jesse Zhong scored sixth of 21 area independent schools in the Johns Hopkins University Tower of Power competition with a tower of 139 cm. Well done!

Several members of the class of 1964 gathered recently at the home of Ginny and Jeff Miller on Capitol Hill for an enjoyable evening of food, wine, and conversation. Shown in the photo: Standing L-R, Bob Locke, Steve Scott, Tim Wolf, John Redwood, Jim Campbell, Bert Keidel. Seated L-R, Jim Isaacs, Doug Green, Jeff Miller. The class will meet again in April at Gilman to celebrate their 55th reunion.

Jonah Varghese '25 has won the School's Geography Bee. He has taken the qualifying test for the Maryland State Bee, and will find out in early March if he will be advancing to the state competition. Gilman's winner has advanced to the state level in 10 of the past 13 years. 

Congratulations to Beck Wittstadt ‘21, who took first place the sophomore 800 at the Ocean Breeze Invitational, setting a meet record of 2:00.33. His current national rank is fourth in the sophomore 1600 and eighth in the sophomore 800. His 1600 time of 4:26.00 was set at MIAA Championships earlier in January.

Chip Linehan '88's education nonprofit, Building 21, which operates innovative schools in Philadelphia and Allentown, is featured in this Forbes article. Chip discusses the philosophy and founding of Building 21 in this video.

Arjun N. ’23 developed a plan and led a clothing drive for needy families. He and members of the Student Council collected and delivered 50+ bags of gently used clothing for the Franciscan Center of Baltimore.

How often does a rookie player get to the Super Bowl? Our own Micah Kiser '13, an LA Rams linebacker, is one! In this Baltimore Sun article, Micah "attributes some of his football savvy to his time at Gilman." And here's a recent news piece that aired on WJZ-TV.

The 200 medley relay squad has broken the 2016 record. The relay team went 1:39.26, bettering the 2016 mark of 1:40.77. Congratulations to Max Verheyen, Nathan Hedgecock, Philip Morgan, and Wade Perry! Max also broke the 200 freestyle school record.

The career path of Dana Underwood '92 has been unlike any other. How did the mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, and photographer become global head of health technology at Johnson & Johnson? Learn more in this J&J feature.

Chuck Baker ’97 has been named president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) board. He is a partner at Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell and president of the National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association. 

Charlie Niccolini ‘21 will play the role of the Crown Prince Edward in Shakespeare Theatre Company's upcoming production of Richard the Third from February 5–March 10, 2019 in Washington D.C. Get more information and tickets here.

Kofi Whitehead '19, published an OpEd in the Afro-American newspaper based on his senior speech, "Today I am a (Black) Man." Read it here.

Louis Young '04 and his company, Paygevity, are bringing jobs to Baltimore. Here's the story in the Baltimore Business Journal.

Thomas Booker '18 was awarded the Jimmy Rogers Jr. Trophy for Most Valuable Lineman after the Cardinal's 14-13 victory over Pitt in the Sun Bowl. He has also been named to the First Team of Pac-12 Standout Freshmen.

Kevin Holley ’79 has given his Ravens playoff tickets to a total stranger who turned out to be connected in more ways than one. You won't believe how it came about. Here's the Baltimore Sun story.