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GILMOUR NAMED ONE OF AMERICA'S HEALTHIEST SCHOOLS
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ON OCTOBER 12, GILMOUR WAS ANNOUNCED AS ONE OF ONLY 406 SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE TO BE NAMED ONE OF “AMERICA’S HEALTHIEST SCHOOLS” BY THE ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHIER GENERATION, A LEADING CHILDREN’S HEALTH ORGANIZATION. THE GROUP PRESENTS THE AWARDS TO CELEBRATE SCHOOLS’ DEDICATION TO SUPPORTING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES.
This year, schools were recognized in nine categories: Family and Community Engagement, Nutrition and Food Access, Local School Wellness Policy, Health Education, Physical Education and Activity, Social-Emotional Health & Learning, Staff Well-Being, Tobacco-Free Schools and School Health Services.
Schools that receive a Healthier Generation Award meet or exceed best practice standards in one of these categories. This is determined via the Thriving Schools Integrated Assessment, an evidence-based tool that helps schools identify strengths and opportunities for improving policies and practices that promote health and learning. Gilmour was recognized for excellence in health education. Awardees must demonstrate that they provide students in Grades K-12 with opportunities to practice skills to maintain and improve health. Gilmour was recognized for its health programming, ranging from Lower School wellness classes to advisory programming to student wellness programming and Upper School health courses.
Gilmour's wellness program has been endowed by Dr. Kevin and Mrs. Kristen Stein, ensuring that the school has the resources in place to provide this level of programming for students and staff.
Head of School Kathy Kenny said, “We’re honored to receive this national recognition for our dedication to supporting student and staff wellness. I am so grateful to the Stein family for their support of our steadfast commitment to our wellness initiative and to fostering an environment in which all members of the school community can thrive”
6 seniors named national merit scholars
The National Merit® Scholarship Program has recognized six Gilmour seniors as Semifinalists and Commended students in the 2023 competition. Semifinalists are among those who earned the highest scores on the 2021 Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/ NMSQT). Only 16,000 students across the country, or less than one percent of high school seniors nationally, earned this distinction. Gilmour’s semifinalist is Louka Babic '23 . He may now apply for the National Merit Finalist distinction. Finalists will be named in February and will compete for 7,250 scholarships worth $28 million.
Commended Students are among those who earned high scores on the 2021 PSAT/NMSQT. Of the approximately 1.5 million high school students who take the PSAT each year, about 34,000 receive Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise. Congratulations to Gilmour’s Commended Students Aidan Flynn '23, Caitlin Ford '23, Gia Parker '23, Anna Rarick '23 and Scott Vergilli '23.
