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Through the Lens of Athletics: A Mental Approach to Sports

 

Join Latin’s Director of Athletics, Kirsten Richter, to learn about the mental approach to sports and how students can take these skills from basketball court to Wall Street.

TRANSCRIPT

I think athletics is such a powerful learning environment. It has the feeling of high stakes. Individuals can learn so much about themselves while also learning how to interact with their teammates.It feels high stakes. We want to win. We really want to achieve competitive excellence. But when we fall a little bit short of that, we can redouble our efforts and learn from that and get even better. A lot of times in sports will say we got to be resilient or be gritty. 100% agree. But how do we actually do that? We want the students who have learned these skills in this setting where we can take time and get better and learn and grow. And now we want that student to be able to take this forward with them when it is high stakes, high risk. Brain surgery, Wall Street trader, you name it. But they've developed this and they can use this to the benefit of their career and the benefit of those around them.

My name is Kirsten Richter, and I am the director of athletics here at Latin. The bulk of my professional background is in higher ed. I was fortunate to coach college basketball for 17-18 years. For seven years, I was an assistant at two different institutions. I spent ten years as a head coach and I got to do a lot of different administrative things and take on different administrative responsibilities, both in athletics and broader across campus, including some leadership development work.

I think athletics is such a powerful learning environment. It has the feeling of high stakes. Individuals can learn so much about themselves while also learning how to interact with their teammates. I could rattle off a whole list of things I think you can learn through competitive sports, but resiliency communication skills, giving and receiving feedback, the way in which you interact with someone, verbally, body language. There are so many nuances to it. And I think really what makes it special and unique is that it has the feeling of high stakes but with relatively low risk. So you get to practice all these skills and make mistakes and learn and do better and fail, really without too much on the line. So it feels high stakes. We want to win, we really want to achieve competitive excellence. But when we fall a little short of that, we can redouble our efforts and learn from that and get even better.

So I just think there's so much learning that can come from athletics participation. I think a big building block to the mental approach to sports, and that really fuels all that. Learning through sport is the approach outcome response cycle. So we all control how we approach a task. We don't always control the outcome, but then we always control how we respond to that outcome.

We want to win, we really want to achieve competitive excellence. But when we fall a little short of that, we can redouble our efforts and learn from that and get even better.So when you think about it through the lens of athletics, we want to think about it sort of in the smallest pieces. So not how I approach the game. Win, lose, how do I respond to winning or losing much smaller? So within a game, that cycle is happening dozens and dozens of times. So they start feeding each other. So how I approach something, the outcome doesn't go my way. Okay, now how am I going to respond? Because that's going to feed into the next approach to the next thing.

So in more tangible terms, a simple example is like a foul shot. So there's a thing called a foul shot routine. So everybody is the same thing before foul shot. That's controlling the approach outcome doesn't always go in, right? So in a big moment that's going to sting. But then what's the response? And then that feeds the next approach. So you can sort of play this out and see how this happens over and over and over. And then how a student can control that really then starts to affect their performance in a positive or negative way. And then think beyond that. I'm doing this for myself and my individual tasks. But now think about those around me. So how my approach and my response? If I'm doing that well, that's going to affect the approach and the response of the people around me.

So you start to see the team dynamics and how that's at play. And it's just a powerful concept because it can affect so much change. And I think that's important because a lot of times in sports will say how we got to be resilient or be gritty. 100% agree. But how do we actually do that, being resilient? How? So I think this is a great building block to that because this is how we can be resilient and how we can be gritty and how we can persevere. This mental approach I think has so many applications outside athletics.

So I think some of my proudest moments as a coach when I saw students really grow and learn in that mental approach, whether it was I can think of a student who sort of grew tremendously over four years and found her voice and gained confidence.Think about a student in an academic setting, the approach, how I'm studying for an exam or how I'm preparing to write a paper. The outcome. Maybe I fall a little short of my goal in that test or I didn't sort of nail that paper. How do I respond? Same concept, even smaller. Like within a class setting. I go to the board. I think I have this math problem figured out. I didn't quite get it. This happened to me all the time in high school, right? Okay, so now how do I respond? Am I embarrassed? How am I going to feel about doing the next problem? Right? There are so many applications of that. And then as students enter college and then the workforce, this certainly has applications professionally, professional, day to day setting, meetings, interactions with colleagues can go on and on. But you can see how this sort of building block of the approach outcome, response cycle can easily be put into effect in those settings as well.

