Discs in the Air

Last week Latin’s middle school Ultimate team led by Ms. Barlev, Mr. Starnes, and Mr. O’Brien played Alice Deal Middle School in a tight game. Elias Baldwin made the historic first score for Latin off a pass from Stephen Showalter and did it again the very next point, this time receiving the disc from Anthony Diallo. Defensive plays were made by Andy Horrigan and Nyk Lewis, Charlotte Lin and Charlotte Krisetya, Kai McFadgion and Orry Gallas. The team game captains were Bernadette Belcher and Owen Doherty.

The Ladies of Lacrosse

Washington Latin’s upper school girls’ lacrosse team beat Wilson twice, pulling their average up to 4-2. The team is lead by coach Ms. Clausen. The defensive line has successfully shut down our opponents in the last few games, while the midfield is full of athletic, fast girls who are really pushing the team to the next level. Field captains for the upper school lacrosse team are senior Kellin Jeffries and junior Trinity Rich. Fitness captains are senior Khiya Derricott and junior Nora Butler.
Into the Woods

Into the Woods

Next week the seventh graders head to the woods of Echo Hill. The overnight camp on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland is an exciting opportunity for seventh graders to spend time in the outdoors studying water plant and animal life, outdoor survival skills, canoeing, and camping. For many students this is a chance to learn and show leadership skills outside the classroom.

Convivial Gathering

Convivial Gathering

At our annual Convivium, a chance to celebrate achievement from teachers and alumni as well as members of the larger community. This year the event was hosted at the Sumner Museum. One of our 2014 graduates was awarded the Alumni Prize. This went to Walter  Deleon, who has done extensive work in government in his time since graduating, serving as an ANC rep and as the President of DC College Democrats. While at Washington Latin, Deleon interned in the office of then councilman Tommy Wells. His interest in serving the community through government work is precocious. Meanwhile, board member and classics scholar Hunter Rawlings earned an award for his service and leadership to the school. He is University President Emeritus at Cornell University, and a former teacher of Classics teacher Mr. Clausen. He lauded the school’s commitment to a classical curriculum and creative approaches to teaching classical texts by Plato, Aristotle, and Homer.

Match Point

Our upper school tennis team triumphed in several matches at the St. Anselm’s tournament. The team played three singles and four doubles teams in a 10-game pro-set (first to 10 games wins, win by 2 games).  Senior Daud Gantt-Bey was victorious 10-3, ninth grader Conor McAloon won 11-9. Senior Adrien Gomez and sophomore Ketan Mampara lost a close match, and freshmen Ashay Amam and Fattah Swangin tied.  The upper school team is coached by Mr. Salazar and Mr. Baum and in the middle school, Ms. Kolb coaches the tennis team