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(Source: ABC News)

Election Day Draws Near

By Ailin Sha (I), Ross Wilson (II), Mary Deng (II) & Olivia Chen (III), Head News Editors and Assistant News Editors October 1, 2024

On September 10, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris participated in their first presidential debate, hosted by ABC News in advance of the 2024 election. Over 90 minutes,...

School buses shuttle Black students during the 1974 busing crisis. (Source: Spencer Grant)

Boston Busing Crisis: 50 Years

By Meilin Sha (V) & Abrielle Huang (VI), Staff Writer and Contributing Writer July 31, 2024

This June marks the 50-year anniversary of the desegregation of Boston Public Schools and the subsequent busing crisis. Prior to the Racial Inclusion Act of 1965, neighborhoods and schools in Boston were...

Mary Skipper speaks at the BPS School Choice Program meeting. (Source: Nancy Lane)

School Choice Shot Down

By Trinity Ngo (III) & Christina Luo (IV), Staff Writer and Contributing Writer July 31, 2024

On May 22, the Boston Public School Committee voted to once again opt out of the 1994 School Choice Program that would allow non-resident students into Boston Public Schools. The School Choice Program...

Boston Latin School students walk out to Boston Common to protest. (Source: Zoe Colimon (I))

Admin Responds to Student Walkout

By Xintong Guo (III) & Weian Xue (IV), Staff Writers July 31, 2024

On May 6, students from Boston Latin School and ten other high schools walked out of class in support of a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. As part of the Boston Students Palestine...

Valete, Magistri!

By Trinity Ngo (III) & David Wang (V), Staff Writer and Contributing Writer July 31, 2024

Ms. Heflinger Ms. Maureen Heflinger has announced her departure after five years of teaching orchestra at Boston Latin School. Her career began at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School ten years ago,...

Jessica Tang takes over the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts.(Source: Boston Globe)

BTUpdates

By Rachel Starr (II), Staff Writer July 31, 2024

On May 6, Boston Latin School faculty voted for the School’s six allotted representatives for the Boston Teachers Union (BTU), who attend monthly meetings and sometimes negotiate contracts. BTU is the...

(Source: Weian Xue (IV))

Susan Chen (I) Wins Amazon Future Engineer

By Stephany Zhu (III), Contributing Writer July 31, 2024

On April 20, Susan Chen (I) won the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship. After hearing about the scholarship from a friend, she decided to apply. Susan was selected as one of 400 scholars to receive a...

Boston Latin School starts their first annual Paw Day! (Source: Winnie Wang)

Relieving Stress With PAW Day

By Gabrielle Jang (V), Contributing Writer July 31, 2024

On April 26, the Boston Latin School Wellness Council launched their first annual Positivity and Wellness (PAW) Day to relieve students’ stress and boost mental health. PAW Day consisted of many activities,...

Student purchases clothing at one of BLS’ student pop-up businesses. (Source: David Nguyen (IV))

Business Blooms at BLS

By Andrea Pineda (IV), Contributing Writer July 31, 2024

On May 7, Boston Latin School students sold self-created products from their companies as part of the Junior Achievement Company Pop-up Program. Led by Mr. Jim Levesque, Director of the Deitch Leadership...

Henry Guscott (V) (left) and Darian Santos (V) (right) read the Pledge! (Source: Parker Hastings (I))

From Homeroom 003 and 030: Morning Announcers

By David Wang (V) & Oanh Nguyen (VI), Contributing Writers April 12, 2024

For years, former Boston Latin School Algebra 1 teacher Mrs. Monica Gribaudo’s sixie homeroom did the Pledge of Allegiance. Now that she is retired, the job has fallen to Henry Guscott (V) and Darian...

BLS Clubs Cook Up Success

By Rachel Starr (II) & Meilin Sha (V), Staff Writer and Contributing Writer April 12, 2024

BLS DECA On March 8, 33 BLS students competed in the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) State Competition, where several showcased their business acumen and qualified for the national competition. DECA...

Celebrating Women’s History Month

By Amanda Ajdini (II) & Gabrielle Jang (V), Contributing Writers April 12, 2024

History of Women’s History Month and its Significance to BLS In March, teachers, students and several clubs at Boston Latin School observed Women’s History Month with various events and initiatives....

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