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The start of a new school year brings the return of old faces and old friends. Over the summer, the campus was updated. Such updates include the new traffic lights, a renovated Science Building, a complete revamp of the athletic fields, changes to the Auditorium, and other, smaller enhancements. When asked about the field overhaul, Athletic Director, Mr. Timothy Holley (‘77), remarked, “This is the first time we have done a comprehensive upgrade of all of our outdoor fields . . . to make sure that they meet the needs of our school in a more modern way.” Specifically this means that the football field, Brown Field, will become a multi-sport artificial surface for soccer, football, and lacrosse. The baseball field, Barrett Field, is the first sodded, irrigated field in the history of Gilman. Due to the construction that these new fields require, intramurals will be pressed for space. Because of this problem, Mr. Holley commented, “for the first time ever, we are offering, this fall because of the construction, that every Upper School boy can take the season off.” This will allow students more time to do as they please after 3:35. The Science Building was also updated over the summer. Director of Finance and Administration, Mr. Sean Furlong, stated, “Within the Science Building, we changed the classrooms to be multifunc-
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Towards the end of the last school year, it was announced that Mr. Brian Ledyard, who originally taught at Gilman from 2002-2010, would return to the school as a f ull-time teacher and administrator. Mr. Ledyard will resume his career at Gilman after a five-year hiatus at the Drew School in San Francisco. The search for a better professional fit brings Mr. Ledyard back to Gilman, “an institution [he] felt better aligned with from a mission/philosophy perspective.” Specifically, he highlighted Mrs. Carey’s focus on education in mind, body and spirit. Though his match as an educator was perfect at Gilman, personal reasons also influenced his return to Baltimore. In addition to having friends in Baltimore, most of Mr. Ledyard’s family lives in or around Maryland. Also a father to a three-year old and a ten-month old, Mr. Ledyard yearned to return to “a place [he’d] be super-proud to send [his] kids.” While Mr. Ledyard, who holds degrees from Tufts University and Johns Hopkins, will surely make an impact teach-
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New Year, New Campus tional to a combination of teaching and lab space which will increase flexibility and will allow teachers to have different lesson plans that can incorporate lab work.” A robotics space was also added
that still need to be discussed. The goal is to have this done come the 2016-2017 school year. Finally, the most apparent change one may notice even before entering campus
photo by Luke Wulff and the bathrooms received an upgrade. The lobby of the Alumni Auditorium has also received a full redesign featuring higher ceilings, improved lighting, and new paint. One additional upgrade that can be noticed on campus is the new keypads and locks on many of the doors to Carey Hall. These changes are part of a larger scale project to better control access to buildings on campus. While this is the hope, there are many logistical aspects
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ing sophomore English and coaching JV Lacrosse, his most significant role at Gilman will be as the Assistant Head of the Upper School. In this new position, Mr. Ledyard has many goals and objectives in the interest of improving the student body’s experience and the quality of education at Gilman. For the former, Mr. Ledyard will be leading the “student support team,” with the agenda of establishing better communication between the administration, the faculty, and the students. He will also focus in on the buffer between second period and lunch by better structuring the timing and dismissals to assembly, advisory, and form meetings, as well as improving the discussion during the advisory meetings by adding “mindfulness” to what is going on around Gilman. In regard to the latter, he will “support Mr. Heubeck in his responsibility in implementing the school’s definition of excellence in teaching through the faculty evaluation system.” As he takes on these key roles, we wish Mr. Ledyard the best of luck and warmly welcome him back to Gilman.
is the new traffic light on Northern Parkway. This light will make coming to and going from campus much easier for parents and students. A new left-turn lane has also been added on Roland Avenue to make morning drop off run more smoothly. All of these traffic upgrades were made in conjunction with the City of Baltimore.
