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Boo Smith Leaves Squash With Legacy Of Perfection

Alex Duh At the end of this school seventh this year. “This [year’s] team was year, Mr. Boo Smith will as talented a team as I’ve had. We were be stepping down from his close to finishing fourth,” he added, “but position as Head Coach of the ball didn’t bounce our way.” the Gilman Varsity Squash In addition to the tremendous success team. This marks a major the squash team has found with their change for Coach Smith, coach, Smith has also meant a great deal who has been a dominant figure in Gilman squash for t he past eighteen years, thirteen of which have been spent as head coach. “I felt it was time to move on to a different phase of my life,” he explains. The Gilman squash team has seen immense success w ith Coach Smith. In the ten years since the introduction of squash in the MIAA , the squash team has been a phenomenal 130-0 in league play and has held the title of champions for all ten years. “[We] are Photo Taken by Ibbe Ashruf limited in the amount of time we can to the team on a personal level. “We talk practice,” Coach Smith explains. Despite a lot in the hallways,” Brad Levin (’17) this, the team has been consistently com- explains. “He’s always been a help and I petitive on a national level, beyond its can go to him with any questions.” Braxlocal success. This is especially impres- ton Antill (’17) adds, “What I think really sive, because unlike most of the schools separated him from the other coaches they face, the Gilman squash team actu- is that he really knew you, like on a perally does not have courts of its own. On sonal level. He’s been a mentor, someone two occasions, Gilman has even placed we can go to to talk about… whatever in the top ten in the nation, including we want.” Matt Katz (’17) was surprised by

Daly Named Upper School Director Of Admissions by

Will R ende

Fo l l o w i n g h i s r e c e n t appointment as Director of Upper School Admissions, Mr. Owen Daly will be leaving the Middle School and resigning from his nine-year tenure as Head Varsity Basketball Coach. After thirteen years of teaching in the Middle School, Mr. Daly will now be relocating to the Upper School, where he will teach one section of European Civilization to sophomores and have a small advisory. The majority of his time, however, will be spent in admissions. Next year, Gilman will be debuting a restructured Admissions Department, which features a Director of Admissions at each of the three divisions of the school. Previously, Upper School Admissions was overseen by the the general Director of Admissions, Mr. Bill Gamper. With the addition of Mr. Daly as the new Director of Upper School Admissions, Ms. Amy Furlong will now oversee the student body makeup of all three divisions as Director of Enrollment. This restructuring of the department will be accompanied by a general transparency in recruitment policy and more communication between the athletic, academic, and arts departments. Mr. Daly explained, “We recruit on every level because we want the best and the bright-

est in the desk next to us on either side… What has happened recently is there has been more of a push for communication between coaches and teachers about getting [these students] for every department.” As a result of this transparency, Gilman’s activity in recruitment will be dictated by the needs of each department of student life. Much of Mr. Daly’s time as Director of Upper School Admissions will be spent communicating with his colleagues from every department to coordinate visits with prospective students. Another essential change to Gilman admissions is the introduction of meritbased scholarships. This year, Gilman offered six merit-based partial scholarships to the highest achieving academic applicants for the rising 9th grade class. These scholarships were used to “...get the best and brightest kids locally to stay local, and not go to Exeter or [another] New England boarding school,” according to Mr. Daly. Ultimately, the implementation of these scholarships were part of Gilman’s efforts to adjust to the climate of competing with peer schools who have been offering similar scholarships for a longer period of time. These time commitments required for Mr. Daly’s new role left little time for his coaching career, which is why next year,

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about how friendly his relationship was with Coach Smith. “I know he’s the Dean, but we’re…. not always serious with each other.“ While Coach Smith will still have that sort of off-court relationship with students during class hours, he does feel a bit sad that he will no longer be able to “see their success on court every time they play.” Braxton summed it up, “He kind of means everything to us. “ So, what’s next for Coach Smith? He says that “the biggest thing w ill be that I’ll have some more time for myself and my family.” A long with coaching the squash team, Coach Smith also teaches three sections of Art History and serves as Dean of Students. When looking at how dedicated he is to each of his jobs in addition to his personal life, one wonders how he manages to find time for it all. Coach Smith admitted that “during squash season [he] had to come in every Sunday just to catch up.” Gilman is currently conducting its search for a new head coach. The Athletic Department is unsure who the new coach will be, but whoever it is will certainly have big shoes to fill.

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Sam Bloomberg and Hudson Carrol, Page 2 Why to Strengthen Gilman’s Business Curriculum I understand why gambling is prohibited, but to lump in all card games into the prohibition is overkill.

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Salcedo On Sabbatical by Ibbe

Ashruf

After the end of the first semester, Dr. Álvaro Salcedo left the United States and ventured to Spain for his sabbatical. As of May, Dr. Salcedo was in a small town on the northern coast of Spain called Suances, four hours north of Madrid. “It’s been amazing, totally amazing,” said Dr. Salcedo, a sixteen-year Gilman Science department veteran. After writing an in-depth proposal, Dr. Salcedo was given the opportunity to return to Spain, his homeland, from the Riepe Family Sabbatical Program, the same program that allowed Mr. Ian Brooks to travel to various baseball conferences and create his new Baseball and Statistics course that was offered this year. In the past, the Riepe Family Sabbatical has allowed teachers from any department to spend the second semester engaging in captivating areas that are not only relevant to their courses but also something that they plan to bring back to the students eventually. Following his planned proposal, he is tackling two major constructs that he will integrate into his courses next year. First, he is strengthening his skills in computer programming by taking classes and practicing online. Dr. Salcedo hopes to incorporate many live programs

and simulations in his physics classes for topics that he cannot demonstrate manually. The second, more challenging avenue is to bring together work he has done in the past with the new skills he is learning during his sabbatical. Dr. Salcedo explained, “I want to use the same software and use a mathematical tool called the Monte Carlo, a way of doing numerous calculations, and see if the work that I did with my Ph.D., which was real samples and measurements, see if I can numerically simulate those results and prove that those measurements are on par with the theory.” Besides his work in programming and mathematical analysis, Dr. Salcedo has been enjoying the greatest gift of his sabbatical: time. Dr. Salcedo now has time to spend with family, and reconnect with his former field hockey team, which he is training with for an international championship in London. Dr. Salcedo exclaims, “The gift of time, to learn and do things that interest you, is an amazing gift that this sabbatical has given me, and I’m greatly honored and grateful to Gilman and the Riepe family.” Clearly, Dr. Salcedo has his hands full in Spain with his ambitions to achieve by the end of July. Dr. Salcedo will return before the start of next year, and we wish him luck in his endeavors.

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Why To Strengthen Gilman’s Business Curriculum by

Re c ent ly, Gi l ma n ha s se en a n increased interest in business and economics throughout the student body. This interest has primarily been expressed by a strong attendance at the Gilman Business Club meetings, along with well-attended trips led by the Business Club to Wall Street, Under Armour Headquarters, AdCorp, and the T. Rowe Price Harbor East office. This significant participation in business-oriented functions at the school show just how many students want to learn more about the business world. While Gilman has an extensive number of great electives, ranging from subjects like US History Since ‘45 to Engineering, the school currently does not offer a traditional business or economics course, despite the noticeable interest in these fields. Though a few classes on economics and finance are offered at Bryn Mawr and RPCS, they have limited space for Gilman students and are strictly economics and finance courses, so they do not capture all aspects of business. Gilman currently offers substitutes for a business/economics course in The Startup Experience and a new class called Entrepreneurship. The Startup Experience teaches students through trial and error the beginning stages of a startup and the new Entrepreneurship course is a continuation of the smaller startup program. These opportunities offer a small glimpse into the topic; however, what Gilman needs is a panoptic business course which covers the broad

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scope of disciplines within the field. While Entrepreneurship is seemingly a very interesting course on the surface, its inaugural year was highlighted by several flaws in its general design. Run by Henrik Scheel, CEO and founder of The Startup Experience and a veteran when it comes to startup companies, the course seemed appealing at the beginning of the year, but issues with the class’s schedule and organization arose as the semester went

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not receive a single grade until the end of the third quarter. The course needs more structure with specific deadlines and actual grades that students can see before they receive their final report card. As entrepreneur Peter Drucker said in his book Innovation and Entrepreneurship, “The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.” What we’re searching for is a course at Gilman where the cur-

