Gilmour Academy

Educating the Mind and Empowering the Heart. Gilmour Academy is an independent, Catholic, coed school in the Holy Cross tradition. Montessori - Grade 12.

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Ms. Gajda’s homeroom filled BOO baskets with Halloween treats and secretly left them at other homeroom doors to be discovered. It’s a fun way to spread a little Halloween cheer and live out our charism of hospitality by making others feel welcomed and cared for!

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Congratulations to Gilmour Trustee and former Associate Head of School Todd Sweda, Ed.D., recipient of Wittenberg University’s 2026 Professional Achievement Award! A leader in Catholic education, Dr. Sweda works with schools nationwide on accreditation and leadership formation.

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We love when our alumni come back to campus, especially when they’re lifers who grew up in our halls! Megan Diedrich ’12 returned to the Lower School to visit Ms. Dawn’s toddler room and read to our littlest Lancers. ❤️

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Our Rebuilding Cleveland students visited the History Center, where they sat in the recreated Congressional Office of Lou Stokes, explored the Cleveland Starts Here history timeline exhibit and experienced more of Cleveland’s history throughout the mansions.

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Our Lower School celebrated National Dot Day yesterday! Inspired by The Dot, students, faculty and staff added their own dots to the board, celebrating the uniqueness each person brings to our community and the creativity we can spark together.

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👍 Thumbs up, Lancers! It’s fall break! 🍂

Enjoy the long weekend, get some rest and make the most of the extra time. We’ll see you back on campus soon!

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“App”tober Fest is underway! With application deadlines approaching, our seniors are spending the morning getting support from our College Counseling team and English faculty as they put the finishing touches on apps and polish their essays.
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Join us for our Grades 7-12 Open House on Sunday, October 25. Register today at https://t.co/o9dgb6Whbz

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Club Latino celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a special event and snack sale during Community Block, drawing quite the crowd! It was wonderful to see so many students come together to celebrate and support one of our amazing clubs.

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Congrats to Fine and Performing Arts Program Coordinator Lucas Clark, invited to present “Mission-Driven Theatre Education” at the AATE Symposium in Denver. We’re proud to see his incredible approach to education recognized!

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Learning never stops! Members of our Math Department attended the OCTM Annual Conference to explore new ideas and approaches that will help strengthen student engagement and deepen mathematical understanding across all three divisions.

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A little old-school writing practice in Hands-on History! Students tried their hand at dip-pen writing while getting a feel for how people wrote before modern pens and pencils.

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Four unforgettable experiences. One incredible night of bidding.

This Saturday, four exclusive experiences will take center stage at the A Night in the Garden Live Auction!

Take a look at what’s waiting for you — then get ready to bid this Saturday!

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Ten Gilmour middle school students spent the day at the Great Lakes Science Center for STEM Goes Red 2026, connecting with women working in STEM and learning about the many paths a career in science, technology, engineering and math can take.
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Fifth grade took on Niagara Falls! 🌊

They rode the Maid of the Mist, explored the sights and sounds of Niagara and, of course, made a stop at the Original Anchor Bar — home of the original Buffalo wing — to taste a little piece of history.

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For the 10th year, the Gilmour community is coming together to collect socks for local homeless shelters ahead of the winter months. This year’s drive is being led by Megan Flaherty ’30. Want to help? Bring new packs of socks to campus or make a monetary donation via Venmo.

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Ms. Gallagher and Ms. Ivery’s freshman advisories spent time at the Cleveland Food Bank, helping pack and sort food for the community, including 4,315 pounds of bread! 💙

A lot of food, a lot of teamwork and a lot of helping hands.

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Today is National Do Something Nice Day.

A smile. A kind word. Holding the door. Checking in on a friend. Paying someone a compliment just because.

Small acts of kindness can make a big difference — and you never know when someone might need one.

So, do something nice today.

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From garden to snack! 🥔 Our toddlers harvested potatoes, cleaned and cut them, then turned their homegrown harvest into homemade French fries. A delicious lesson in hands-on learning!

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Long after the school day ends, you’ll still find this crew together, usually wherever our Lancers are. Hardworking colleagues, genuine friends and some of Gilmour’s biggest fans.

Our students are pretty lucky to have them in their corner. #WhyGilmour #WeAreGilmour