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CALIFORNIA ALUMNI EVENTS
San Diego area alumni will be coming together for the San Diego Chapter Luncheon on Saturday, April 5, at 12 noon. The luncheon will feature BLS Head Master Lynne Mooney Teta '86 and BLSA President David Weiner '59 at The Prado @ Balboa Park in San Diego. Tickets are $40 per person/$35 per person (grads 1997-2007). Click here to see who is attending and to register.
Los Angeles area alumni are invited to gather at McCormick and Schmick's Seafood Restaurant in El Segundo on Sunday, April 6, at 12 noon. The LA Chapter will be welcoming Head Master Lynne Mooney Teta '86 and BLSA President David Weiner '59. Tickets are $40 per person/$35 per person (graduated 1997-2007). Click here to see who is attending and to register.
REUNION WEEKEND 2008 - MAY 9 AND 10
Classes of 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983 and 1988 - Save The Date!
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. 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 see who is attending and to register.
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.
See details on www.blsa.org with more information to be mailed in the spring.
NOMINATE DESERVING ALUMNI
Each year the BLSA Board of Trustees solicits the nomination of individuals to be recognized and rewarded 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, annually 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.
CAPE COD CHAPTER LUNCHEON
Cape Cod area alumni are encouraged to attend the Cape Cod Chapter Luncheon on Thursday, June 12, at 12 noon. The luncheon will feature Head Master Lynne Mooney Teta '86 and BLSA President David Weiner '59 at the Old Yarmouth Inn in Yarmouth Port. Tickets are $24 per person. Click here to see who is attending and to register.
FORE! STUDENT ATHLETES
The 4th Annual Wolfpack Classic Golf Tournament will be held at Brae Burn Country Club, Newton, MA on Monday, June 16, beginning at 12 noon. The 2007 Wolfpack Classic contributed approximately $40,000 to Latin athletics. For more information about this tournament, please contact Bruce McKinnon ’74 at brucefmckinnon@yahoo.com, Dan McCarthy ’74 at dmccarthy@eatonvance.com or Pat Daly ’74 at pdaly@alouettecapital.com.
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. 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.
GOLF IN SUPPORT OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The 8th Annual An Tain Charity Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, June 23, at the Putterham and Newton Commonwealth Golf Courses. A block party will follow at An Tain. The event is hosted by John G. Fitzgerald ’91 and Ailbe Glynn ‘91. Proceeds go to local scholarship funds including those in support of BLS students. For more information, contact John Fitzgerald ‘91 at jgriffinfitz@gmail.com.
375th COMMEMORATIVE BOOK
In conjunction with the school’s 375th anniversary in 2010, the Association will publish a book commemorating the school’s history since its 300th anniversary in 1935. This book will be anything but a dry history. It will be full of the stories and memories that have filled its students’ minds and hearts in the past 75 years. In conjunction with this book we want to list all the teams, clubs, musical organizations and other activities of the school that garnered local, regional, state or national recognition. If you were a member of such an organization, please let us know more about those accomplishments. We don’t want to leave anyone out, so please take a moment and tell us about your group. Send your remembrances to blsa@blsa.org.
| SCHOOL NEWS |
Two BLS English teachers, Kay Moon and Meredith Elliott, along with a number of BLS students were featured in a NY Times article about the enduring resonance of "The Great Gatsby" for high school students--perhaps especially for BLS students. Sara Rimer, a national education reporter for the Times, spent two days in Moon's and Elliott's classrooms, seeing students' work and discussing the book with them. Additionally, Charles Scribner III, whose great-grandfather was Fitzgerald's first publisher, who oversees the Fitzgerald Archives has requested the BLS students send their final projects--original newspapers from the 1920s--to be housed in the archive. Susan Moran, BLS' English program director enthuses, "the whole thing is a great tribute to our students and their teachers." |
The Boston Latin School Big Band was awarded First Prize in the Large Ensembles, Class I category at the 40th Annual Berklee Jazz Festival at Hynes Auditorium in Boston on Saturday, February 9. BLS was competing against 15 other high schools in its class; more than 130 schools participated in the festival, mostly from the Northeast but ranging as far away as Florida and Colorado. Chris Middleton '10 of the Junior Jazz Band filled in for award-winning pianist Jake Sherman '08, who was in Los Angeles participating in Grammy Week festivities as part of the Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Band. Middleton earned the Judges' Choice Award for his performance. The BLS Jazz Band also impressed the judges later in the month at the Norwood Classic held on February 24, by earning a Gold medal.
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Girls' hockey and boys' basketball teams repeat as this year as Dual County League champs. Both teams are in the state tournament along with several individual swimmers and wrestlers. Sixteen athletes have been named DCL all stars.
