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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Boston Latin School Association wishes the entire Latin School family a happy and healthy new year!
NEWS TO SHARE OR A NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS?
Our online alumni community maintains the latest information on classmates and happenings at BLSA. If you are a new visitor to our online community, simply click here and enter your e-mail under "Request Sign In" on the right side of the page.
Beginning on Monday, January 7, the first 50 alumni who register with the new online community will receive a complimentary gift - an engraved BLSA/BLS bookmark. Don't miss out!
Please be sure to use the e-mail that BLSA has on file for you. Were you a registered member of the online community prior to July 2007? You must complete this first log in step as well to receive a new user name and password. If you have any questions, please e-mail us and we'll be happy to assist you.
HOCKEY ALUMNI
Take to the ice with your old hockey teammates as the BLSA Varsity Club hosts the third annual Alumni Hockey Game & Reunion at Harvard’s Bright Hockey Center on Friday, January 18 at 7:30 p.m. Click here to register. For more information, please contact Bruce McKinnon '74 at (617) 838-4902 or brucefmckinnon@yahoo.com.
VARSITY CLUB HALL OF FAME DINNER
The BLSA Varsity Club Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner will take place on Friday, January 25, 2008 at the Venezia Waterfront Restaurant in Neponset Circle. Honorees include: Sumner Rodman '31 (tennis), Dave McKenna '91 (football, hockey and baseball); Seton Seto '91 (volleyball); Jamie Smith '94 (basketball); Frank Woods '94 (hockey and baseball); Zach Falconer '95 (football); Kevin Fidalgo '96 (football) (posthumous recognition); Matt Chardavoyne '97 (swimming); Jim Mahoney '97 (hockey and baseball); Brendan Sullivan '97 (manager of football); Keith Dixon '98 (wrestling); Annie Tomasini '98 (basketball); Monique Tubbs '99 (track). Reception begins at 6 pm; Dinner at 7 pm. Cost is $50 per guest. Click here to register. Contact Bruce McKinnon '74 at (617) 838-4902 or brucefmckinnon@yahoo.com for more information.
SCIENCE DAY
Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 2, 2008 for BLS Science Day! The day includes both the 62nd Science Fair and 3rd annual Science Expo. The Science Fair is where students vie to earn a place at the city and regional competitions. The competition amongst BLS students has heated up since the introduction of the Science Mentor Program. The Mentor Program teams students with professional scientists from the community. The Expo includes many presentations and exhibitions for visitors of all ages. The BLS students lead visitors through a variety of interactive demonstrations designed to showcase some of the scientific principles the students have learned at BLS. The Expo is ideal for families and BLS is handicapped accessible! The Expo will begin at 10:30 a.m. and run until 12:30 p.m. Science fair projects will be open to the public from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Join us for an awards ceremony in the Seevak Room on the third floor at 1:00 p.m. where this year’s keynote speaker, Head Master Lynne Mooney Teta ’86, will address the participants and visitors. Science fair prizes, including the coveted Doc Shea Award for Excellence in Chemistry and Richard Spillane award for Excellence in Physics, will be awarded and our raffle winners will be announced. For more details, please contact Science Program Director Kathleen (Rana) Bateman '93, at kbateman@boston.k12.ma.us or call (617) 635-8895 ext. 153.
RED SOX NATION
Join fellow alumni in Fort Myers, FL to watch the World Series Champion Red Sox take on the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, March 2 at 11 a.m. Meet BLS Head Master Lynne Mooney Teta '86 and visit with Head Master Emerita Cornelia A. Kelley H'44 and BLSA President David Weiner '59. Cost is $45 per person which includes a BBQ by the batting cages. Register early as this event typically sells out quickly. Click here to see who is attending and to register.
GRADUATE AND VOLUNTEER AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
Each year the BLSA Board of Trustees solicits the nomination of individuals to recognize and reward for their outstanding accomplishment and service to their community and/or Alma Mater.
The Distinguished Graduate of the Year Award, Boston Latin School’s highest honor, is given each year to an individual who has realized significant lifetime achievement.
The Outstanding Recent Graduate of the Year Award, created in 1995, recognizes achievement by alumni of the past 20 years, highlighting those individuals whose actions have served as an inspiration and motivation to others.
Nominations are also encouraged for BLSA’s volunteer awards: The Joseph Desmond ’44 Award recognizes outstanding volunteerism; the Lee J. Dunn ’24 Award honors dedication to furthering the efforts of the school and the Association; the Edward Lambert ’39 Class Leadership Award focuses on leadership initiatives by class committee members.
Nominations are due by April 1, 2008. To view a list of past recipients or fill out a nomination form, please visit www.blsa.org.
REUNION WEEKEND 2008 - May 9 and 10
Classes of 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983 and 1988...Please mark your calendars!
BLSA Goes Pops! Join your fellow alumni as The Boston Pops pay tribute to one of our own - Leonard Bernstein '35 on Friday, May 9, 2008. The performance is scheduled for 8 p.m at Boston Symphony Hall. The cost is $80 per ticket and seating is limited, so please register early. Click here to register now and see who else is attending.
Saturday evening: Reception and class dinners will be held at The Boston Park Plaza Hotel. To reserve your room at the BLSA group rate of $189 per night, please call: (800) 225-2008. You must call no later than April 16 to secure this rate.
Other activities being held over the weekend will be included in Reunion registration materials which will be mailed in March.
| SCHOOL NEWS |
On Wednesday, December 12, C-Span visited Boston Latin School with its Campaign2008 bus. BLS students were featured on the Washington Journal segment where the topic was taxes. The students received this topic with very little warning and were prepared with thoughtful, tough questions in a short period of time. In fact, one student's question was answered with "That's the hardest question you could have asked me." You can view the program on www.c-span.com by clicking on "Most Watched Segments" for Dec. 12. If you wish to fast forward to the BLS section, it begins at 1:33.03, approximately an hour and a half into the show. Eight of 12 Government students were able to ask their questions. |
Boston Latin students raised $4,088 for Globe Santa (a new record for the students), up from $3,333 last year and the can/food drive netted over 2,500 cans, roughly 1895 pounds of food. Kudos go to the Wolfpack Volunteers as well as Beth Malone and Christine Feehily in the Main Office for their hard work on this effort to help feed the hungry and homeless in Boston. |
And now for your listening pleasure...If you weren't able to attend the holiday concerts in person, visit the Fine Arts website at www.bls.org to listen to all the great sounds of the season. |
| ALUMNI NEWS |
Ed Siegel '65 penned a recent Boston Globe OpEd piece about his beloved New England Patriots and when they first came to town (as the Boston Patriots joining the AFL)...reflecting on a time in the early '60s when the Giants were the popular team in Boston. |
| Click here to submit news of your own. |
POINTS OF PRIDE CONTEST
Our congratulations go out to Richard J. Morrison '70 who knew the correct response to the final question of 2007: A certain Boston landmark was in part funded by donations of citizens from all parts of the state. A list of donors who helped build the monument includes 95 boys of the "Boston Latin Grammar School." What Boston landmark did they help build? It was in fact the Bunker Hill Monument.
January's question:
How many actual schoolhouses has Boston Latin School called "home"? Please provide the number, dates and locations of each.
BLS history buffs seeking a free T-shirt should send responses — including name and class year — magna cum celeritate via e-mail. Note: Alumni may win only once during an academic year.
CONTACT US
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Phone (617) 450-0004 Fax (617) 450-0284
Web www.blsa.org
E-mail blsa@blsa.org
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