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Gilman].” Having an experienced teacher prepared to teach such a course is an invaluable asset for Gilman; however, the school has not yet taken advantage of this resource. Mr. Bartley Griffith, Assistant Headmaster, explained the reasoning for Gilman’s lack of a business course, saying, “One of the things we think about in liberal arts education is the extent to which a liberal arts education, particularly at the secondary level, should be pre-professional.” Merriam-Webster defines liberal arts as “studies intended to provide chiefly general knowledge and to develop general intellectual capacities as opposed to professional or vocational skills.” If this was the case with Gilman, then why do we offer our Robotics, and Engineering courses, or even The Startup Experience class? None of these classes fall under the definition of liberal arts; nonetheless, they are still included in the curriculum. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as specialized courses are very useful for students to discover their talents and find what they are passionate about. Gilman states that it teaches a “challenging and timeless college-preparatory program” on their website, and does not explicitly refer to it as a liberal arts education. Also, a business course at Gilman wouldn’t necessarily have to be “pre-professional.” Mr. Furlong lays out what he thinks would be appropriate for a high school business course, saying, “I’d love to see more courses, especially with

riculum spans all of the main facets of business including finance, management, entrepreneurship, marketing, and sales. Hopefully, Gilman is able to respond to this and exploit the opportunity to begin to educate its students about a topic that has potential to give us a leg up in the future. When Mr. Sean Furlong, Director of Finance, Operations, and faculty advisor to the Business Club, was asked about what he thought of a Business/Finance course, he replied, “I would be all for it, and I’d be glad to teach another course. I teach Financial Accounting at Hopkins, so I’d love to teach some aspect of that [at see “Business,” page 3

MJ’s Take On Pop-Quizzes by

Michael Johnson

It’s early Tuesday morning. First period is about to begin as you eagerly await the bell signifying the start of your seven -to -ten -hour day. Having stayed up late doing homework the previous night, you are exhausted. The bell rings, and with heavy eyelids you look to the board to see your teacher. He or she announces, “I will be giving you a graded assessment on what we have learned from lessons five and six.” Your palms start to sweat, your pulse and blood pressure sky-rocket, and thus ensues the worst nightmare of any student: a pop-quiz. These assessments can vary in their design and purpose, so allow me to clarify. I consider a pop-quiz to be an examination of which the student had no prior knowledge or warning. Now, the first question that comes to mind at the arrival of such an unfortunate reality should be, “Does this assessment fairly assess your knowledge of the topic at hand?” In medical school do they teach you open heart surgery and then in one to two business days hand you the scalpel and scissors and say, “You’re up, kid”? Short answer: no, and the same thinking should be applied in high school education. If you work tirelessly to get a high average in a class and one pop-quiz arrives and tarnishes that record, then what was the point of trying in the first place? The only hope of ace-ing such an assignment is either A, somehow remembering obscure details from previous classes or readings, or B, working magic.

Because most Gilman students do not dabble in witchcraft and/or wizardry, this leaves only option A. Now some might retort, “Yeah, but the quiz shows that you’ve been paying attention in class.” Humans, however, are gifted with incredibly short attention spans. According to a recent study conducted by Microsoft, mankind cannot stay focused or have a clear train of thought for more than eight seconds. Considering the famously clueless goldfish can think straight for nine seconds—according to that same study—, confidence that a teenage student can absorb information for an hour and ten minutes drops significantly. Unless the teacher gives an incredibly easy pop-quiz, which is rarely the case, even those who are extremely attentive during class can fare the same as those who are not. I do, however, recognize the underlying intentions for giving a pop-quiz: that primarily, as science teacher Mr. Cody Miles explains, “a teacher is attempting to ensure that the students are kind of keeping pace and keeping active in their studies so that you could have that recall information ready at any point.” Nonetheless, Mr. Miles strays from these assessments and offers a different and perhaps more effective route to assessing a student’s knowledge. “When it comes to the best way students learn and retain information, there is a book that’s called Make it Stick; there’s four tools that [the

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Bidding Farewell To Both Mr. Wil(l)sons by

Noah Abrams

After six years of dedicated teaching, Mr. Troy Wilson w ill be depar ting from Gilman. Mr. Wilson, or Coach Wilson as many students know him, has taught precalculus and calculus to eleventh and twelfth graders in addition to coaching wrestling, track, and football. This summer, Mr. Wilson will continue to teach math at Gilman during the summer school program but will begin teaching and coaching football at McDonogh in the fall. Similar to many who leave Gilman, Mr. Wilson expressed that he will miss the place where where he has worked for the past six years: “I love Gilman. It’s been a great experience for me here. The school and administration have been very generous [to] me. It’s been a great school. I’ve had great relationships with both the students and faculty here and it’s going to be sad to leave.” Fur thermore, Mr. Brooks, Math Department Chair, felt that Mr. Wilson will be greatly missed because of the commitment he has shown to the school. He said, “I think it is going to be a legacy he’s going to leave. In many different ways as an advisor, teacher or coach he has gone above and beyond.” Many feel that his presence will especially be missed on the field and in the gym, as he has left a large impact on many athletes. Gilman football player Josh Ettlinger (’19) notes, “Working with Coach Wilson was always really reward-

ing. He always was on me, but in a good way because he really cared and wanted me to get better. It’s really all you can ask from a coach.” Aside from on the field, Mr. Wilson is liked by many in the classroom. Junior Doug Godine said, “He was one of the greatest teachers I’ve had because he knew my strengths and weaknesses and helped me according to that.” Finally, Mr. Wilson feels that he not only has had a great experience teaching at Gilman, but also enjoys everything he has learned from friends and his students. He explains, “Something I noticed, especially from teaching here, is that boys learn better and have a better learning experience when they have a positive relationship with their teacher.” Clearly, this is what Mr. Wilson has done with many of his students and what he will try to do next year as he continues his teaching career. Thank you, Mr. Wilson, and good luck.

‘Thea’ Later, Ms. Brown by

Nathan Hedgcock

by Simeon Parker This spr ing we w ill be saying goodbye to Mr. Sam Willson, this year’s Henry Callard Fellow. Mr. Willson was one of the Upper School Music Histor y teachers and an assistant Varsity Basketball Coach. Part of his role was assisting Music Department Chair, Mr. Ariel Dechosa, in teaching a few sections of tenth grade Music History. Mr. Willson also conducted for the Glee Club and helped with the Upper School musical Curtains. Mr. Willson was the assistant rehearsal pianist and helped make the musical run as smoothly as possible. Curtains Director Mr. John Rowell said “He is an extremely talented musician, and we were very fortunate to have him working with us. Above and beyond his role as our rehearsal pianist, Mr. Willson also worked with us in the last few weeks of rehearsals as part of our production team, sitting in on rehearsals and working with Ms. [Kelsey] Carper and me as we got the show ready for opening night. He was a great friend to all of us and to the production, and helped us out enormously,” Mr. Rowell states, “We will miss him next year, for sure--not only his talent and his musicianship but especially his generous spirit and his great sense of humor and fun.” Mr. Willson describes his time at Gilman as “The perfect place to start not just my professional teaching career, but my professional career in general. I can’t possibly think of a more nurturing place to start my teaching career.” Upper School Head Mr. Rob Heubeck comments, “The legacy I think he will have left is setting a standard for how to create relationships, I think that we can all learn from his ability to show that he cares.” This demonstrates the impact Mr. Willson had on all of Gilman. After a period of thoughtful delib-

her students, David Mazer (’17), adds, “I really appreciate her ability to go off A s the year comes to a track when it is relevant. It has made close, Gilman will have to for a great experience as my senior year say goodbye to this year’s winds down.” Ms. Brown’s class has been Tickner Writing Fellow, Ms. receptive to her curriculum. She explains Thea Brown. Most Gilman that she, “was surprised how willing all students know Ms. Brown of my students have been to just go for BUSINESS, continued from from her proctoring of the Writing experimentation in their writing and take Excel. Excel is a critical skill in business. Center. Additionally, Ms. Brown acted on crazy assignments.” If you look at what the job market wants… as a literary advisor to Paragon, sched- After Gilman, Ms. Brown will stay you have to have Excel training, and we uled several of this in Baltimore to barely do anything here with Excel... I yea r ’s a ssembly c ont i nue he r think personal finance is critical, [includspeakers as part writing and go ing] budgeting, income statements, and of the Writers at back to e d it- investing would be good to give [the Work series, and ing. She is cur- students] an introduction.” This course taught two creative rently making model would encompass a lot of subjects writing courses. revisions to her that could help give students some form Mr. Patrick Hastse c ond book , of direction as to what they want to do. ings, the English Famous Times, Adding a business course to the curDepartment Chair, and has started riculum at Gilman would be welcomed by recognizes, “Ms. a t hird book, Brow n has been L oner Foren- DALY, continued from page one of the most sics. Mr. Will Bartz (‘99) will be succeeding impressive Tick F r o m him as Head Coach of the Varsity Basketner fellows that we he r f u l l-ye a r ball Team. However, Mr. Daly will still be have had in recent Creative Writ- involved with the team in some capacity memor y for her ing students to from a distance, and he also noted that dedication to her students seek- he will likely still be involved in fall and students and her ing help in the spring Middle School athletics. natural talent in Photo Courtesy of Glman.edu Writing Center, Reflecting on his Middle School expethe classroom.” all of Gilman will be disappointed to rience, Mr. Daly noted, “What I’ll miss Her creative writing class is an elective see Ms. Brown leave. Mr. Hastings sum- most is the variety of the schedule. The in which seniors write short fiction sto- marized our collective sentiment, “We forty-minute classes go by quickly when ries and poems. Mr. Hastings expressed, always miss the Tickner fellows when you have a talk class, a U.S. history class, “I was really excited by the energy and they depart and it is sad that it is such a an ancient history class, and athletics. I’ll appreciation for literary craft that suf- short stint, but we are going to especially miss all of that variety and the liveliness fused that classroom.” Despite having miss Ms. Brown. She has been a great of the Middle School experience.” a small class, Ms. Brown has impressed colleague and a terrific member of the Looking to the future, Mr. Daly remarked, many seniors with her teaching. One of faculty.”

