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![A group of people stand in front of a building]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789052366/gunston/abc3vhwi4edjssi2mejn/WEBGUnstonABRoof2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1789052366/gunston/abc3vhwi4edjssi2mejn/WEBGUnstonABRoof2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1789052366/gunston/abc3vhwi4edjssi2mejn/WEBGUnstonABRoof2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1789052366/gunston/abc3vhwi4edjssi2mejn/WEBGUnstonABRoof2.jpg","width":803}])
The Gunston School is thrilled to announce the successful completion of the new roof system on the Paul M. Long Academic Building, made possible by a $150,000 Bond Initiative approved by the State of Maryland.
![Embarkation Thumbnail]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788518535/gunston/bqmvrccehphfwkdqkqvt/Embarkation2026Videothumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1788518535/gunston/bqmvrccehphfwkdqkqvt/Embarkation2026Videothumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788518535/gunston/bqmvrccehphfwkdqkqvt/Embarkation2026Videothumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
The Gunston School opened its 116th academic year on Wednesday, September 2, with its annual Embarkation tradition, welcoming 72 new students along with six new faculty and staff members.
Meet Our Alumni
![(left) Abbey Miller ’22 and (right) Maggie Miller ’22. Co-Valedictorians of Gunston's Class of 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781290558/gunston/e3tppt1owt2fmoywiyz4/MillerTwinsValedictorians2022.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781290558/gunston/e3tppt1owt2fmoywiyz4/MillerTwinsValedictorians2022.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781290558/gunston/e3tppt1owt2fmoywiyz4/MillerTwinsValedictorians2022.jpg","width":766}])
When twin sisters Abbey and Maggie Miller graduated from Gunston in 2022, they didn’t just share a last name—they famously shared the top academic honor as the class co-valedictorians, as well as National Merit Finalists.
![Ainsleigh Pocock ’22 graduated from Virginia Tech, May 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779142347/gunston/bgftyo2bos41swzzetw1/AinsleighPocock.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779142347/gunston/bgftyo2bos41swzzetw1/AinsleighPocock.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779142347/gunston/bgftyo2bos41swzzetw1/AinsleighPocock.jpg","width":800}])
After graduating from Virginia Tech with a degree in Studio Arts, Ainsleigh Pocock ’22 is officially headed to Disney!
![Erica Reece '20 graduated from Florida International University with a Master in Social Work.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778259941/gunston/fu9vh1zpml1qzbnhjde0/Screenshot2026-05-08at10524PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778259941/gunston/fu9vh1zpml1qzbnhjde0/Screenshot2026-05-08at10524PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1778259941/gunston/fu9vh1zpml1qzbnhjde0/Screenshot2026-05-08at10524PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778259941/gunston/fu9vh1zpml1qzbnhjde0/Screenshot2026-05-08at10524PM.png","width":898}])
A huge congratulations to Erica Reece ’20, who recently graduated from Florida International University with her Master of Social Work!
![Nora FauntLeRoy'22 named valedictorian at Rollins College]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778257956/gunston/au10fd09flo1nqqsz30x/WEBNoraFauntleroy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778257956/gunston/au10fd09flo1nqqsz30x/WEBNoraFauntleroy.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778257956/gunston/au10fd09flo1nqqsz30x/WEBNoraFauntleroy.jpg","width":797}])
Congratulations to Nora FauntLeRoy '22 (Annapolis) for being named a 2026 valedictorian for Rollins College! Nora majored in psychology and political science with a minor in ethics. Following graduation, she will continue her internship at Seminole County Legal Aid in Florida and plans to attend law school in 2027.
![Lucy Bamford, Class of 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777028782/gunston/cndak5agkc9w0vem4qtq/Screenshot2026-04-24at70602AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777028782/gunston/cndak5agkc9w0vem4qtq/Screenshot2026-04-24at70602AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777028782/gunston/cndak5agkc9w0vem4qtq/Screenshot2026-04-24at70602AM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777028782/gunston/cndak5agkc9w0vem4qtq/Screenshot2026-04-24at70602AM.png","width":894}])
For most, the transition from college to career is a straight line. For Lucy Bamford ’22, it’s a global expedition.
![Dani Winters, Class of 2007]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775589321/gunston/kwbyxodg935fga6qsa8a/WEBDaniWinters2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775589321/gunston/kwbyxodg935fga6qsa8a/WEBDaniWinters2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775589321/gunston/kwbyxodg935fga6qsa8a/WEBDaniWinters2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775589321/gunston/kwbyxodg935fga6qsa8a/WEBDaniWinters2.jpg","width":1200}])
Today, Dani is the founder of Winters Farm Florals, a thriving sustainable flower farm in Salisbury, but her path from Gunston graduate to agricultural entrepreneur was anything but linear. After graduating from Gunston in 2007, Dani headed to the University of Richmond.
![Drew Hightower (left) with David Rogers ’16 (right) climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in northeastern Tanzania.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775403194/gunston/gxg2toc6q1gultkfhjxt/DrewHightowerMountainClimb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775403194/gunston/gxg2toc6q1gultkfhjxt/DrewHightowerMountainClimb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775403194/gunston/gxg2toc6q1gultkfhjxt/DrewHightowerMountainClimb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775403194/gunston/gxg2toc6q1gultkfhjxt/DrewHightowerMountainClimb.jpg","width":1000}])
As the eldest of five boys, Drew has always been a trailblazer. Now, the trail he’s chiseling (with an ice axe) is a path toward the world’s most challenging peaks: the seven summits of the Big Seven.
![Evan Heisman'05 Gunston alumni and his family]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775402802/gunston/sxah37hpsosnjesrtejn/EvanHeisman.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775402802/gunston/sxah37hpsosnjesrtejn/EvanHeisman.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775402802/gunston/sxah37hpsosnjesrtejn/EvanHeisman.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1775402802/gunston/sxah37hpsosnjesrtejn/EvanHeisman.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1775402802/gunston/sxah37hpsosnjesrtejn/EvanHeisman.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1775402802/gunston/sxah37hpsosnjesrtejn/EvanHeisman.jpg","width":2200}])
Evan Heisman ’05 celebrates a decade of storytelling for the community of one of the nation’s most prestigious institutions.