News and Events

Check out some book recommendations brought to you by Gilman Libraries. These works celebrate the contributions and achievements of Jewish Americans as we honor Jewish American Heritage Month.

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.

Congratulations to Gilman’s 2026 Penn Fellows Raymond Diaz-Mena and Amiri Rivers-David, who will both soon complete their master’s from the University of Pennsylvania.

Seven Gilman students competed in the Future Health Professionals (HOSA) state championship online competition in March. Three students — Mustafa Mastoor '27, Kieran Thomaskutty '27, and Ibrahim Padder '27 — qualified for the International Leadership Conference and Competition in Indianapolis to be held in June.

Award-winning Mexican novelist and Hofstra University professor Dr. Álvaro Enrigue spent Friday, May 1, 2026, visiting English and Spanish Upper School classes, holding court over lunch with members of the Modern Languages and English departments, and delivering an assembly to the Upper School community.

The Gilman Investment Society competed in the National Economics Challenge for High School Students hosted by the Council for Economic Education throughout April. The team came in first place in both the district round and at the state level before competing for a spot in the national semifinals.

Listen to Gilman's Associate Director of College Counseling Anna Follensbee on an episode of “The Truth About College Admission” podcast, which aired on April 13, 2026, as she offers guidance for students on selecting a college.

Connecting the past with the present, Gilman invited four esteemed alumni to share their experiences with current students during Upper School assembly in April leading up to Alumni Weekend.

Gilman students have been visiting the 110-mile-long island in the Bahamas called Eleuthera since the early 2000s. In February 2026, 10 Upper Schoolers spent a week immersed in experiences there at The Island School.