NEXT STOP: MIDDLE SCHOOL - Boston Public Schools
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<strong>Boston</strong> Latin School<br />
School Web Site: www.bls.org<br />
Contact for more information:<br />
Jonathan Mulhern, Assistant Head Master<br />
Phone: 617-635-8895 ext. 120<br />
Email: jmulhern@boston.k12.ma.us<br />
Average class size: 29<br />
Theme(s): <strong>Boston</strong> Latin School seeks to ground its students in a contemporary<br />
classical education as preparation for successful college studies, responsible and<br />
engaged citizenship and a rewarding life.<br />
Any special application processes:<br />
Students must take the ISEE Exam during 6 th grade or 8 th grade to be admitted the<br />
following fall.<br />
In addition, grades in English and Math from the previous year and half the current<br />
year are used in the calculation.<br />
Please check all that<br />
apply:<br />
___ K-12<br />
X 7-12<br />
___ HS<br />
� Small School<br />
� Pilot School<br />
� School with small<br />
learning<br />
communities<br />
X Exam School<br />
� Tech./Voc. School<br />
� Horace Mann<br />
Charter School<br />
� Special Program<br />
What makes your school unique?<br />
As the nation’s oldest school, <strong>Boston</strong> Latin has prepared the youth of <strong>Boston</strong> for college success and<br />
competitiveness in the world since 1635. Our graduates include five signers of the Declaration of<br />
Independence, Leonard Bernstein and Ralph Waldo Emerson. More recently, the founders of Stop & Shop, the<br />
CEO of Shaw’s Supermarket, the owner of Roche Brothers, the owner of Viacom and the founder of Qualcomm<br />
also graduated from the Latin School. Moreover, hundreds of our graduates have gone on to become<br />
business leaders, research scientists, lawyers, doctors, educators, and public officials.<br />
Special opportunities for students (internships, etc.):<br />
We have a host of fellowships and internships including the John William Ward <strong>Public</strong> Service Fellowship for<br />
interests in Government, the Julius Babbitt Fellowship for interests in non-profit work and the Seevak Fellowship<br />
for interests in peace and social justice.<br />
Extra-Curricular and sports activities:<br />
We have a host of clubs and activities for all interests from a Fashion and Talent Club, Step Squad and Spoken<br />
Word Club to the American Red Cross, school newspaper and literary magazine. Sports include football,<br />
baseball, soccer, volleyball, softball, hockey, indoor and outdoor track, golf, crew, swimming, and basketball,<br />
wrestling, cheerleading, tennis, sailing, and cross-country. While all sports are offered at the Varsity level, some<br />
sports are offered at the freshman and Junior Varsity level as well. All sports are open regardless of gender, but<br />
some sports do not have a gender specific team.<br />
School awards or honors of note:<br />
President Bush visited <strong>Boston</strong> Latin in 2002 to promote his NCLB legislation. BLS finished 1 st in both the English and<br />
Math MCAS results in 2011. The U.S. Secretary of Education has designated <strong>Boston</strong> Latin School as a National<br />
Blue Ribbon School for 2012. This award acknowledges our efforts to ensure that every child attains high levels<br />
of academic performance. We have demonstrated that, working together, parents, teachers, staff,<br />
administrators, and community leaders can motivate all students to reach their full potential.<br />
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