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Ms. Gentile is running the Boston Marathon for BLA! Between now and April, if we raise $5,000, every dollar we raise will be doubled!

The Hapgood Library is also hosting its’ annual fundraiser. The website is www.funds4books.com. Please enter code 8613 and thank you!

In addition, starting Nov. 8, families can register their Stop & Shop card to give a percentage to BLA. Just go to www.stopandshop.com and register your card. Our Stop & Shop school code is 10333.

Finally, Boston Latin Academy is collecting Box Tops for Education. Coupons can be sent to the Main Office (attention: Marcia Canale).

Hello Seniors!

Here is where you should send your Senior Writing Requirements: two 500-word essays chosen from the “common essay” reading list. More information is on the summer reading list.

Where to send your essays is divided alphabetically by your last name:

A-Chan = Ms. Katie O’Connor at Bain and Company, Katie.Oconnor@bain.com
Chen-Huang = Mr. Tom Jehn at Harvard Writing Center, publicservice.expos@gmail.com
Hunt-Perello = Kristina at tuftswritingresources@gmail.com
Perrez-Z = perezzessaysBLA@gmail.com

You should include your name and email address on each essay. Your subject line should say your name and “BLA College Essay.”

Enjoy your summer and get writing!

Latin Summer Assignments 2011

• Latin I Grade 8 summer assignment (Word) (PDF)
• Latin II Grade 9A summer assignment (Word) (PDF)
• Latin III Grade 10A (11B) summer assignment (Word) (PDF)
• Latin III Grade 10A (11B) reference charts (Word) (PDF)
• Latin AP Vergil syllabus & summer packet (Word) (PDF)

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This explains everything you need to know in order to complete your Summer 2011 Reading Requirement’s Dialectical Journal:

BLA_2011_2012_Summer_Reading(1)DialecticalJournalentryexample.doc

We are happy to announce the Summer 2011 BLA Required Reading books and, especially, to announce the winner of the Summer 2011 Common Reading Book vote: Neil Swidey’s The Assist: Hoops, Hope and the Game of Their Lives.

Please note that there are some important changes to this summer’s reading lists. The changes have been made to assure that our students complete their required reading and maybe even have fun while doing it.

Most importantly, students this summer are to complete DIALECTICAL JOURNALS as they read. So, pick up a new notebook, read the directions on your summer reading list and get to work! These notebooks are due on the first day of school.

Some other updates are:
1. Summer reading will be worth 25% of your Term One grade in your English classes in the fall.
2. All non-AP courses will read three books: a common grade-level book; the common reading book and a book from a list of books that match that grade’s theme. This year, the choice book MUST BE FROM THE LIST.

So, get to the library or bookstore, grab your notebook and enjoy!

Read the Boston Globe article about Mr. Wurman in the news:

http://bcove.me/zj9zfng2

Intermix April 7, 2010

WINNING FORM: Barbara Okafor runs the anchor leg of the 4?x?200 for Latin Academy on February 8, 2011 at the Reggie Lewis Center. (Photo by Patrick Whittemore, Boston Herald)

The BLA Boys’ and Girls’ Track teams are City Champions!

Latin Academy boys and girls both finished first in the two-day city championship meet at the Reggie Lewis Center, defeating O’Bryant for the first time in years.

According to Latin Academy coach Brian Leussler, “It’s a big accomplishment, I really owe it to the team. A lot of dedicated kids who do indoor, outdoor, who have been running since seventh grade — they deserve it this year.”

Go Dragons!

Read more in the Boston Herald, or the Boston Globe.