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Latins math team after state competition with awards
Math Team Places High at State Championship
May 1, 2024
Latin Student Government campaign posters on the door to the 3rd floor.
Latin Student Government Campaign Posters are Being Poached from the Walls of the School
April 17, 2024
Posing a new set of challenges and opportunities, the exam on March 9 marked the first digital SAT.
Doing it Digital: The SAT Revamp
April 15, 2024
Last month, 13 Chicagoland schools attended a workshop targeted to help combat antisemitism within school environments.
Latin Attends Antisemitism Workshop
April 15, 2024
Protestors gather outside of Union Station where Latin held its Romans Raise and Revel fundraiser.
Protest Occurs Outside Latin’s Annual Fundraiser
April 15, 2024
With Prom right around the corner, students have begun to shop for dresses, raising questions about what constitutes a Prom dress.
Easter Prom Dresses vs. Traditional Prom Dresses: What’s the Difference?
May 1, 2024
Ranch: an underrated, under-appreciated, under-used condiment.
All About the Sauce
February 15, 2024
Senior Reeise Remmer gets creative while procrastinating.
The Art of Procrastination: Embracing the Creative Power of Delay
February 1, 2024
Madhappy hoodies and Stanley Cups are among the most popular holiday-induced trends at Latin.
5 Winter Trends Dominating Latin
February 1, 2024
The New Year brings with it time-honored traditions, but are they really all that great?
New Year, Same Old Story: Why Resolutions Don’t Serve Their Purpose
February 1, 2024
Letter to the Editors: Viewing Hoda Katebi Through a Different Lens
Letter to the Editors: Viewing Hoda Katebi Through a Different Lens
January 10, 2023
Letter to the Editors: Response to Op-Ed on Hoda Katebi
Letter to the Editors: Response to Op-Ed on Hoda Katebi
January 7, 2023
Letter to the Editors: Our Paper’s Past as a True Forum
Letter to the Editors: Our Paper’s Past as a True Forum
March 1, 2020
Letter from the Editors: 12.4.16
December 4, 2016
Letter to the Editor: Mason Hammond on Ferguson
December 1, 2014
Dave Diaz 88 still credits his junior year history course at Latin, Americas History in Vietnam, as one of his biggest inspirations for his career.
Dave Diaz: One Alum’s Journey to the White House to Shape National Security
May 1, 2024
Gianna Miller 15 is finishing up her final year of law school, nine years after she first fell in love with the law in Nazi Mind.
Gianna Miller: From Latin to Law
May 1, 2024
Kimiko Darcy 23 is currently studying at Emory University, and her Latin education has proved to be influential throughout her first year of college.
Kimiko Darcy: Blending Music and Neuroscience in College
May 1, 2024
Reina Hardy 99 jumped into writing immediately after graduating from Latin and never stopped.
Reina Hardy: How an Alum Transformed Words into Worlds
May 1, 2024
Midjourney AI generates a picture of a robot giving a United Nations speech. While this obviously didn’t happen, if paired with video and sound, and instructed to portray a possible speaker—like a world leader—it could be convincing to many in the near future.
OpenAI Sora: The Danger of AI Video to Democracy
April 15, 2024
Senior year in general, I’m looking forward to having a little bit more freedom with my course load. - junior Quinn McDonough
Student of the Week: Quinn McDonough
May 1, 2024
Never take anything for granted, freshman Myles Antelis says.
Student of the Week: Myles Antelis
April 12, 2024
Maggie and her parents at the beginning of the IHSA State Golf Final
Student of the Week: Maggie Zeiger
March 4, 2024
Senior Zuhair Alsikafi, asked how he wants to be remembered at Latin, replied, Hopefully that I brought a smile to their faces.
Student of the Week: Zuhair Alsikafi
February 15, 2024
Sophomore Grayson Anderson is this weeks Student of the Week
Student of the Week: Grayson Anderson
February 1, 2024
Letters from the Class of 24: Annie Hallinan
Letters from the Class of ’24: Annie Hallinan
April 12, 2024
Upper School math teacher Zach McArthur and seventh place winner Maggie Zeiger shake hands after another year of a successful Masters Pool.
Students Work to Master Mr. McArthur’s Masters Pool
May 1, 2024
Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Aubrey DeNard post game.
DeNard Resigns as Coach After Leading Latin Basketball to Historic Success
May 1, 2024
Student looking at Womens March Madness bracket.
Caitlin Clark and Her Iowa Hawkeyes Floor the Nation
April 15, 2024
Latin eighth grader Micah Weiss answers questions after his race.
Latin Eighth Grader Wins National Indoor Mile Race
March 11, 2024
The boys varsity team with the sectional champions plaque. (@latinschoolofchicago Instagram)
Latin Boys Basketball Wins Sectionals
March 4, 2024
The lettering from Taylor Swifts newest studio album, The Tortured Poets Department.
The Chairman of The Tortured Poets Department Has Done It Again
May 1, 2024
Programs of student-run play Antigone Now, directed by seniors Makenze Humphrey and Payton Rice.
Student Creativity Takes the Stage with ‘Antigone Now’
May 1, 2024
Art by seniors Payton Rice and Elsie Cohen displayed in Gallery 2.
Art with Heart: Latin Seniors Craft a Vision of Sustainability, Community, and Sparkle
May 1, 2024
Chorus members band together to relish in the joy of the new leadership in their city.
Defiance in Focus: A Photographic Exploration of ‘Antigone Now’
April 24, 2024
Beyoncé released her new album, Cowboy Carter, on March 29.
COWBOY CARTER: Is Beyoncé Going Country?
April 15, 2024
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Ellen Cassidy ('27) is a freshman who is excited to have joined The Forum. She hopes to grow as journalist while also informing (or entertaining) the Latin community. Besides writing, she loves participating on the field hockey team, practicing her cello, and listening to music with friends. 

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