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For
all BLS "snowbirds" flying south for the winter,
please
contact us if you'd like to receive invitations to our
upcoming Florida events!
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March Events
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calendar for details
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18
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Sarasota
Area Luncheon
Marina Jack II
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19
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Pre-game Brunch
Ramada Inn & Suites
Ft. Myers, FL
BLSA
Day at the Ballpark
Red Sox vs. Orioles
City of Palms Park
Ft. Myers, FL
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29
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Head Master's Circle
Dinner
home of Richard Dunn '42
San Francisco, CA
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30
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San Francisco
Area Dinner
Scala's Bistro
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April Events
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calendar for details
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1
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San Diego
Chapter Luncheon
The Prado at Balboa Park
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2
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LA Chapter
Annual Meeting
Riviera Country Club
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6
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Young Alumni
Networking Reception
Holland & Knight
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26
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DC Chapter Reception
details tba
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27
& 28
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Class of
1946 60th Reunion
details tba
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27
& 28
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Music Night
Boston Latin School
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May Events
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calendar for details
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12& 13
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Reunion
Weekend
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20
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BLSA Red Sox Nation:
Philadelphia
w/ pregame festivities
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tba
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Cape Cod
Chapter Luncheon
details tba
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June Events
See
calendar for details
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1
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Ward Fellows
Anniversary Celebration
Boston Public Library
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8
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Wolfpack
Classic Golf Tournament
Ferncroft Country Club, Danvers
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9
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Prize Night
Boston Latin School
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11
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BLS
Graduation
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16
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BLSA Goes Pops
Bernstein Reception
details tba
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18
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Maine
Alumni Reception
Richard Clarke '68
Home of Carl Parker '53
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26
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Chicago Chapter Event
details tba
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Visit
www.blsa.org for more details and up-to-date listings.
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BLSA HEADS TO FLORIDA
Alumni will gather in southwest Florida the weekend of
March 18 & 19, for a series of Latin School events. Sarasota
area alumni can visit with the Head Master aboard the Marina Jack II,
setting sail for a luncheon cruise on Saturday, March 18 at 11:30
a.m. A little further south, we’ll enjoy our traditional BLSA
Day at the Ballpark as the Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles at City
of Palms Park on Sunday, starting at 2:05 p.m. A pregame breakfast
buffet
is available at the Ramada Riverfront (just 1.5 miles from the
ballpark), from 10 a.m. until noon.
NEVER TOO YOUNG TO NETWORK
The Young Alumni Council and Holland & Knight will host a
Young Alumni Networking Night on Thursday, April 6. Alumni panelists
will share their career stories and offer tips for job seekers.
Nicole DeBenedictis ’97, Mary O’Neill ’96
and Connie Tom ’91 chair the host committee. A complete
listing of industries and featured speakers will be posted
shortly.
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
The Golden State is home to more than 729 Latin School
alumni and BLSA hopes to see many of them when we travel west March
30-April 2. California alumni near San
Francisco (Chapter Dinner—Thursday, March 30, Scala’s Bistro),
San
Diego (Luncheon and Panel Discussion—Saturday, April 1, The
Prado) and Los
Angeles (Annual Meeting & Luncheon—Sunday, April 2, Riviera
Country Club) should click the city names above for more information
about events in their area.
FORE CHARITY
John Fitzgerald
’91, Ailbe Glynn ’91, Raffi Yessayan ’86 and Brian
Waters ’86 will host the 6th Annual An Tain Charity Golf
Tournament on Monday, June 26, at Putterham and Newton Commonwealth Golf
Clubs. Their efforts have aided a number of charities, including the
John Yessayan Scholarship Fund, administered by BLSA. This year’s
charity is the Sean Waters Memorial Fund. For more information about
their efforts, please email John
Fitzgerald.
| NEWS
FROM THE SCHOOL |
| Congratulations to the
seventh- and eighth-grade Mathcounts Team for placing fifth out of
31 schools at the Chapter Competition on Saturday, February 4.
The team now qualifies for the State Competition at Wentworth on
Saturday, March 4. |
| BLS students and staff collected a record 1,614 pounds of
canned food in the fall food drive. The bounty was donated to The
Friends of the Shattuck Shelter. |
A TEST OF
TRIVIA
Last
months query brought out the best in all our sports fans. But it was
Joseph F. Flynn '69 who replied first with the correct
answer: Fred Maguire '18 who played for New York Giants, Chicago Cubs and
Boston Braves and later was a scout for the Boston Red Sox.
Perhaps little known but certainly not trivial, this
months tidbit comes from Assistant Head Master Malcolm Flynn.
February's
question:
Some of this 19th century artist's marble works are displayed in the
Boston Athenaeum, Brooklyn Museum, Memorial Hall at Harvard and the
Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Students of classical art seeking a free T-shirt should
send responses — including the artists and your name and class year — magna cum
celeritate via e-mail
to BLSA.
| ALUMNI
IN THE NEWS |
| Krystal Brooks '99 returned in December
from a year long deployment to Afghanistan with Operation Enduring
Freedom. She sends her thanks to classmates for cards and emails, “they
helped to bring up my spirits quite a bit.” |
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Founder of Dunk the Vote and longtime community activist
Ron Bell ‘81 was awarded the Boston Celtics “Heroes
Among Us” award in January. He will also receive the first
"Rosa’s Sparks" award from the Lawyers’ Committee
for Civil Rights Under the Law at February event commemorating the 40th
Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Bell has been a voting rights
advocate and community organizer for over 20 years. In 1992, he founded
Dunk the Vote, an organization dedicated to increasing civic
participation and promoting social change.
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Music by Rich Newman '69 and his Amherst-based
band Tagyerit is featured on a video game released this month. Hip-hop
artist Talib Kweli raps over samples of TagYerit's song "Subway
Surfing" which was inspired by songwriter Newman's daily ride to
BLS on the T for six years.
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Rosemary Macedo '82 was
interviewed for the Fund Q&A column of a recent edition of
Businessweek. You can read the full column, A Behavioral Approach to
Funds: Rosemary Macedo of Bailard International Equity Fund studies
investor reactions to stay on top of the game, by clicki ng
here.
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| On Thursday, February 23, Children’s Hospital
presented its 2005 David S. Weiner Award to hospital chaplain Sister
Carlotta Gilarde, CSJ. Established in 1997 to acknowledge former
Children’s president and CEO David S. Weiner '59 and
his 30 years of service to Children's, the award recognizes outstanding
individuals who demonstrate commitment, leadership and potential for
success in helping improve the health of children. Weiner is now
president and CEO of BLSA. Proving that Latin School connections are
everywhere, Sister Carlotta is the sibling and aunt of numerous Latin
School alumni! |
| As we continue to learn of alumni
serving the United States overseas, it seems appropriate to create a regular
forum to recognize their courage and commitment. If you know of an
alumna/alumnus serving in the military, please drop a note to blsa@blsa.org so we can include them in
future issues. |
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