And I think, again, going back to the learning environment, that's why this is such a special learning environment because as students can practice this in that setting and then 20 years from now be so well versed at it that they can take it into their professional setting. And really too, you can perform at a high level because of their ability to do this. When you're learning this in athletic setting, again, it feels high stakes, relatively low risk. So you really have the opportunity to build this and grow this skill and it translates into the workplace. So picture of student 20 years down the line now in brain surgery, super high stakes, super high risk, right? So we want the students who have learned these skills in this setting where we can take time and get better and learn and grow. And now we want that student to be able to take this forward with them when it is high stakes, high risk, brain surgery, wall street trader, you name it, but they've developed this and they can use this to the benefit of their career and the benefit of those around them.

A coach can have a profound role in teaching the mental approach to sports to students. Certainly coaches are adapted teaching sports specific skills to their students, but to really maximize students' ability to perform those skills, we want to have that parallel track of that mental approach.

So I think some of my proudest moments as a coach when I saw students really grow and learn in that mental approach, whether it was I can think of a student who sort of grew tremendously over four years and found her voice and gained confidence. And a lot of that was because of the mental approach that she developed. I can think of another student who is always confidence was not her, she was not lacking confidence, right? But it was her ability to sort of navigate team dynamics and communicate with teammates that had to grow in nuance. And she was able to do that tremendously by her senior year in the way that she knew how to sort of respond to some things one way, how to respond to something else a little bit differently, how she approach something with one teammate would be different from how she approached something with another teammate. And so much of that is just the mental approach to team dynamics in sport. And now they're young adults and they can take that with them into their professional careers. 

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Through the Lens of Athletics: A Mental Approach to Sports

 

Join Latin’s Director of Athletics, Kirsten Richter, to learn about the mental approach to sports and how students can take these skills from basketball court to Wall Street.

TRANSCRIPT

I think athletics is such a powerful learning environment. It has the feeling of high stakes. Individuals can learn so much about themselves while also learning how to interact with their teammates.It feels high stakes. We want to win. We really want to achieve competitive excellence. But when we fall a little bit short of that, we can redouble our efforts and learn from that and get even better. A lot of times in sports will say we got to be resilient or be gritty. 100% agree. But how do we actually do that? We want the students who have learned these skills in this setting where we can take time and get better and learn and grow. And now we want that student to be able to take this forward with them when it is high stakes, high risk. Brain surgery, Wall Street trader, you name it. But they've developed this and they can use this to the benefit of their career and the benefit of those around them.

My name is Kirsten Richter, and I am the director of athletics here at Latin. The bulk of my professional background is in higher ed. I was fortunate to coach college basketball for 17-18 years. For seven years, I was an assistant at two different institutions. I spent ten years as a head coach and I got to do a lot of different administrative things and take on different administrative responsibilities, both in athletics and broader across campus, including some leadership development work.

I think athletics is such a powerful learning environment. It has the feeling of high stakes. Individuals can learn so much about themselves while also learning how to interact with their teammates. I could rattle off a whole list of things I think you can learn through competitive sports, but resiliency communication skills, giving and receiving feedback, the way in which you interact with someone, verbally, body language. There are so many nuances to it. And I think really what makes it special and unique is that it has the feeling of high stakes but with relatively low risk. So you get to practice all these skills and make mistakes and learn and do better and fail, really without too much on the line. So it feels high stakes. We want to win, we really want to achieve competitive excellence. But when we fall a little short of that, we can redouble our efforts and learn from that and get even better.

So I just think there's so much learning that can come from athletics participation. I think a big building block to the mental approach to sports, and that really fuels all that. Learning through sport is the approach outcome response cycle. So we all control how we approach a task. We don't always control the outcome, but then we always control how we respond to that outcome.

We want to win, we really want to achieve competitive excellence. But when we fall a little short of that, we can redouble our efforts and learn from that and get even better.So when you think about it through the lens of athletics, we want to think about it sort of in the smallest pieces. So not how I approach the game. Win, lose, how do I respond to winning or losing much smaller? So within a game, that cycle is happening dozens and dozens of times. So they start feeding each other. So how I approach something, the outcome doesn't go my way. Okay, now how am I going to respond? Because that's going to feed into the next approach to the next thing.

