The WLPCS actors will perform 12 Angry Jurors on November 15, 16 and 17. Mr. Birkenhead and Ms. Richardson are directing Washington Latin’s first fall play, featuring 13 high school students and one eighth grader, Paulina Inglima. In 12 Angry Jurors, twelve jurors, varied in their personalities and biases, must decide whether a young boy is guilty of homicide. Set in a locked room, the jurors face tension, prejudice and doubt, as they argue over what was expected to be an obvious verdict.
Washington Latin’s Girls Varsity Soccer team will play Capitol City Public Charter School for the PCSAA Championship on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 3:15 at Riggs LaSalle Field, located at 501 Riggs Road NE. The team, advised by coach Mr. Richardson, has its eyes set on the state championship, the next stop after the PCSAA Finals.
Washington Latin 2014 graduate Walter Deleon is running for reelection for his position as the ANC Commissioner. As the youngest ANC member ever elected in the district, Deleon took on the role representing Ward 5 in 2014. As a high school student, he interned in former councilman Tommy Wells’ office and was on the school community council. Deleon has worked as a political consultant on campaigns including former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s Presidential campaign. He also served as the Ward 5 Coordinator for Councilmember Robert White and worked on Attorney General Karl Racine’s re-election campaign. He has served on the DC Latino Caucus Executive Board, Commiteeman on the DC Democratic Party, and is President of DC College Democrats. Learn more about his political work here.