West Roxbury Students Commended for 2013 National Merit Program

Two West Roxbury residents elected class presidents at Roxbury Latin.

  West Roxbury residents and Roxbury Latin seniors, Patrick Barry and Luke Scheuer, were both named Commended Students in the 2013 National Merit Program.  Barry was also elected as class president by his senior classmates. As senior class president, Barry's responsibilities range from class-wide events and initiatives, to matters such as prom and fundraising efforts. Jake Sporn, a seventh-grader at Roxbury Latin and from West Roxbury, was elected as class president by his classmates, too. About 34,000 high performers on the PSAT are recognized with Commended Status for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2013 competition.

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West Roxbury Resident & RL Teacher David Frank Publishes First Book

"Monarch Man" is Frank's first major publication, while some of his plays and adaptations have been performed before at Roxbury Latin.

  Editor's note: The following is a press release.  Longtime West Roxbury resident and Roxbury Latin English teacher and Director of Dramatics, David Frank, has recently published his first major publication, "Monarch Man."  Born in Baltimore, David attended the Baltimore Friends School before attending Harvard University and graduating with a degree in English. After receiving a Master’s Degree in Teaching from Stanford University, Frank embarked on a dual career of various theatrical endeavors and classroom teaching that has continued to the present day. Frank has been with Roxbury Latin School for 34 years. He has worked on and behind stages on both coasts, throughout New York, New England and in New Mexico.   While several of his plays…

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Enjoy a Free Sly Voxes Concert

The Sly Voxes are offering only once concert this spring, and it is on Wednesday.

  Enjoy a fun, lively, and free concert on Wednesday, with the Sly Voxes Spring Concert. The Sly Voxes is a men's a cappella group directed by Roxbury Latin Headmaster Kerry Brennan, performing motets, madrigals, folksongs, spiritual and pop favorites.  The concert is at 7:30 p.m. at the Roxbury Latin School, 101 St. Theresa Avenue, West Roxbury. All are welcome. Admission is free, and a reception will follow.

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Learn Latin this Summer at Roxbury Latin Camp

LatinSummer, the largest and oldest program of its type in the nation, introduces students to the language and culture of ancient Rome.

  Editor's note: The following is a press release. Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute, in conjunction with The Roxbury Latin School, will offer its LatinSummer day camp to students in the Boston area. LatinSummer, the largest and oldest program of its type in the nation, introduces students to the language and culture of ancient Rome. Students will participate in classes in mythology, Roman culture, and Latin language. The ancient Greco-Roman world will come alive for students through a wide range of fun, hands-on activities such as carving inscriptions, building models, playing language games and creating Roman clothing. As students learn about Latin, they will enhance their knowledge of other subject areas and explore how the ancient…

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West Roxbury Resident and Roxbury Latin's Shekhar Advances to Final Round of 2012 Presidential Scholars Competition

Akshat Shekhar is one of 550 students from an original national pool of approximately 3,300 students invited into the competition.

  Editor's note: The following is a press release. West Roxbury resident and Roxbury Latin senior Akshat Shekhar has advanced to the final round of the 2012 Presidential Scholars competition, one of 550 students from an original national pool of approximately 3,300 students invited into the competition.  In April, the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars reviews the applications of semifinalists. As many as 141 students will be named 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students.

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West Roxbury Students, Staff of RL Build Habitat for Humanity Home in Roslindale

West Roxbury residents Dan Pereira and Patrick Barry helped fix up a Roslindale home.

  Editor's note: The following is a press release from Roxbury Latin. On December 28, West Roxbury residents Dan Pereira and Patrick Barry, along with six Roxbury Latin classmates and two faculty members, took part in a Habitat for Humanity build in Roslindale. They performed a variety of tasks on one of Greater Boston Habitat’s newer projects: a foreclosed home undergoing a complete renovation that will result in a 3-bedroom unit and a 4-bedroom unit. The building is currently in the early stages of renovation, and the work of the RL group focused on improving its structural stability and safety.  

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West Roxbury Patch Athlete of the Week

Patch Athlete of the Week: RL Football, Lacrosse Captain Finn Sullivan

Sullivan has played four varsity sports at RL.

The Roxbury Latin School is known for giving its students a well-rounded education in and out of the classroom. On the athletic field, few are as well-rounded as West Roxbury native Finn Sullivan, who will enter his senior year later this month. Sullivan, who will serve as the captain of the football team this fall and has already served a season as the captain of the lacrosse team, has also played both hockey and basketball at the varsity level. The four-sport star spoke with Patch about his experiences on the field, attending RL as a West Roxbury native, and his expectations for the Red Foxes on the gridiron this season. Having grown up in West Roxbury, it must have been fairly special to be named as a captain in two sports at RL. What's…

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Area Private Schools Keeping Enrollment Up This Fall

From West Roxbury to Braintree and Cape Cod, private and parochial schools count on academic success, values and top-notch facilities to keep student demand high.

Despite the lingering effects of one of the nation’s worst economic downturns, private and parochial schools from Boston to Cape Cod anticipate strong enrollment this fall. The schools say that chief among the reasons for their success is academic excellence, fostered largely by small class sizes, values-based education and modern learning facilities. Enrollment will increase or stay historically high at a number of schools recently surveyed by Patch, even as the gap between the cost of religious and independent institutions remains wide. At Roxbury Latin in West Roxbury, limited seats – school officials said they try to keep enrollment under 300 – means a highly competitive admissions process. Yet despite the relatively expensive annual …

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Patch Facts

5 Things You Need to Know Today: July 1

There is so much free on Fridays!

"Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the five things in the comments section.

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Roslindale's Gavin Pittore Leads Roxbury Latin to Win in Season Finale

Roxbury Latin defeats Rivers 15-0 to end season at 12-5.

Earlier this season, Roslindale resident and Roxbury Latin junior pitcher Gavin Pittore found himself on the losing end of a 15-0 loss at Belmont Hill, watching from the mound as his team fell to a slow 1-2 start. In a showing of what can go wrong when a pitcher loses his control, Pittore hit six batters in that game. But in Monday afternoon's season finale against Rivers, it was the Parkway Little League alumnus who saw his and his team's fortunes run in stark contrast to that early season hiccup as the Foxes closed out a 12-5 season with a 15-0 home win of their own. Pittore went six one-hit innings in the victory, holding Rivers hitless through five innings. "When I look at my guys, he was the guy who improved the most from start to …

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