“One in three black men born today will spend some time in jail or prison. One of three black women today has a relative in jail or prison. In fact, there are 2.3 million people in prison right now—another five million on probation or parole, one misstep away from being part of that larger number. […]
Did you know that Deepavali (also known as Diwali, the Indian festival this year celebrated on November 7) can be translated from Sanskrit to mean “rows of light”? Or that Mahalakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, prosperity, and happiness, is welcomed into homes all over the world during the days leading up to the festival? Or […]
On Thursday, November 1, students, faculty and staff took a break from classes to celebrate, together, Roxbury Latin’s annual Founder’s Day, in honor of the school’s founder John Eliot. Under Headmaster Brennan’s guidance, the school used this 50th anniversary occasion to examine the year 1968—a tumultuous year in our country and around the globe. In […]
Three of Roxbury Latin’s most promising debaters travelled to St. Clement’s School in Toronto, Ontario, in October for the International Independent Schools’ Public Speaking Competition—a four-day tournament for 146 competitors from 46 schools in seven countries. In two preliminary rounds, Daniel Sun-Friedman (III), Avi Attar (II), and David LaFond (II) competed in three events each. […]
Over three days last week, Roxbury Latin welcomed 40 educators from across the United States and Canada for the annual International Boys’ School Coalition’s “Teachers New to Boys’ Schools” conference. Beginning Thursday, October 25, new teachers attended seminars and engaged in discussion on topics such as the mission of boys’ schools; the social-emotional development of […]
On October 23, former director of the CIA John Brennan delivered Roxbury Latin’s 15th annual Jarvis International Lecture. In his address to boys, faculty, trustees and guests, Mr. Brennan spoke about his path to the CIA and a life of public service; dispelled myths about the agency; outlined the top global concerns that young Americans […]
Roxbury Latin’s Indoor Athletic Facility and Hennessy Rink were selected for publication in American School & University magazine, as part of the 2018 Educational Interiors Showcase. An annual competition honoring excellence in educational interiors and facility planning, the Educational Interiors Showcase spotlights today’s most effective learning environments. In 2014, the school’s desire to expand […]
On October 15, Roxbury Latin boys and faculty enjoyed a performance by one of our nation’s most respected touring theater troupes, the American Shakespeare Center (ASC) on Tour. This performance, part of the troupe’s six-month national tour, was brought to RL thanks to the Claire Berman Artist-in-Residence Fund, established in 2005 by Ethan Berman ’79 […]
Over the weekend Roxbury Latin juniors Ian Richardson and Chris Zhu, along with recent graduate Robert Cunningham ‘18, participated in the Hack Umass Hackathon—36 hours of creativity, concentration, coding, and competition. Their team—which also recruited two female computer science students from UMass—won the Hackathon’s Grand Prize out of more than 250 teams—mostly comprising college students. […]
In Hall on October 9, Ms. Kory Stamper—a lexicographer who spent almost 20 years as an associate editor at Merriam-Webster—led boys and faculty along an informative and entertaining traverse through the English language. Her talk titled “Is Proper English Proper?” was a brief history of Standard English. She explained how, in England, as books became […]