DC students get paid $100 for putting their phones away
Evan Koslof, WUSA-9, August 30, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA9) – A couple months ago, WUSA9 brought you the story of an unusual challenge at one D.C. school. The principal at the Washington Latin Public Charter School offered her students $100, under one condition. These kids had to put their screens away every Tuesday all summer.
Now with summer over, WUSA9 gave the school a visit to see how it went, and just how much money she now owes. READ MORE
What I Learned From ‘No Tech Tuesday’: Students Speak About A Summer Without Technology
By Kate McGee, August 29, 2017
Before students at Washington Latin Public Charter School in Northwest D.C. left for summer break, their principal announced an unusual summer challenge at an end of year assembly. Principal Diana Smith said if rising eighth and ninth grade students avoided all screens on the 11 Tuesdays during the summer break, she would pay them each $100 out of her own pocket.
Senior Isaiah McKnight had an internship this summer with Texas Congressman Marc Veasey. The student applied for the internship through the congressman’s website. Over his six week stint on Capitol Hill, McKnight logged contact information on spreadsheets, delivered messages, and spoke to constituents on the phones. He says he became increasingly interested in political science in Ms. Collins’ AP Language and Composition Class as they read about the oratorical styles of various leaders from Socrates to Stalin.
Sophomore Nora Butler and junior Ava Tiller were selected as members of the 2017 All-National Honor Ensembles Mixed Choir, Soprano 2. Both singers are members of Ms. Vercammen’s (Nevola) Honors Choir. The 2017 All-National Honor Ensembles program will take place at the Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, November 26-29, 2017.
Upper school Biology teacher Ms. Jost journeyed to Tanzania and made it safely to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro this summer. The intrepid climber couldn’t help showing her Latin pride by bringing the school athletics jersey up to the very top of the peak.
