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 […]
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’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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Over three days last week, Roxbury Latin welcomed 33 educators from across the US and Canada for the annual International Boys’ School Coalition’s “Teachers New to Boys’ Schools” conference. Beginning Thursday, 26 October, teachers attended seminars and engaged in discussion on topics such as the mission of boys’ schools; the social-emotional development of boys; giving […]
On Thursday, 26 October, Governor Charlie Baker delivered the keynote Hall address to students, faculty, trustees, and guests, as the honored speaker for Roxbury Latin’s 2017 Founder’s Day celebration. Founded by John Eliot in 1645, Roxbury Latin is the oldest school in continuous existence in North America, and this year the school celebrates, in particular, […]