Valete, Magistri!

After teaching for 46 years, Latin teacher Ms. Tamara Bauer has decided that, at 70, she has taught enough students, seen enough sixies graduate and that it is finally time to retire.  During her time at Boston Latin School, Ms. Bauer taught over a thousand students. Her primary goal was to give sixies a good foundation in Latin. She reflects, “I have a lot of good advice, but I’ve used it up...

After teaching Humanities to BLS sixies for 14 years, Mr. Joseph Concannon is moving on to the next chapter of his life and saying goodbye to the school. He will be moving to a lake house in Maine that his parents bought over 50 years ago to spend his retirement.  “My time at Boston Latin School has been rewarding, I have become a better teacher in these past 14 years, and I work with an amazing ...

Mrs. Monica Gribaudo is ready to relax after 30 years of teaching, 24 of which she spent at BLS. While at the School, Mrs. Gribaudo taught sixies for six years and eighth graders for five years. She has also been in her current position of teaching the sixies’ Algebra I class and four Algebra II classes for ten years. Her instruction has extended to numerous students over the years. Mrs. Gribaudo...

Mr. Kyle Greenidge has recently announced his departure from BLS after two years of being a high school guidance counselor. He will be leaving to pursue a Master’s degree in social work.  “BLS and its students have helped me to see that there’s more than helping from the school counseling aspect. I love [guidance work] and can still see myself doing [it] in the future,” remarks Mr. Greenid...

Having taught for 22 years at BLS, Ms. Judi Freeman has left her mark as the Facing History and Ourselves teacher, advisor to the Topol Fellows and co-founder of the Senior Capstone class. Ms. Freeman has taken her students on many trips across the world, including to Eastern Europe and Washington D.C..  She believes Facing History and Ourselves is an important course, explaining, “It’s a course that ev...

After 14 years of teaching orchestra, Ms. Susan Shipley is retiring from Boston Latin School to enter a new phase of her life.  When Ms. Shipley first came to BLS, the orchestra program was much smaller than it is now, with her teaching all string classes. Now, there are seven orchestras and part-time teachers to help out.  “I’m personally ready. I’ve reached the age. I’m over the age, and i...

After nine years of teaching Italian, Ms. Katie-Nicole Bagarella Varano will be leaving BLS to teach middle school students at the Elliot School, a change that will better fit her schedule.  She reflects, “The school has given me so much. The caliber of students here is something that has just blown my mind. I learn from [students] as much as [students] learn from me.” She has taught all le...