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Students in pre-k through fifth grade enjoyed a lively assembly, complete with big reveals, a giant check, and confetti cannons! After anticipation was built and the auditorium was filled with little-lap drum rolls, the boys learned how many hours they read during the read-a-thon and how much money was raised for Project Pneuma.

Juneteenth speaker Maria Broom visited Upper School and Middle School assemblies on Thursday, March 9. Broom is an actor, dancer, teacher, and storyteller with more than 40 years of various experiences.

Check out some book recommendations brought to you by Gilman Libraries. These works celebrate women's contributions and achievements as we honor Women's History Month.

To culminate the fourth grade African American Leadership Project, the boys connected with Gilman alumni. Each shared details about his own personal and professional journeys and provided the boys with thoughtful advice.

Middle School students were in for a (visual) treat when seven senior art students presented at MS assembly on Thursday, March 3. Thank you to all the talented seniors who shared their artwork and provided guidance and encouragement to the Middle School students as they contemplate their futures in the arts at Gilman.

They hula-ed, shot hoops, participated in service learning, raised more than $1,500 for Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake, and, perhaps most importantly, Gilman’s Middle School students came together on Tuesday, February 21 to take some time out for fun and tradition at the annual Hoops for Habitat.

Gilman teachers and leaders are always looking for new and innovative ways to put emphasis on what we call the Gilman Five — the principles that provide a framework of expected behavior for the Gilman community. Well, here’s the kicker: On Tuesday, February 21, Gilman boys in pre-k through first grade were lucky enough to get lessons on excellence from perhaps the best person in Baltimore uniquely qualified to do so.

Upper School students got a visit from Dolapo Demuren, a Nigerian-American poet, part of the A.J. Downs Writers at Work series. “The greatest piece of advice I could give you is to prioritize your character, give yourself grace, and listen to the people who know you,” he said.

“With the Ravens, we have our own version of the Gilman Five,” said Eric DeCosta, general manager for Baltimore’s beloved football team, when he spoke at Hound Huddle for second through fifth grades on Thursday, February 23.

When students in Jen Reiter’s third grade class gathered around the Lower School lobby fish pond on Thursday, February 16, they had bigger plans than just admiring the fish. They were preparing to launch the Titanic ship they’d been building in Design & Woodworking class since the fall.