Student Buzz

Ashton Christo '26 earned a Certificate of Accomplishment for the Princeton Prize in Race Relations for his work with Splash Ahead, a program he founded to reduce the number of drowning deaths among the most vulnerable, including children of all races.

Congratulations to Swarneel M. ’32, whose performance on the American Mathematics Competition 8 (AMC 8) placed him ahead of 95% of more than 300,000 students worldwide.

The article highlights Gilman senior Ethan Derman as a leader working to keep Jewish teens engaged, particularly through his involvement with 4Front Baltimore. As a peer mentor and participant in leadership programs, he helps other teens build skills like public speaking, critical thinking, and community involvement.

Wanting to spread their love for science to their community, a group of passionate students launched Gilman’s student-run online STEM magazine. Through detailed research and engaging stories, they hope to explore and critically question the world while making science accessible to all.

Congratulations to the athletes who were named to the All-MIAA Conference for exceptional performance during the winter 2025-2026 season.

Eight members of the Class of 2026 have been named National Merit Semifinalists — and now FINALISTS! Congratulations to: Matthew Chi, Mateo Garza, Nikhil Gupta, Randy Liu, John Mashaw, Dylan Moyar, Max Shein, Kevin Zheng. Gilman has historically had more students qualify for and be selected for recognition on this prestigious list than its area peer schools. 

Congratulations to Victor Shi ’29, Peter Yang ’26, and Roger Huang ’29, who achieved Honorable Mention in the University of Maryland High School Math Competition, awarded to top-scoring students. Additionally, Shi was the highest scorer among all Baltimore City competitors. 

Congratulations to four Middle School students who competed at MathCounts and have qualified to compete in the state competition in March!

Four teams from Gilman, composed of about 50 students, competed in the FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics over the weekend of January 31 at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. One Upper School team came in second place for the Sustain Award and were selected as a partner team for the sixth-seed final alliance, qualifying them for the FIRST Tech Challenge Chesapeake Championship in Virginia.

Gilman’s indoor track team clinched the first conference title of the winter season on Friday, January 9 by placing second in the third MIAA Conference group meet with 119 points. This result, when coupled with the Hounds’ performance in the two previous group meets where they placed first and second respectively, gave the team the regular season title.

Matthew Chi '26 was named as first author on a poster presentation at the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research in Phoenix, Arizona, in early December.

Congratulations to the students who were selected for the 2026 All State Ensembles, including Junior and Senior Bands, Junior and Senior Mixed Choruses, and Junior and Senior Orchestras.

Congratulations to the athletes who were named to the All-MIAA Conference for exceptional performance during the fall 2025 season.

Congratulations to the CyberHounds, the seventh grade robotics team that won first place at the Battle by the Bay competition in December. The team received praise from a judge who said that its presentation and innovative project were among the best he had seen.

Middle School students from the Model UN Club took home 10 awards from the Maryland International School's Model UN Conference on Friday, December 5, 2025, where they engaged in lively debates, round-robin discussions, and caucuses and contributed to drafting whole-committee resolutions.

A team of fourth and fifth graders took first place at the Mid-Atlantic K–12 Chess Championship in the U400 Beginner Division. Additionally, a Gilman eighth grader placed sixth in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Grayson Bess ’29 and his team came in first place at the STEM CEO Challenge through Morgan State University Earl Graves School of Business and Management. The competition allows students to step into the role of CEO of a major tech company and learn foundational principles of commercial real estate.

It was a great day to be a Greyhound in the pool on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Both the Varsity and JV teams captured MIAA titles in front of an energetic crowd at the Loyola University Aquatics Center. Varsity secured a 17-9 win over Calvert Hall to finish undefeated in MIAA Conference play, while JV earned a 13-9 win over Loyola to avenge their two regular-season defeats to the Dons.

Congratulations to Ajax S. '30 who took first place in the 16 and under division of the 5K in the 2025 Baltimore Running Festival. With an impressive time of 17:21, Ajax joins the ranks of the region’s top high school runners

The Gilman community celebrated the newest members of the Cum Laude Society for the 2025–2026 school year in Upper School assembly on October 13 and in a reception with their families on October 14.