Celebrating Mr. Gunn's Birthday The Gunnery community embarked on its annual seven mile venture through Steep Rock to celebrate the birthday of school founder, Frederick W. Gunn. The school walk dates back to the 1860s, when Mr. Gunn led the entire school ...read more

Celebrating Mr. Gunn's Birthday The Gunnery community embarked on its annual seven mile venture through Steep Rock to celebrate the birthday of school founder, Frederick W. Gunn. The school walk dates back to the 1860s, when Mr. Gunn led the entire school on annual camping expeditions to the shore in Milford, CT and back, a distance of over 40 miles. For this, Mr. Gunn is recognized as the originator of recreational camping. Although the route of the walk has changed several times over the years, the spirit remains the same. Students and faculty hike through Washington’s Steep Rock Preserve, along the Shepaug River, through an old railroad tunnel, and into the Clam Shell. Thus, the school community has a chance to experience the crisp fall air and scenic beauty of the river valley in keeping with Mr. Gunn’s emphasis on the teaching qualities of the natural world. To prepare the students for this day, seven faculty members performed a staged reading of Frederick Gunn: Biography of a Conscience (in five acts) written by English Department Chair, John Alter. The play is based on the findings of 2008-2009 Gunn Scholar, Ross Anderson ’09. Originally performed in the spring of ’09, this play shows Gunn’s evolution into an abolitionist and school founder. The play gave the student audience a sense of history and pride in Mr. Gunn, making this year’s walk all the more special. Click to view pictures from School Walk and the Staged Reading at: www.gunnery.org. ...hide

The Gunnery Receives Largest Gift in Its History The Gunnery has received the largest gift in its history—a $7 million commitment from the Tisch family. The gift represents the generosity of Joan H. Tisch, widow of the late Preston Robert Tisch, and sons ...read more

The Gunnery Receives Largest Gift in Its History The Gunnery has received the largest gift in its history—a $7 million commitment from the Tisch family. The gift represents the generosity of Joan H. Tisch, widow of the late Preston Robert Tisch, and sons Steve E. Tisch and Jonathan M. Tisch, Gunnery class of ’67 and’72, respectively. This extraordinary donation reflects a continuation of the family’s longtime support of the school, which began when Jonathan and Steve were students at The Gunnery. The Tisch Library was dedicated in 1975. In 1990 the Tisch Chair for Excellence in Teaching was established. Since then, such capital projects as the Emerson Performing Arts Center and Teddy House Dormitory have benefited from the family’s support. The gift will be used to expand and renovate the school’s core academic building, currently called The Schoolhouse, and enhance the Tisch Library, the centerpiece of this facility. In recognition of this pace-setting gift the school will rename the building, The Tisch Academic Center. A portion of the gift will also be added to the endowment to support the academic program and continue to strengthen teaching and learning at the school. ...hide

The Gunnery Announces AP® Scholars Paula Krimsky 9/29/2009 The Gunnery is proud to announce that sixteen of its students have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level ...read more

The Gunnery Announces AP® Scholars Paula Krimsky 9/29/2009 The Gunnery is proud to announce that sixteen of its students have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) Exams in the May 2008 testing period. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the more than 1.6 million high school students in almost 16,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar. Students took AP Exams in May 2008 after completing challenging college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on a student’s performance on AP exams. At The Gunnery: Four students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 or higher on a 5-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are: Zi Wang ‘09 who is at Carnegie Mellon University, Caroline Haroldson’09, who is at Georgetown University, Victor Bogachev ‘09, who is attending George Washington University and Kevin Tarsa ‘09, who is attending Wake Forest University. Four students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are: JinYoung Choi ‘09, who is attending Syracuse University, Tara Connolly‘09, who is at Bowdoin, Jared Kloth ‘09, who is at Colby College, and Gregory Kumpel ‘09, who is at St. Joseph’s College. Eight students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Examinations, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are: Samuel Cobb ‘09, who is at Vanderbilt University, Eun Lee ’09, who is at Boston University, Joo Yun Lee ‘10, Eric Leider ‘09, who is at Occidental College, Kevin Shaughnessy ’09, who is at Bates College, Christopher Sheahan’09, who is at Williams College, Shelby Sisco ‘09, who is at Tulane University, and Yuze Sun ’10. ...hide