Mike “Bear” Gillman, CAA

⭐️Associate Principal at Lawrence High School. Proud Husband to Jaime, wonderful kids Mika, Sora and Landon. Joshua 1:9

[Mike “Bear” Gillman, CAA @APLawrenceHigh]

One of the all time greats! 👇❤️

[Free State Baseball @LFSHSBaseball]

Coach Mike Hill announces his retirement.

[LHS Boys Basketball @LHSBoysBBall]

Heck yeah, @joey_dooley2! 🦁💪

[Kaleb Stoppel @DrKalebStoppel]

💚Mental health matters💚

And today, I’m incredibly honored to be part of @CircadiaDesign’s Mental Health Matters Symposium and Social alongside an amazing group of professionals and advocates who care deeply about people, connection, and wellbeing.

This evening, I’ll be sharing a presentation titled:

“Doing Meaningful Work Without Losing Yourself”

This conversation is deeply personal to me.

After surviving the shooting at Olathe East High School, I found myself navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, identity loss, burnout, and the long process of rediscovering what mattered most.

For a long time, I believed meaningful work meant constantly pushing forward, carrying more, giving more, and always showing up for everyone else.

But eventually I learned something important:

You cannot continue pouring into others if you never allow yourself space to breathe, process, heal, and reconnect with your own life.

Tonight’s presentation is not about having all the answers.

It’s about honest conversation.

About protecting mental health while still caring deeply about your work, your purpose, and the people around you.

It’s about recognizing that resilience is not pretending you’re okay.
It’s learning how to stay whole while moving through difficult seasons of life.

I’m grateful to Circadia for creating space for conversations like this and for bringing people together around mental health, connection, and hope.

There’s still time to register and attend tonight’s event.

📍 Circadia Lenexa Showroom
🕓 TODAY May 7, 2026 | 4:00–6:00 PM
🔗 Register here: https://t.co/BXX7QxWiiP

Hope to see some of you there.

Keep taking the next step. Hope is always possible. Light finds its way in.

[Mike “Bear” Gillman, CAA @APLawrenceHigh]

Honored to have voted YES to this wonderful opportunity for all girls! ❤️🏈🔥🦁

[KSHSAA @KSHSAA]

BREAKING: Kansas is now the 18th state to sanction girls flag football.

The KSHSAA Board of Directors made it official today by a 61-1 vote. Starting in the 2026-27 school year, Kansas girls will compete for a KSHSAA state championship in flag football.

[KSHSAA @KSHSAA]

BREAKING: Kansas is now the 18th state to sanction girls flag football.

The KSHSAA Board of Directors made it official today by a 61-1 vote. Starting in the 2026-27 school year, Kansas girls will compete for a KSHSAA state championship in flag football.

[Mike “Bear” Gillman, CAA @APLawrenceHigh]

Buying this one! Great dude 👇

[Kaleb Stoppel @DrKalebStoppel]

I wasn’t expecting this tonight.

But it looks like Amazon decided to release the book a little early!

Tomorrow was supposed to be the official release day, but Amazon got a little ahead of schedule and released it early. Maybe Amazon knew how much it means to me to finally share this story with others.

One Step at a Time is OFFICIALLY LIVE.

📚 Available now on Amazon:
➡️ https://t.co/myauM8nSrK

Seeing the book out in the world is an incredibly humbling and meaningful moment. What started as journaling and reflection slowly turned into something much bigger than I ever imagined.

In fact, I never set out to write a book. I was simply trying to survive and work through the trauma and mental health challenges that had suddenly become part of my life.

Over time, those reflections, journaling, conversations in therapy, and quiet moments of processing slowly turned into the pages that now make up this book.

I’m deeply grateful for the encouragement, support, and kindness so many people have shown along the way. This moment belongs to far more than just me, and I feel incredibly thankful for everyone who helped carry this journey forward.

This book was never written simply to tell my story. My hope has always been that it might help someone else feel a little less alone when navigating life’s challenges, hardships, or life-changing moments.

Over the past few years, so many people have walked alongside my family and me through healing, growth, and rebuilding. Many of you encouraged me to keep writing when this book was still just an idea taking shape.

If you’ve been following this journey and have been waiting to read the book, the wait is over.

🌐 Learn more about the story behind the book at https://t.co/U8jNcySsD5

More than anything, my hope is that this book reminds someone out there that healing is possible and that even when life changes in an instant, we can keep moving forward. One step at a time.

✨ Keep taking the next step.
✨ Hope is always possible.
✨ Light will find its way in.

#OneStepAtATime #BookLaunch #MentalHealthMatters #YouAreNotAlone #HealingJourney #MentalHealthAwareness

[Kaleb Stoppel @DrKalebStoppel]

I wasn’t expecting this tonight.

But it looks like Amazon decided to release the book a little early!

Tomorrow was supposed to be the official release day, but Amazon got a little ahead of schedule and released it early. Maybe Amazon knew how much it means to me to finally share this story with others.