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On February 13, the African Cultural Society, Fashion/Talent Club and the Spoken Word Club sponsored a Black History Month Program celebrating the life and legacy of African-American leaders, poets, musicians, writers and educators in American history. Performers included the BLS Jazz Band, Step Squad, Wolftones and Wolfettes. The students all performed a skit and created a slide show reflecting upon the African-American experience. In addition, Sandra Stuppard, History master and Rashaun Martin '97, program director for History, served as keynote speakers. A special recognition to members of the class of 2008, Oyinkansola Ayobiojo, Shauna Bennett, Adele Jean, Sherri Lowe, Ashley Miranda and Funmilayo Muyide for making the show a great success. And special thanks to the club advisors, Viola Tolbert Johnson, English master and Yvonne Powell, History master for their continued support of the students.
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BLS has recently completed a school-based competition, Poetry Out Loud, sponsored by The Huntington Theatre and the National Endowment for the Arts. Students in this competition memorize and present two poems from the Poetry Out Loud anthology. The competition culminates in a gathering of 50 state-level winners in Washington later this spring. This year's winner for the school-based portion, who will represent BLS at the regional, and potentially the state, competition in March is Tu Phan '08. Dianna Willard '09, won second prize; and Susan Wang '08 captured third prize. This is the third year of the competition. In its first year, Vinh Hua '06 went on to win the state competition and represented MA in Washington. Last year, Monique Symes '07 won second prize at the state level. |
At the 25th Annual Providence College Computing Contest, the BLS computer team placed third. Thirty-seven teams from New England and New York competed. The Latin School team was one of only three teams to perfectly program nine problems correctly, missing first place only through a tiebreaker. |
As noted in a recent Boston Globe article, nine students from a junior history class at BLS will recite distinguished orations on the meaning of the Boston Massacre, commemorating its 238th anniversary, at Old South Meeting House on Wednesday, March 5. |
ALUMNI NEWS |
The Palm Beach County Chapter of the ACLU of Florida recently recognized Richard T. Nolan '54, along with Robert C. Pingpank, for exceptional leadership and devoted community service at its Annual Freedom Award Luncheon. Both have served as powerful witnesses to the dignity of GLBT persons for over 50 years. They actively and publicly support the ACLU's GLBT project, fighting discrimination and shaping popular opinion through the courts, legislatures and education. As an Episcopal priest, Canon Nolan led many within the Episcopal Church USA to support the ordination of gay and lesbian clergy and the blessing of same-sex unions. Locally, he is a founding board member of the Pride Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches and an advisor to The Hemlock Society of Florida. In 2004, the couple completed "Soulmates: More Than Partners." |
A celebration in honor of Michael Contompasis '57 will be held on Tuesday, April 1, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Boston Teachers Union Hall in Dorchester to recognize his 42 years of service to the Boston Public Schools. Tickets: $85 per person ($50 tax deductible with proceeds to benefit the Michael G. Contompasis '57 Scholarship Fund). It is hosted by Mayor Thomas M. Menino P'85 and the Boston School Committee. RSVP by Friday, March 21, by visiting tributestomike.blogspot.com or call (617) 635-9058 for more information. |
Citizens Financial has announced that James G. Connolly '78, head of Citizens' business banking unit, has been named as its new president effective March 11, 2008. As reported in the Providence Business Journal, "Connolly, a Medfield, MA resident who joined Citizens Financial Group in March 2005 as vice chairman in charge of the Corporate Financial Group, more recently has assumed responsibility for the Commercial Markets division. Before joining Citizens, he held many posts at Bank of America and Fleet Bank, most recently as president of BofA Business Capital." Connolly is a BLSA trustee and member of the finance committee. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University in 1982. |
Christine Elise (McCarthy) '83 was featured on BostonHerald.com for her upcoming photography exhibit in Allston. Elise is known for her acting roles on "Beverly Hills 90210" and "ER." |
Averrill Roberts '89, who returned to alma mater in 2006 as the girls' basketball coach, was featured recently in a Boston Globe article on the current opportunities for female athletes. A Big Ten Rookie of the Year in 1990 as a student at Ohio State, she made the All-Big Ten First Team in '90 and '93, led the Big Ten in steals her senior season and was MVP of the '93 NCAA Final Four. Professionally her career has included work as a certified personal trainer and president of a fitness/wellness company, Women Evolving LLC. |
Brian Carthas '01, a BLS hockey star who went on to play at Princeton University and professionally in Europe, was recently featured in the Boston Globe as a member of this year's rookie class of the Southie Men's Hockey League. This elite, 30-year-old league pulls together former hockey stars whose resumes include: NCAA championships, Olympic participation, NHL careers and professional stints in Europe. |
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POINTS OF PRIDE CONTEST
Our congratulations go out to William J. Davis Jr. '78 for solving the February conundrum: Which BLS head master, appointed while still a senior at Harvard, is credited with instituting misdemeanor marks and the practice of declamation, fostering the beginnings of a library and implementing the first regular reports of scholarship to parents? The correct answer was Benjamin Apthorp Gould, appointed head master in 1814. Visit the Points of Pride Contest webpage to see all of our proud winners and the two unsolved Points of Pride mysteries.
March's question:
In the late ‘90s, BLS celebrated a historic event: the first legacy family of female origin was created. Which mother and daughter started this tradition: the first daughter of an alumna to graduate from BLS in the school’s history?
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.
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