Come see Boston Latin School Theatre Company’s Wojtek: The Happy Warrior. A play about an actual historical bear who was in the Polish Army during WWII.

• In the Black Box Theater
• Thursday February 27 at 3pm and 7pm
• Friday February 28 at 3pm
• $3 for students and $8 for adults

our.show/wojtek for advanced tickets.

We will then be taking to the show to the prelims of the Massachusetts High School Drama Festival on Saturday March 1. We will be performing at 9 am. Tickets are $10 and are good for the entire day of theatre.

Advanced Tickets

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Open to all grades! Tryouts will be held on Thursday, March 13th in the auditorium between 2:30-4:00pm. You may declaim a passage or abridged version of a poem, speech, book, essay, or play. The duration of the text may not exceed 2 minutes and 30 seconds. If interested and for more information, please complete this GOOGLE FORM. Submissions are due on Thursday, March 7th at 11:59pm. The assembly is scheduled for Thursday, March 27th, and the audience will be Class III.

forms.gle/cGSMo1jkzWwMboqv6 , drive.google.com/file/d/1LJ_4qJdgfwroymfuxBCCuGq9ZaQ-eTRx/view?usp=sharing

Interested in a new spring sport? Looking for a fun extracurricular? BLS Crew is for you! Join a team of driven, high-performance, athletes with numerous state titles and national rankings in the past 4 years alone. No experience? No worries! We can make you into a great athlete, with no experience necessary.

This will be your new best extracurricular. Want to learn more about us then come to 316 after school, 2/26 at 2:30, and get ready for your first sunset row!

If you have any questions, feel free to visit blscrew.org or email conor@blscrew.org

Are you dreaming of Jollof rice, Djon Djon, Mac n Cheese, or Goat Stew, with flan for dessert? You are in luck! Families for Equity and Diversity (FEqD) is bringing back the truly delicious and fun BLS Multicultural Potluck! Please join old and new friends in the Dining Hall on Wednesday, February 26, from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

You can sign up: here

All teachers, staff, families, and students are welcome!

www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044FA4AF2DAAF49-55050679-feqd

If you have any questions please reach out to FEqD co-chairs Anna V.Q. Ross P’25, P’28 (annaVQross@gmail.com) or Ekaette Dumel P’25 (ekdumel@gmail.com)

As a reminder, homework is not to be assigned during the February vacation (February 17-21) as delineated in the Student Handbook (page 15). Any homework that is assigned and due on Tuesday, February 25, should not exceed the usual 30 minute expectation (45 minutes for AP courses). We wish the entire BLS community a relaxing and restorative break.

Join us in the Dining Hall on Tuesday, February 25th, at 2:30 pm for BLS A.S.I.A.’s Game Night to learn and play different games, from all around Asia!

Games that will be played include Mahjong, 13, Ddakji, Bola Bekel, and Ludo! Not only will you get to learn about these games and where they originate from, but you will also get a chance to play each one! How cool is that!? As this is a chill event to kick off your week back from break, please invite your friends, and enjoy some time with your A.S.I.A. members and officers!

Hope to see you all there!

The winter edition of the Register is available in the Keefe Library. Grab your copy today.

BLS, in collaboration with the Celebrity Series of Boston and the Japan Society of Boston, is proud to present a special performance by KODO, the world-renowned taiko drumming ensemble, on Saturday, March 8 at 7pm in the auditorium. Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance here.

www.japansocietyboston.org/events/lecture-and-demonstration-kodo

Internship preview days are virtual information sessions where students can hear from private sector hiring employer to learn more about:

Job responsibilities and various departments

Company environment

Internship essentials such as dates, hours, wage and requirements to participate

Learning and growth opportunities such as mentoring, professional development workshops, networking events, skill building courses.

Students will also learn about next steps to apply for summer internships, including how to indicate their company preference(s) in their application.

Preview days are also hosted on Zoom from 4:00-5:30 and are available on the following dates:

Wednesday, February 26- Healthcare

Thursday, February 27- Financial services

Wednesday, March 5- STEM

Thursday, March 6- Arts, Government and Higher Education

Students interested in attending should register forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=v6uOK80FtEeCFSL4i0HYtQ6TQmFXrmJBsRs6uOK-teJUQ05aQUxPOEJENldOMlFMS0g5MVVVNVVPRC4u&route=shorturl to attend.

Students can register for as many sessions as they are interested in.

drive.google.com/file/d/1Qm1h0wEy6SAygBwgXZO_8d0dnA9JY0d-/view?usp=sharing

VSSsssss 🐍 invites you to our annual and biggest event of the year, Tết Festival, which will be on Friday, February 14th from 5:00 to 9:00 PM (THIS WEEK!!). To honor the new year and have a relaxing start to break, join us in celebrating through thrilling games and prizes, a show full of captivating performances from your peers, and a delicious dinner to end the night! Doors will open in the dining hall at 5:00 PM for games, and the show starts at 6:30!

Tickets (which cover admission for all 3 parts of the event) are available to buy from any officer or training officer for $8. Listed here are all the students selling tickets: Olivia Huynh (I), Ava Vu (I), Lindsy Tra (I), Hien Nguyen (I), Nicholas Ngo (I), Nhi Nguyen (III), Quan Truong (II), Tiana Nguyen (III), Lilia Nguyen (III), Tate Lam (III), Maya Tran (I), Briana Nguyen (II), Jenna Nguyen (III), Tina Ly (IV), Lan Truong (V), Louis Dang (II), Mary Nguyen (V), Kasey Pham (V), Halina Nguyen (II), Lana Nguyen (IV), Harry Dinh (IV), Julian Tra (IV), Mia Vu (VI).

Hurry to secure your spot, as tickets will be $9 at the door! You sssshould 🐍 mark your calendars now and get ready for this fantastic event you won’t want to miss out on!! Happy Year of the Snake, and we’ll see you soon!

We invite you to learn more about the Interdisciplinary Capstone Course at BLS. This course offers you an opportunity self-direct your study of your chosen topic throughout the school year. All Capstone projects culminate in a TedX style talk delivered in the auditorium and website.

This informational meeting will be held on February 25 from 2:30-3:30 in room 307.