eration, Mr. Willson said one of his best memories of Gilman would be “Our one league win this year in John Carroll, our guys went out and played a really perfect game that was necessary to beat this team. We pulled out a totally unlikely victory, and seeing our guys piece that kind of performance together was really inspiring. Seeing how happy we all were and knowing what had come together in that game was really cool.” Kenny Ihenatu (’19) states, “As a student of Mr. Willson’s, I can say that the passion he brought to the classroom is what I will miss most about him. Each day he taught, you could see his genuine love of his craft that made getting engaged in the material much easier. His kind and youthful personality radiated each class day that he was with us and he made learning music history much more enjoyable. He will surely be missed by all the students he taught during his time here.” In each of the roles he had here, Mr. Willson worked with a broad span of students and became a real part of the Gilman community. When asked what he would miss most about Mr. Willson, Sean Kim (’19) said, “Just saying ‘hi’ to him on a daily basis.” Mr. Willson will be staying in the field of music with an internship in the development office of the Ravinia Music Festival this summer. We wish him the best as he moves on to the next phase of his career.

page 2 the students as it is a course that they are interested in learning. The strong showings to business club meetings are no fluke as nobody is required to go to those. As billionaire and businessman Warren Buffett said, “In the world of business, the people who are most successful are those who are doing what they love.” Business is what a lot of people love to learn and do. If Gilman wants success for their students, they will start them on the path of doing something that they love.

1 “What I’m most looking forward to in high school is working with a number of colleagues [in the Upper School] that I already have relationships with and I’m also really excited to have a new 10th grade curriculum to dive into and be fully invested in.” He added, “I would like to be in the classroom as much as possible... But I’m going to continue to try and see how time intensive [the job] is and adjust accordingly”. The future of Upper School admissions seems to be in good hands as Mr. Daly takes on these new responsibilities and continues to contribute to Gilman through both teaching and coaching.

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Beloved Pietrzak Says Goodbye

Greg Dietee Mr. Jeff Pietrzak, who has been a part-time member of the Modern Language Department since 2006, will not be returning to Gilman for the 2017-2018 school year. Mr. Pietrzak explained how he first landed at Gilman, saying, “In 1999, I was a recent college grad and I responded to a newspaper advertisement for a Spanish teacher. So I taught from 1999-2001 teaching Spanish and coaching. From 2001-06, my wife and I lived in Rhode Island. We returned to Baltimore in ‘06, and, since then, I have been teaching here part-time.” In addition to being a Spanish teacher in the Upper School, he also teaches piano in the after school music program. Mr. Pietrzak described his teaching by saying, “I try to be myself in the classroom and try to meet the students where they are at.” Frank McGurkin (’19), a student of his, attested to that statement, saying, “He is such a nice guy. Mr. Pietrzak is really good at explaining concepts that kids do not understand at first and he always takes his time to make sure everyone in class fully grasps the material that he is teaching.” After Gilman, Mr. Pietrzak explains, “I’m moving on to online instruction. I’ll be starting my own company and will begin with instruction in music theory for the piano.” Music has always been a big part of his life and he sees this opportunity as a great way to infuse his two passions of teaching and music. Mr. Pietrzak also adds, “I am really looking forward to the challenge of having to develop, market and sell the content I create.” When talking about what he is going to miss most about Gilman, Mr. Pietrzak said, “I enjoyed the classes I taught and thought I had, for the most part, a good rapport with the students.” He also importantly added, “My wife and I are

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Playful Distraction Or Forbidden Infraction? The Prohibition Of Playing Cards by

Owenn Dunn

The Gilman handbook, in essence, acts as a moral compass to ensure that our school’s identity as an academic institution isn’t compromised. Sometimes, however, it is hard to discern which rules are constructive and which are extraneous. On page 14 of the 2016-2017 Student/Parent Handbook, it explicitly states: “There will be no card playing or gambling of any sort on the school grounds at any time.” As an avid fan of classic card games such as “Go Fish” and “War,” I was both shocked and appalled when I first read this, so I started searching for answers. I found myself sitting across from the man who knows the rules better than anyone: Mr. Boo Smith. I first asked our Upper School Dean of Students why the rule exists. He responded, “It exists to create an atmosphere within the school that is academic. We want to set a tone for the school and [the rule] obviously makes it easier to accomplish Gilman’s goals.” I remember playing “War” in the fifth grade at Gilman, and “Go Fish” was a favorite in fourth grade. So what happens between Lower School and Upper School that the playing of cards goes from play-

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busy raising two boys. I have been very grateful to Gilman for offering me parttime work so that I can balance work and family.” His students were very upset to hear that he was leaving and even sang Mr. Pietrzak heartfelt songs on his last day of classes. Will Godine (’19) explains, “I love how Mr. P came in every day with a positive attitude ready to do what he loves, to makes us better students, and kids.” Mrs. Linda Trapp, the Chair of the Modern Languages Department, described Mr. Pietrzak as having, “Great language skills, unbelievable patience when working with all the students, and a lot of thoughtfulness.” She then added a touching story about her beloved colleague, “I once dropped a whole container of homemade soup on his beautiful pants right before we were having our conferences on parents night. He never got irritated...he was so gracious about it. That for me is someone you can just trust to always be kind and understanding of any problem.” The one description that always seems to come up when talking about Mr. Pietrzak is his unwavering kindness in everything he is a part of. Gilman is truly going to miss his Spanish teaching abilities along with his genuine benevolence that inspires all members of the Gilman community to become better people.

ful distraction to forbidden infraction? To his credit, Mr. Smith sees the harmlessness of a friendly game of cards. “When I was young I did play a lot of ‘Crazy Eights’,” he admits, “and I could beat my mother at cribbage, which made me very proud.” Still, he can’t help but make the point that it’s a slippery slope from a single game of cards to idleness overtaking the school. He argued, “If one person were playing cards alone in a corner that might not be harmful, no. But if that one person can play ‘Go Fish,’ why can’t everyone else? And so if you go through the school and see a bunch of card players, that is not conducive to academics and what we want at Gilman...We want to set a tone for the school...Most people realize that it’s a school, not a parlor.” You can’t attend Gilman, or even apply here, without knowing it’s a school with tremendous academic rigor. However, we spend most of our waking hours at this school, and is it realistic to expect us to always be engaging in books or classes, to constantly be striving for academic greatness? A mindless game of cards would be a refreshing respite from the daily grind. When should a school re-evaluate its rules? Sure, it’s a distraction, but isn’t Spikeball a bigger distraction? How about

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After two years of dedicated teaching, Mr. Will Sheard will be departing from Gilman. After teaching both French and Spanish last year, Mr. Sheard switched this year to exclusively teach multiple French classes. In addition to his role as a teacher, Mr. Sheard served as the tenth grade form chair for this past year and also coached JV Tennis during the 2015-2016 season, along with coaching multiple intramurals. However, one of his most valuable contributions to the Gilman community was being the faculty advisor to Model United Nations, a time consuming and difficult task. Mr. Sheard undoubtedly left a substantial impact on the Gilman community during his two years of service and he was a role model to many students. Mr. Sheard is leaving Gilman to take up a position at a grade 6-12 coeducational school in Florida. According to Mr. Sheard, “the opportunity was too, too good to pass up, and I will be joining a very strong, award winning faculty. In that sense, I am very excited about what comes next.” This decision did not come easy for Mr. Sheard, as his two years at Gilman allowed him to develop a deep appreciation for the school. He felt a special connection to many of the students he both taught and coached, saying, “it is the students at Gilman who made my time enjoyable and whom I will miss.” Mr. Sheard cited some specific, meaningful encounters with students, such as, “Banter with David Saiontz, linguistic conversations with Aidan Holmgren and Will Dowling during French Club, Model

Photo Courtesy of Willsheard.com UN strategizing with the ever-helpful Wyatt Shafer…” among many others. Many students are very sad to see Mr. Sheard depart. James Schloeder (‘19), in particular, felt a very strong connection to Mr. Sheard, being in his class for two consecutive years. Schloeder remarked, “Mr. Sheard was a very influential teacher and mentor to me. He helped me with both my French and learning skills, and I am sad to see him go.” Mrs. Linda Trapp, Chair of the Modern Language Department, highlights Mr. Sheard’s assets, stating, “He has wonderful language skills, he is very intellectual and funny.” These thoughts show some of the truly great qualities of Mr. Sheard. Clearly, Gilman is losing a great mentor, teacher, and coach with the departure of Mr. Sheard. Although we wish him the best with his career in Florida, the whole Gilman community is sad to see him leave.

