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IN THE NEWS
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JK admissions deadline
To be considered for preferential admission (for the sibling of a current student and children of alumni and faculty members), the entire application process, including the parent meeting and child assessment, must be completed by Thursday, November 15. Please call the Admissions Office at (312) 582-6060 for more information.
Students advance in National Merit Scholarship Competition
Nine Latin students joined about 16,000 students across the country in becoming semifinalists in the 53rd annual National Merit Program. Jennifer Roberts is a semifinalist in the 2008 National Achievement Scholarship Competition, and Veronica Clarkson, Melanie Daulton, Alex Drake, Andrew Friedman, Nicolas Hybel, Roberson McAnulty, David Ramirez and Benjamin Spacapan are semifinalists in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
Yearbook earlybird advertising deadline
The earlybird deadline for yearbook ads is Monday, October 22. Please visit Edline for more information.
College Counseling update
With form submission deadlines, college representative visits, and the CCCI (College Counseling Candy Initiative!) the College Counseling Office is abuzz with action. Monday, November 26, is the deadline for seniors to submit forms to College Counseling for all regular decision applications. Also, on Wednesday, November 7, at 7 p.m., the College Counseling Office will host an evening meeting for parents of juniors to provide information and answer questions. On Wednesday, November 14, there will be a Financial Aid Workshop at 7 p.m. for all US parents and students.
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EVENTS
Blood Drive
Latin's
Fall Blood Drive will take place in the Reed Gym, located on the fifth
floor of the Upper School, on Monday, October 29 from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
More than 1,500 blood donors are needed on a daily basis just to meet
the needs of patients in the LifeSource service area. Donors must be 17 years of age (16 years of age with written parental permission). For more information, e-mail Tim Cronister at tcronister@latinschool.org or Billy Lombardo at blombardo@latinschool.org. For information on donation regulations, restrictions, and procedures, please visit the LifeSource Web site.
Romans read!
Mark your calendars now for the ever-popular LS Book Fair. The fair will be open for browsing and shopping on Wednesday, November 7, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Thursday, November 8, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; and Friday, November 9, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Friday is LS parent/teacher conference day, and the "Craft/Games Corner" will be open in the LS Annex. Children can be dropped off at the "Corner" during conferences. The Book Fair showcases a wide variety of books for purchase - young adult, preschool, contemporary fiction, history, cookbooks, and much more!
Coinciding with the Book Fair is the LS Community Service Club's Book Drive, also on November 7 - 9. Collection boxes will be in place at the LS Book Fair, as well as in the lobbies of the Middle and Upper Schools. Donated books will go to area preschools, day care centers, and public, charter, and parochial schools as well as community organizations serving children before and after school.
Don't make dinner -- make reservations at the Taste of Latin
After buying books, you and your family may enjoy an evening of fine dining with your Latin friends catered by your favorite local restaurants. The Taste of Latin will take place in the LS cafeteria Wednesday, November 7 from 5:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
"The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life"
Michael Thompson, PhD, a psychologist, school consultant and author of several books will adress Latin parents in the Wrigley Theatre on Tuesday, November 13, at 7:00 p.m. His remarks will describe the psychological journey that children experience while in lower, middle and upper school and offer parents ways to identify the various pressures along the way. Visit his Web site to learn more about Dr. Thompson.
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SPORTS
Go Latin golf!
Congratulations to the US golf team for a first place finish in the Independent School League Conference Tournament on September 26. Team members included Peter Theiss (Captain), Andrew Galarnyk, Graham Peigh, Patrick Doyle, Andrew Crown and Matt Weiss. Additionally, freshman boys golf took second place in the St. Rita all-freshman Golf Tournament on September 29.
Soccer with Misericordia
Latin's varsity soccer team visited Misericordia on October 4. Students and residents combined to make two teams and enjoyed a friendly soccer match.
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FACULTY NOTES
Fiction reading
Latin's own accomplished author and poet Billy Lombardo will be doing a reading of his short fiction on Wednesday, November 7, at the Richard J. Daley branch of the Chicago Public Library, 3400 S. Halsted Street, at 6:30 p.m. If you can't make it, he has a second reading on Wednesday, November 14, at 6 p.m. at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 South State Street in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium.
Faculty Fellows
The Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee has awarded the 2007/08 Endowed Senior Faculty Fellowship to Mike Teolis and the Junior Faculty Fellowship to Matt Bardoe. The criteria for selecting faculty fellows are: excellence in teaching, innovation, collegiality, commitment to ongoing professional development, enthusiasm, positive relationships with students and the quality of co-curricular work.
Art on display
Artwork by Visual Arts Department Chair Betty Lark Ross was one of 12 pieces selected for the juried exhibit, Creative Convergence, at the Center on Halsted. The exhibit was put on in celebration of October as artist month. Further, about 25 of her photos were published in Gay Games, Where the World Meets Chicago 2006.
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RECENT EVENTS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Visits Latin
The Latin Initiative for Ethics (LIFE) program welcomed its first speaker for the 2007/2008 school year, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on October 4. Kennedy, one of the country's most prominent environmental attorneys, addressed students about ethics and the law.
Kennedy currently serves as chief prosecuting attorney for Riverkeeper, an organization whose
mission is to protect the Hudson River from polluters. He also
is the senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council and recently published a book entitled, Crimes Against Nature.
Kennedy spoke to US students about his many successes in shutting down the activities of polluters. He detailed Riverkeeper's efforts to restore the ecosystem of the Hudson, once a dumping ground for chemicals that nearly destroyed the river. He urged students to get involved in the political process, citing it as the path for effecting change and further protecting our environment.
LIFE is a curricular and extra curricular program that is designed
to provide a framework for the ongoing study of contemporary ethics issues. In the 2007/2008 school year, LIFE will focus on ethics in the law.
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OCTOBER
Friday, Oct. 19
Grade report writing: No classes MS/US
Monday, Oct. 22
5 p.m. Board of Trustees meeting
Wednesday, Oct. 24
9 a.m. US delayed start
6 p.m. MS fall sports awards night
Thursday, Oct. 25
5:30 p.m. Parent Diversity Committee meeting
Saturday, Oct. 27
ACT testing
Monday, Oct. 29
8:15 a.m. Parents' Council MS Divisional meeting
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Blood Drive
Wednesday, Oct. 31
LS Halloween Parades
NOVEMBER
Friday, Nov. 2
8:15 a.m. Parents' Council Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, Nov. 3
SAT and subject tests
Sunday, Nov. 4
5:30 p.m. US fall sports banquet
Wednesday, Nov. 7
8 a.m. - 7 p.m. LS Book Fair
8:15 a.m. Parents' Council US Divisional meeting
5:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Taste of Latin
7 p.m. Junior parent meeting, college counseling
Thursday, Nov. 8
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. LS Book Fair
MS/US parent-teacher conf: No MS/US classes
Friday, Nov. 9
8 a.m. - 3 p.m. LS Book Fair
LS parent-teacher conferences: No LS classes
Tuesday, Nov. 13
7:00 p.m.
Michael Thompson visit
Wednesday, Nov. 14
Fifth grade retreat
8:30 a.m. Parents' Council LS Divisional meeting
7 p.m. Financial aid workshop, college counseling
Thursday, Nov. 15
Fifth grade retreat
7 p.m. Advanced Acting show, The Dining Room
Friday, Nov. 16
Fifth grade retreat
7 p.m. Advanced Acting show, The Dining Room
Saturday, Nov. 17
Last day of Live & Learn
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