We care, most of all, what kind of person a boy is.

News

  • RL’s Glee Club Takes To Texas

    The Glee Club recently concluded its annual spring break tour, bringing their performances to the Lone Star State!  Each day was full of singing, education, and some fun. To kick off the trip, the boys performed at St. Agnes Academy in Houston and later heard the combined groups of St. Agnes and Strake Jesuit. Later […]

    Read More
  • Boy in a suit showing muscles in front of teachers
    Exelauno Day: A Distinctly RL Celebration of the Classics

    Quisque est victor! Roxbury Latin students and faculty gathered in Rousmaniere Hall on Tuesday to celebrate a distinctly RL tradition: Exelauno Day. The tradition dates back over 130 years, when Classics master Clarence Willard Gleason inaugurated a celebration of the Classics, in which Greek students would be exempted from homework for the day. Today, the […]

    Read More
  • Avi Attar ’20 Awarded Prestigious Pyne Honor Prize from Princeton

    Princeton University named Avi Attar ’20 one of two recipients of the 2025 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. The Pyne Honor Prize, established in 1921, is awarded to the senior who has most clearly manifested excellent scholarship, strength of character, and effective leadership. Previous recipients include U.S. […]

    Read More
View All News

Events

CANCELED – Lacrosse – Varsity – Game Mount Saint Charles – Home
4:00PM
Baseball - Varsity
4:15PM
vs. Portsmouth Abbey - Away
@ Portsmouth Abbey
Hall: Spring Varsity Team Introductions
8:30AM
@ Rousmaniere Hall
Latonics Rehearsal
5:15PM
@ Evans Choral Room
Penn Weekend at Roxbury Latin
12:00AM
Lacrosse - Fourth
3:30PM
vs. Dexter - Home
Baseball - Varsity
4:00PM
vs. Dexter - Home
ACFest
7:30PM
@ Smith Theater
Penn Weekend at Roxbury Latin
12:00AM
Members of Class V Community Service at Dedham Food Pantry
7:30AM
View All Events

Head of School's Welcome

Founded in 1645, Roxbury Latin is not only the oldest school in continuous existence in North America, it is also the oldest boys’ school on the continent. For all of our 380 years we have offered a program explicitly designed for the students in our care. Our work has been steady and sure, and our boys have flourished. Of RL’s singular qualities, however, none contributes more powerfully to the life of our school than the background and nature of our boys. Whether you are already familiar with Roxbury Latin or new to our community, I invite you to learn more about us.

Read More