Volume CXV No. 1
A New Year With The News Welcome back! This year we have many exciting things to look forward to. A newly updated Science Building and fields (page 1), eleven new faculty members (pages 2-4), and new additions to the school’s administration (page 1), all add to the exciting prospect that is a new year. We are proud to announce a new feature of the News. In an effort to increase engagement on a daily basis with the Gilman community, we have created a Twitter feed. Through this channel, we hope to create, comment, and share material and encourage open conversation among the student body and greater Gilman community. You can find us at www.twitter.com/ TheGilmanNews Much discussion in newsrooms all over America is on consumer engagement, and most prominently, harnessing the power of the Internet to drive engagement. Through this Twitter channel, we hope to engage the community in an open, genuine, and frank discussion about those good and bad things around Gilman. In addition, we will disseminate see “Welcome,” page 2
Mr. Griffith Joins The Administration Basil A postolo Mr. Bartley Griffith joins Gilman this dedicated to faculty development and year from the Westminster School in enrichment for a school of its size, a trait Atlanta Georgia as our new Assistant that drew him to Gilman. Mr. Griffith will chair the school’s acaHead of School. At the Westminster School, where he taught for fifteen demic council, a K-12 group including all years, Mr. Griffith held many posi- the school’s division heads, and a range of lower, middle, and upper tions including Upper and school faculty. The council Middle School English is dedicated to the K-12 teacher, Upper School curriculum, and “how we Dean, school-wide English support [the curriculum] Department Chair, and in a way that honors the coach of football, basketschool’s mission of mind, ball, and lacrosse. Joining body, and spirit, in a time Mr. Griffith in a move from of disorienting change.” the Westminster School to He says that one of the Gilman is Mr. Hudson, a council’s chief charges is new Upper School History to sustain both the timeteacher, and Baltimore less traditions that have native (see Mr. Hudson’s always mattered and will profile on page 2). always matter [to Gilman], At Gilman, Mr. Griffith will work on the recruitphoto by Basil Apostolo but also make [these traditions] relevant in a rapidly ment , r e tent ion , a nd development of our faculty. One of his changing society.” Mr. Griffith will also teach an Upper goals is to foster development of the “whole teacher.” In a recent interview, School English course, and coach Middle Mr. Griffith explained, “we talk a lot in School football. Although Mr. Griffith grew up in schools about the ‘whole child,’ but we don’t talk in the same way about the Pittsburgh, he has been in and out of Bal‘whole teacher.’” He hopes to bring such timore as his parents relocated to Anne a conversation to Gilman in order to help Arundel County ten years ago. His wife sustain the faculty in “mind, body, and and two young kids all made the move to spirit because teaching is an extraordi- Baltimore this summer. This year, Mr. Griffith is excited about narily inspiring but also very difficult career to sustain.” He noted that Gilman getting to know people, and learning what has a robust set of grants and funds it means to “be Gilman.” by
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Welcome New Faculty Mr. CHRIS GARLAND
Mr. ALEX DeWEESE
Ha i ling f rom Towson, Mr. Alex DeWeese is no newcomer to Gilman. Having graduated in 2011, he was involved in Track and Field and with the Traveling Men. He is hoping that, “[The students] can see [him] as someone who has made it through Gilman, survived, and can give them some prospective.” At Lafayette College, where he attended undergraduate school, Mr. DeWeese ran Track, and participated in his school’s musical; he will certainly use his talent from the former in his role with the cross-country team. Majoring in Chemistry at Lafayette, Mr. DeWeese decided to bring his love for that subject to Gilman’s Sophomores and Juniors. Outside of the classroom, Mr. DeWeese loves music, specifically Kanye West. Because he just graduated, he really aims for students to be able to connect to his, “ecstatic,” personality. As a younger faculty member and Gilman graduate, he will be able to be much more in touch with the current student body. He wants to, “relate to them on not just a teacherstudent relationship, but just as a member of the Gilman community.” Mr. DeWeese hopes that you will approach him as he is, “really glad to back in the community
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After working at cross-town rival school St. Pauls, Mr. Chris Garland moves a few miles down 83 to join the History Department in the Upper School. When asked what caused him to make the transition, he replied that he, “Just couldn’t turn down the opportunity, based on the people whom [he] know[s] here and the kids, teachers, and graduates who told [him] about the kind of place that it was.” Attending Hampden Sydney College and Georgetown University, Mr. Garland was a two-sport athlete in college playing both basketball and lacrosse. This experience at the collegiate level will undoubtedly help him as he joins the coaching staff for the Fresh-Soph Basketball and Varsity Lacrosse teams. Born and raised in Connecticut, Mr. Garland has not quite adapted to the Baltimore professional sports scene as he remains a loyal Jets and Mets fan. In the classroom this year he will be teaching 9th grade World Cultures and 11th grade U.S. History. In the upcoming school year, Mr. Garland said he was most excited
