The middle school Baseball A Team defeated Basis Monday 11 to 1. The team, coached by Mr. Staten and Mr. Coleman includes students in grades 6 through 8. Eighth grader Wesley Freed was the winning pitcher, striking out 9 in the four innings of play. Seventh grader Tate Meier and eighth grader Liam Saxon both had home runs. 

Gonzaga College High School named Latin’s 7th grade Ancient Civilization teacher the 2021 recipient of the Father Novonty Alumni Service Award. Mr. Wills, who also advises the Model UN club, has been a teacher for several decades, and used to teach 5th grade science teacher Ms. Dorsey when she was in elementary school! He previously taught at Alexandria Country Day School, Grace Episcopal, The Edmund Burke School, until he joined the history department at Washington Latin in 2015. His lifetime of service to the community and commitment to education was honored through the award, which was created in the memory of the former Gonzaga president for an alumnus who shows commitment to service.  Learn more about the award here.

Advisors in grades 8 through 12 are working hard to complete course requests for students for the 2021-2022 school year. If you haven’t scheduled yours, please know you have another week, until May 21 to finish the process. Let your child’s advisor know about when you might be available for a 20 minute meeting to start to think about and plan for the future. 

Happy Birthday Charter Schools! This week marks the 30th anniversary of the first Charter School law. The plentiful variety of public charter schools in Washington, D.C. is a testament to the creativity and perseverance of educators, administrators and families. We celebrate the city and country’s charter schools for their innovation of education, the willingness to think and work outside the box, providing challenging and varied curricula and academic goals to serve student needs. 

This Friday Washington Latin hosted its semiannual Hook celebration of the arts. The events, organized with help from high school English teacher Mr. Hotchkiss, is a student-run day of music, poetry, and creativity. Students have worked to develop their love of the written and spoken word, a capella and instrumental music, and this is a chance twice a year for upper school students to share their skills with the community in a supportive and warm environment.