Senior Samantha Anderson has been selected to join the Team USA Under 18 Dragon Boat Team. Anderson’s current Washington D.C. area dragon boat team, the Capital City Dragons, coached by James Dunbar, was the dragon boat champion at a festival this past weekend. The Capital City Dragons practice in Anacostia Community Boathouse, and are currently seeking paddlers between the ages of twelve and eighteen to join over the summer. Interested students can email Anderson at sanderson@students.latinpcs.org
Sixth graders will travel to Philadelphia Friday to view key historical spots. The city, which was home to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, fits importantly in the sixth grade Civics course. Students in sixth grade take a test on their knowledge of the Constitution. The students will also have a chance to view the Liberty Bell and other historical sights in the city. Earlier in the year, students reenacted key events from the Revolutionary War in class.
This week seniors have enjoyed a spirit week all their own. Students have worn different outfits throughout the week, and on Friday, there will be a senior advisory competition, called Lion Day. The event will be helmed by math teacher Ms. Raskin on behalf of the community council. Friday will include intra-grade advisory competitions, culminating in a competition that pits the grade-level advisory winners against each other to be Leaders of the Latin Pride. Friday freshmen will wear red, sophomores will wear navy blue, seniors will wear black, and juniors will gray. The day will end with the announcement of the winning advisory and popsicles to celebrate.
Last Thursday the DC Association of Chartered Public Schools celebrated the winners of their Most Outstanding Graduate contest. Senior Dominique Cravins was chosen as an Exemplars for exemplifying the mission of her school based on the essay she submitted about her values and goals. She tied for first place and won a $3,000 scholarship. She read the first two paragraphs of her essay at the event. Cravins participates in Model UN and took part in the Mock Election Assembly last fall. Last summer she served as an intern in the leadership office of the U.S. House of Representative’s Majority Whip. She will attend Wellesley College in the fall.
Sixth graders performed scenes from “Arabian Nights” on Tuesday, in the first of this week’s theater showcases. The performance, directed by theater teacher Mr. Baldwin, showcased the work students have prepared in class. On Thursday, seventh graders performed scenes from Neil Simon’s “Fools,” and eighth graders performed scenes from “The Putnam County Spelling Bee” by William Finn. The middle school theater program includes fifth and sixth grade classes taught by Mr. Baldwin, and seventh and eighth grade classes taught by Mr. Birkenhead and Ms. Kolb. Middle and upper schoolers also have the chance to participate in a whole school theater production in the spring directed by Mr. Baldwin.