of Gilman because [he] had a really great time here, and being a recent graduate, hope[s] students are able to come up to [him] and ask about some of [his] experiences and can hopefully give them some prospective on where [he] was when [he] was here.” Seeing as how approachable he plans on making himself, it is no surprise that he will be active in the peer-ed program. As he begins the next chapter of his career at Gilman, we welcome Mr. Mr. KEVIN HUDSON DeWeese back home. is no stranger to Baltimore. In addition to growing up here, Mr. Hud son at tended McDonog h School for eight years and Calvert Hall College for four years. Following his high school years, he traveled to Ithaca, New York where he attended Cornell University, and also earned his Master’s degree at Georgia State University in Atlanta. After Graduate school, (410) 323–3800 ext. 448 Mr. Hudson decided to stay in the www.GilmanNews.com Atlanta area and teach at the Westminster School for ten years before The News reserves the right to edit letters for length and grammar. coming to Gilman. All submissions must be signed. In the upcoming school year, Send correspondence to thegilmannews@gmail.com, or to: Mr. Hudson will be teaching three sections of Sophomore European The Gilman News Civilizations as well as China and East Asian History and World War II, both Gilman School electives exclusively offered to seniors. 5407 Roland Avenue Outside of the classroom, Mr. Hudson Baltimore, Maryland 21210 will be an assistant coach for the Varsity lacrosse team. He and his family are avid E ditor i a l Sta ff : lacrosse fans. In fact, this summer he coached his son’s club lacrosse team. He B a si l A postolo E di tor - i n -C h i ef also took a ten day trip to England, where Ja son M oscow M a nagi ng E di tor he had previously lived for eleven years, M at t Tom a sell i M a nagi ng E di tor to see his son play for England’s National Dav is B oot h L ayou t E di tor Lacrosse team. A le x B au m a n E di tor When asked about why he chose to B e n M u r ph y E di tor teach at Gilman rather than McDonogh B r i a n N elson E di tor or Calvert Hall, Mr. Hudson said, “I’ve Wi ll R e n de E di tor always admired Gilman as having the best academic reputation in Baltimore, A a ron S lu t k i n E di tor
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about, “Meeting all the new guys, I know a lot of kids here through lacrosse and other sports, and getting in the classroom, and I am teaching a coordinating class so also with working with the girls from RPCS and Bryn Mawr.” With his experience in the classroom and on the sports field, Mr. Garland will undeniably be a great addition to the Upper School and Gilman community.
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and since this involved a move for my son, I wanted him to come here.” Mr. Hudson is very excited to start the school year saying, “I’m most excited about the lacrosse season, but also I’m excited to teach at [an all-boys] school because Westminster was co-ed, and when I went to McDonogh it was all boys, and at Calvert Hall, it was still all boys. I think it will be fun environment and I’m looking forward to getting to know all of the guys.” Let’s wish Mr. Hudson the best of luck for the coming school year and lacrosse season.
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WELCOME, from page 1 breaking news around campus through the Twitter channel that directly relates to the Gilman student, such as cancelled intramural practice or adjusted assembly times. This issue, we focused on all the new faculty joining us this year, and the changes to campus. Hopefully you will find this information helpful as you begin
school this morning. On page 4, you will find today’s schedule. Look for a second issue, scheduled for print soon, for more in-depth coverage of the start of school, the freshmen orientation Outward Bound trip, and more! To the Class of 2016, we’re almost there, and to the Class of 2019, welcome to Carey Hall! -BPA
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Following Mr. Jeffrey Christ’s retirement, Gilman’s English department looks to Ms. Beth Knapp to fill the large shoes left behind. Coming to us from Georgetown Prep, Ms. Knapp graduated from Georgetown University and received her Graduate Degree from Middlebury College. Ms. Knapp says, “meeting new students and teaching new books,” are what she is most looking forward to this upcoming school year. Having taught English for over ten years, Ms. Knapp’s love of the subject comes from the fact that, “In an English class you get to talk about life because you’re reading literature and stories and poems that talk about what it means to be human.” Surely Ms. Knapp’s prespective will add an interesting twist to the European and American literature she will teach in English 10 and 11. Ms. Knapp experienced a very busy summer, as she spent most of her time moving into her new house in Baltimore and spending time with her two children. Regarding her recent move to Baltimore, Ms. Knapp said “when there was a job
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opening here, I was really excited about it.” Later on, she added that the, “intelligent and engaging students” she met prompted her decision to teach at Gilman. Along with teaching four English classes to Sophomores and Juniors, she will also be an assitant coach for the JV tennis program this upcoming spring. We wish Ms. Knapp the best of luck in the upcoming school year.
