Question: How do fifth graders get ready to read a historical fiction novel set in the 1930's?
Answer: Research, of course!
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Congratulations to Latin's five seniors who signed letters of commitment at Division I and Division III schools this week: Will D. '18 will sail at Northwestern University, Devin M. '18 will row at Hamilton College, Emma H. '18 will play field hockey at Kenyon College, Lily K. '18 will play soccer at Tufts University and Alec K. '18 will play baseball at Carleton College. They join Alessandra B. '18 (tennis - Brown University) and Jade E. '18 (basketball - American University), who signed commitment letters this fall, as Latin's elite student-athletes taking their athletic careers to the next level. Go Romans!
It's been a busy past couple of months with our academic team competitions in full swing! Check out some of the updates.
This year's Innovation Week was a huge success thanks to the hard work, preparation and planning from Latin senior David M.! The goal of Innovation Week is to help students develop the tools they need to create something new. Innovation Week is designed to draw connections between different subject fields through unique ways of thinking. Read more about the exciting speakers who visited Latin for this event.
On January 26, during The Big Game against Chicago Hope Academy, senior Jade Edwards hit a pull up jumper, making her the first basketball player in Latin history to surpass 2,000 career points. She broke the school record earlier in the season, previously held by Nikki Dizon '12 of 1,835 points and also broke the scoring record for a single season this season with 671 points. Check out her awesome 2000th point shot! Edwards finished her career with 2,150 total points and will be continuing her basketball career at American University, a Division I program in the Patriot League.
Junior Ysrael Hernandez surpassed the 1,000 career point milestone in the boys basketball win over Morgan Park Academy on February 15. Hernandez finished the game with 29 points (1,014 for his career thus far) in three quarters of action.
Congrats, Romans!
On Saturday, February 17, Ana P. '18, Julian L. '19, Matt H. '19, Chetan V. '19, Rose B. '20, Kenny P. '20, and Tejas V. '21 competed at the Marengo 2A Sectional site for the Masonic Academic Bowl Tournament. They were joined by Bianca A. '21, who came to get some additional experience and to cheer on the rest of the team.
The eighth graders recently reached a milestone in their final year of middle school – they turned in their Family History Projects to Mr. Wellen!
Have you met Zero the Hero? Lower School Math Interventionist, Patrick Huett, brings Zero the Hero to life!
In January, our lower school students learned that there is no age limit when it comes to making a difference.
Andrea A. '19 wanted to share her feelings about the lasting impact and extraordinary memories Latin in Rwanda gave her during the Summer of 2017. She credits this experience to Ms. Dorer, who she says is the most gracious and compassionate person she knows, and Mr. Nichols and the rest of their team for their support. Andrea created this video that was shown to her peers at an upper school assembly in February.