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Come Fly With Me
Ms. Shapiro's AP Physics students will take part in their annual field trip to the flight park iFly this Friday. The unique vertical wind tunnel that allows students to experience the feeling of flight also lets them evaluate what forces are at work on objects in the...
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Poet in Residence
Washington Latin freshman Vivian Claire won second place in the DC Poetry Out Loud finals. She took first place in the school wide competition with Wendell Berry's "Enemies" and "Famous" by Naomi Shihab-Nye.
read moreUnderground Hero
Seniors visited the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in Church Creek, Maryland for English 12. Students viewed the bronze sculptures of the famous Civil War hero, and learned about her military service to the union, her childhood injury, and her multiple...
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Much Ado About Shakespeare
Eighth graders in Ms. Kolb's Theatre class performed scenes from "Much Ado About Nothing" at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre on Tuesday. The play centers around the tortured love affair between Hero (Aimee Crozat) and Claudio (Charlie Fox-Whelpton), which is thwarted...
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All American Athlete
Sophomore Zoe Edelman and junior Luke Tewalt both traveled to New York City to compete in the High School National Indoor Track and Field Championships with coach Jamille Callum. This was the final meet of the indoor season and athletes from all over the country had...
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Greek is the Word
When Bill Clausen started teaching Greek I in the fall of 2015, he and Dr. Smith felt that adding a second classical language was the logical next step for our school. Mr. Clausen, who joined Washington Latin in our second year, teaches Latin and humanities courses,...
read moreA Fuller Human Experience
The fact that the experiences of all people are not always celebrated or even recognized led to the establishment of Black History Month. Last week I tried to argue that American history needs to account for the people and stories of all America, not just those in...
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Learning Lost Stories
Later this year, the country remembers 400 years since the first Africans were forcibly brought to this country. In August of 1619, a Dutch frigate landed in Point Comfort (site of modern-day Hampton, VA) with a cargo of “20 and odd Negros,” originally from...
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