After a competitive national search,The Gunston School is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Athletic Director, Mr. Josh Breto. A unanimous choice of the school's search committee, Mr. Breto is currently serving as the Assistant Athletic Director at Garrison Forest School in Baltimore

Ben Dize’s legendary classroom has been a home for countless students to paint, carve, draw, learn, grow, and eat pancakes. Welcome to retirement, Mr. Dize. By Susie Fordi ’18

Previously approved concurrent learners were offered the opportunity to participate remotely in Bay Studies this year by completing a portfolio of the asynchronous activities faculty had prepared in 2020.

This week Dr. Wilson’s physics classes have taken on an interesting end-of-year project; building and launching model rockets.

The Gunston School is pleased to announce, and congratulate several Spanish students who attained national recognition for their excellent performance on the 2021 National Spanish Examinations. Students earned a total of 4 gold, 5 silver, and 3 bronze medals along with 9 honorable mentions.
 

On the sunny and (very) hot weekend of June 5, Gunston triathletes competed in the Rock Hall Triathlon Festival. Five triathletes competed in the sprint distance triathlon on Sunday. The hotter conditions and a field of nearly 1000 athletes over the course of the two days made for more challenging conditions than the previous races throughout the year. However, the triathletes maintained their poise and competed hard to earn competitive finishes.
 

The Gunston Herons had their second home regatta of the season this past Friday, May 14, bringing home another win against the Freedom Rowers of Easton. Both teams had an absolutely fantastic day of racing and did a stellar job on the dock and on the water.

Henry Shifrin '21 and Garrett Lang '23 advanced to the second round of the ESIAC Championship in boys' singles while Alice Crouch '24 and Natalie Henry '23 advanced in girls' doubles.

While the remaining Herons were topped in the first round of the postseason, both teams enjoyed tremendous competitive success throughout the year and look to build on that success moving forward.

After many months of waiting, Gunston Crew finally held their first home regatta, last Friday, May 7, against Episcopal High School. Both teams raced extremely well over the course of the afternoon down the 1,500-meter course.

On Sunday, May 2nd, Gunston's triathlon team competed in their second multisport event of the season, the Nanticoke River Multisport Festival in Bivalve, Md. Gunston had six competing triathletes (swim/bike/run) and two duathletes (run/bike/run). The triathlon event consisted of a half mile river swim, 15 mile bike ride, and a 3 mile run while the duathlon featured a 1 mile run, 15 mile bike, and 3 mile run.

As the Chester Riverkeeper for ShoreRivers, Annie (Rae) Richards ’08 doesn’t have a typical work day. Depending on the season, she’ll either be on the water, discussing environmental legislation, or meeting with community members.