Purple Posse

Purple Posse

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.

Models of Unity

Models of Unity

Friday students in the upper school will attend a Model UN conference at American University. Members of the club attending include senior Javi Galarce, junior Goodness Ukaegbu, and sophomores  Zander Shoag,

Shelby Ferncrombie, Maddy Katz, Harry Hirsch, and Makiya Tucker.

Spelling Sensations

Spelling Sensations

Seventh grader Adelaide Pfeuffer came in first place in the schoolwide spelling bee on Monday. She was followed by fifth grader Oliver Paterson, seventh grader Paulina Inglima, and sixth grader Ben Yarkin. Adelaide won with the challenging word subterranean, (after Oliver was eliminated on the word parenthetical). Next up for these fine spellers is the Cluster Bee on February 8th, when they will compete against other charter schools.
Lions in the Snow

Lions in the Snow

Washington Latin juniors Audrey Ashdown and Cecilia Timberg and sophomore Joseph Claire arrived at the Conserve School in Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin this weekend for their spring semester. They will study environmental education in nearby forests and lakes, learning about wildlife, survival skills, and environmental stewardship. Junior Theo Cowart recently returned from a fall semester at Conserve, and seniors Lucie Warga and Sean Lovett attended the school last year.

We Fly

We Fly

On Thursday, January 25th, the AP Physics students led by Mr. Emrys and Mr. Torrence took a field trip to iFly. The indoor sky diving facility is the simulation of true freefall conditions in a vertical wind tunnel. Students evaluated the impact of forces like drag coefficients on their body while experiencing the excitement of flying without a parachute.