The Highlands Latin Extra

Highlands Latin Community Lecture 2017 – Dr. Michael Ward

“Planet Narnia: C.S. Lewis and the Seven Heavens” Earlier this month, in a packed house with standing room only, the Highlands Latin and Louisville communities welcomed award-winning author and Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford Dr. Michael Ward. Dr. Ward is a C.S. Lewis scholar who graciously accepted an invitation to come […]

Horatius Society: Forty-nine HLS Sixth Graders recite all of Horatius at the Bridge.

A time-honored tradition at Highlands Latin School each year is the recitation of Horatius at the Bridge. As a portion of their classical studies, the sixth-grade class learns 24 stanzas of the poem by Thomas Babington and Lord Macaulay. Students seeking Horatius-like glory have the option to memorize all 70 stanzas (16 pages, 589 lines, 3201 words). This […]

Breaking Good: Organic Chemists on the rise!

What do you get when you mix a room full of brilliant minds, a teacher pushing them to think beyond the textbook, and a bunch of chemicals? Well, in this case you get acetylsalicylic acid – or in laymen’s terms, aspirin. Students are currently in their Stoichiometry Unit, and this lab, commonly done in a […]

Why Latin? 36% of Seniors recognized as National Merit Semifinalists/Commended

Why study Latin? 36% (4 of 11) of Highlands Latin’s class of 2017 were recognized as National Merit Semifinalists or Commended students. Congratulations to Semifinalists Tanner Petrie and Jobe Arnold, and to Commended Students Worden Barr and Jack Spurlock. Over the last decade, Highlands Latin has maintained the highest percentage of National Merit Semifinalists and Commended students in Louisville. 33% of […]

Highlands Latin 2016 Graduation

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsOUu6Usq7s?rel=0] A school should be an Alma Mater, knowing her children one by one. Not a factory, or a mint, or a treadmill. ~ Cardinal Newman Below are the highlights. 5 min 50 sec: Ed Boomershine’s inspiring commencement speech. 18 min 30 sec: Mr. Wheatley’s individual address to the seniors. Highlands Latin strives to be […]
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