So in more tangible terms, a simple example is like a foul shot. So there's a thing called a foul shot routine. So everybody is the same thing before foul shot. That's controlling the approach outcome doesn't always go in, right? So in a big moment that's going to sting. But then what's the response? And then that feeds the next approach. So you can sort of play this out and see how this happens over and over and over. And then how a student can control that really then starts to affect their performance in a positive or negative way. And then think beyond that. I'm doing this for myself and my individual tasks. But now think about those around me. So how my approach and my response? If I'm doing that well, that's going to affect the approach and the response of the people around me.

So you start to see the team dynamics and how that's at play. And it's just a powerful concept because it can affect so much change. And I think that's important because a lot of times in sports will say how we got to be resilient or be gritty. 100% agree. But how do we actually do that, being resilient? How? So I think this is a great building block to that because this is how we can be resilient and how we can be gritty and how we can persevere. This mental approach I think has so many applications outside athletics.

So I think some of my proudest moments as a coach when I saw students really grow and learn in that mental approach, whether it was I can think of a student who sort of grew tremendously over four years and found her voice and gained confidence.Think about a student in an academic setting, the approach, how I'm studying for an exam or how I'm preparing to write a paper. The outcome. Maybe I fall a little short of my goal in that test or I didn't sort of nail that paper. How do I respond? Same concept, even smaller. Like within a class setting. I go to the board. I think I have this math problem figured out. I didn't quite get it. This happened to me all the time in high school, right? Okay, so now how do I respond? Am I embarrassed? How am I going to feel about doing the next problem? Right? There are so many applications of that. And then as students enter college and then the workforce, this certainly has applications professionally, professional, day to day setting, meetings, interactions with colleagues can go on and on. But you can see how this sort of building block of the approach outcome, response cycle can easily be put into effect in those settings as well.

And I think, again, going back to the learning environment, that's why this is such a special learning environment because as students can practice this in that setting and then 20 years from now be so well versed at it that they can take it into their professional setting. And really too, you can perform at a high level because of their ability to do this. When you're learning this in athletic setting, again, it feels high stakes, relatively low risk. So you really have the opportunity to build this and grow this skill and it translates into the workplace. So picture of student 20 years down the line now in brain surgery, super high stakes, super high risk, right? So we want the students who have learned these skills in this setting where we can take time and get better and learn and grow. And now we want that student to be able to take this forward with them when it is high stakes, high risk, brain surgery, wall street trader, you name it, but they've developed this and they can use this to the benefit of their career and the benefit of those around them.

A coach can have a profound role in teaching the mental approach to sports to students. Certainly coaches are adapted teaching sports specific skills to their students, but to really maximize students' ability to perform those skills, we want to have that parallel track of that mental approach.

So I think some of my proudest moments as a coach when I saw students really grow and learn in that mental approach, whether it was I can think of a student who sort of grew tremendously over four years and found her voice and gained confidence. And a lot of that was because of the mental approach that she developed. I can think of another student who is always confidence was not her, she was not lacking confidence, right? But it was her ability to sort of navigate team dynamics and communicate with teammates that had to grow in nuance. And she was able to do that tremendously by her senior year in the way that she knew how to sort of respond to some things one way, how to respond to something else a little bit differently, how she approach something with one teammate would be different from how she approached something with another teammate. And so much of that is just the mental approach to team dynamics in sport. And now they're young adults and they can take that with them into their professional careers. 

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Roman Rockstar: Class of 2025 nominates 9 members of their class

The Class of 2025 nominated nine members of their class this spring to represent them in the alumni community. Mel Butler, Asher Schenk, Juliette Katz, Andrew Zuckerman, Olivia Harris, Avani Shah, Maddy Levy, Carla McSweeney, and Michael Gray assisted in planning the Senior Luncheon and led outreach efforts for the senior class gift. Thanks to their leadership, the class decided to make their gift in honor of Latin’s faculty and staff.

Melissa (Mel) Butler is planning to attend DePauw University to study acting and biology. Her favorite memory at Latin was joining past theater students in signing the dressing rooms and reflecting on the 15+ shows she performed in during her time at Latin.

