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Thoughtful Thespians
In theater class, 6th graders performed a Commedia delle ‘Arte show this week. They have previously studied Plautus and Roman Stock Characters: the clever servant, the bossy mother, the helpless adolescent and braggart soldier. Commedia delle ‘Arte is a 500 year-old tradition of improvisation among fun, recognizable characters like the sassy maid, the greedy old man, the quack doctor and braggart soldier. Students developed brief skits based on these behaviors with the help of their teacher Mr. Baldwin.
Choir at the Cathedral
On Wednesday upper school students in the Latin Voices and Honors Choir traveled to the National Cathedral to sing in the 15th Annual High School Choral Festival. They will be directed by Ms. VerCammen, the chair of the Arts Department. The event featured beautiful singing from several different high school choirs in a wide variety of genres.
Justice is not Just Us
Several juniors and seniors will participate as jurors in a mock trial with attorney general Karl Racine next week. Their day-long field trip will focus on the justice system. Eighth graders also take a field trip in February to visit the D.C. Superior Court as a culmination of their justice units in English and their lessons on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in history class. The theme of justice is one of the important issues that reoccurs in the curriculum in different grades through texts like To Kill a Mockingbird, Inherit the Wind, and 12 Angry Men and a nonfiction research unit that seniors engage in for English class on the justice system.
Ballers Bounce
The Varsity and Middle School girls’ basketball teams were invited to watch the American University women’s basketball team on Wednesday. The team got to see the American University Eagles face off against the Loyola University Greyhounds. Assistant director of athletics JerBria Smith chaperoned the trip.
Spell-bound
The Middle School Spelling Bee was a heated competition on Wednesday afternoon. Seventh grader Niamh O’Donovan came in first, followed by seventh grader Lucia Claire, and sixth grader Reva Kelly. Fourth place went to eighth grader Dylan Park and fifth place went to eighth grader Stephen Showalter. Next the winners will proceed to the Cluster Bee, and if successful the Citywide Bee. Seventh grade English teacher and English department chair Ms. Peale organized the Middle School Bee.