Last week, Latin middle school frisbee beat Deal middle school 15-1. The team is coached by Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Starnes. The team followed up with a 15-0 win against DCI later in the week! Upper school frisbee, coached by Mr. Hultgren and Mr. Yonker, beat Field on Wednesday 15-5 and will take part in a tournament at Sidwell on Saturday.
The halls were filled with wacky costumes this week as eighth through twelfth graders celebrated spirit week. Kids felt extra comfy on Monday, with many wearing pajamas and their slouchiest sweatshirts. Tuesday in the middle school was twin day. On Wednesday, eighth graders dressed as characters from literature or film. Throwback Thursday saw eighth graders garbed in groovy sixties tie-dyes, rad seventies patterns, neon oversized shirts from the eighties and nineties goth. On Friday, students honored their favorite sports team, and eighth graders had a field trip for Earth Day. Meanwhile, in the upper school, students dressed comfy on Monday, Monochromatic on Tuesday, replaced their backpacks with wheelbarrows, buckets, and other oddities on Wednesday, and dressed like their teachers on Thursday. On Friday, upper school students dressed as celebrities or fictional characters. Upper school students celebrated the end of Spirit Week on Friday with the much awaited Spring Fling dance.
The girls varsity lacrosse team beat EL Haynes 7-1 with 2 goals from seniors Vivian Claire & Eliza Cattaneo, and 1 each from seniors Allison Bleimehl, Ife Akinsanya and junior Audrey Ashdown. The team is coached by Ms. Clausen.
The upper school ultimate team is flying high after a great start with a 2-0 season. The team, coached by Mr. Hultgren and Mr. Yonker, beat Maret 15-7 last Thursday and DCI 15-12 this Wednesday. The next game is against Burke Friday afternoon at Carter Barron. The team is both graceful and enthusiastic to start the season so strong.
On Tuesday 19 April, Honors English 10 students attended the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of The Merchant of Venice. In class, the students read and performed The Merchant of Venice, as part of our ongoing work on dehumanization and the ways people choose to engage in or rebel against society’s treatment of outsiders. The story is a complex and problematic one that deals openly with antisemitism. This most recent version focuses on Shylock as a tragic hero, with both he and his daughter judged and mistreated because of their ethnicity. Shakespeare Theatre Company also cast African American characters in these roles. Meanwhile, ninth graders in Mr. Baum and Ms. Alston’s classes just finished a unit on sonnets and eighth graders in Ms. Haywood and Ms. Breitman’s classes are reading Much Ado About Nothing and writing sonnets and scripts.