At the swim meet against Madeira, tenth grade Fiona Campbell scored first in 100 yard Backstroke, and second in the 100 yard Freestyle. Eighth grader Isabel Servaites also scored a first place finish in the 200 yard freestyle. the 100 yard Butterfly and 100 yard Breastroke. Eighth grader Genet Tewalt scored fourth in the 50 yard Freestyle. The team is coached by Ms. Patti Kolb.
Last week’s On-site Admissions Day involved hosting 13 institutions, visited by 31 Washington Latin seniors and 13 E.L. Haynes seniors. Students earned 109 acceptances from the various schools, including two full ride offers from Virginia State University and three special admissions to Morgan State University. On-site Admissions Day is an exciting chance for students to practice their interviewing skills and achieve immediate gratification and feedback on their efforts. College counselors Ms, Richardson and Ms. Latham worked with students to help them take part in this exciting opportunity.
English 11 Student will be performing scenes from August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean from 5 to 7 in the MPR next Thursday December 13. The students are reading the play this year in English and will be seeing it at Roundhouse Theatre this week. The play deals with oppression, redemption, and the African American experience, along with coming to grips with the past, as do several other works by August Wilson.
This weekend the varsity policy debaters traveled to Mamaroneck, New York for the Fall Faceoff at Mamaroneck HS. Students debated the immigration topic for five rounds over a period of two days in a national tournament. Eighth graders Brandon Souverain and Maxwell Burton, and D’Andre Person and Jackson Lewis each won one out of their five rounds. They were the only middle schoolers at the tournament, competing against students who were several years older.
Washington Latin’s choir performed “Carol of the Bells” for the Mix 107.3 concert The choir is in the running to win $5000 for the school music department. Please go to www.mix1073.com/choirand create a login name, type in Washington Latin PCS and that we are singing Carol of the Bells. To vote, you have to click the button that says “View all submissions” and Washington Latin is on the 3rd page. Ms. Nevola helped students record their performance, which includes students in the Honors Choir in the performance.
