Last Friday, the Government class participated in the DC Circuit Court Historical Society’s mock court program, alongside students from H.D. Woodson, Maret, School Without Walls and McKinley Tech. Latin students from Mr. Liu’s government class presented oral arguments before U.S. District Court Judge Ketanji Jackson. The Latin students created smart responses to tough questions on a hypothetical Fourth Amendment case. Judge Jackson named senior Luke Tewalt as the outstanding advocate for her courtroom. Students that participated included Nathanael Cooper, Arthayuga Briscoe, Daisy Hand, Shelby Ferncrombie, Jala Lee, Antonina Gomez, Sydney Weaver, Micah Gans, Luke Tewalt, Isaiah Stewart, Maren Cochran, Jia Fleming, Zoe Woods-Arthur, Benjamin Southworth and Mason Gray. Special thanks go to the outside volunteer attorneys from the Department of Justice and Goodwin Procter LLP, who helped our students prepare.
10th grade World History students are running a WWII simulation after school in Mr. Bhuva’s class. One team member should have their top-secret mission binders out in every class. The students will represent countries including Germany, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Great Britain, the United States, Italy, Japan, France, Yugoslavia, Belgium, China, Poland, Norway, Netherlands, and the USSR.
Peter Timothy Anderson is the head of school at Washington Latin.
Picture this: Three students stand near the fence to see a game being played on the other side. One student is tall and easily sees over the fence. The second is shorter and barely peeks over the pickets. The third is the shortest and finds himself staring at the wood, not the game. These students all have the same opportunity to READ MORE
Upper schoolers went on a government class field trip through the DC Circuit Court Historical Society on Friday. They presented oral arguments in a mock Fourth Amendment case before a real federal judge at a federal courthouse downtown. The class is taught by Mr. Liu, who previously worked as a lawyer and policy advisor.
Washington Latin seventh grader Michael, who won the Middle School Geography Bee in January took an online test to qualify for the State level Geography Bee. He will be competing at the State-level GeoBee on March 27 at the National Geographic building.
