Gilmour Academy

{{Infobox school

| name = Gilmour Academy

| logo =

| image = Gilmour_academy_(2).jpg

| image_size = 275

| motto = To develop the competence to see and the courage to act in creating a more humane and just society.

| established = 1946

| head_name = Head of School

| head = Kathleen Kenny

| streetaddress = 34001 Cedar Road

| city = Gates Mills

| state = Ohio

| zipcode = 44040

| country = USA

| coordinates = {{Coord|41|30|14|N|81|26|13|W|type:edu_region:US-OH|display=inline,title}}

| accreditation =

| campus = Suburban, {{convert|144|acre|km2}}

| enrollment = 771{{cite web |title=GILMOUR ACADEMY |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=A0701802 |website=Private School Universe Survey |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=25 August 2021}}

| enrollment_as_of = 2023-2024

| grades = 12

| faculty = 74 Full-Time Faculty

| ratio = 9.0

| colors = Blue & grey {{color box|blue}}{{color box|gray}}

| nickname = Lancers

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.gilmour.org/}}

| religious_affiliation = Catholic Church (Congregation of Holy Cross)

| footnotes =

}}

Gilmour Academy is an independent, Catholic, coeducational, college-preparatory day and boarding school in the Cleveland suburb of Gates Mills, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1946 by the Brothers of Holy Cross, Gilmour Academy has three divisions, Lower School, Middle School and Upper School. In the Lower School, Gilmour offers a Montessori preschool program for 18 months - PreK.{{Cite web|title=Gilmour Academy Montessori Program (Toddler-Pre-Kindergarten)|url=https://www.gilmour.org/academics--arts/montessori-toddler-to-pre-k|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.gilmour.org}} The Lower School also houses the children in Kindergarten through Grade 6.{{Cite web|title=Gilmour Academy Lower School (Grades K-6)|url=https://www.gilmour.org/academics--arts/lower-school-grades-k-6|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.gilmour.org}} Gilmour's Middle School holds 7th and 8th grades, and, as of the 2021-2022 school year, has 65 students.{{Cite web|title=Gilmour Academy Middle School (Grades 7 & 8)|url=https://www.gilmour.org/academics--arts/middle-school-grades-78|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.gilmour.org}} At nearly 500 students, Gilmour's Upper School has grades 9-12 (and also offers a post-grad option).{{Cite web|title=Gilmour Academy Upper School (Grades 9-12)|url=https://www.gilmour.org/academics--arts/upper-school-grades-9-12|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.gilmour.org}} A boarding program is available to students in grades 9–12.

Gilmour Academy is chartered through the state of Ohio and accredited through the Independent School Association of Central States (ISCACS). It is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Ohio Association of Independent Schools (OAIS), the Cleveland Council of Independent Schools (CCIS) and the Coalition of Essential Schools (CES).

Campus

Image:GilmourAcademy Campus.JPG

Gilmour's {{convert|144|acre|km2|adj=on}} campus has experienced significant growth and expansion in recent years.{{Cite web|title=Our Campus|url=https://www.gilmour.org/about/our-campus|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.gilmour.org}} The Lynn and Michael Kelley Middle School houses a Broadcast Media Center and Digital Media Lab where students can learn and practice with digital media technology.{{Cite web|title=Digital Music and Broadcasting|url=https://www.gilmour.org/academics--arts/the-arts/digital-music-and-broadcasting|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.gilmour.org}} The Lorraine and Bill Dodero Center for Performing Arts was completed in early 2020 and opened with The Broadway Princess Party and Beauty and the Beast, Jr.{{Cite web|last1=clevel|first1=Jeff Piorkowski/special to|last2=.com|date=2020-03-07|title=$10 million Dodero Performing Arts Center opens at Gilmour Academy|url=https://www.cleveland.com/community/2020/03/10-million-dodero-performing-arts-center-opens-at-gilmour-academy.html|access-date=2021-08-25|website=cleveland|language=en}} Also opening its doors in 2020 was the Nature-Based Learning Center, which is home to the giving garden and in close proximity to the "Gilmour Girls" chicken coop and apiary.{{Cite web|last=Staff {{!}}|first=Editorial|date=2021-08-25|title=Gilmour Academy to host blessing of learning center|url=https://www.news-herald.com/2021/08/25/gilmour-academy-to-host-blessing-of-learning-center|access-date=2021-08-25|website=News-Herald|language=en-US}} Our Lady Chapel (which opened in 1994) serves as a venue for liturgical events and student convocation.{{Cite web|title=Our Lady Chapel {{!}} Our Lady Chapel {{!}} Gilmour Academy|url=https://ourladychapel.org/|access-date=2021-08-25|language=en-US}} Gilmour's Athletic Center (which opened in 2009) houses a pool, main gym and a three-court field house and the Floyd E. Stefanski Ice Center houses two NHL-sized ice rinks and a fitness center. New artificial turf was installed in 2020 in a multiple-use field for football, soccer, and lacrosse.

