News & Events

Nancy Anthony, Life Trustee, Shares Her Thanksgiving Reflections

On the last day of classes before the holiday break, Life Trustee Nancy Anthony—mother of Drew ’01 and Graham ’03—offered her thoughts on gratitude, as keynote speaker of the morning’s annual Thanksgiving exercises.   “Today, we pause amidst the busyness of our lives to do two things,” began Headmaster Kerry Brennan. “First, to remember what […]

RL Hosts DACA Seminar for RL & Winsor Seniors

On Sunday, 19 November, 32 senior girls from The Winsor School joined 46 Class I boys at Roxbury Latin for a different kind of sister school mixer: a joint seminar on DACA—the “Dreamer” legislation.   The afternoon began with a presentation on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) by immigration law attorney Rachel Casseus (Winsor […]

Former EPA head Gina McCarthy: It’s not about polar bears

The Honorable Gina McCarthy is a straight shooter—a policy wonk by her own reckoning. The former head of the Environmental Protection Agency under Obama spoke on 13 November, the third in this year’s Smith Scholar series on the subject of global climate change. She discussed her work under the previous administration and offered her take […]

Friday, Dec 1 Messiah Sing & Sly Voxes

Don’t miss the annual Community Messiah Sing and holiday concert by the Sly Voxes!    Friday, December 1, 2017 @ 8 pm The Roxbury Latin School—Rousmaniere Hall 101 St. Theresa Avenue, West Roxbury 02132   Bring your own score or borrow one of ours. Enjoy guest conductors from local choruses, and a special performance by The […]

RL XC wins NEPSTA Division II Title

RL’s varsity cross country team capped a perfect season as NEPSTA Division II Champions at the meet hosted by the Berkshire School in Sheffield on Saturday, 11 November. Prior to the meet, the varsity team had completed a 16-0 dual-meet season and won its first ever ISL championship. The JV team entered its final race […]

Lt. Christopher Fuqua gives Veterans Day address

Roxbury Latin recognized all veterans, and the day that honors them, in Hall this morning. Lt. Christopher Fuqua, father of Alex in Class IV and a distinguished serviceman, gave the Veterans Day address. Special guests included Bob Powers ’66, Assistant Headmaster Emeritus Bill Chauncey, former Trustee Jack Regan, Thomas Jacoby, and Bill and Susan Sparks—all […]

Jim Hamilton ’91 to head Berwick Academy

James Hamilton ’91 was recently appointed Berwick Academy’s 54th Head of School, effective July 2018. With more than 20 years of experience in independent school leadership, he currently serves as associate head for external affairs at Brooks School in North Andover. Founded in 1791, Berwick Academy is an independent, coeducational school located in South Berwick, […]

Cross Country caps undefeated season as ISL champions

On Friday, 3 November, RL’s cross country team earned the title of league champion after competing against 15 other schools in the Independent School League Cross Country Championships, hosted by Lawrence Academy. The varsity team entered the race with a season record of 16-0, having completed its first undefeated dual-meet season since 1999.   At […]

Joe Nero places second at international public speaking competition

Three RL boys, accompanied by history master Stewart Thomsen, competed at this year’s International Independent School Public Speaking Competition (IISPSC) held in Winnipeg, Canada. Students from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia partook in the competition, hosted jointly by Gray Academy and Balmoral Hall. Joe Nero (Class I), and Kalyan Palepu and Trey […]

Professor Massimino Talks Physics, Persistence, and Burritos in Space

On 2 November, Dr. Michael Massimino spoke with boys, faculty and staff about his path toward becoming an astronaut, and what he learned along the way. Now a professor at Columbia, Dr. Massimino was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1996—on what, he shared, was his fourth time applying for the role. Undaunted […]

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