The James Logan Courier

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It’s almost summer, the sun is out, and the weather is warm. But remember, this is school, not the pool! Please dress appropriately for school; tops must have straps and cover cleavage, the stomach and midriff, and bottoms not too short. This goes for both boys and girls. Please review our Student Handbook for specifics. Thank you!

Yearbooks are now on sale! From May 9 until May 25, prices are $65 with ASB and $75 without. After May 25th, prices are $80 with ASB and $90 without. Get yours before prices increase.

Former Cesar Chavez Middle School students: Is your blue promotion gown just taking up space in your closet? Make them useful again by donating it to a current 8th grader. Bring your promotion gown to House 1 in Colt Court.

By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Director of Parent and Community Relations

The vast majority of nearly 1,000 parents who responded to an electronic survey say the New Haven Unified School District meets their children’s academic and social needs, provides a safe learning environment, practices equity and communicates effectively. And the District’s marks in virtually every area have improved – sometimes dramatically so – in comparison to a similar survey taken in 2010.

A total of 952 parents responded to District-wide and school-specific automated phone invitations to participate in the survey, which was open from April 10 through May 4. The response rate – roughly13 percent of the District’s approximately 7,500 households – is about average for such surveys.

From Wikipedia:
Archibald Cox, Jr., (May 17, 1912 – May 29, 2004) was an American lawyer and law professor who served as U.S. Solicitor General under President John F. Kennedy. He became known as the first special prosecutor for the Watergate scandal. During his career, he was a pioneering expert on labor law and also an authority on constitutional law. The Journal of Legal Studies has identified Cox as one of the most cited legal scholars of the 20th century.

Cox was the son of Archibald and Frances Perkins Cox. His mother was the sister of Maxwell Perkins, an editor at the publishing house of Charles Scribner's Sons. A native of Plainfield, New Jersey, Cox attended the Wardlaw School, and St. Paul's School. He graduated from Harvard College in 1934 and from Harvard Law School in 1937 where he was a member of Phi delta phi legal fraternity. He was a clerk for U.S. Judge Learned Hand of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. After his clerkship, he joined the Boston law firm of Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge and Rugg, now known as Ropes & Gray. During World War II, he was appointed to the National Defense Board, and then to the Office of the Solicitor General.

Learn more about Archibald Cox, free from Columbia University.