Asher Schenk will be attending Duke University. His favorite memories include his freshman, sophomore, and senior year Project Weeks.

Juliette Katz will be attending Columbia University and remembers the Homecoming games most fondly.

Andrew Zuckerman is planning to attend Northeastern University and especially enjoyed Ms. Hennessy’s Project Week.

Olivia Harris will be heading to Emory University in Atlanta. She cherishes the senior retreat for the time spent outdoors and bonding with classmates.

Avani Shah is attending NYU. Her favorite memories include getting close to different groups of people throughout her time at Latin.

Maddy Levy plans to attend the University of Michigan this fall and loved getting to know the faculty and staff.

Carla McSweeney will be playing hockey at Harvard University. She especially enjoyed her Chicago Politics field trips and doing hip mobility exercises in the gym.

Last but not least, Michael Gray will be attending NYU in the fall. His favorite memories include his Project Week in Florence, Italy, touring the Medici Palace and Boboli Gardens.

Thank you to all of our senior class representatives! They are truly, Roman Rockstars!

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Highlights from the 2024-25 School Year
Highlights from the 2024-25 School Year

It’s been another successful year at Latin, filled with remarkable accomplishments and memorable milestones. Below are some of the highlights that made this school year so special.

Athletics

  • Latin’s varsity teams and student-athletes won the following titles during the 2024-25 school year:
    • Independent School League championship - baseball, boys cross country, Francesca M. in girls cross country, field hockey, Jack Z. in boys golf, girls soccer, boys tennis as a team along with Kiyan A. in singles and Jake G. and Mark T. in doubles, girls and boys track and field
    • Regional championship - baseball, girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, field hockey, Jack Z. in boys golf, girls soccer, and girls and boys volleyball
    • Sectional championship - girls cross country, field hockey, Malia C. and Nicola K. in doubles for girls tennis, boys tennis as a team along with Kiyan A. in singles and Jake G. and Mark T. in doubles, girls volleyball
       
  • Student-athletes and coaches earned the following individual honors during the 2024-25 season: 
    • Eight All-State selections
    • Eight ISL Player of the Year selections
    • Four ISL Coaching Staff of the Year selections
    • Nearly 20 All-Sectional selections
    • More than 35 All-Conference selections
       
  • The following teams, student-athletes and coaches achieved milestones during the 2024-25 school year:
    • The field hockey team earned a trip to the final four for the first time in program history. 
    • The boys and girls track and field teams won ISL championships in the same season for the first time in approximately 40 years.
    • The boys volleyball team won back-to-back regional titles for the first time in program history. 
    • Nate W.’s swim in the 100-yard breaststroke at sectionals broke a school record dating back to 2006.
    • Girls basketball coach Max Rouse earned his 400th career victory.
    • The club squash team reached the finals of the U.S. High School Nationals for the first time ever. 
    • The club sailing team won the Illinois State Championship.
       
  • Latin’s sports program had several additional highlights during the 2024-25 school year:
    • Eight student-athletes signed letters of intent to play collegiate athletics. 
    • The Chicago Latin Swim Club (CLSC) qualified 12 student-athletes for the Illinois regional championship meet. In that group, five placed in the top eight in many of their individual events at the regional meet, and two earned times that qualified them for the state tournament.
    • The boys swimming team had personal bests in every event at sectionals. 
    • The boys soccer team earned the ISL Sportsmanship award for the dedication and sportsmanship they exhibited throughout the season.

Performing and Visual Arts

  • Twelve Latin students were selected for the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) honor choirs, marking the highest number of students chosen from our school in recent years. 
     
  • Middle School student Neysa P. was selected for the ILMEA All-State Junior Honors Chorus and performed at the Illinois Music Education Conference.
     
  • Jeremiah W.’s short film “Cinephile” won “Best in Show” in the Time Arts category at the Illinois High School Art Exhibition. He was one of several Upper School students who represented Latin at the event. 
     
  • Eight Upper School students were recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers in conjunction with its Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The entries they submitted for the regional competition earned a total of 12 awards, including three Gold Keys, four Silver Keys and five Honorable Mentions.
     
  • Upper School student Wyatt P. earned an Honorable Mention in the Chicago Public Library’s 10th Annual Teen Winter Challenge art competition. His artwork will be featured in the library’s print catalog and displayed in a special exhibition at the Harold Washington Library Center.
     
