News and Events

Gilman's 2023 Memorial Day Convocation was a chance for the community to reflect upon and honor those who, by serving the greater good, have helped to shape our country and our School.

Throughout the Entrepreneurship course, alumni advisors visited the students to deliver real-world advice on topics such as business development, marketing, and sales. With some basic knowledge, the class divided into teams and formed “businesses.” On Friday, May 5, the class held Demo Day, a “Shark Tank”-style competition where each team of students presents their idea to a panel of judges.

Check out some book recommendations brought to you by Gilman Libraries. These works celebrate the contributions and achievements of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi Americans as we honor APIDA Heritage Month.

Ivonne García, Ph.D., visited Gilman for its final CIE night of the school year on Thursday, April 13. She spoke about how to foster equity in the classroom and related topics. Read reactions from attendees.

With 24 seniors seated on stage, their parents proudly watching, and Upper School students and faculty in attendance, Head of School Henry P. A. Smyth gave opening remarks at the Cum Laude Society induction ceremony on Monday, April 17. He shared with the audience that the group sitting before them, with regard to academic standing, represents the top 20 percent of their class.

No one was surprised when Devina Bhalla became a teacher. In fact, back when she graduated from middle school in Connecticut, one of her seventh grade teachers told her to give him a call in a decade when she was ready to come back and be a teacher herself. She didn’t end up returning to her alma mater in Hartford, but she did send an email to let him know when she got her first teaching job at Gilman in 2021.

Steph Jackson ’80, head of T. Rowe Price Investment Management, and Brett Hollander ’03, broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles, were this year's H. K. Douglas Cotton Memorial Lecture Speakers. After a welcome from Head of School Henry P. A. Smyth, Steph and Brett spoke to Upper School students about the paths that led them to their careers.

Baltimore resident and visiting speaker, Ronald L. Smith, author of several children’s fantasy books, including three “Black Panther” novels, spoke to Middle Schoolers at assembly on Tuesday, March 21.

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 — an actor, dancer, teacher, and storyteller with more than 40 years of various life and professional experiences — visited Upper School and Middle School assemblies on Thursday, March 9.