On November 11, 2019, ninth-grade students participated in a ceremony to award two US veterans of the French front in WWII with the Legion of Honor, in the presence of Consul Anne-Claire Legendre. Here are the opening remarks of history teacher, Rachelle Friedman. Chere Madame la Consule générale, Mme Estey, M. Le President of the
Read More!Author: Rachelle Friedman, History Teacher
Rachelle Friedman, who started teaching at the Lycée in 2003, was born and raised in Los Angeles. She earned her bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. in history at UCLA. Before coming to the Lycée, she taught at Harvard University, Milton Academy, and the Fieldston School. At the Lycée, she is the debate coach and co-advisor of the Harvard Model Congress. When not at school, she enjoys going to the gym, reading, cooking, and knitting.
Reflections on the Centennial of the End of World War I
At 11:11 on 11/11 (November 11) 1918, in a rail car in Compiègne, France and Germany signed the armistice that would end “the Great War,” or as we more commonly know it, World War I. In Europe, signs of World War I are more abundant than in the United States:
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