Mr. Valenzuela

Don't forget to register for the Lynn Shore Showdown this Sunday. Beach wrestling and fun in the sun for ALL AGES! Click the link in bio to register. 🏖️🤼‍♂️

Great article about former student Vincent and BLA swim team!

Swim Team Mom – Boston Parents Schoolyard News Cynthia Le says the natatorium is good for her son in many ways — it even helped him overcome asthma

"Some stories endure, some disappear, some are rediscovered in dusty archives, the pages of old newspapers, and in oral history. All such stories as the First Decoration Day are but prelude to future reckonings. All memory is prelude."

The First Decoration Day » Zinn Education Project Article. By David W. Blight. 2011. The people's history of Memorial Day.

Please consider supporting one my current students in her time of need!

Click here to support Support a BLA Family in Need organized by José Eduardo Valenzuela On Saturday May 12, 2018 overnight a devastating 4-alarm fire broke out 55 Dale Street in Roxbury, MA causing $500,000 in damage and displacing 19 people in the six-family home. Unfortunately, a current Boston Latin Academy student was one of those affected by the fire. She and her family have lo...

MBTA Youth Passes now at Boston Centers for Youth & Families administration office Boston youth can now enroll in the MBTA Youth Pass Program at Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) Administrative Office,1483 Tremont Street, in Mission Hill. The Youth Pass Program is a partnership between the City of Boston and the MBTA to provide reduced transportation fares to eligible you...

So proud of my former student Naomi Bethune for her City Title!

Naomi Bethune, Simon Chernow lead Latin Academy coed swim team to City League title - The Boston Globe Led by freshmen Naomi Bethune and Simon Chernow, the Latin Academy coed swimming team captured its 11th consecutive Boston City League championship on Thursday at Madison Park, scoring 138 points to win by a convincing margin over O’Bryant (87.5) and East Boston (46.

We were just discussing the "danger of a single story" in our class reflection today! 🙄

A French journalist asked Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie if Nigeria had libraries And it did not go down well.

What it looks like when 55 students stay after school to watch a film to learn more about the dangers unaccompanied minors face migrating from Central America to the US. Students have been learning about these challenges for several weeks.

Check out some Latin Academy wrestlers trying out the sport for the first time on the mats today alongside O'Bryant. Go Dragons! 🐲🐲🐲

Back on the mats this week with a combined citywide practice O'Bryant -- 28 wrestlers working hard to get better!

Three great days of argumentation and presentation skills in the People v. Columbus Mock Trial project in Humanities! Boston Latin Academy