Incoming Head of School: Mrs. Gum 

By Jenny Macler ’23 Mrs. Gum, current Associate Head of School for Teaching and Learning, was announced as the next Frederick Gunn Head of School on March 25, 2023.  The announcement came out in an email to all constituencies over spring break

Boys’ Baseball Is Near…

By Peter Murphy ’24 As the Winter season ends, and our amazing Boys’ Varsity Basketball and Hockey compete in the NEPSAC playoffs, Gunn now has more things to focus on sportswise as

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The Masters

By Alex Johnson ’23 Every April the world of golf shifts its focus to Augusta Georgia, where the annual major championship known as The Masters is played. The tournament is played at the prestigious Augusta National Golf Club, this year’s tournament as always was filled with excitement. Excitement came with controversy as eleven LIV

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Michigan State University Shooting

By Paige Jackson ’24 Last Monday, February 13th, there was a shooting at Michigan State University. Four students were killed and five were injured. Arielle Anderson, Brian Fraser, and Alexandria Verner lost

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Freshman Student Life

By Samara Kinyanjui ’27 Being away from home is a new experience for some students. For the 2023-2024 school year, The Frederick Gunn School welcomed fifty-six new freshmen to

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2023-2024 Gunn Scholars

By Mairin Hoffman, Megan Sladish, Sloane Walsh ’25 Each year, six students are chosen to participate in the Gunn Scholar program, an endowed program that offers selected students

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LOVE FOR GUNN

By Thomas Vo ’25 We should all have a love for the Frederick Gunn School. FGS is a lovely campus situated on the steep hill of Washington, Connecticut.

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The Masters

By Alex Johnson ’23 Every April the world of golf shifts its focus to Augusta Georgia, where the annual major championship known as The Masters is played. The

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FGS Chamber Concert

By Thomas Vo ’23 The school’s musical department, consisting of many talented students, performed a concert on Sunday, April 30th. They used a wide variety of instruments with

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The Frederick Gunn School is a private co-educational boarding school in Washington, Connecticut. The Highlander Newspaper is a student-run newspaper at the Frederick Gunn School, consisting of about 25 students. Along with the Highlander is the Highlander News Network, which consists of student made and edited videos. These videos can be viewed on Youtube and on the official Highlander News Network Instagram.

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