News & Events

Varsity Tennis Wins ISL Title and Finishes Second in New England

On May 19, Roxbury Latin’s Varsity Tennis team won its final regular season match against St. Mark’s School, to finish undefeated in the Independent School League (15-0), securing its eighth ISL title since 2011. (Accounting for two years without competition due to COVID, RL Tennis has been crowned ISL Champions eight of the last 11 […]

A Joyful, Sunny Reunion and Family Day

Thank you to the hundreds of alumni and families who gathered on Roxbury Latin’s campus over the weekend to celebrate Reunion and Spring Family Day. Festivities began on Friday, May 5, with an alumni luncheon and Class I panel, followed by a Hall honoring former trustee Bill Collatos ’72, and celebrating his generous gift: naming […]

Class V Travels to Woods Hole for Day of Ecological Research

On May 4, Class V boys made their annual springtime pilgrimage to Woods Hole for a science investigation trip. Roxbury Latin’s host for the day was the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), located in Falmouth. For nearly 20 years, this hands-on experience has been the culmination of the fourth marking period studies in the Class […]

Sam Jacobs ‘04 Named Editor in Chief of TIME

On April 24, TIME CEO Jessica Sibley announced the appointment of RL alumnus Sam Jacobs, Class of 2004, to Editor in Chief of TIME. Sam has been a part of the global media brand for a decade, serving as a leader of the editorial team. Sam is the youngest editor to lead TIME since co-founder […]

Use Your Voice: Ara Gershengorn Delivers 2023 Cum Laude Address

On April 20, Roxbury Latin celebrated in Hall the 12 members of Class I whose efforts and accomplishments have earned them membership in the Cum Laude Society. Each spring, the all-school Cum Laude ceremony honors the life of the mind—affirming that at the heart of a good school is scholarly engagement. “This special event is […]

Mike Pojman Shares His Life Lessons, After 43 Years at RL

On Monday, April 3, Mike Pojman—Associate Headmaster and member of the Roxbury Latin faculty since 1980—opened the spring term in Rousmaniere Hall, by sharing with students and colleagues 19 life lessons that he has come to rely on. Mr. Pojman will retire at the end of this school year. Below are his Hall remarks, in […]

Glee Club Takes to Nashville and Memphis!

In the early morning hours of March 18, four members of RL’s faculty and 56 members of the Glee Club boarded a plane to head to two of America’s most iconic music destinations. First the group spent three days in Nashville, Tennessee—Music City! On Saturday, they spent some time getting to know downtown Nashville before […]

VEX Success!

Roxbury Latin’s VEX Robotics team found great success at the VEX Southern New England Regional Championship over the weekend. RL had five teams in competition (out of 80 qualifying teams in total), with three Class I teams, a Class III team, and a combined Class V & IV team. All three of the Class I […]

A Rousing and Memorable Exelauno Day

On March 3, Roxbury Latin students and teachers gathered in Rousmaniere Hall to celebrate a tradition that is distinctly RL: Exelauno Day dates back more than 130 years, when Classics master Clarence Willard Gleason inaugurated a celebration of the Classics, in which Greek students would be exempted from homework. Today, the event allows for the […]

RL Presents The Little Prince, This Year’s Junior Play

Each winter, RL’s youngest, budding actors and crew—from Class VI through Class IV—come together for the production of the annual Junior Play. On February 24 and 25, The Little Prince—by Rick Cummings and John Scoullar, adapted from the beloved book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry—filled the Smith Theater, bringing the classic tale to vivid life. The […]