One Step at a Time is OFFICIALLY LIVE.

📚 Available now on Amazon:
➡️ https://t.co/myauM8nSrK

Seeing the book out in the world is an incredibly humbling and meaningful moment. What started as journaling and reflection slowly turned into something much bigger than I ever imagined.

In fact, I never set out to write a book. I was simply trying to survive and work through the trauma and mental health challenges that had suddenly become part of my life.

Over time, those reflections, journaling, conversations in therapy, and quiet moments of processing slowly turned into the pages that now make up this book.

I’m deeply grateful for the encouragement, support, and kindness so many people have shown along the way. This moment belongs to far more than just me, and I feel incredibly thankful for everyone who helped carry this journey forward.

This book was never written simply to tell my story. My hope has always been that it might help someone else feel a little less alone when navigating life’s challenges, hardships, or life-changing moments.

Over the past few years, so many people have walked alongside my family and me through healing, growth, and rebuilding. Many of you encouraged me to keep writing when this book was still just an idea taking shape.

If you’ve been following this journey and have been waiting to read the book, the wait is over.

🌐 Learn more about the story behind the book at https://t.co/U8jNcySsD5

More than anything, my hope is that this book reminds someone out there that healing is possible and that even when life changes in an instant, we can keep moving forward. One step at a time.

✨ Keep taking the next step.
✨ Hope is always possible.
✨ Light will find its way in.

#OneStepAtATime #BookLaunch #MentalHealthMatters #YouAreNotAlone #HealingJourney #MentalHealthAwareness

[Mike “Bear” Gillman, CAA @APLawrenceHigh]

Always a good time! #PacktheHouse ❤️🦁

[Clint Bowen @CoachClintBowen]

@PokesReport https://t.co/Qbq7AzOyIE

Toughness-Loyalty-Great Teammates. #OSUfootball

[Mike “Bear” Gillman, CAA @APLawrenceHigh]

Huge! Get to work!

[Kevin Romary @KevinRomary]

Big life change today for me. I’m officially taking over Rock Chalk Sports Talk on @1320KLWN at 3pm. Could be the worst few hours of radio in station history. We’ll see. Tune in and let me know. Also, what the heck should we talk about?

[David Rodish @david_rodish]

Dooley finds Becker in the end zone and lofts the ball perfectly above the SMNW linebackers. Becker, all alone, hops up to get the ball.

Lawrence 21, Shawnee Mission Northwest 14 | 6:31 2Q

[David Rodish @david_rodish]

Less than 10 minutes away from playoff football.

Lawrence (1-7) is back at the Shawnee Mission North District Stadium to face Shawnee Mission Northwest (5-3).

The Cougars won 26-7 the last time these teams played on Oct. 10. @LJWpreps

[Journal-World HS @LJWpreps]

LHS SCORE UPDATE: Freshman Acein Goodman scores on the first play from scrimmage with a 75-yard touchdown run.

Lawrence 7, Shawnee Mission Northwest 0 | 11:42 1Q

[LHS Activities @activities_lhs]

TRAP - tonight at 7pm or on Nov. 1st at 7pm
Tickets: $10 adult or $5 student

[LHS Boys Basketball @LHSBoysBBall]

Do you own a business and want to help support the basketball program by advertising in our ‘25-‘26 media guide?! Reach out to Coach Wood for more details: [email protected]

[Lawrence High Lions @LHS_lionssoccer]

Room 308 Productions will be live tonight on the pitch. Make sure to tune in using the below link. Thank you!

https://t.co/bNhUsO8Ucd

@LawHS_Athletics @lhsroom308

[Lawrence High Lions @LHS_lionssoccer]

We’re so grateful for the amazing community support! 💛⚽♥️

Thanks to generous donations from these local businesses and families, up to 300 LHS students will be able to cheer on our boys soccer team for FREE at their first playoff game Tuesday at 6 PM!

👏 Thank you to our sponsors!

Your generosity helps make memories for our students and players — and keeps our stands LOUD and PROUD! 🦁

We love our student fans!

[Lawrence High Lions @LHS_lionssoccer]

LHS boys soccer will Host their first playoff game on Tuesday at 6 pm. The boys are going into the postseason with a record of 11-4-1 one of their best records in school history.
Students aren’t able to use their activity passes for postseason and are required to purchase a ticket. We WANT to help our students get into the game. Would you or your business be willing to do a donation to help get some students in? Tickets are $6 for students. A donation of $60 will get 10 students in. More money gets even more in! If your business or you personally would like to donate we can list your name on a poster at the entrance thanking you! Message us at
[email protected] if you would like to help! Thank you!

[Journal-World HS @LJWpreps]

Free State entered the City Showdown with five wins and an offense that led the team to over 30 points per game.

On Friday, however, the Lawrence High run defense was the difference maker, as the Lions earned their first win of the year, 24-6.

https://t.co/hHIk9r7nhW

[KSHSAA @KSHSAA]

Boys soccer postseason is here! Brackets are now posted https://t.co/epo5MZb8iW