has been all across the country. Luckily for us, she found herself a spot as a new Gilman Classics teacher. She grew up in Concord, Massachusetts before traveling across the country to attend Reed College in Portland, Orgeon. After college, she moved to St. Louis to earn her master’s degree at Washington University. There, she spent a summer in Greece through the American School of Classical Studies. She also worked in a PhD program at the Unvirsity of California, Irvine. After finishing her PhD, Ms. McWilliams realized that she wanted to become a teacher. She contacted a teacher placement agency, and they guided her to an opening at Gilman. She noted that the job at Gilman was, “obviously appealing.” Ms. McWilliams will be teaching Greek I and Latin II Honors as well as two English electives, Classical Drama, and Classical Mythology. Outside of the classroom, Ms. McWilliams will be coaching either fencing or yoga for the first semester and fitness for the second semester. She is looking forward to joining the Gilman community and spending each day teach-
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ing Latin and Greek. She knows that it is hard to keep Latin and Greek interesting, yet she will try her best to keep her students entertained. She hopes to be an aprroachable, supportive presence for her students. Ms. McWilliams is excited to be at Gilman and cannot wait to start teaching in the fall, “There’s a lot to look forward to.” Let’s welcome Ms. McWilliams into the Gilman community today.
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enters the Gilman science department this fall to teach AP and regular Chemistry sections. Many of his students are already familiar with his outgoing and upbeat manner as they have been completing summer quizes based off of instructional videos he makes in order to better prepare students for the AP exam. Mr. Miles is a Wisconsin native. He stayed close to home for undergraduate school where he attended Marquette University. He later earned an advanced degree from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Miles brings this extensive academic background to Gilman. After teaching chemistry at Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School and Calvert Hall College for two and five years respectively, Mr. Miles assumes esteemed Ms. Tassoni’s role of the esteemed Ms. Tassoni. He will also be a fine proton in the strong nucleus that is Gilman’s running programs, as he will give off a postive charge as a Cross Country and Track coach. He hopes to bring his experience from coaching track and cross country at Calvert Hall to Gilman this upcoming year. Mr. Miles hopes to bring an open mind and enthusiasm to Gilman. He is also
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very excited to help his students find their identities and passions so he can watch them change the world. Almost all subjects of learning fascinate Mr. Miles, and he is a lifelong learner. He loves to read and find connections between our modern world and the path we took to get here, whether its the evolution of religion, politics, or scientific thought. “There’s so much knowledge in the world; I hope to just scratch the surface!”
In order to be an effective teacher one must have certain characteristics, and luckily for those students taking Latin and Greek this year, Ms. Sarah Miller has those characteristics. Joining the Classics department this upcoming year, she hopes to bring a newfound excitement to her classes, while along the way making sure her students succeed in whatever academic pathways they decide to follow. Her excitement for the upcoming school year is mainly because she has the chance to meet great new students and teachers and simply become a part of the Gilman community. She will also be helping coach the esteemed intramural climbing program this year. Aside from teaching the Classics, Ms. Miller is from outside of Buffalo, which of course means she is an avid follower of the Buffalo Sabres and hockey in general, and also has side interest in the Buffalo Bills. Ms. Miller attended Colgate University for undergraduate school, and she completed her Master’s degree at the University of Virginia. She is currently finishing a PhD in Latin at Virginia as
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well. Ms. Miller is not a stanger to teaching as she served as a teacher’s assistant in Latin classes during her time in graduate school. Finally, Ms. Miller will be having an open office this year. “Come and meet me!” she says, “Even if you don’t take Classics, I’ll try to convince you.” There is absolutely no doubt that Ms. Miller will be an astounding teacher in the 2015-2016 year, and we wish her the best of luck.