Sleep Week

Casey Doyle Sleep Week was an idea proposed by former School President Matt Tomaselli (’17) as a week where classes would start an hour later. Tomaselli was originally inspired by a number of things. He explained that in his junior year he and his friends “struggled to get a healthy amount of sleep.” He quickly became interested in the idea of a week of rest and that interest peaked when “[his] mom was also reading Arianna Huffington’s book The Sleep Revolution. She passed along the book and pointed to the chapter where Huffington cites a myriad of colleges that have various events and programs to encourage and acknowledge the value of sleep.” Tomaselli stated that many Gilman students are not getting enough sleep, leading to an unhealthy lifestyle for students: “[Sleep] fuels you to attack tasks with more energy and focus. I certainly didn’t want to drastically change the fact that Gilman is a challenging school where by

the fidget spinners we see students spinning around school? When the rule was made, maybe cards were the equivalent of texting or talking on the phone, but today it’s really just an old-fashioned, innocent way to pass the time. I understand why gambling is prohibited, but to lump in all card games into the prohibition is overkill. There is one notable exception, how-

students are pushed and are given a lot of work; instead, I wanted to find a balance and make sure that students can be working as hard as possible while staying as healthy as possible. By doing so, I think we can make our ‘best selves’ even better.” He originally presented the idea to the student body in his presidential speech. Although Tomaselli had a great idea, he was unable to put Sleep Week in action because of scheduling issues and the inability to survey the student body’s sleeping habits. While Sleep Week didn’t happen this year, the School President-elect, Piper Bond (’18), promised a similar “recharging day” in his election speech. “My idea is to try to have a few Recharging Days throughout the school year in which the daily schedule is slightly altered so that the student body is able to catch up on homework, classwork, and ultimately sleep,” said Bond when asked about his idea for next year. Even though Matt Tomaselli was unable to fulfill his campaign promise, there’s still a chance for the Greyhounds to have an opportunity for more sleep next school year. ever, to this outdated and trivial rule: card games are allowed on campus if they are associated with a club. So, Mr. Smith, Administration, if you do not change this rule, I will be forced to take the matter into my own hands by making a card club and ending the prohibition of playing cards once and for all.

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by Morgan Zinn As many students and parents are already aware, Gilman’s annual Family Day did not take place this year in its traditional form. For the past ten years, Family Day has been an opportunity for Gilman students and their families to come together as a community and enjoy festivities and the students’ art, exhibited in the art show. Family Day usually took place in the parking lot outside of the Old Gym or, in the case of bad weather, the Finney Arena. According to Ms. Maria Tilley, Director of Parent Relations and Outreach, she and the Development Office changed the central format and concept of Family Day because “every year was getting harder and harder to meet [Family Day’s] volunteer needs.” This lack of volunteer help was largely due to conflicting sports schedules and its untimely placement on a Saturday in May. In addition to insufficient numbers of volunteers, Ms. Tilley found that “over the past four or five years, the attendance for Family Day was dwindling.” According to Ms. Tilley, as a substitute for Family Day, the Development Office “tried to create a little bit of the Family Day atmosphere on [Blue and Gray Day, the day of the Gilman-McDonogh game].” This resulted in a larger turnout of Lower Schoolers and their families. Because of the increase in attendance, Ms. Tilley aims to continue the tradition of a more festive, family-friendly Blue and Gray Day, even when the game is held at McDonogh. The second, more concrete change to fill the void of Family Day was the introduction of a family movie night, which took place in late April. In addition to showing Aladdin, the ever-popular Mr. Darnell White, a member of Gilman’s custodial staff, deejayed the event on the Harris Terrace before the movie started while ninth, tenth, and eleventh graders sold chips, candy, and drinks. Also avail-

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At Gilman, spring athletics are represented by five interscholastic sports, and ten intramurals. These sports represent more than the just the beginning of the end of the year.This spring athletic season was highlighted by championships from both the Varsity Tennis and Varsity Track teams. The tennis team started their season in California in the Sage Hill Invitational tournament, which John Maragakis (’19) dubbed “one of the hardest parts of the season.” They won the tournament and

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able for fun before the movie was cornhole and a photo booth. At 7:15 p.m., the crowd moved from the Harris Terrace to the Alumni Auditorium where the movie was eventually screened. Despite the success of family movie night, Ms. Tilley believes that it was geared primarily towards lower schoolers because of the movie choice, so, over the summer, Ms. Tilley and the Development Office “will be trying to think and plan how to make [family movie night] a little more accessible to the Middle and Upper School.” Next year, Ms. Tilley is also considering the idea of showing the movie outside, which is always fun if the weather permits. The third change to the format of Family Day was the substitution of the art show in the old gym with an art walk across all three divisions of Gilman. The former exhibited the art for just four hours compared to the ten days for which the latter exhibited the artwork. According to Mr. Karl Connolly, Chair of the Visual Arts Department, the limited space for art that the new art walk allowed the art instructors in the three divisions to be much more selective about the work that they chose to showcase. The Art Department was also looking to separate itself from Family Day in order to give art its time in the spotlight individually. The reception to the reformatted art exhibition has been mainly positive. According to Mr. Connolly, students and faculty enjoyed the fact that the art was open to the public for a longer amount of time. The extended length of the exhibition also allowed parents to come on their own time instead of having a very small window of four hours on a busy Saturday in May. Next year, Mr. Connolly hopes to implement maps that would show exactly where in the school certain students’ pieces will be. Since all three events have been very successful this year, Ms. Tilley and Mr. Connolly both believe that these changes will be permanent ones.

by Jackson Tacka Roughly 290 feet down also concern for what damage a homerun the left field line is all it to right field would cause since it is only takes to hit a homerun 15 feet farther than right field. This same at the Allen M. Barrett concern could be made for foul balls hit field. Here is a stat line for on the practice field, since six have conMaxwell Costes’s (’18) hits nected with cars from there this year. that met or exceeded the limits of the field The issue with the fence is not that it this year: five home runs, two of which is not high enough—only one home run got to Northern Parkway, and three of has gone cleanly over the fence since it which hit cars. The home run that struck was put up. The issue, rather, is how long horizontally two cars on it should be one hit, was ex tended. re sponded Costes has to by one hooked hits of the drivto the lef t ers after the of the fence ball landed and crushed in her c a r balls to the and someright of the one asking fence for a asked if she center field was ok with shot to the this quote, deepest “I am, but part of the my (expleballpark. To t i v e) c a r eliminate isn’t (explethe bigtive) okay.” gest chance Since the for cars 40 foot wall to b e h it , was put up the fence in the beginshou ld b e ning of extended la st yea r’s to go ju st season, Max a long t he is the only Photo Courtesy of Mr. Boo Smith one to clear this mammoth fence in left inside of the the path around Gilman’s field. He talked about this feat saying fields and pick back up down the right “It was sort of weird, I remember the field side fence of the practice field. at bat and I knew when I hit it, that it When asked what he thought about was a homerun, so I didn’t really watch this idea, Mr. Rob Heubeck explained, it around the bases, and I heard it from “I think it should go all the way around someone and you know I was surprised the outfield fence for the baseball field.” cause to get it over the net in left center Hopefully these precautions would help make Northern Parkway as well as the is a heck of a feat.” The cars in moving traffic are obvi- Gilman parking lot much safer from slugously the number one concern as poten- gers such as Maxwell Costes. tial victims of Costes’s bombs. There is

Spring Sports Success

returned to Baltimore as they looked to win their fourth straight MIAA title. As the season progressed, they kept winning, going into the MIAA tournament as the undefeated, number one seed. They battled Calvert Hall in the championship and came out on top by a close margin, securing their fourth straight title. When asked about next year and the attempt to go for a fifth straight MIAA title, Maragakis commented, “Next year’s team will be very good. We will still have our star player Derrick ‘Dodger’ Thompson (‘18) as well as keeping our top three singles players. We have a lot of young talent that will be around for a while.”

