Both the middle and upper school communities met for assemblies on Thursday, featuring student and teacher speakers. In the middle school, the event was MCed by fifth grader Harper Woods, and featured sixth grade English teacher Ms. Reed as a speaker, discussing the topic of gratitude. Fifth grader Isa Khokhar also reflected on the topic, and eighth grader Kennedy Crawley read an original poem written by eighth grader Devyn Scott. In the upper school, Mr. Clausen spoke on behalf of the faculty, and 2017 graduate and Washington Latin alum Dmitri Yearby spoke as well. These events allow teachers and students to celebrate together, speak about shared values and honor teacher and student achievement through merit awards.