When Ashton Christo ’26 trained to become a lifeguard in 2023, he was surprised to learn about the startling statistics related to drowning deaths in the United States. As he worked that summer lifeguarding and teaching swim lessons to children at a neighborhood pool, he decided he wanted to do something about it.
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Congratulations to the following students who were selected to the 2025 Maryland All-State Ensembles, which represent the best of the best student musicians in grades 7–12 from across the state of Maryland: Neil Arumugam '28, Silas O'Hanlon '28, Lawrence Du '28, and Derick Su '25.
Several Middle School students competed at the MATHCOUNTS competition (Baltimore – Chesapeake Chapter) held in early February. The team along with three individual qualified to compete at the state competition at Johns Hopkins in March.
Forty-three Gilman students and four faculty and staff members took to the icy waters of the Chesapeake Bay at Sandy Point State Park on Wednesday, January 29, raising $8,041 for Special Olympics Maryland in the process as part of the 2025 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge.
A record-breaking season for Gilman's varsity swimming team ended on Feb. 1, with an outstanding performance at the MIAA A Championship. The Hounds finished second overall, the highest finish in program history — after a tightly contested battle with McDonogh — and left the meet with several new School records for the books.
It had been more than two decades since Gilman's varsity swimming team bested McDonogh at a head-to-head rivalry meet, but the Eagles' long-standing win streak was broken on Thursday, January 9, with the Hounds leaving with a 105-65 cumulative win and several new individual school records.
Winter break did not slow Gilman's Jemmel Green '25 down, with the senior setting a new indoor track school record at the 31st annual Armory Hispanic Games, held on January 3-4, 2025, at the Nike Track and Field Center in New York City.
When Peter Yang ’26 and Vivek Raghavan ’26 found themselves lost in a disorganized sea of Google documents, text messages, and emails as they collaborated to form a new Upper School club, they decided to create a solution. The productivity app they developed, called EcoGoal, won the Congressional App Challenge.
Gilman congratulates our four senior athletes, all members of the Class of 2025, who made Early Football Signing Day commitments on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
Congratulations to the athletes and head coach who were named to the All-MIAA Conference for exceptional performance during the fall 2024 season.
Gilman congratulates our 15 senior athletes, all members of the Class of 2025, who made Early Signing Day commitments on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.
The Gilman community celebrated the newest members of the Cum Laude Society for the 2024-2025 academic year on Oct. 16. A few of the new inductees gave a performance or presentation, highlighting and modeling the importance of academic excellence for their peers.
Matthew S. '29 and his older sister Maggie have been singing and playing violin at benefit concerts for many years. In late August, the talented pair performed at the Baltimore Museum of Art in the Meyerhoff Auditorium for a concert to benefit Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Jemmel Green '25 won the 3A Boys 5000 Meter Run Finals at the Ben Bloser Bulldog Invitational on Saturday, September 21 in Newville, Pennsylvania.
Ben B. '29 (center in photo) participated in Victoria's Race Against Child Abuse in Inwood, West Virginia, on Saturday, September 7. With a finish time of 21 minutes and 12.1 seconds, he placed first in his age/gender group and third overall. Congratulations, Ben!
Emmitt Sherlock '25 returned to Roland Avenue this school year with several medals in hand after wrestling in two major global events over the summer.
Rising senior Jemmel Green '25 broke Gilman's 800-meter record at the John Hay Pennsylvania Distance Festival in late May with a time of 1:53.59, winning his section and finishing third overall in the event. His also ran the School's second-fastest 3,200 time at the MIAA Championships earlier this season. Jemmel's 800-meter time qualified him for the New Balance Outdoor Nationals. Way to go, Jemmel!
Congratulations to these athletes and coaches on being recognized for their exceptional performance during the spring 2024 season!
Congratulations to the fifth grade teams on their first-place wins for the yearlong session of the Maryland Stock Market Game™! The boys attended a ceremony at Towson University to receive their awards.
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 13.