Upper School students recently had the chance to learn about the many clubs and affinity groups that are available at Latin. These clubs and groups are a great way for students to explore their passions, discover their interests and connect with their peers!

Check out the current list of US clubs and affinity groups being offered in 2024-25 by clicking here. Check out photos of the fair on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

Congratulations to our first five Athletes of the Week for the 2024-25 school year!

• Jack Z., who is a junior captain for the boys golf team, bested a field of more than 80 golfers to take first place at the Payton-Jones Invitational. His performance helped the Romans earn a seventh place finish out of 18 teams.
   
• Freshman Fini P. had an impressive debut on the varsity field hockey team. She played nearly every minute of the team’s play date and first game against Lake Forest Academy. She also scored three goals during games played the week of August 26.
   
• Bear B., who is a senior captain for the boys soccer team, turned in an outstanding performance in the team’s season opener against Chicago Hope Academy. He scored two goals, including the team’s first of the season, to lead the Romans to a 4-0 victory.
   
• Freshman Francesca M. kicked off her high school career in cross country in impressive fashion by winning the freshman/sophomore race at the Hinsdale Red Devil Invitational in a time of 17:34.1. 

• The boys' cross country team had an incredible performance at the First to the Finish Invitational in Peoria, beating 65 other teams, including the top 3 ranked teams in the state. This remarkable victory has catapulted them from unranked into the top 5. 

 

A Latin School of Chicago student took to the airwaves to help her fellow Chicagoans get ready for their day!

Alana W. ‘33, who is a 4th grader at Latin, reported the weather with meteorologist Paul Konrad on WGN Morning News for the “Friday Forecaster” segment. 

Konrad asked how she found out she was going to be on TV and Alana replied, “I was walking to school with my dad and he asked me if I wanted to be on TV, telling people the weather, and I said sure!”

Alana told Konrad she does both ballet and the martial art Aikido. Her mom, her sister and her grandmother supported Alana off the set in the studio. 

Alana said hi to her dad and did shoutouts to her class, Four-Orange, her teachers, Ms. Brodski and Ms. Schirmacher, and her friends. 

Alana then gave the weather for the Latin School. “At the Latin School, the temperature is currently 71 degrees, the wind is moving zero miles per hour and there is a zero percent chance of rain. In Chicago, it is mostly cloudy, and there is no rain. However, there is rain in Louisville, St. Louis and Kansas City. Today is mostly cloudy, and the high is 85 degrees. East winds moving 5 to 15 miles per hour. Tonight, mostly cloudy, the low is 66. East winds moving 5 to 10 miles per hour. On Saturday it is partly sunny, 86 degrees and on Sunday partly cloudy, 87 degrees,” Alana said to a huge round of applause from inside the studio. 

“Boy, that was fantastic, that was really good Alana, you’re good at this. If you want you can fill in for me for the rest of the day, week, year, whatever, however long you want!” said WGN’s Konrad. “You’re fantastic, thanks for coming in, you did a marvelous job, good meeting you.”

Click here to watch Alana’s forecast. And to watch her extended interview, click here.
 

Latin is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year!

There are three main points of entry: junior kindergarten, fifth grade and ninth grade. Families looking to enroll their children in JK and grades 5-12 have until November 26, 2024, to apply, while applications for SK and grades 1-4 are due January 15, 2025.

To learn more and/or submit your application, click here.