* Freshman Noah Schenck recently competed in the final race of his Go Kart season, the KRA 14 at New Castle Motorsports Park. He won 1st place in both the KA Jr 100 class and the 80CC shifter class. Noah finished the season as class champion in KA 100 JR and runner-up in 80CC shifter. Out of the 21 races he competed in this season, he achieved seven first-place finishes. 

* Upper School World Language Teacher and Department Chair, Dr. Francisco Hidalgo, has published his latest book, La Revolucion Militar de los Reyes Catolicos. The book covers the Military Revolution—understood as the profound changes in strategy, weaponry, and organization—which has traditionally been associated with the armies of Central and Northern Europe, during the last decades of the sixteenth century and the early seventeenth century. However, The Military Revolution of the Catholic Kings presents ample evidence to suggest that these changes actually have their roots in the transformations experienced by the Spanish armies almost a century earlier. The logistical and financial reforms implemented by Queen Isabella I, the strategic acumen of King Ferdinand, and the tactical brilliance of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba—the Great Captain—are key factors that enabled the rapid evolution of the Spanish armies and navies, leading to the birth of the first global empire in history. More information is available here.