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This year, Ms. Caroline Mooser will be giving up her orange and black for blue and gray as the McDonogh School alumna will be one of three additions to Gilman’s Upper School Modern Language Department. After graduating from McDonogh, Ms. Mooser studied Spanish at Santa Clara University. Prior to coming to Gilman, she taught English in Mallorca, Spain and brief ly was a substitute at Santa Catalina School in California. This year Profesora Mooser will be teaching Spanish sections 31, 52, 71, and the advanced conversation class elective for seniors. Profesora Mooser will also lead the mountain biking intramural at Gunpowder Lake. Profesora Mooser is excited to teach at Gilman because she, “love[s] the fact that there are so many ways here for students and teachers to get involved in many opportunities to work inside and outside the classroom.” Ms. Mooser would like to organize community service trips to the Esperanza center for students to get more involved in the Spanish community, to practice their Spanish skills, and learn more about the Latino culture and immi-
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gration issues. Profesora Mooser hopes to inspire her students to continue Spanish studies in college, abroad programs, and trips to different Spanish communities to generate curiosity for Spanish speaking language cultures and societies. Profesora Mooser requests that her students always speak to her in Spanish, because it is key to improving. Even if it is not perfect, she will help them along. Welcome to Gilman, Profesora Mooser!
Mr. William Sheard, joins the Modern Language Department this year, and is proficient in French and Spanish. Mr. Sheard comes to us from the University of Florida, where he spent time as a graduate student studying French. Before he came to the United States, he studied in Edinburgh, and later came to Florida with a degree in Political Science. He will be joining the faculty as a French II and Spanish II teacher and will also help coach the tennis team. While he has been teaching for seven years previous to coming to Gilman, this will be his first time teaching students at a high school level, having previously taught at a college level. Before teaching, Mr. Sheard spent time in London managing websites, a background that he says will allow the technology in his class to “hopefully...run smoothly.” Outside of modern language, he particularly loves to travel and enjoys taking walks alongside his wife, who teaches Spanish nearby at the Garrison Forest School.
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He hopes to bring an enticing energy and a new and different, non-American perspective to Gilman. He is excited about the numerous people he will meet at Gilman and feels that there is a “lot of support at the school.” Gilman is sure to be excited about him as well, and hopes to live up to that expectation in this coming year.
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to teach his students how to create those works of arts. In conjunction with this intention to teach his students to do as opposed to appreciate, he’s very excited about the enthusiasm and skill of his students. Mr. Terwilliger’s interests outside of school include spending time with his dog, Blaze, and doing research for his historical fiction writing. Students of Mr. Terwilliger, come prepared to think and do!
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Allegheny College graduate Mr. Cam Terwilliger joins the Gilman Faculty this year as the Tickner Writing Fellow. He will be teaching an upper level Creative Writing class, in which poetry, fiction, and non-fiction will all be explored. In addition to his academic class commitments, Mr. Terwilliger will serve as a faculty advisor to Paragon. He will also be coordinating the Writers at Work reading series, a run of three assemblies that will occur throughout the school year featuring readings by recently published authors. Mr. Terwilliger has been teaching for nine years prior to coming to Gilman having previously taught at Emerson College, Louisiana State University, and Coastal Carolina University. This will be his first time teaching at the high school level, with the exception of a summer program at Emerson College. Besides his love of writing, he hopes to bring to Gilman the skills to teach his students to look at the world as a writer, to look at the world with the objective of cataloging and documenting. Often English classes are about appreciating literature, Mr. Terwilliger hopes
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or Señor Zealand as he will perhaps become better known, joins Gilman’s Upper School Modern Language Department to teach Spanish 32 Honors, 51, and 91. Under his belt already are approximately ten years of teaching experience at high schools on the West Coast, two years as a teacher’s assistant in graduate school at the University of California, Davis, and three years teaching English in Spain. Sr. Zealand brings to Gilman a diverse and geographically sundry set of teaching opportunities and experiences to Gilman. While he has spent much time away, Sr. Zealand is not totally unfamiliar with the Maryland terrain. He was raised in Cumberland and attended Towson University. During his junior year of college, Sr. Zealand studied abroad in Murcia, Spain, likely unaware of his eventual return to teach. Sr. Zealand is ecstatic to come back to Maryland and to Gilman. He also fits into the teacher-coach model of Gilman, as he will coach JV Soccer this fall and JV Baseball in the spring. He is an avid sports fan of all kinds, and enjoys trail hiking and surfing. Sr. Zealand hopes to bring enthusiasm to the classroom and field due to his love
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and passion for his job. A strong proponent of the mind, body, and spirit ethos of Gilman, he says that he loves “how come four o’ clock, it is another class, as it should be. Without athletics, [he] would not be the person [he is].” He is also looking forward to teaching at an “academic powerhouse.” He continued that he is, “really excited to teach really motivated, smart kids- that’s a teacher’s dream.” Bienvenidos to Gilman for Sr. Zealand and his family, and we look forward to his passion this year.
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