After a rigorous application process, Junior Imari Owens has been awarded the 2024 Carson Scholars Award. The Carson Scholars Fund awards a one-time $1,000 scholarship to students in grades 4-11 who excel academically and serve their community. Scholarship winners receive the honor of being named Carson Scholars, an Olympic-sized medal, and a trophy for their school to celebrate their accomplishments.
On Tuesday, March 19th, the Gerstell Academy Upper School Current Events Club welcomed Daniel Di Martino, a Venezuelan refugee, and the founder of the Dissident Project,a non-profit which educates students around the country on the consequences of socialism Mr. DiMartino is a PhD candidate at Columbia University, and graduate fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
Gaining working fluency in Spanish has literally paid off for a senior at Gerstell Academy. Nathan Pokov has earned one of the twelve $2,000 Joseph A. Adams Senior Scholarships offered to senior members of la Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH- National Spanish Honor Society) the United States. In fact, his award is just one of two offered in the mid-Atlantic and northeast region. One senior member from each chapter in the country may apply for this college scholarship.
Imari Owens, a junior at Gerstell Academy, is one of 21 students in the United States to win the 2024 Bertie Green Junior Travel Award from the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH), a national honor society for high school students studying Spanish or Portuguese.
On Tuesday, February 27th, Gerstell Academy hosted a school wide celebration acknowledging the artistic contributions from the African American community.
The Gerstell Academy Girls’ Varsity Basketball team won the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland IAAM “B” Conference Championship on Sunday, February 18th prevailing against the John Carroll Patriots with a 41-39 victory. The game was held on the campus at Stevenson University in Owings Mills, MD.
As part of the kindergarten science curriculum students study a unit on penguins. At the conclusion of the unit, kindergarten students practice their public speaking skills during leadership circle as they present their memorized penguin facts. This year kindergarten students took their learning a step further as they boarded virtual flights to explore penguins in their natural habitat.
Imari Owens (class of 2025) and Elaine Casey (class of 2024) represented Gerstell Academy at the Poetry Out Loud regional competition this past Saturday, February 17th at the Delaplaine Arts Center in Frederick, Maryland. Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation competition and facilitates opportunities for students in high school to celebrate the spoken word and demonstrate their public speaking skills.
Junior Achievement 18 Under 18 celebrates extraordinary students who are defining their generation through leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, and service to the community.
On Monday, February 12th, the lower school celebrated the 100th day of school! This year, students and faculty dressed up as their 100 year old future self.
Congratulations to our two Middle School Robotics teams that competed in the FIRST Lego League (FLL) Challenge Qualifier on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD.
Gerstell senior, Nathan Pokov, recently won a high school poetry contest he entered in December and is pleased to announce that his poem will be published in "American High School Poets" - Like a Lion2023 Anthology. The poem was written about and inspired by his middle brother and entitled “perfectly Imperfect”.
On Friday, January 12th, the varsity girls’ basketball team hosted Garrison Forest for an IAAM (Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland) game. This match was more than just a conference game, as the Falcons selected this event as an opportunity to impact our community by creating a breast cancer awareness charity game. Led by captain Kate Roberts, the Falcons used their time, talents, and treasures to plan and fundraise for the cause, working tirelessly for months.
Jack Ruth ’12 has accomplished much since he graduated from Gerstell Academy in 2012. Utilizing his leadership and critical thinking skills, Jack is working to improve the world.
Falcon Outreach, the Upper School club devoted to community support, led by Co-Presidents Lexi Larson and Bode Yelland, organized a successful and rewarding Canned Food and Gift Drive, with support from students and families from Lower, Middle and Upper Schools.