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One Medical, a concierge primary care startup building sleek clinics targeted at millennials, will acquire Medicare-focused provider Iora Health for $2.1 billion in stock. Iora, which was co-founded by Dr. Rushika Fernandopulle '85 in 2010, has grown to serve 38,000 members across 10 markets and estimates revenue to reach $299 million for 2021. Rushika will become chief innovation officer of the combined company. Read the full story here.

Alex Soong '17 has been awarded a grant to teach English in Taiwan through the Fulbright Scholarship program. Sponsored by the U.S. government, the Fulbright Program is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other nations through international educational exchanges in more than 155 countries. A 2021 graduate of Dartmouth College, where he majored in Italian studies and studied abroad in Rome, Alex aspires to a career in education leadership. Read the full story here.

Ryan Alevizatos '22 is making major steps to achieving his dream of becoming a commercial pilot! After taking flying lessons for the last five years and tons of studying, Ryan passed the oral and practical pilots exams this spring, earning his FAA Recreational and Private Pilot level certificate.

Luke brings home six awards and championships in sailing.

Tajo Overduin '29 won first place in the Maryland State Music Teachers Association (MSMTA) piano solo competition. He competed with Beethoven's "Sonatina" in F major and Tchaikovsky's "Sweet Dreams." 

On May 2 and 3, the Sherlock brothers (Tyson and Emmitt) both became All-Americans by placing in the Top 8 of their respective brackets at the National Prep Wrestling Open Tournament held in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. 

Derek Thompson '18, a junior tennis player at Navy, has been named to the All-Patriot League First Team. Derek won all nine of his singles matches this season, seven of which were played against league foes, and posted an 8-1 record at No. 2 doubles. Navy advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time since 1999, but lost to Oklahoma State in the first round. In the loss, Derek became only the third Midshipmen tennis player to win a singles set in the NCAA Tournament. Read more here.

With a 15-11 win over Hofstra, the Drexel Dragons Men's Lacrosse Team and Head Coach Brian Voelker '87 captured the Colonial Athletic Association Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This is Voelker's second CAA Championship and the second in program history. Drexel will face Notre Dame on May 15. Read more here.

Former Greyhound lacrosse stars Will Godine '19, Wallace Halpert '20, and Noah Klein '19 have teamed up once again on the Georgetown Men's Lacrosse team. The Hoyas, who posted a 12-2 overall record and 9-1 conference record, earned their third-straight Big East Championship with a 10-9 win over Denver. Georgetown will face Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Will finished the regular season with two assists and 19 groundballs. Wallace tallied one goal, one assist, and 25 groundballs. And, Noah notched a .500 save percentage in six games. Read more here.

Congratulations to Auden Alsop '21 and Matthew Pang '21! Auden and Matthew won "Best of State" in Maryland for their video on the importance of regenerative agriculture.

The World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) selected Morgan M. '22 to participate in their Youth Diplomats program. Morgan is one of 30 Maryland high school students to be selected.

Pieter H. '22 and Manav P. '22 are two of 10 rising seniors in the Baltimore region to win scholarships from the JHU Future Scholars Program, allowing them to take college math classes for credit at Johns Hopkins University alongside the university's undergraduate students. 

Congratulations, Amir!

The Gilman community wishes him luck as McCormick selects its final honorees for the Charles Perry McCormick Scholarship in May.