FOUR LANCERS EXPLORE THE POWER OF AI Four Gilmour students spent part of their fall exploring the future of technology through the Mark Cuban Foundation Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp, hosted in partnership with Sherwin-Williams and College Now. The program brought together high school students from across Cleveland for four intensive Saturdays of hands-on learning, mentorship from industry professionals and collaborative problem- solving. Representing Gilmour were Daniel ’29 and Rachel ’29 Aderibigbe , Delaney Kilkenney ’27 and Duncan Nakhooda ’28 — a strong showing among roughly 20 students selected from schools across the region. Throughout the bootcamp, students explored emerging AI technologies such as generative AI and predictive modeling while applying those tools to real-world challenges. Working in teams, they developed capstone projects designed to address community needs — including a healthcare app to help track the progression of ALS and MS and a
GILMOUR SPEECH AND DEBATE: Finding Their Voice
Sanjeethi Anand ’27 received the OSDA/Christian Science Monitor Scholarship, and head coach Carol Ryan was named a finalist for OSDA New Coach of the Year. Additionally, two Gilmour students have qualified for the National Speech & Debate Tournament, to be held June 14–19 in Richmond, Virginia: Thomas Daly ’27 in World Schools Debate and Matthew Lewis ’27 in Congressional Debate. Four more students qualified as alternates for nationals: Sanjeethi Anand ’27 (Informative) Naya Hilal ’27 (Program Oral Interpretation) Izzy Jeckering ’29 (Original Oratory) John Mele ’29 (International Extemporaneous)
After a year of remarkable growth — including hosting its first speech and debate tournament on campus in more than 40 years — Gilmour’s speech and debate program is a rising force in Ohio competition. Fourteen Gilmour students competedagainstthetopprograms from across the state at the Ohio Speech and Debate Association State Tournament in early March and delivered an impressive showing. Matthew Lewis ’27 was named a State Finalist in Declamation, placing 14 th in the state in the tournament’s largest event. Thomas Daly ’27 advanced to the elimination rounds in Lincoln- Douglas Debate, finishing 22 nd in the state in the second-largest event. Eymarii Sivad-Allah ’27 earned 2 nd place in Spoken Word for her original poem, That Fine Line.
tool to assist psychiatrists in identifying potential signs of
depression, anxiety or suicide risk. For Rachel, whose interests include
robotics and medicine, the experience reinforced the
importance of understanding AI. “AI is the future,” she said. “Every- one will need to know how to use it.” Students left the program energized to continue exploring how AI can shape fields ranging from medicine to entrepreneurship.
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