![(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.
Alumni
The Gunston School has a long tradition of committed, engaged, and connected alumni. Whether you attended the all-girls boarding school Gunston or the now co-ed day school Gunston, your connection to this place and its people remains the same—strong and enduring.
Throughout the school’s history, Gunston’s mission of creating a nurturing and highly personalized learning environment has never wavered and that commitment extends beyond graduation. Once you’re a part of the Gunston community, you’re in for life.
Alumni Network
Tell us what is going on!
We love to hear about your new jobs, special awards, exciting trips, marriages and new family members! Although you will be able to share some news within the Alumni Portal, we ask that you also please email Delaney Dunnigan drizzuto@gunston.org with your news including photos and descriptions. We would love to feature you in our Quarterly Alumni Newsletter and/or on the Gunston website and the Multum in Parvo alumni magazine.
Alumni Reunion Survey
Help us make future alumni events and reunions even better by sharing your feedback in our Alumni Survey! Your input helps shape the experiences, connections, and traditions that make Gunston so special. The survey only takes a few minutes, and your thoughts make a big difference.
Take the survey here: https://forms.gle/vMvC5VeUKdbrMykN6
Alumni Spotlights
![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.
Contact us:
Delaney Rizzuto
Alumni & Events Coordinator
410-758-0620 ext. 1200
drizzuto@gunston.org