Upper School
Grades Nine - Twelve
Fostering Independence
The Gilman Upper School prepares young men to build the world of tomorrow. Students engage in a timeless and challenging college-preparatory program that emphasizes strong work ethic, critical thinking skills, effective oral and written communication, and lifelong enjoyment of intellectual pursuits.
Students must take five major courses each semester (English, mathematics, foreign language, lab science, history). They must also complete courses in art, music, and religion, participate in either interscholastic or intramural athletics, and complete 50 hours of community service during their Upper School careers. Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered in numerous disciplines, and a coordinate program allows students to take courses at Bryn Mawr School (BMS) and Roland Park Country School (RPCS).
Educating the whole boy reaches beyond classroom learning. A robust leadership development program and special lectures, along with daily assemblies, bring real-world situations and applications to life. Our Device of Choice (D.O.C.) program enables boys to best utilize the skills necessary to learn in the 21st century. Various extra curricular activities give boys the chance to try almost anything in a comfortable and collegial environment.
Upper School Stories
![Adam Masom '20 wins 2019 Southern Teachers Agency Student Art Contest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1557148788/gilman/xrf8vbrdjoxpwidwybff/AdamMassomsCareyHall.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1557148788/gilman/xrf8vbrdjoxpwidwybff/AdamMassomsCareyHall.jpg","width":500}])
Adam's painting of "Carey Hall" won out of 499 submissions.
![Mentoring the Next Generation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558470843/gilman/j3ps6wcbbpq7zel3aylh/Encounter.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558470843/gilman/j3ps6wcbbpq7zel3aylh/Encounter.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558470843/gilman/j3ps6wcbbpq7zel3aylh/Encounter.jpg","width":750}])
Gilman alumni mentors graduating seniors during senior encounters.
![2019 Latin Exam Medalists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1557419136/gilman/cddjo6kjsdervxy92q4m/2019LatinMedalistsJPG.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1557419136/gilman/cddjo6kjsdervxy92q4m/2019LatinMedalistsJPG.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1557419136/gilman/cddjo6kjsdervxy92q4m/2019LatinMedalistsJPG.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1557419136/gilman/cddjo6kjsdervxy92q4m/2019LatinMedalistsJPG.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1557419136/gilman/cddjo6kjsdervxy92q4m/2019LatinMedalistsJPG.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1557419136/gilman/cddjo6kjsdervxy92q4m/2019LatinMedalistsJPG.jpg","width":2200}])
More than 70 of our classics students who took the 2019 National Latin Exam have earned awards. Seniors Jefferson Arthur and Morgan Zinn have each won a book award for five gold medals. Seniors Will Dowling, Aidan Holmgren, and Noah Jun, and juniors Justin Bai and Stefan Velculescu, each won a book award for four gold medals. Congratulations to all of our awardees, who demonstrate that knowledge is monumentum aere perennius.
![Crazy for You lead performers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1557239694/gilman/mgd2cirexwbqzcrpaawg/Gilman_Crazy4U_2019_Ruark_52.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1557239694/gilman/mgd2cirexwbqzcrpaawg/Gilman_Crazy4U_2019_Ruark_52.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1557239694/gilman/mgd2cirexwbqzcrpaawg/Gilman_Crazy4U_2019_Ruark_52.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1557239694/gilman/mgd2cirexwbqzcrpaawg/Gilman_Crazy4U_2019_Ruark_52.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1557239694/gilman/mgd2cirexwbqzcrpaawg/Gilman_Crazy4U_2019_Ruark_52.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1557239694/gilman/mgd2cirexwbqzcrpaawg/Gilman_Crazy4U_2019_Ruark_52.jpg","width":2200}])
The Tony Award-winning musical comedy Crazy For You, featuring a cast of 36 students from the Gilman, Bryn Mawr, and Roland Park Country Schools, as well as St. Paul’s School for Girls, was performed earlier in May, breaking attendance records and selling out three of the four shows.
![Morgan Zinn '19]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1556209436/gilman/l740vzpzygw3koifsxpi/ZinnMorgan19PresScholarSemiFin.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1556209436/gilman/l740vzpzygw3koifsxpi/ZinnMorgan19PresScholarSemiFin.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1556209436/gilman/l740vzpzygw3koifsxpi/ZinnMorgan19PresScholarSemiFin.png","width":651}])
Morgan Zinn has been selected as a semifinalist in the 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students. He is one of only 11 semifinalists from Maryland. Well done, Morgan!
![Welcoming 13 New Cum Laude Members]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1555007818/gilman/bp28qnyyyx45pgciclcs/CumLaudeSpring2019-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1555007818/gilman/bp28qnyyyx45pgciclcs/CumLaudeSpring2019-5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1555007818/gilman/bp28qnyyyx45pgciclcs/CumLaudeSpring2019-5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1555007818/gilman/bp28qnyyyx45pgciclcs/CumLaudeSpring2019-5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1555007818/gilman/bp28qnyyyx45pgciclcs/CumLaudeSpring2019-5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1555007818/gilman/bp28qnyyyx45pgciclcs/CumLaudeSpring2019-5.jpg","width":2200}])
During a ceremony on April 11, 2019, 13 seniors were inducted into the Cum Laude Society. Here is a list of the inductees and photos from the event.
![Gilman Best Buddies chapter visits Harbour School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1554304291/gilman/fdt9w5q8ouc9okcirxlv/BestBuddiesvisitsHarbourSchool.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1554304291/gilman/fdt9w5q8ouc9okcirxlv/BestBuddiesvisitsHarbourSchool.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1554304291/gilman/fdt9w5q8ouc9okcirxlv/BestBuddiesvisitsHarbourSchool.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1554304291/gilman/fdt9w5q8ouc9okcirxlv/BestBuddiesvisitsHarbourSchool.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1554304291/gilman/fdt9w5q8ouc9okcirxlv/BestBuddiesvisitsHarbourSchool.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1554304291/gilman/fdt9w5q8ouc9okcirxlv/BestBuddiesvisitsHarbourSchool.jpg","width":2200}])
In their efforts to support their special needs siblings, senior Grant Emry, junior Taylor Classen, and sophomore Cole Emry are bringing awareness of and support for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities by organizing a Gilman Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge group and have now launched a Best Buddies chapter. Learn more here.
![Clark+Will Dowling '19]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1554316469/gilman/liczbadnvrukq6ay2m9z/ClarkWillDowling19.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1554316469/gilman/liczbadnvrukq6ay2m9z/ClarkWillDowling19.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1554316469/gilman/liczbadnvrukq6ay2m9z/ClarkWillDowling19.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1554316469/gilman/liczbadnvrukq6ay2m9z/ClarkWillDowling19.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1554316469/gilman/liczbadnvrukq6ay2m9z/ClarkWillDowling19.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1554316469/gilman/liczbadnvrukq6ay2m9z/ClarkWillDowling19.jpg","width":2200}])
Seniors Clark and Will Dowling are National Merit Scholarship award winners. The brothers will each receive a scholarship of $2,500 for the college of their choice. Clark has settled on UPenn; Will has not yet decided but is leaning toward Dartmouth. National Merit Scholars are an elite group. Of 1.6 million entrants, Clark and Will are among 2,500 awardees that were chosen from 15,000 finalists.
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