The track team shared a similar story, also achieving an undefeated season. Head Coach Johnnie Foreman said that the hardest part was “...keeping us focused and physical fitness and conditioning and making sure we trained appropriately. Attendance, being at practice, you can’t get better when you miss practice. Training sessions are progression, learning how to race.” The track team, led by seniors Tory Young, Adero Mandala, and Ayende Watson, went into their first day of championships having been undefeated in the regular season. On the first day of championships, Gilman fell behind Mount Saint

Joe 44-46, yet on the second day they came back from behind to win the Hoffman Cup by scoring 155.5 points. Coach Foreman looked ahead to the future of the track program and remarked that there are “[a] lot of young prospects, the rising seniors will be pretty good. The rising juniors and freshman will need to build a base, if you plan on being on the outdoor team, you can’t be dormant in the fall or winter. One thing you can’t coach is competition.” Congratulations to both teams on the championships, and the Gilman community is looking forward to what is in store next year.

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Amidst a record-high number The Tri-School Heads will implement a major change for next year’s weekly schedule. of Greyhound TV’s members being Every Wednesday, Upper School classes at Bryn Mawr, Gilman, and Roland Park departing seniors, including President will begin at 9 a.m., an hour later than the normal start time. In their email to the and Lead Commentator Julian Baron community, Tri-School Heads Ms. Galambos, Mr. Heubeck, and Ms. Malfa comment, (‘18), the broadcasting program at Gilman will definitely be affected by the extensive loss of its crew members. Although GTV will lose close to half its current member base, Julian has a clear vision for the future. Julian has chosen ninth grader Essex Thayer, the freshman class Vice President, to lead the non-athletic interscholastic club. With Mr. Cesare Ciccanti’s mentorship and expertise, Essex hopes to “rebuild the club” and “keep the integrity of Greyhound TV while still rebuilding our program with the help of the rising freshman and sophomore classes.” Julian said, “I believe that Essex has an unbreakable willpower and is so focused on getting the job done consistently, and I also know that he will need help and will have to trust his producers and commentators alike. As much as I am putting my faith into

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Hydroponics Update

“After working on the foundation and general framework (which included drilling, bolting, groundwork, leveling gravel, and plotting out electric lines with the help of maintenance) during May, we (Matthew Mu, Cameron Haire, Meritt Wiggin) hope to secure the structure in the first week of June and complete the remaining steps (paneling, placing a door, getting the systems running, planting) after exams and into the summer. By the start of the next school year, we are envisioning a greenhouse full of plants, herbs, and flowers that are ready to harvest.”

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This pilot schedule change comes after much research and discussion. There is significant medical research demonstrating the value of a later start for older adolescents. We also know anecdotally from schools across the country that this small change helps reduce student stress and improve health, academic performance, and general wellness.

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Essex as president, I also trust that this year’s rising seniors will continue to show dedication and commitment.” Julian believes that Essex is more than capable and hopesthatEssexwill “use people like Jon Zheng, Ibbe Ashruf, and others to the best of his ability,” and “maintain the consistency of broadcasts.” Essex believes success moving forward for Greyhound TV will come through “spreading the wealth,” as well as “supporting our teams and being their voice.” Next year, Essex plans to possibly cover sports like volleyball and ice hockey more extensively than this year. Though Essex will still play three interscholastic sports next year, he believes that “it will not mentally affect his commitment,” and in order to alleviate some of his duties and maintain the strength of Greyhound TV, he has designated Derrick Thompson (‘18) as vice president. Despite the amount of crew leaving this year, Essex said that he will “rely on and trust this year’s rising senior commentators as well as his talented production team,” and will continue his dedication and commitment to Greyhound TV. Finally, Essex projects a future where people have a “passion and love for Greyhound TV” and strives to lead an even more comprehensive and entertaining program than years past. - Ibbe Ashruf

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Walking Day

Despite having obtained mastery or near-mastery of a single subject, a highquality teacher eternally seeks new knowledge, and uses his or her experiences in order to learn and develop. Mr. Sam Willson, this year’s Henry Callard Fellow, Upper School Music Histor y teacher, and assistant Varsity Basketball coach, took advantage of a unique scholarly opportunity in early April: a day solely dedicated to learning and improving himself by observing others. On April 4th, Mr. Willson and the other Gilman fellows, Mr. Alex Jimenez and Ms. Gaby Davis, participated in this “Learning Walk” experience. Mr. Tye Campbell, Gilman’s Director of Technology, also participated. Mr. Bartley Griffith, Assistant Headmaster, organized the activity, and explained that the Learning Walk was coordinated “as a growth experience for our teaching fellows…[We hoped] that they would be able to improve their own instruction by observing a range of teaching styles and learning environments across the campus.” The day was a busy one for the fellows: Mr. Willson says that during the first part of the day the faculty members “went to...seven or eight lower school classes, and... spent about five to ten minutes in each class.” After completing a thorough examination of the Lower School, the participants then completed the same process in both the Middle and Upper Schools. Mr. Willson and the others “... didn’t say anything...didn’t contribute...just sat there and watched how each class went.” The intention of the Learning Walk was to help each participant gain a better knowledge of how a class flows and how

each individual can most effectively present information to students or peers. By observing the methods of other teachers, Mr. Willson was able to refine his own, comparing different approaches to teaching and synthesizing this learning in order to ultimately gain an improved understanding of the nuances of professional education. According to Mr. Willson, the part of the Learning Walk from which he gained the most was the opportunity to “judge [himself] in comparison to other master teachers,” contrary to the less beneficial self-evaluation and internal comparison, which happen on a daily basis. This act of comparison let him “learn a lot about who [he is] as an individual and what kind of teacher [he is].” For the future, Willson says that he “[does] plan to use some of the [classroom management] tactics used...there were some really powerful teachers who had a really strong presence in the classroom,” from whom he was able to learn the most. The future of the Learning Walk activity at Gilman looks bright. Based on the positive results, including the fact that “the fellows learned a lot from seeing so many of their colleagues in action,” Mr. Griffith says that “we hope to open this experience up to members of our fulltime faculty in the future.” The Learning Walk was an unqualified success based on its full completion of the goals set out by Mr. Griffith before the event. In the coming years the activity will hopefully have more and greater benefits for many Gilman Faculty members. The idea of the Learning Walk teaches an important lesson: that observing others and acknowledging their positive aspects is the best way to learn about oneself and make personal improvements. Take it from Mr. Willson: “It [is] a valuable experience for sure.”

Greg Diette For students, being able to go home to take a nap and watch TV during free periods sounds like a dream come true. James Schloeder (’19) lives on campus and thought that he could make this dream a reality. However, the Administration has recently informed James that he cannot achieve such an aspiration. James has lived in the housing on Gilman’s property for about six years and has enjoyed the benefits that come with it. He explained, “I have access to all the fields and gyms pretty much whenever I want, and I am able to wake up at 7:45am on school days and still make it to first period on time.” Along with many other students at Gilman, James has always thought that the only rule for sophomores during the lunch period regarding their location was that they have to stay on Gilman’s campus. Indeed, Gilman’s 2016-2017 Student/Parent Handbook explicitly states “9th and 10th Graders must remain in the academic area during the lunch period.” By that logic, James believed going to his house during long lunch was surely fair game. However, Mr. Smith explained, “The academic area in which freshmen sophomores and juniors are permitted during lunch does not include the athletic building or other areas out of sights of Carey Hall.” So it was no surprise that when he tried to eat lunch at his house

during a long lunch, James encountered very different results than he expected. He explains, “I was eating some pizza at my house when suddenly there was a knock at the door and I was told that I was ‘off campus’ and had to leave. What really confused me was that they went on to say they I could be in my front yard if I wanted, but just couldn’t go inside.” However, after taking a deeper look at the rules, he may not be able to hang out in his front yard either. James was still very upset about the altercation and the fact that he won’t be able to enjoy these privileges until his senior year. James feels that this rule does not make much sense and thinks he should be able to go home during lunch: “I don’t really see the harm in taking a nap in my house when I have no academic commitment, and I really don’t see what the difference is in me going to my house and going to hang out on the oval during lunch because both are on campus….and my parents are completely okay with it, so again I don’t see where I am breaking the rules,” said James. He will continue to fight for the ability to go home during his free periods, and will hopefully be allowed by junior year. Mr. Smith, Dean of Students, explained that as of now, “There really is no rule against Juniors going to their on-campus homes after fourth period. I have a meeting with Mr. Goldman to address issues and grey areas in the handbook every year, and I will certainly bring that up in our conference.”

