John Frates of Class II wants to bring some happiness to his grandmother and people affected by Alzheimer’s disease, and he has designed and published a book of word-search puzzles just for them. When John’s grandmother began having more difficulty with her memory and struggled with the standard word-search puzzle books she used to […]
Felix Wang ’17, currently a freshman at Stanford, was named a 2017 Davidson Fellow in mathematics for his project Functional Equations in Complex Analysis and Number Theory. The Fellowship comes with a $25,000 scholarship. At Roxbury Latin, Felix’s fascination with math led him to apply to the MIT-PRIMES program, where he began his research […]
Under the watchful and patient guidance of Habitat for Humanity site supervisors, seven boys in Classes II and I, accompanied by RL masters Mike Pojman and Myron McLaren, gave a late-September Saturday to help on a Habitat build in Dorchester. Climbing ladders and scaffolding, seniors Mahamud Hashi, Elson Ortiz, Matt Sheehan and juniors John Frates, […]
At Roxbury Latin, part of our work is to ask the bigger questions, and to consider who we are, spiritually. On the Jewish High Holy Days, as on the highest holidays of the Christian and Muslim traditions, we regularly hear from faith leaders from beyond our walls. In Hall on Thursday, we heard from three […]
As a nine-year-old, Arn Chorn-Pond was one of hundreds of Cambodian children sent to prison camps when the Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975. Under the life-saving tutelage of Youen Mek—a master artist—Arn survived by playing the flute, performing propaganda music to entertain soldiers and drown the sounds of executions. Forced into battle during […]
Curiosity, creativity, and commitment: This is the recipe that Dr. Michael McElroy—eminent scholar of environmental studies—suggests to combat the effects of climate change. The first of four Smith Visiting Scholars to discuss the science and policies of climate change this year, Dr. McElroy has been devoted to this teaching and research at Harvard for 47 […]
The National Merit Scholarship Program announced today the names of students in the Class of 2018, across the country, earning recognition for their academic achievement. This year, 11 Roxbury Latin boys have been named National Merit Scholar semifinalists, and nine others have earned commendations from program officials. In this 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship competition, […]
Congratulations to John Philippides (I) who participated in The New York Times’ 10 week Summer Reading Contest in its 8th week. The senior wrote about data tracking in cars and the impact on government spying in 1970’s Argentina, a movement that prompted his family’s evacuation to the United States: ”My mother’s family lived in Argentina during part of […]
In response to Hurricane Harvey’s devastating impact on the city of Houston and surrounding communities, Mayor Marty Walsh issued a call for help: Boston’s “Help for Houston” drive mobilized individuals, organizations and businesses to collect items, assisting those in the wake of the storm. Niall Dalton IV planted the seed that Roxbury Latin could get […]
