Twenty years ago, Roxbury Latin began what has become one of its proudest traditions, the F. Washington Jarvis International Fund Lecture. The series of lectures is named for the man who for thirty years served as Roxbury Latin’s tenth Headmaster. The annual event has brought a variety of distinguished public servants and thinkers on foreign […]
On November 22, students, faculty, staff, trustees, and other members of the Roxbury Latin community gathered for the school’s annual Thanksgiving Hall. This year, Marlyn McGrath delivered the holiday address. Ms. McGrath has been a member of the Roxbury Latin Board of Trustees since 2016 and spent 34 years serving as the Director of Admissions […]
On November 12, students and faculty gathered in Smith Theater for a Health and Wellness Hall focused on nutrition, led by Julie Nicoletti, Boston Bruins nutritionist and founder of Kinetic Fuel. Ms. Nicoletti founded Kinetic Fuel in 2008 as a performance-based nutrition company focused on optimizing athletic performance, health, and well-being while reducing the risk […]
On November 15 and 16, actors and crew brought to life their rendition of Peter and the Starcatcher, Roxbury Latin’s fall play. Written by Rick Elice and based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the RL production was directed by Mr. Matt Phillips, with musical direction by Mr. Rob Opdycke. The Broadway […]
Roxbury Latin’s Varsity and JV Cross Country teams have won or been runners-up in seven of the last eight New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Division II Cross Country Championships. This year, both teams secured another victory, with RL boys placing first and securing several other top spots in the races, clinching the coveted New […]
On October 22, readers of the Boston Globe might have stumbled upon photos shot by RL’s own Ajay Devendran (III). Ajay, who began exploring photography as a hobby this past summer, submitted several images taken at various RL athletic events to the Globe’s Student Photojournalism Program. Three of his photos were selected and featured in […]
On November 11, Head of School Dr. Sam Schaffer welcomed boys, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests to Rousmaniere Hall for RL’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration Hall. “The program today honors those veterans who are with us and also all those others who have served our country in peacetime and wartime over the past 250 years,” […]
“O Roxbury, Old Roxbury, ever dear since the days of long ago!” The Founder’s Song rang out through Rousmaniere Hall on November 7, as the entire school joined together to celebrate the founding of Roxbury Latin, now in its 380th year. After several opening prayers in Hebrew, English, Greek, and Latin, led by selected Class […]
“If we can train Olympic-level athletes from a young age, why can’t we train Olympic-level CEOs and innovators?” This quotation, by TKS co-founder Nadeem Nathoo, is located on the company’s website alongside a rotating collection of phrases beginning with “We help young people” and ending with various phrases such as “impact billions,” “solve global problems,” […]
On October 29, Dennis Kanin, Class of 1964 and member of the Roxbury Latin Board of Trustees, delivered a Hall on the history of presidential elections in the United States, and on what we might look for in the days and weeks ahead as our nation elects its next president. Dennis spoke about the rationale […]