Upper Schoolers will host the semiannual Open Mike performance after school Friday at 4pm. The event, called “The Hook” features jazz, classical, and popular music, poetry, and dramatic readings. The new Upper School literary magazine, aptly titled “Open Mike” will also publish its first issue on Friday.

On Tuesday Latin hosted a workshop for upper schoolers who are interested in taking a GAP YEAR before they attend college. Ethan Knight, Founder and Executive Director of American Gap Association, and George Levesque, of Education First, spoke briefly about opportunities for travel and enrichment before college. Several students from the Class of 2017 chose to spend a GAP YEAR working and traveling including Allegra Hatem, Theo Shoag, Ben Roodman, Sarah Wu, and ZhenHua Pavetti. Their years will take them to various international and domestic locations including Spain, Ireland, Portugal, China, and the Appalachian Trail.

Sophomore soccer stars Kim Montpelier and Zoe Crute were voted on to the DCSAA All-Star team for Washington Latin.  The WLPCS Girls and Boys Soccer teams both were named PCSAA champions this year.

Last week Ms. Collins and Mr. Porcelli presented to faculty about travel grants. These school funds support teachers continuing their education in the summer in a wide variety of settings. Last summer Ms. Collins went to Germany, Ms. Jost climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mr. Hotckiss visited the Hague, and Ms. Coppola-Klein visited New York City to attend Facing Histories and Ourselves workshop.