The annual Pi Competition, held usually on March 14th, had to be postponed to April 4th due to a snow day. Eighth grader Mihir Patel won the honor this year, memorizing Pi to 167 points. Patel was a runner-up for the competition as a seventh grader. Sixth grader Audrey Kim came in second with 55 digits, and fifth grader Harry Megeath came in third with 40 digits. Seventh grader Mia Sullivan came in fourth place with 33 digits. Each winner was awarded a pie baked by their teachers and the chance to throw a whipped cream pie at their math teachers, Ms. Chall, Ms. Pike, Ms. Kolb, and Ms. Moore. Former winners sophomore Theo Cowart and freshman Oliver Stevens picked students’ names from a raffle for additional chances to throw whipped cream pies at teacher volunteers, including Mr. Green, Mr. Skoblar, Ms. Breitman, and Ms. Coppola-Klein. Students learned that math is a messy but tasty sport!
Middle School Baseball scored a 2-0 victory over Alice Deal this week. Eighth grade pitcher Seamus O’Brien threw a no-hitter! Seventh grader Casey Montrey scored his first home run of the season. Eighth graders Rob Mirabello, Andrew Timberg, Lucas Storm, and Aaron Scott also played hard in the field and at bat.
Washington Latin’s school store will be expecting a delivery of supplies after Spring Break. Now is a great time for students to purchase t-shirts, hats, notebooks, and water bottles with the logo. The school will make an order by April 15. Family members may purchase Latin gear online.The proceeds go to the Equal Access Fund. It is a great way to show your Lion Pride by making sure you and your students are representing the school and make sure all of our graduates have the same opportunities to continue their learning.
College students in Princeton University’s “Breakout” Spring Break program visited Washington Latin on Tuesday. The students had chosen to spend their week looking at social issues related to the pipelines of education and opportunity. They selected Washington Latin as a school to visit after contacting Princeton graduate Ms. Smith through the school’s alumni network. They also visited think tanks, the Heritage Foundation, the Charles Sumner School, and the NAACP. Students asked Ms. Smith how a curriculum that focuses on humanities and the classical tradition can help provide opportunities for higher learning and close the achievement gap.
Students in Arabic 3 and 4 will have the chance to visit Morocco over Spring Break with Mr. Porcelli and Mr. Eleby-El. The journey includes trips to the Fez, Casablanca, and of course Marrakesh.
