As the sun rose on Monday morning, Greater Boston stood under more than a foot of snow. But it was March fourth, after all, and so Roxbury Latin did (…march forth, that is). As the snow fell outside, Rousmaniere Hall was filled with exclamations of “Triumphales O sodales” in celebration of Exelauno Day, a uniquely […]
Each winter, RL’s youngest, budding actors and crew—from Class VI through Class IV—come together with their girls’ school counterparts for the production of the annual Junior Play. On March 1, Peter and the Starcatcher opened with magic and adventure, and with much laughter from a delighted audience. Director Paul Valley described the play as not […]
On February 24, seniors from Roxbury Latin and The Winsor School teamed up for a joint service initiative, in collaboration with the Pine Street Inn, which has been assisting Boston’s homeless population for 50 years. RL’s senior boys hosted their Winsor counterparts for an evening on campus; first students heard from Matt Ferrer of Pine […]
After years of impromptu performances in unusual places—American campgrounds, hostel courtyards in rural Spain, a mountain pass in the Swiss Alps—David Leach (RL Class of 2009) and Julia Connor officially formed the violin and piano duo Room to Spare in the spring of 2018. The duo’s name reflects the pair’s spacious approach to music making; […]
In 1990, when Katie Koestner told her parents, peers, and college administrators that she had been raped by a fellow classmate, she was met with the following questions: “What were you wearing?” “Well, did he pay for dinner?” “Why did you invite him back to your dorm?” “Are you sure you want to make that […]
On February 10, four Roxbury Latin students traveled to West Hartford, Connecticut, to compete in the Kingswood-Oxford School’s annual public speaking competition. For the fourth year in a row, RL’s contingent returned with the Googins Cup, awarded to the team that places first overall in four categories of competition: Persuasive Speaking, After Dinner Speaking, Impromptu […]
On February 9, members of the varsity wrestling team competed in the prestigious Graves-Kelsey Tournament (the ISL championship tournament), earning a competitive second place finish overall in a field of 13 teams. RL’s wrestlers achieved this accomplishment through a collective effort, with 10 of 13 wrestlers placing. Doevy Estimphile (I) earned first place in his […]
Each year, the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, along with more than 100 visual and literary arts organizations across the country, accept submissions from teens in grades 7-12 for their Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Hundreds of thousands of writing submissions across 11 categories are judged based on originality, technical skill, and the emergence […]
When Alex Myers was in middle school, a teacher brought a k.d. lang CD to class. On the cover stood a woman who looked like a man. For the first time, Alex said, he received “an echo from the world.” Until k.d. lang, Alex had never seen himself in anyone else—not a parent, or a […]
Mohamad Hafez is a professional architect, born in Damascus and raised in Saudi Arabia. As a student studying in the midwestern U.S. he was unable to return to his home over the winter break, because of the limitations a Syrian passport posed at the time. Homesick, he decided that if he couldn’t return home, he […]