Boston Latin Academy ranked first in the 10th grade English section of the 2009 MCAS, and was tied for 2nd in math.
BLA was one of only six schools in Massachusetts with more than 95 percent of students scoring proficient or higher in ELA, Math, and Science, Technology/Engineering. (WCVB)
Full MCAS rankings are available here.
Congratulations to the BLA Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) team, who won their division in a physics competition at Harvard. The BLA JETS team defeated Newton North and Milton Academy in a series of multiple-choice and free-response physics questions. Their score qualifies them as National Finalists. Congratulations to Khoi Nguyen, Leticia Lopez-Benitez, Philip Simon, Rajendra Balram, Shawnna Thomas, Judy Wong, Ronesha Williams, and Mamadou Diallo. For more information, see Ms. Hansel (room 330) or http://jets.org/.
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“There’s a wonderfully nonchalant air about Alex Macrides. He kind of takes things in stride. For instance, when the 16-year-old Roslindale resident and Boston Latin Academy student and ace tenor saxophonist is asked about his musical extracurricular activities, he calmly goes into a detailed explanation of…”
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http://www.wickedlocal.com/roslindale/news/x743983028/Local-sax-student-blows-them-away-at-the-White-House
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