Boarding program

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Gilmour maintains a boarding program for students in grades 9–12.{{Cite web|title=Gilmour Academy Residential Life|url=https://www.gilmour.org/campus-life/residential-program|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.gilmour.org}} It has resident students from the United States and other countries around the world including Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, China, Spain, and India.{{Cite web|title=Gilmour Academy residential program information for international students|url=https://www.gilmour.org/campus-life/residential-program/international-students|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.gilmour.org}} The residence program includes supervised study hall, chaperoned activities, and personal advising and mentoring.

Athletics

Gilmour's athletic teams are known as the Lancers. The school competes in the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

=Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships=

Boys' golf – 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2010{{cite web |title=Boys State Tournament History |url=https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Golf/BGOAllTimeStateTournamentResults.pdf |website=Golf History |publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association |access-date=18 November 2020}}
Boys' ice hockey 2022{{Cite web|url=https://officials.myohsaa.org/Admin/Bracket/PublicBracket?TournamentId=2376|title=Public Brackets}}
Boys' track and field – 1971http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/tf/pastresults/TF_1971.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
Girls' track and field – 2005,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/tf/2005/results05.htm|title = 2005 TF Results}} 2006,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/tf/2006/results06.htm|title = 2006 TF Results}} 2007*,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/tf/2007/results07.htm|title = 2007 TF Results}} 2009{{Cite web | url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/tf/2009/results09.htm | title=2009 TF Results }}
Girls' cross country – 2006{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/cc/girls/2006/gd3rslt06.htm|title = OHSAA 2006 Girls CC State Results}}
Girls' volleyball – 2015,{{Cite web|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/vb/girls/2015/2015VBcoverage.htm|title = 2015 Volleyball State Tournament Coverage}} 2020,{{cite web |title=2020 OHSAA Volleyball State Tournament Coverage |url=https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Volleyball/2020-Volleyball/2020-OHSAA-Volleyball-State-Tournament-Coverage |publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association |access-date=18 November 2020}} 2021, 2024
Girls' soccer – 2016{{Cite web|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/soccer/2016-soccer-coverage/2016gscbrackets|title = 2016 OHSAA Girls Soccer Statewide Tournament Brackets}}
Girls' basketball – 2017{{Cite web|url=http://brackets.myohsaa.org/regionalbracket.aspx?t=7366&ts=17876¬=4|title = Bracket}}

: * tie

Notable alumni

Gary Cohn, President & COO of Goldman, Sachs; Director of the National Economic Council and chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump; Vice-Chairman of IBM
Matthew J. Dolan, Ohio State Senator
Paul Dolan, chairman/CEO of the Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball organization
John Gilmour, ice hockey player
Ray Gricar, former District Attorney of Centre County, Pennsylvania
Naz Hillmon, basketball player
Douglas Kenney, writer, actor, and producer
Russell Potter, professor of English at Rhode Island College
Phoebe Robinson, comedian, actress, podcaster, and author
Barbara Romer, film producer{{cite web |title=Gilmour Academy Spring 2010 Magazine |url=https://issuu.com/gilmouracademy/docs/spring2010magzine |publisher=Gilmore Academy |access-date=13 June 2018 |page=38 |date=7 April 2010}}
Art Rooney II, president of the Pittsburgh Steelers National Football League organization
Andy Selfridge, football player
John W. Snow, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
Brian Stepanek, film/television actor

References

External links

[http://www.gilmour.org Gilmour.org]

Category:Holy Cross secondary schools

Category:Congregations of Holy Cross

Category:Catholic secondary schools in Ohio

Category:High schools in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Category:Educational institutions established in 1946

Category:Catholic boarding schools in the United States

Category:Boarding schools in Ohio

Category:Private K–12 schools in Ohio

Category:Private middle schools in Ohio

Category:Private elementary schools in Ohio

Category:1946 establishments in Ohio

Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland