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!["Something Rotten!" Thursday–Sunday, May 2–5]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712602726/gilman/c89wd8zfwnpgpf1ajlr3/somethingrotten.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712602726/gilman/c89wd8zfwnpgpf1ajlr3/somethingrotten.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712602726/gilman/c89wd8zfwnpgpf1ajlr3/somethingrotten.png","width":600}])
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
![Espenshade '24 Talks Golf Journey, Future with PressBox]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713470815/gilman/bdwkddwxwmenu5vhoopn/2024-04-18-Bennett-Espenshade.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713470815/gilman/bdwkddwxwmenu5vhoopn/2024-04-18-Bennett-Espenshade.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713470815/gilman/bdwkddwxwmenu5vhoopn/2024-04-18-Bennett-Espenshade.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1713470815/gilman/bdwkddwxwmenu5vhoopn/2024-04-18-Bennett-Espenshade.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1713470815/gilman/bdwkddwxwmenu5vhoopn/2024-04-18-Bennett-Espenshade.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1713470815/gilman/bdwkddwxwmenu5vhoopn/2024-04-18-Bennett-Espenshade.jpg","width":2200}])
Senior and Varsity Golf Captain Bennett Espenshade '24 — ranked No. 94 in the Junior Golf Scoreboard (JGS) world rankings — recently sat down with PressBox to discuss the work he's put in on and off the course to prepare for this spring and events throughout the rest of 2024.
![Explore, Engage, Excel with GOA this Summer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712595786/gilman/m9gz8xfa6audf6g2cwwh/GOS-summer.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712595786/gilman/m9gz8xfa6audf6g2cwwh/GOS-summer.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1712595786/gilman/m9gz8xfa6audf6g2cwwh/GOS-summer.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712595786/gilman/m9gz8xfa6audf6g2cwwh/GOS-summer.jpg","width":1088}])
Empower your Upper School student to explore college and career pathways, gain global perspectives, and earn valuable school credits, all through a flexible, engaging summer program. In the company of curious, globally connected peers, students learn in an enriching, collaborative environment.
![Emmitt Sherlock '25, Coach Bryn Holmes Receive All-Metro Wrestling Honors from Baltimore Sun]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712176817/gilman/wd2bynhyntrfdbtjuk6i/2024-04-03-Sherlock-Holmes-Baltimore-Sun-All-Metro-1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712176817/gilman/wd2bynhyntrfdbtjuk6i/2024-04-03-Sherlock-Holmes-Baltimore-Sun-All-Metro-1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1712176817/gilman/wd2bynhyntrfdbtjuk6i/2024-04-03-Sherlock-Holmes-Baltimore-Sun-All-Metro-1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1712176817/gilman/wd2bynhyntrfdbtjuk6i/2024-04-03-Sherlock-Holmes-Baltimore-Sun-All-Metro-1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1712176817/gilman/wd2bynhyntrfdbtjuk6i/2024-04-03-Sherlock-Holmes-Baltimore-Sun-All-Metro-1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1712176817/gilman/wd2bynhyntrfdbtjuk6i/2024-04-03-Sherlock-Holmes-Baltimore-Sun-All-Metro-1.png","width":2200}])
Emmitt Sherlock '25 and Bryn Holmes, Associate Director of Athletics and Head Varsity Wrestling Coach, have been named the 2023-2024 All-Metro Wrestler of the Year and Coach of the Year, respectively, by The Baltimore Sun. Congratulations!
![Seniors Commit During Signing Day 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709566852/gilman/ml89galsspwrwm8sngdk/2024-03-01-Spring-Signing-Day-Ruark-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709566852/gilman/ml89galsspwrwm8sngdk/2024-03-01-Spring-Signing-Day-Ruark-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1709566852/gilman/ml89galsspwrwm8sngdk/2024-03-01-Spring-Signing-Day-Ruark-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1709566852/gilman/ml89galsspwrwm8sngdk/2024-03-01-Spring-Signing-Day-Ruark-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1709566852/gilman/ml89galsspwrwm8sngdk/2024-03-01-Spring-Signing-Day-Ruark-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1709566852/gilman/ml89galsspwrwm8sngdk/2024-03-01-Spring-Signing-Day-Ruark-1.jpg","width":2200}])
With proud families and coaches present, 19 senior scholar-athletes committed to college athletics for fall 2024 on the afternoon of Friday, March 1.
![Sophomores See Success at Speech and Debate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1707344947/gilman/weunwvhmyszxgzhpm6p8/2024-02-03-Debate-Noyes-Jaffee.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1707344947/gilman/weunwvhmyszxgzhpm6p8/2024-02-03-Debate-Noyes-Jaffee.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1707344947/gilman/weunwvhmyszxgzhpm6p8/2024-02-03-Debate-Noyes-Jaffee.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1707344947/gilman/weunwvhmyszxgzhpm6p8/2024-02-03-Debate-Noyes-Jaffee.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1707344947/gilman/weunwvhmyszxgzhpm6p8/2024-02-03-Debate-Noyes-Jaffee.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1707344947/gilman/weunwvhmyszxgzhpm6p8/2024-02-03-Debate-Noyes-Jaffee.jpg","width":2200}])
Elijah Noyes '26 and Jack Jaffee '26 went undefeated in JV Public Forum (pictured), and Randy Liu '26 earned a ranking of 1 in a round in Original Oratory at the last league tournament of the season.
![Five Gilman Winners at Yale Model UN]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1706021803/gilman/vtshmab4dcqrasfeynsm/2024-01-Yale-Model-UN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1706021803/gilman/vtshmab4dcqrasfeynsm/2024-01-Yale-Model-UN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1706021803/gilman/vtshmab4dcqrasfeynsm/2024-01-Yale-Model-UN.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1706021803/gilman/vtshmab4dcqrasfeynsm/2024-01-Yale-Model-UN.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1706021803/gilman/vtshmab4dcqrasfeynsm/2024-01-Yale-Model-UN.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1706021803/gilman/vtshmab4dcqrasfeynsm/2024-01-Yale-Model-UN.jpg","width":2200}])
Twenty-nine Upper School students from Gilman competed at Yale Model UN over the weekend of January 18-21 in New Haven, Connecticut. Five came away with awards. “All of the members of the club are some of the most impressive young men at Gilman,” said the team’s coach, Upper School English teacher Jake Scott.
![Gilman Places 10th at Empire Mock Trial World Championship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1699558803/gilman/dajez0k3f52imge8malj/2023-11-05MockTrial-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1699558803/gilman/dajez0k3f52imge8malj/2023-11-05MockTrial-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1699558803/gilman/dajez0k3f52imge8malj/2023-11-05MockTrial-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1699558803/gilman/dajez0k3f52imge8malj/2023-11-05MockTrial-1.jpg","width":1024}])
Congratulations to Gilman's Mock Trial team, which went 3-1 and placed 10th out of 40 impressive teams at the 2023 Empire Mock Trial World Championship in Chicago.
![Bringing Out the Best in Each Other]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1698949948/gilman/a5duxcgbjbwe0bf5ry2i/2023-11-02-Gilman-McDonogh-Read-Aloud-Selects-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1698949948/gilman/a5duxcgbjbwe0bf5ry2i/2023-11-02-Gilman-McDonogh-Read-Aloud-Selects-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1698949948/gilman/a5duxcgbjbwe0bf5ry2i/2023-11-02-Gilman-McDonogh-Read-Aloud-Selects-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1698949948/gilman/a5duxcgbjbwe0bf5ry2i/2023-11-02-Gilman-McDonogh-Read-Aloud-Selects-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1698949948/gilman/a5duxcgbjbwe0bf5ry2i/2023-11-02-Gilman-McDonogh-Read-Aloud-Selects-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1698949948/gilman/a5duxcgbjbwe0bf5ry2i/2023-11-02-Gilman-McDonogh-Read-Aloud-Selects-1.jpg","width":2200}])
Two days ahead of the biggest game in the best rivalry of high school sports (held at McDonogh this year), students from Gilman and McDonogh paused their competitive spirits for a morning of shared reading and camaraderie. Fall varsity athletics team captains from both schools joined together to read books to Lower School students at Gilman on Thursday, November 2.