  • Upper School students Jonah K., Izzy S., and Ajay S. were members of the Lookingglass Young Ensemble that performed in the theatre company’s production of “The Portrait of Madame X.”
     
  • Middle School student Sahana M. was part of an elite group of singers from Uniting Voices of Chicago who performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of famed conductor Klaus Mäkelä.
     
  • Upper School student Edie P. performed with the Northeastern Illinois University orchestra after winning the Chicago Chamber Music Festival’s 10th Annual Concerto Competition.

Clubs and Activities 

  • The Student Philanthropy Initiative, a project founded and run by Latin students, earned the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals Chicago Chapter. This award is presented to “a youth leader or leaders, or a youth-generated project and its team, having demonstrated a significant impact on the Chicago community.” 
     
  • Upper School students Natalie A. (Superior in Editorial Writing), Sofia G. (Superior in Commentary Writing), Scarlet G. (Excellent in News Editing/Headline/Current Events) and Edie P. (Honorable Mention in Feature Writing) won awards in writing and layout contests held in conjunction with the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention. 
     
  • Upper School students won five Superior Achievement awards and three Excellent Achievement awards in conjunction with the annual McCormick Foundation High School Media Competition hosted by the Scholastic Press Association of Chicago.
     
  • Upper School students Alexa N. and Teddy L. won awards in conjunction with the 2025 Private School Journalism Association (PSJA) Contest. Alexa took second place in the Sophomore of the Year category, while Teddy took third place in the Designer of the Year category.
     
  • The Upper School Robotics Team tied for fourth place at their regional tournament and took first in the Control Award, which recognizes excellence in autonomous code and strategy.
     
  • The Middle School’s varsity Science Olympiad team has a tremendous showing at the state tournament. The team finished eighth overall, medaled in 10 individual events following top five finishes, and earned top 10 placements in an additional 10 events.
     
  • Seven Upper School students earned Best Delegate awards and another received an Honorable Mention at the Harvard Model Congress conference. 
     
  • Upper School students Graham S. and Kai G. both earned Honorable Mention awards during the Model UN Invitational Conference (CSMUN XV) hosted by Carl Sandburg.
     
  • The Model UN Club hosted Latin's first-ever invitational conference (LSCMUN I), which drew approximately 220 delegates from Chicago-area high schools.

Faculty and Staff

  • Cat Curry, the Director of Latin 360°, won the 2025 Distinguished Service Award from the Illinois chapter of the American Camp Association. This prestigious award is given to people who “demonstrate significant, long-term and impactful leadership and service to ACA Illinois and the camp profession.”
     
  • Upper School English teachers Jim Joyce and Ann McGlinn moderated discussions during the Annual Printers Row Lit Fest, which is the largest free outdoor literary showcase in the Midwest.
     
  • Annessa Staab and Katie Vautier from Latin's Enrollment Management team were invited to present at the Enrollment Management Association's annual conference. Their session, which was titled "The Evolution of Latin's Lower School Admissions Process: From ABCs & 123s to Standardization," offered an interactive exploration of how Latin's admissions process has evolved. 

Alumni

  • Eliza Lampert ’24 made school history by earning the prestigious Story of the Year award from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) for an opinion piece she wrote for The Forum in October 2023. This was the first time a Latin student received this national recognition as part of NSPA’s Individual Awards, which “honor the nation’s best scholastic journalism.”
     
  • Nora Cheng ’21 and her band Horsegirl released their second album, “Phonetics On and On,” on February 14. The group was profiled in Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair; and had their album reviewed by publications such as SPIN magazine and The Guardian.
     
  • Helen Hu '19 won the individual title on the balance beam at the NCAA women's gymnastics championships. Her first-place finish on beam helped her University of Missouri team take third place overall and earn a final national ranking of No. 3—the highest ever for any Mizzou women's sports team in school history.
     
  • Marianne Mihas ’21, who was captain of Harvard Track and Field, and Bea Parr ’21, who was captain of Middlebury Track and Field, both earned First Team All-American honors in the distance medley relay.
     
  • Catie Cronister ‘16 was named one of Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30 Professional and Philanthropic Leaders for 2025. This honor, presented by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, recognizes young professionals who are making a name for themselves in their careers and helps them grow into community leaders and influencers.