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Gilman Music Radar: Pinegrove by

Neddy Wight

This column will be about bands that the average Gilman student might not have heard of or really looked deeper into before. I will pick albums from bands I think would be accessible and enjoyable for anyone who likes rock music and give personal opinions about them. When most Gilman students hear anything about country music, they assume that it is not for them. Altcountry, however, the genre into which bands such as Wilco and My Morning Jacket fall, takes a huge step away from country and moves more into rock. Alt-country mixes the slower and lazier paces of country with the instruments and style of alternative rock, creating an interesting mix of the two genres. An up-and-coming alt-country band called Pinegrove released their first complete album, Cardinal, in 2016. Cardinal ties the feelings of incompleteness left over from their previous compilation album, Everything so Far, into a solid, if short, thirty minutes of happy, terrifically paced, and unexpectedly introspective alt-country. The record launches out of the starting gate with “Old Friends,” an upbeat opener plucked from their compilation album. “Old Friends” is a callback to their earlier works, as it is part of Everything so Far. At first, the song seems shallow, as if it was made to simply be a catchy tune. However, when you take a deeper look at the lines, the true nature of the song reveals itself. Lyrics like “I saw Leah on the bus a few months ago/I saw some old friends at her funeral” or “I should call my parents when I think of them/Should tell my friends when I love them” stand out to make this song a regretful reflection about losing touch with loved ones from the past, showing off Pinegrove’s ability to write meaningful songs while keeping the great catchy tunes intact. The next song, “Aphasia,” is the standout song of Cardinal.This single is about a loss of communication abilities, trapping a person’s thoughts within themselves, and not being able to express oneself. Lyrics like, “Just

when I thought I had this pattern sorted out/Apparently my ventricles are full of doubt, now.” In my mind, this line is explaining how lead singer Evan Hall has a good idea, but second guesses himself and gets writer’s block. Hall wrote this song as a very personal window into his own fears as a musician. It is a description of any creator’s nightmare, and it provides a great thematic anchor for the album. One of the two songs in Cardinal that were in their compilation album, Everything so Far, “Size of the Moon” serves both as a great intro to the final song in the album and a good stand alone. As the most pessimistic song in Cardinal, I see “Size of the Moon” as another song about the fear of loss of creativity, but this time in a specific scenario. Hall calls back to his developmental years as a musician where he had an excess of ideas floating around in his head, while in the song he describes a present where his mind is blank of new ideas. The darker nature of the lyrics leads to angrier sounding vocals and heavier guitars, but still manages to keep the carefree feel of the band. The last song in the album, “New Friends,” is not as much of a callback to the album opener as its title would suggest, but rather a new idea. On the surface, the song is about getting over a broken heart, and making new friends. However, when looked at in the context of “New Friends” being the closer of their first complete album, it could be a reference to forgetting about the band’s comfort zone, moving into new frontiers. “New Friends” wraps up the album, acting as the second bookend, with the first being “Old Friends.” It leaves the listener with a smile on their face and a song stuck in their head, carrying out the purpose it seems Pinegrove had intended for Cardinal.

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POP-QUIZZES, continued from page 2 book] discuss[es] that students can use to basically help you with that … maintaining of proper information attainment. The first one … is just self quizzing in general. Instead of having a pop-quiz, you could have a practice quiz.” According to Miles, these selfassessments may be superior to popquizzes in aiding student retainment of knowledge, a crucial objective in any class. An additional alternative to the traditional pop-quiz is, as Mr. Miles does, giving “daily morning quizzes, and the kids know that they will have a daily morning quiz. They don’t necessarily know what it will directly be on, but it will be on something that we’ve

covered.” Having experienced a similar practice in some of my classes, I can say I better comprehend and retain information as a result of these regular examinations than I do taking an assessment with no prior warning. Indeed, Mr. Miles notes “studies have shown … that if you give frequent, low-stake quizzes … those type of activities have shown to significantly increase a student’s information retention and knowledge mastery.” Thus, not only are pop-quizzes inherently stressful examinations, but also there are better substitutes. After cross-examining this topic, I maintain that one conclusion is apparent: the classic pop-quiz does not properly aid the student.

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THE CULVER MEMORIAL FOOTBALL CUP IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO LEADERSHIP, AND PERFORMANCE IN COMPETITION: Alexander RobinTHE BEST VARSITY FOOTBALL PLAYER, IN THE OPINION OF THE COACH- son Bauman, Charles Austin Dabrby, William Francis Harris ING STAFF: Drew Robert Ehrlich THE SCOTT B. DEUTSCHMAN TEAMMATE AWARD IS GIVEN BY THE THE C.B. ALEXANDER, JR. WRESTLING CUP IS AWARDED ANNUALLY PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF SCOTT DEUTSCHMAN, A MEMBER OF THE TO THE BEST VARSITY WRESTLER: Braeden Aristides Alevizatos, Jeremy CLASS OF 1989, WHO DIED SUDDENLY OF A HEART ATTACK IN THE FALL Edward Cranston OF 2002. THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO A MEMBER OF THE SENIOR CLASS WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED, THROUGHOUT HIS GILMAN CAREER, DEDICATION THE EDWARD T. RUSSELL WRESTLING TROPHY IS AWARDED ANNU- TO RELATIONSHIPS WITH TEAMMATES, AND A SELFLESS COMMITMENT ALLY TO THE VARSITY WRESTLER WHO SCORES THE MOST POINTS IN THE TO TEAMWORK, TEAM UNITY, AND TEAM SUCCESS, QUALITIES THAT WERE MIAA WRESTLING TOURNAMENT: UNFAILINGLY CHARACTERISTIC OF SCOTT DEUTSCHMAN: John George Braeden Aristides Alevizatos Philippou THE CLASS OF ’39 BASKETBALL TROPHY IS AWARDED ANNUALLY THE C. MARKLAND KELLEY, JR. ATHLETIC SERVICE AWARD IS TO THE VARSITY BASKETBALL PLAYER WHO BEST COMBINES FAIR PLAY, AWARDED TO THE STUDENT WHO HAS BEST DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDLEADERSHIP, AND SKILL: Donald Eugene Duncan III ING CHARACTERISTIC IN RENDERING SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL’S ATHLETIC AND/OR PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE FOLLOWING CRITETHE TYLER CAMPBELL LACROSSE CUP IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO RIA FOR SELECTION ARE USED: LEADERSHIP, PROMOTION OF ATHLETICS THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER TO HIS TEAM WHO HAS EXHIBITED LEAD- WITHIN THE SCHOOL, TEAMWORK, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND SCHOLARSHIP: ERSHIP AND TRUE SPORTSMANSHIP THROUGHOUT THE SEASON: Julian Thomas Baron, Charles Austin Darby Austin Wallace Hudson THE LEWIS OMER WOODWARD AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE MEMBER OF THE ALUMNI BASEBALL CUP IS AWARDED TO THE BASEBALL PLAYER THE THIRD FORM WHO REVEALED IN LARGEST MEASURE QUALITIES OF WHO HAS BEEN OF THE GREATEST SERVICE TO HIS TEAM: LEADERSHIP, ENTHUSIASM, AND LOYALTY: Charles Avery Meyer III Drew Robert Ehrlich THE THOMAS G. HARDIE III AWARD IS GIVEN TO A FOURTH FORMER THE C. DAVID HARRIS, JR. TENNIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE VARSITY WHO GIVES OF HIMSELF TO OTHERS WITHOUT BEING ASKED, WHO HAS PLAYER WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED THE MOST TO HIS TEAM: THE COURAGE TO STAND UP AND LIVE BY WHAT HE BELIEVES, AND WHO, Matthew Brydon Katz, Bradley Adam Levin, Derrick Jacob Thompson EVEN AT AN AN EARLY AGE, IS DEDICATED TO HELPING OTHERS: Benjamin McCuen Levinson THE CREIGHTON HOCKEY AWARD IS AWARDED TO THE MEMBER OF THE VARSITY HOCKEY TEAM WHO BEST COMBINES ABILITY, SPORTSMAN- THE BROWN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI BOOK AWARD IS PRESENTED TO SHIP, AND TEAM PLAY: THAT MEMBER OF THE JUNIOR CLASS WHO BEST COMBINES A HIGH DEJames Butler Cole, Aaron Joseph McNabney GREE OF ABILITY IN ENGLISH EXPRESSION, BOTH WRITTEN AND SPOKEN, WITH THOSE PERSONAL QUALITIES WHICH GIVE PROMISE: Barret THE SQUASH AWARD, ESTABLISHED IN 1999, IS AWARDED TO THAT Thomas Crawford MEMBER OF THE VARSITY SQUASH TEAM WHO, IN THE OPINION OF THE COACHING STAFF, HAS MADE THE GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE THE PRINCETON MATH PRIZE IS AWARDED TO THAT BOY WHO PRESTEAM IN TERMS OF SPORTSMANSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND PERFORMANCE ENTS THE BEST PAPER IN A SPECIAL MATH EXAMINATION SET BY THE IN COMPETITION: Wiatt Fenner Hinton, Matthew Brydon Katz, Bradley MATH DEPARTMENT: Yiyang Li Adam Levin THE ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARD THE DONALD HOFFMAN MEMORIAL CROSS COUNTRY CUP IS IS PRESENTED TO AN OUTSTANDING FIFTH FORMER WHO POSSESSES A AWARDED TO THAT BOY WHO, IN THE OPINION OF THE COACH, HAS BEST LOVE OF READING, AN EXEMPLARY ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING, AND AN COMBINED BOTH EFFORT AND ACHIEVEMENT IN THAT SPORT: EAGERNESS TO PURSUE UNDERSTANDING THROUGH DISCUSSION: John Eric Randall Gibson Burnside Howard III THE FRANK W. ANDREWS, JR. GOLF TROPHY IS AWARDED TO THE GOLFER WHO HAS BEST EXHIBITED LOYALTY, DEDICATION, AND ENTHUSIASM DURING THE SEASON: Jairus Jerome Gaines, James McCormick Webster IV

THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA JEFFERSON BOOK AWARD IS TO GO TO THE FIFTH FORMER WHOSE EXTRAORDINARY ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, EXTRACURRICULAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, INTEGRITY, AND CHARACTER MARK HIM AS ONE OF SOCIETY’S FUTURE LEADERS: James Piper Bond, Jr.

