News and Events

Lower School Science Teacher Becca Stolzenbach will serve as Gilman’s Director of Service Learning and Head Varsity Soccer Coach Mickey Watson was named Director of the Finney-Greene Program beginning beginning in the 2026–2027 school year. Read more about these new appointments in Gilman's CIE Office.

Rising eighth grader Aarav B. ’31 has been recognized by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) as “one of the world’s brightest young scholars” after earning exceptional results on CTY’s above-grade-level assessments.

Congratulations, Class of 2026! On this page, you'll find the link for the Founders Day recording, as well as photo albums and story links from senior-related events throughout the year. The page also includes a list of the colleges and universities to which our most recent graduates will matriculate this fall.

Peter Yang ’26 came in first place in the Baltimore Brain Bee, a neuroscience competition held in February 2026, qualifying him to compete in the National Brain Bee in Irvine, California, in April. The recent graduate is heading to Rice University this fall to study a combination of neuroscience and computer science.

Congratulations to Gilman's Director of Sports Medicine Nick Pitruzzella, who was inducted into the Maryland Athletic Trainers' Association (MATA) Athletic Trainer Hall of Fame award in June 226. This prestigious honor reflects a lifetime of dedication to the Association and the field of athletic training on the state level.

Nearly 60 alumni volunteers embarked on the pre-graduation ritual of Senior Tie Delivery Day on a beautiful day in early June. Alumni relatives of the soon-to-be graduates, as well as alumni faculty and staff, reached points as distant as Clarksville and Bel Air in their trek to carry on this beloved Greyhound cherished tradition of surprising the seniors with their Gilman with their ties in the week of graduation.

“We thought it would be nice to capture Gilman kids doing one of the things they love to do, which is reading,” says Lower School Librarian Melissa Da. She commissioned Joshua Turner '26 to create two paintings to hang in the library.

On a warm, sunny morning, the Gilman community of students, faculty, and staff gathered at Sotir Stadium for the annual Memorial Day Convocation to honor and remember those who have dedicated and given their lives in service to our country.

Gilman recognized many Upper School students for achieving excellence in various pursuits, including academics, athletics, the arts, and service, during the annual Awards Day Ceremony on May 18.

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.