http://latinacademy.org Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:54:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Summer vacation has arrived and the main office will be completely closed as of July 5, 2010.  The main office will re-open on Friday August 20, 2010. Summer school will be held at Boston Latin Academy from July 12 through August 13, 2010. For questions you may contact Ada Wong at awong@boston.k12.ma.us ... http://latinacademy.org/news/summer-has-arrived/ Emilia Pastor has been appointed by Superintendent Carol R. Johnson as the new Headmaster of Boston Latin Academy. Ms. Pastor has served as the Interim Headmaster at Boston Latin Academy since August 2009. She has also served as Assistant Headmaster at Boston Latin Academy for two years where she headed ... http://latinacademy.org/news/welcome-new-headmaster/ This year's summer reading includes an exciting addition: the Summer 2010 BLA Common Reading Book: Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder. This book was chosen through a careful and thoughtful process by a thirteen-member panel of BLA parents, faculty and students. Overall, we believe that this book is the ... http://latinacademy.org/news/exciting-summer-reading-lists-have-arrived/ Boston Latin Academy band students received $25,000 worth of musical instruments, thanks to Fidelity's FutureStage Program and the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation. In a February 9 ceremony at Boston Symphony Hall, BLA students were one of only four schools in Boston to receive the grant. Keith Lockhart of the Boston Pops ... http://latinacademy.org/athletics-and-activities/band-awarded-new-instruments/ Boston Latin Academy's coed swimming team won the Boston City League championship yesterday, for the third consecutive year and the 19th time in the past 20 years. Sophomore Tim Connolly and senior Justina Langone each scored firsts, and Dragons earned top three finishes in all 11 events, as the Dragons earned ... http://latinacademy.org/news/bla-swimming-city-champions-again/ Check out the Seventh Grade ("sixie") Cluster "B" Newsletter for updates on what's happening at BLA. http://latinacademy.org/academics/seventh-grade-cluster-b-newsletter/ It may seem like the school year just started, but the second marking period is over. Term 2 marks closed  Wednesday, December 23, 2009 and report cards will be distributed on Tuesday, January 12. Warning Notices for Term 3 will be distributed on February 1st. http://latinacademy.org/news/term-grades/ The Museum of Fine Arts announces its annual student rhetoric competition, when students perform dramatic interpretations of selections from the Iliad and Odyssey. Middle school students recite on Oct 21 and high school students recite on Nov 4. Entry forms: MS entry form (7-8) HS entry form (9-12) guidelines model release recommended selections (choose one!) http://latinacademy.org/uncategorized/mfa-rhetoric-competition/ 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 ... http://latinacademy.org/academics/bla-scores-1st-in-state-on-english-mcas/ A Justin Miles 26-yard touchdown pass to Edbiko Elysee with less than two minutes remaining allowed Boston Latin Academy to defeat Case High School, 30-22, on Sunday. Read more at the Fall River Herald News. http://latinacademy.org/athletics-and-activities/bla-football-defeats-case-high-school/