Additional Student Accomplishments 

  • Upper School student Theodore T. earned several impressive accolades for his independent research design project "Assisting EMS with drones in underserved areas." He won a silver award at the Illinois Junior Academy of Sciences (IJAS) Regional Fair, was selected to present at the Illinois State Academy of Sciences, and was named a semi-finalist for the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. His work also received a Gold designation and an Exceptional Project in Engineering award at the IJAS State Science Exposition.
     
  • Upper School student Edie P. qualified for the Illinois History Day Competition with her research paper “The Legal Blueprint of Rome: Rights and Responsibilities in the Twelve Tables,” which she completed through Latin’s Independent Study Program under the supervision of Upper School teachers Sarah Landis and Matthew June.
     
  • Lower School student Luke M. earned a perfect score on the WordMasters Challenge, which is a national competition for students in grades three through eight that encourages growth in vocabulary and verbal reasoning.
     
  • Lower School student Connor H. took fourth place in the Under 400 (K-8) section at the 156th Kumbaya Chess Tournament, which helped Latin earn a third place finish at the event.
     
  • Upper School student Kerry K. was crowned Miss Windy City’s Teen.
     
  • Upper School student Theodore T. medaled in the Cadet Men’s Epee event at USA Fencing's annual Junior Olympics and North American Cup. This prestigious competition drew approximately 350 qualified fencers from across the country.
     
  • Upper School student Isabella H. had an incredible year in the world of horse riding that was highlighted by a first place finish in her event at the 2024 UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show, and a second place finish in her event at the 2024 World’s Championship Horse Show held during the Kentucky State Fair.
     
  • Lower School student Caden H. had a great showing at the 2025 Men’s Eastern National Championships for gymnastics. He placed seventh out of 30 in the all-around thanks, in large part, to his sixth place finish in the parallel bars and seventh place finish on the floor. His performance earned him an invite to the United States of America Gymnastics Future Stars Development Camp.
     
  • Middle School student Aryana M., a member of the Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club, qualified for six regional swim events during the recent short-course season and earned a spot on the state relay team.

 

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Athletes of the week May 23
Latin Athletes of the Week: May 2-23, 2025

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week during the period of May 2 - May 23, 2025!

Tucker T. '26 reached a huge milestone this week, joining the 1,000 career assists club! This season alone, he’s tallied 421 assists, 129 digs, 54 kills, and 29 blocks making his impact known all over the court.

Flynn O. ‘26 has been a force on the field this season, leading the boys lacrosse team with 39 goals and 10 assists for a total of 49 points. He currently tops the team in both categories and continues to be a key playmaker.

Vivian L. ‘26 had a record-breaking day at the Walther Christian Invitational. She shattered two 13-year-old school records in the 100 and 300 hurdles, setting a new standard for the program.

Carolena T. ‘26 has come up big for the Romans this season! She hit her second home run of the year and played a key role in a clutch triple play with bases loaded, to help secure a 14-12 victory over Woodlands Academy.

Athletes of the week May 23

 

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Chloe Himmel ’04
Roman Rockstar: Chloe Himmel ‘04

Chloe Himmel ’04 was recently honored with the Department of Homeland Security Secretary’s Award for Leadership Excellence in 2024 for her outstanding service as Chief of Staff for Legislative Affairs at DHS.

Reflecting on her time at Latin, Chloe shared that the school not only provided her with a rigorous academic foundation that set her up for success in college and her professional career but, more importantly, as a late bloomer, it was Latin’s dedicated teachers who recognized her potential and empowered her to develop a strong sense of self. Through their encouragement, she came to recognize her unique strengths and her ability to contribute meaningfully to the world.

Chloe credits Latin’s commitment to experiential learning, through opportunities like debate, student government, and community service, with giving her invaluable firsthand experience in leadership and civic engagement. Her time at Latin not only sharpened her intellectual curiosity but also gave her the confidence to pursue a career in public service.

She fondly remembers Dr. Fript as one of the most influential teachers in her Latin experience. Among her most meaningful memories is delivering a speech to the assembly debating the discriminatory enforcement of the dress code. She also looks back warmly on the Reindeer Games and her involvement in field hockey and soccer, describing her time at Latin as impactful, empowering, and confidence-building.
 

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