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LEADERSHIP • HONOR • COURAGE

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Our Motto

List of 3 items.

Leadership

...at Gerstell is defined as, “The art of positively influencing others to unite in a common direction and guiding them to improve themselves and their community.”
Honor

...at Gerstell is doing the right thing when no one is looking regardless of the consequences.
Courage

...at Gerstell is the ability to act in the face of fear. Not to be fearless, but to learn how to demonstrate both physical and moral courage in the face of adversity.

Recent News

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Gerstell Academy celebrates Veteran of the Year
11/11/2024
Mr. Ian Selby, Gerstell Academy parent and local Maryland State Police Aviation Command flight instructor was named Gerstell Academy Veteran of the Year during the annual Veteran’s Day ceremony. On Monday, November 11th, the Gerstell Academy community gathered to honor and celebrate veterans for their commitment, courage, and sacrifice for our country
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Gerstell Academy Junior, Erin Yelland named a winner in the Intellectual Freedom Challenge
11/5/2024
The Gerstell community wishes to congratulate junior Erin Yelland on being named a winner in the recent National English Honor Society (NEHS) Intellectual Freedom Challenge. Erin’s essay, “The Dangers of Banning the Beauty of the World” focused on the value of free and open access to reading materials and highlighted The Giver by Lois Lowry, a popular work of fiction that is read by many middle school students.
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Gerstell Girls’ Volleyball Clinch Championship
10/30/2024

Gerstell Academy won its first Independent Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) volleyball championship Sunday afternoon, taking the C Conference title, over Indian Creek at Stevenson University in Owings Mills. This historic victory highlighted the team’s fighting spirit and perseverance.

Senior Ava Gaines, who plans to play for Washington & Lee next fall led the Falcons with 14 kills, but she took very little credit for the win, spreading it out among her teammates.

“As a senior, this means everything to me, to see my team all happy. I have loved getting to know them,” Gaines said. “Winning is all about a team effort. It’s never about one player… In order to win this championship, we’re all in this together. We all won because of all of us.”

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