“If we can train Olympic-level athletes from a young age, why can’t we train Olympic-level CEOs and innovators?” This quotation, by TKS co-founder Nadeem Nathoo, is located on the company’s website alongside a rotating collection of phrases beginning with “We help young people” and ending with various phrases such as “impact billions,” “solve global problems,” […]
On October 29, Dennis Kanin, Class of 1964 and member of the Roxbury Latin Board of Trustees, delivered a Hall on the history of presidential elections in the United States, and on what we might look for in the days and weeks ahead as our nation elects its next president. Dennis spoke about the rationale […]
The sun shone on another successful Fall Family Day and Homecoming at Roxbury Latin on October 19. The day was full of delicious food, family, friends, and RL spirit. In the morning, RL defeated Belmont Hill 2-0 in the annual Terry Iandiorio ’89 Memorial Alumni Soccer match. Later, the Varsity Football team secured a victory […]
On October 15, students and faculty gathered in Smith Theater for a Hall featuring Schuyler Bailar, the first openly transgender athlete to compete in any sport at the NCAA Division I level. Schuyler swam for the Harvard men’s team from 2015 to 2019. Today, Schuyler is an educational speaker, bestselling author, and advocate for trans […]
Each year, the American Battle Monuments Foundation hosts a Past is Prologue essay contest, an opportunity for students between ages eleven and eighteen to submit an original work on a selected historical topic. This year, the prompts were: “WWII Operation Bodyguard Deception & Misdirection” and “WWII Air Dominance that enabled the D-Day invasion.” A self-proclaimed […]
Paul Kuechler ’18 is currently living in Spain, employed by the New York Yacht Club American Magic as their boat, Patriot, sailed and competed in the 37th America’s Cup sailing race. Paul works as a mechanical design engineer for the team, a role he has had since graduating from Harvard College in May of 2022, […]
On September 26, students and faculty gathered in Smith Theater to hear from Jennifer De Leon, an award-winning author of young adult novels and nonfiction essay collections; a professor of creative writing; and the founder of Story Bridge, LLC, an organization that aims to bring together people from different experiences and backgrounds, encouraging them to […]
How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself? The Epictetus quotation was displayed on the screen as boys filled the Smith Theater on September 24 for the year’s first Health and Wellness Hall. With everyone in their seats, Dr. Schaffer took to the stage to introduce Dr. Jonathan Jenkins […]
The National Merit Scholarship Program recently announced the names of Class of 2025 students across the country who earned recognition for their academic achievement. This year, 28 Roxbury Latin boys were named—seven as National Merit Scholar semifinalists and twenty-one others earning commendations from program officials, equating to 50% of the class. Juniors from across the […]
One of Roxbury Latin’s goals is to foster a community of “accomplished generalists.” In other words, it encourages boys to be passionate about and involved in many different things. A terrific example of this is Class II student Max Kesselheim, whose love of both politics and humor informed the research behind his article “How funny […]