THE DR. PHILIP WHITTLESEY SOCCER TROPHY IS AWARDED TO THE SOCCER PLAYER WHO HAS MADE THE GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE THE WILLIAMS COLLEGE BOOK PRIZE IS GIVEN TO THAT STUDENT IN TEAM: Samuel Robert Tirone THE JUNIOR CLASS WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN HIS STUDIES AND WHO HAS EXHIBITED THE BEST COMBINATION OF INTHE ALFRED H. WEEMS, JR. MEMORIAL TRACK AWARD IS AWARD- TEREST IN AND UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICAN HISTORY: Michael ED TO THE TOP ACHIEVING JUNIOR OR SENIOR IN TRACK: Adero Mizan Bradford Johnson Mandala, Ayende Jelani Watson, Tory Malik Young THE YALE BOOK PRIZE IS GIVEN ANNUALLY TO A MEMBER OF THE JUTHE MARGARET V. PERIN SWIMMING AWARD IS AWARDED TO NIOR CLASS WHOSE HELPFULNESS AND SERVICE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE VARSITY SWIMMER WHO HAS SHOWN THE GREATEST IMPROVEMENT THE WELFARE OF THE SCHOOL: Samuel Edward Jeppi AND MOST CONSISTENT EFFORT: Gustav Eduard Brunn THE HARVARD BOOK PRIZE IS PRESENTED BY THE HARVARD ALUMNI THE INDOOR TRACK AWARD IS AWARDED TO THAT MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION TO THAT FIFTH FORMER WHO IS DEEMED BY THE FACULTY INDOOR TRACK TEAM WHO, IN THE OPINION OF THE COACHING STAFF, TO BE MOST WORTHY BY REASON OF HIGH SCHOLARSHIP AND CHARACHAS MADE THE GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE TEAM IN TERMS OF TER: Matthew Ziwen Mu SPORTSMANSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE IN COMPETITION: Adero Mizan Mandala, Ayende Jelani Watson, Tory Malik Young THE HARRY HARDIE ANGLO-AMERICAN PRIZE WAS ESTABLISHED BY MR. THOMAS G. HARDIE, CLASS OF 1939, TO ENCOURAGE ANGLO-AMERITHE WATER POLO AWARD IS AWARDED TO THAT MEMBER OF THE CAN STUDENT EXCHANGES. THE PRIZES, IN THE FORM OF GRANTS, ARE VARSITY WATER POLO TEAM WHO BEST DISPLAYS OUTSTANDING LEAD- GIVEN EACH YEAR TO ONE JUNIOR AT GILMAN SCHOOL AND ONE JUNIOR ERSHIP, SKILL, AND TEAM PLAY: Maxwell Alexander Bethel, Andrew AT ST. EDWARD’S SCHOOL, OXFORD, ENGLAND, FOLLOWING COMPETIAlexander Morgan TION AND SELECTION BY A COMMITTEE: David Robert Gushue (Gilman), Oli Tao (St. Edward’s), Jules Cornelius THE VOLLEYBALL AWARD, ESTABLISHED IN 2004, IS AWARDED Ouwerkerk (Gilman), Yves Rowe (St. Edward’s) TO THAT MEMBER OF THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM WHO, IN THE OPINION OF THE COACHING STAFF, HAS MADE THE GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE TEAM IN TERMS OF SPORTSMANSHIP,

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THE RIEPE FAMILY EXCHANGE AT CHRIST’S HOSPITAL SENDS ONE UPPER SCHOOL STUDENT TO LIVE AND LEARN AT CHRIST’S SCHOOL, AN INDEPENDENT BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL, IN HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX, ENGLAND FOR A PERIOD OF THREE TO FOUR WEEKS. THE SELECTED STUDENT, IN TURN, HOSTS A CHRIST’S HOSPITAL STUDENT AT GILMAN FOR A SIMILAR LENGTH OF TIME. JAMES S. AND GAIL RIEPE PP’ 94 HAVE GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED THE CHRIST’S HOSPITAL SCHOOL EXCHANGE PROGRAM SINCE 2010: Jack Spencer Bowmaster (Gilman), Tommy Dress (Christ’s Hospital)

DENT WHO, BY HIS PROFICIENCY AND ENTHUSIASM, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STUDY OF SPANISH AT GILMAN: James Clayton Hebert

JOSH T. MILLER AWARD, ESTABLISHED IN 2006 TO HONOR THE MEMORY JOSHUA T. MILLER, CLASS OF 1991, RECOGNIZES A SENIOR WHO EXCELS IN THE AREA OF CREATIVE WRITING. THE PRIZE INCLUDES AN ENGRAVED PLATE AND ONE OF JOSH MILLER’S FAVORITE BOOKS, EITHER TENDER IS THE NIGHT BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD OR THE SUN ALSO RISES BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY: Tory Malik Young

THE DOROTHY BENJAMIN CARUSO MUSIC AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE JUNIOR OR SENIOR WHO, WITH DEDICATED ENDEAVOR AND RESPONSE TO TEACHING, HAS ACHIEVED A SUPERIOR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ART OF MUSIC: Andrew Hayes Eller, Davis Eric André Holmes

THE MRS. J. CROSSAN COOPER DEBATING CUP IS GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS OF THE WINNING TEAM IN THE FINAL DEBATE: Aeropagus: Jason Paradies Moscow, Brian Robert Nelson, Matthew Gordon Tomaselli

THE C. HUNTLEY HILLIARD MEMORIAL AWARD, ESTABLISHED IN 1992, IS GIVEN ANNUALLY TO THE BOY WHO HAS SHOWN EXCEPTIONAL ENTHUSIASM, ABILITY, AND HELPFULNESS IN THE SHOP: Benjamin Thomas Holt

THE DR. JOHN M.T. FINNEY, SR., DEBATING MEDALLION IS PRESENTED TO THE TWO BOYS JUDGED TO HAVE DELIVERED THE BEST DEBATES IN FINAL DEBATE, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE OUTCOME: BEST SPEAKER: Matthew Gordon Tomaselli SECOND BEST: Sami Raza

THE LOUIS DAVIDOV MEMORIAL SERVICE AWARD IS AWARDED TO THE SENIOR DEEMED MOST WORTHY BY REASON OF FAITHFUL AND UNSELFISH SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY: Christopher Grant Motascio

THE HERBERT E. PICKETT PRIZE FOR GENERAL PROFICIENCY IN HISTORY GOES TO THE BOY WHO HAS SHOWN THE GREATEST GENERAL INTEREST AND PROFICIENCY IN HISTORY AS DISPLAYED NOT ONLY IN THE CLASSROOM BUT OUTSIDE AS WELL: Aaron Cooper Slutkin

THE HAROLD HOLMES WRENN ART PRIZE IS AWARDED TO THE JUNIOR OR SENIOR, WHO IS JUDGED TO BE MOST DESERVING FOR HIS WORK THE PORG EXCHANGE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN UPPER SCHOOL STU- IN ART: Cormac Michael Baroody, Andrew Dana Poverman DENT TO SPEND TIME AT THE PORG SCHOOOL IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BY A COMMITTEE AND THE PRIZE, IN THE THE CLASS OF 1952 DRAMA PRIZE IS AWARDED TO THAT STUDENT WHO HAS SHOWN EXCEPTIONAL INTEREST AND APTITUDE IN DRAMATFORM OF A GRANT, ARE GIVEN TO ONE STUDENT FROM EACH SCHOOL: ICS DURING HIS SCHOOL CAREER: John Leland Ball Charles Donoho Finnerty (Gilman), Vojtech Sarah (Czech Republic)

