Four Washington Latin students were selected to be part of the My Voice Matters anthology of stories written by young people in Washington, D.C. The book is sponsored by the Washington DC Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. A celebration of the publication took place at Washington Latin Sunday, February 25th and featured a performance by the school’s Jazz Ensemble directed by Ms. VerCammen. All student writers presented part of their stories. Featured writers include fifth grader Clarke Oglesby, eighth grader Micah Gans, ninth grader Christina Spraggins, and eleventh grader Chloe Cattaneo.
Eighth graders took a field trip last week to Lincoln’s Cottage, where they viewed the rooms in which the former president lived and learned about his family’s life at the cottage. Students also visited the Civil War graveyard nearby. Finally, students traveled to Ford’s Theatre, where the president was assassinated and learned about the plot by John Wilkes Booth and several other Confederate loyalists to end Lincoln’s life. Students have recently completed a study of the Civil War in Mr. Anderson and Ms. Coppola-Klein’s class and are starting a study of the Reconstruction period.
Ms. Jost is bringing students in her Biology class to the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at Georgetown University on Thursday. The event will feature speakers on the brain, who will analyze the intersection between psychology and neuroscience, speakers who evaluate genetic factors for diseases, and astronomers. Students will have the chance to listen to various researchers discuss everything from Alzheimer’s disease to massive stellar gamma-ray bursts.
Students in upper school Art I are completing complex self-portraits, mixing media from charcoal or ink. These works are based on artistic selfie photographs, highlighting their face from a complex angle. Students then carefully recreated their images to represent their appearance, mood, and facial expressions in a unique manner. Students in Ms. Stephens class range from freshmen through seniors.
Sophomore MK Wilson was admitted to the Urban Journalism Workshop. This program, held at American University and at NPR, offers the opportunity for high school students the chance to produce their own radio, print, or video news piece for publication on NPR. The program is in its 32nd year and is sponsored by the Washington Association of Black Journalists. Wilson is the editor-in-chief of the WLPCS school newspaper, Sumus Leones.
