Ms. Brady’s freshman English class visited the African Arts Museum after completing the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. The story focuses on life in late nineteenth century Nigeria before and after the demise of colonialism. Later in the week sophomores visited the Holocaust Museum. The tenth graders had studied about Europe during World War II in their history classes, and many had completed the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak about a young girl in Germany whose foster parents are hiding a Jewish man who inspires her to steal books the Nazis wish to burn.
Tuesday was a school spirit day in the Upper School and students wore their class colors while teachers donned their Latin regalia. Students including junior Ava Tiller and senior Aaliyah Lee participated in an assembly entitled “I am proud of…” about a part of their heritage/identity about which they feel confident. The cheerleaders entertained the crowds with their newest routines, and the day culminated with a pep rally and evening sporting events, with a halftime recognition of the senior athletes.
Wednesday night will be the Winter Dinner Concert, a fundraiser for the various choirs and Jazz Band. As of now, 32 tickets are still available! Please join us Wednesday night 6:00 – 8:00pm! Food will be catered by Broad Branch Market. Students will work as dinner servers and of course as entertainment, performing music from the fall semester. This is the sixth annual concert and it will feature new soloists and also at the end of the event, upperclassmen are given the opportunity to publicly thank an adult who has really helped them along.
On Thursday this week, our school honored two Fall student athletes in between the girls and boys varsity basketball games. For the first time, Washington Latin PCS has two athletes that made the District of Columbia State Athletic Association (DCSAA) ALL STATE TEAM in Cross Country. The student athletes sophomore Luke Tewalt and freshman Zoe Edelman, had success throughout the season, but particularly at the DCSAA state championships, where Edelman placed eighth and Tewalt came in second.
Teachers gathered in the library Wednesday to celebrate our fearless leader Diana Smith with a birthday party. Mr. Clausen and Mr. Yonker wrote a comedic performance about a day in the life of Ms. Smith, and teachers made a purple mad hatter’s crown and framed a photo of her favorite athlete Roger Federer. Even former Head of School Ms. Cutts was there, dressed in purple and ready to raise a cup of hot chocolate to salute Ms. Smith.