THE ANNE GORDON BALDWIN MUSIC AWARD IS AWARDED TO THE BOY WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL TALENT IN PERFORMANCE THE ARMSTRONG PRIZE FOR POETRY AND PROSE IS GIVEN TO THE OF MUSIC: Bryan Huang, Matthew Ziwen Mu BOYS WHO HAVE WRITTEN THE BEST IMAGINATIVE PROSE AND THE BEST THE ANDREW MITCHELL RITCHIE AWARD IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY LYRIC POETRY FOR THE SCHOOL’S LITERARY MAGAZINE TO THAT MEMBER OF THE UPPER SCHOOL WHO HAS BEEN OUTSTANDFOR PROSE: John Leland Ball ING FOR HIS INTEREST AND ACHIEVEMENT IN THE ART OF COMPOSITION. FOR POETRY: Toluwaniyi Andrew Owolabi THIS PRIZE IS INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR THE CAMERON DEBATING MEDALLION IS GIVEN FOR EXCELLENCE IN INTERESTS IN COMPOSING AND THE STUDY OF COMPOSITIONAL TECHNIQUES: John Leland Ball DEBATING: Sami Raza

THE CLASS OF 1977 COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD ACKNOWLEDGES A MEMBER OF THE JUNIOR CLASS WHO HAS MADE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THE ELIZABETH WOOLSEY GILMAN PRIZE IS AWARDED ANNUALLY EFFORT OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF GILMAN: Michael TO THE BOY IN ONE OF THE THREE UPPER FORMS WHO PASSES THE BEST Bradford Johnson, James Piper Bond, Jr. EXAMINATION ON BOOKS, THE READING OF WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED AS THE D.K. ESTÉ FISHER NATURE STUDY AWARD IS GIVEN TO THAT PART OF THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM: BOY WHO, IN THE OPINION OF THE BIOLOGY TEACHERS AND THE CHAIR SENIOR PRIZE: Aaron Cooper Slutkin (12th) OF THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, HAS EVIDENCED BY HIS STUDY, READING, JUNIOR PRIZE: Kofi Elijah Whitehead (10th) AND ACTIVITIES A HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ALEX RANDALL, JR., MEMORIAL PRIZE IS AWARDED TO THAT LIVING THINGS: Andrew Dana Poverman BOY WHO HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING FOR HIS INTEREST IN AND CONTRIBUFACULTY AWARDS HAVE BEEN AWARDED EACH YEAR SINCE 1962 TO TION TO LITERARY AND PUBLICATION ACTIVITIES: SINGLE OUT SOME SENIORS TO WHOM WE FEEL ESPECIALLY INDEBTED Cynosure: Kenneth Jackson Mills, Teddy Robert Radle FOR ACTS OF HELPFULNESS TO THE SCHOOL AND UNSUNG CONTRIBUTHE SIXTH FORM SPEAKING PRIZES ARE AWARDED TO THE BEST TWO TIONS WHICH HAVE ADDED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE YEAR: James Clayton Hebert, Jason Paradies Moscow. Aaron Cooper SIXTH FORM SPEAKERS: Slutkin, William Holton Weinfield BEST SPEAKER: John Leland Ball SECOND SPEAKER: Jason Paradies Moscow

THE WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE, JR. ATHLETIC PRIZE IS AWARDED ANTHE JANVIER SCIENCE PRIZE IS AWARDED TO THAT FIFTH OR SIXTH NUALLY TO THE BOY MOST CONSPICUOUS FOR GENERAL PROFICIENCY IN FORMER WHO HAS EVIDENCED INTEREST AND ABILITY OF HIGH ORDER ATHLETIC SPORTS AND EXERCISES: Drew Robert Ehrlich, Ayende Jelani Watson IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE: Maxwell Alexander Bethel THE JAMES L. SINCLAIR MEMORIAL AWARD IS GIVEN TO A RISING SENIOR WITH EXCELLENT CHARACTER WHO HAS EXCELLED IN MATHEMATICS, OR THE SCIENCES AT GILMAN AND INTENDS TO PURSUE A COLLEGE DEGREE IN MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING, MEDICINE OR THE SCIENCES: Aayush Pokharel

THE EDWARD FENIMORE AWARD IS CONFERRED UPON THE SENIOR WHO HAS BEST EXEMPLIFIED THE CHARACTERISTICS OF COURAGE, DE-TERMINATION, PERSEVERANCE, AND ACCOMPLISHMENT: Douglas Julian Cooper, Zachary Eades Jones

THE PETER PARROTT BLANCHARD AWARD IS AWARDED TO THAT THE RICHARD O’BRIEN PRIZE FOR PROFICIENCY IN FRENCH IS PRE- BOY WHO, BY HIS CHEERFUL HELPFULNESS IN MANY WAYS, HAS SENTED TO THE BOY IN THE ADVANCED FRENCH CLASS DEEMED MOST GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO SUCCESSFUL AND PLEASANT LIFE IN THE PROFICIENT IN FRENCH: Michael Cousins Shea, Alexander Michael SCHOOL: Ni-rakar Rai Pandey Soong THE REDMOND C.S. FINNEY AWARD IS GIVEN TO THAT UPPER THE EDWARD T. RUSSELL LATIN PRIZE IS AWARDED TO THE MEMBER SCHOOL STUDENT WHO HAS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF, THROUGH OF THE JUNIOR OR SENIOR CLASS DEEMED TO BE MOST PROFICIENT IN ACTION AND EXAMPLE, BY ENCOURAGING HARMONY THROUGH HIS DEDICATION TO AND PRACTICE OF THOSE HUMAN VALUES LATIN: Andrew Hayes Eller NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE RACISM, PREJUDICE, AND INTOLERANCE: Toluwaniyi Andrew Owolabi, Andrew Dana Poverman THE PATRICIA VISHIO ANCIENT GREEK LANGUAGE AWARD , ESTABLISHED IN 2015, IS NAMED IN HONOR OF PATRICIA VISHIO, A LONGTIME VOLUNTEER AND LIBRARIAN AT GILMAN. IN HER HONOR, THE VISHIO FAMILY HAS ESTABLISHED THIS AWARD TO BE PRESENTED TO A MEMBER OF THE JUNIOR OR SENIOR CLASS, WHO, IN THE OPINION OF THE CLASSICAL LANGUAGES FACULTY, HAS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN THE STUDY OF THE ANCIENT GREEK LANGUAGE FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS AND HAS DISPLAYED A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF GREEK HISTORY AND LITERATURE: Wiatt Fenner Hinton

THE DANIEL BAKER, JR. MEMORIAL AWARD IS GIVEN TO A SENIOR WHO, THROUGH THOUGHTFULNESS AND BY REASON OF HIS CHARACTER, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE WELFARE OF HIS FELLOW MAN: John Leland Ball THE WILLIAM A. FISHER MEDALLION IS GIVEN TO THAT BOY WHO HAS RENDERED THE HIGHEST SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL BY LEADERSHIP BASED ON THE INFLUENCE OF HIS CHARACTER: Matthew

THE CLIFFORD E. TAGGART SPANISH PRIZE IS AWARDED TO THE STU- Gordon Tomaselli

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Volume CXVI No. 6

Student Council 2017-2018

Student Body President

Senior Class

Left to right: Piper Bond, David Gushue, Thomas Booker, Hap Conover, Charlie Shapiro

Piper Bond Photo Courtesy of the Cynosure Staff

A Letter From Your Next Student Body President

Student Body President: Class President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer:

Piper Bond David Gushue Thomas Booker Hap Conover Charlie J. Shapiro

Junior Class

Congratulations on a fantastic 2016-17 school year! Student spirit and the support of each other this year was excellent, from the awesome student sections at the volleyball championship, storm the pool, and the BL lacrosse game, to the great student support at Its Ac, Curtains, and musical performances. We will continue to build upon that spirit and support next year. Graduating seniors, thank you. It was a great ride with you all, and your leadership set a great foundation at Gilman for years to come.

In addition, we finished the year strong and on a high note, as it was great to see a bunch of you guys out there to support our school and the greater tri-school community at the cookout last Wednesday. We set the precedent for what community means, and let’s continue that through next year. Finally, I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to represent and serve our school as Student Body President next year. I look forward to working with the administration, my fellow class officers from all four forms, and most importantly you all to make next year exciting and memorable. Fellas, I can’t wait for next year, and I hope you guys feel the same.

Left to right: Alex Duh, Quinn Beagle, Alan Wang

President: Alan Wang Vice President: Quinn Beagle Secretary Treasurer : Alex Duh

Sophomore Class

(But first, let’s have a fun and relaxing summer!) Please let me know if you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas about next year. Don’t hesitate to reach out. Thank you, Piper

Left to Right: Essex Thayer, Connor Vogel, (missing) Dutch Furlong

President: Essex Thayer Vice President: Connor Vogel Secretary: Dutch Furlong