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1/26/2010
Roman spirit filled Loyola University’s Gentile Center Friday night as our girls and boys varsity basketball teams won against rivals Northside College Prep and Francis W. Parker School during Latin’s annual basketball night.
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 | Latin's Week-Long Focus on MLK
1/25/2010
The Latin community came together during the week of January 18 – 22 to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in numerous ways. Starting with the school’s annual Day of Service at Uptown Baptist Soup Kitchen on the 18th, followed by the all-school multicultural fair and two days of workshops and discussion sessions with renowned performance artist and educator Kip Fulbeck, Latin’s students, faculty, staff, parents and alumni took the week to focus on identity, mutual understanding, and service.
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 | The Power of Half: Tuesday, Feb. 16
1/20/2010
Mark your calendars now for a special presentation by Kevin and Hannah Salwen, father and daughter authors of the soon to be published The Power of Half: One Family’s Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back, on Tuesday, February 16 at 7 p.m. in the upper school library.
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 | An Announcement from the Head of School
1/19/2010
On January 11, Don Firke announced to the Latin Board of Trustees that he will step down as head of school as of June 2010. Mr. Firke has been at Latin since 2005 and states, "I have enjoyed many aspects of this job, but now I hope to return to working more closely with students and teachers." In the past five years, Mr. Firke has spearheaded several major initiatives at the school that will have a lasting impact on the student experience, including the re-visioning of the language program, the introduction of the sixth grade learning profile, and the addition of the Capstone program in the upper school, to name but a few.
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Reminder: Extreme Weather Procedures
1/6/2010
With winter weather in full swing, here are some reminders about Latin's procedures:
- Latin generally follows the same guidelines for school closings as the Chicago Public Schools. If the public schools are closed, Latin is closed and vice versa.
- In the case of a closing, we will alert families via e-mail as soon as possible. Please check your "Profile" on RomanNet to make sure that your e-mail address is listed and current. You will also receive an automated phone message if your phone number is listed in the "Emergency Contacts" portion of your Profile.
- You can also confirm if Latin is open or closed by checking our Web site. You will not need to log in to find this information.
- Lastly, we will report our status to the Emergency Closing Center which reports out on their Web site (http://www.emergencyclosingcenter.com/ecc/home.jsp) and on news radio stations.
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| | Latin Update
(monthly e-newsletter) Fall 2009
The Written Word at Latin
Instilling Passion, Fostering Talent
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Spring 2009
Considering Our Footprint
Latin's Growing Environmental Consciousness |
Chicago Magazine featured prolific Chicago writer and Latin School English teacher Billy Lombardo in its Feburary 2010 issue.
A Wall Street Journal technology blog recently highlighted Latin for being among a handful of universities and schools around the country that have set up their own iPhone App as a resource for parents and students.
Congratulations to Shelby Brody, Class of 2011, for being featured in Chicago Magazine's "8 Teen Dreams" about talented Chicago area teenagers. Also look for our article about Shelby and her writing in the fall issue of Latin Magazine this November.
The Chicago Sun-Times featured upper school student Ben Quazzo as one of the city's next great high school tennis players. Read the Sun-Times story here.
The Great Falls Tribune recently included a story about Latin students who traveled to Great Falls, Montana for their Project Week adventure.
The Chicago Sun-Times featured Latin's outstanding sports program and talented athletes in its December 10 Prep Sports section. Check out the article and feel some Roman pride!
The U.S. Ski Team visited Latin's lower school recently. To read more about the assembly, check out the story in the Chicago Sun-Times.
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