American Classical League recognizes 35 scholars
Greta Li '22 and Jonathan Chung-Bruehl '23 earned special honors for continued achievement, and Cole Patterson '24, Collin Chan '25, and Sam Luffman '25 received perfect scores on the annual Latin exam.
By Richard Rosenthal, MS & HS Latin Teacher
The American Classical League recognized 35 Latin scholars for their performance on the 2022 National Latin Exam. Collin Chan '25, Sam Luffman '25, and Cole Patterson '24 had perfect exams. In 2021, only 1,500 of the 80,000 students who took the exam earned a perfect score.
Along with Collin, Sam, and Cole, 11 additional USN students received Gold Summa Cum Laude distinction, which is the ACL's highest honor. Moreover, Greta Li '22 and Jonathan Chung-Bruehl '23 both won the Book Award for having earned a Gold Medal on the National Latin Exam for at least four years.
Congratulations to each of the exceptional Latin scholars listed below:
Gold Summa Cum Laude
Collin Chan '25
Jonathan Chung-Bruehl '23
Lexa Drewry '27
Cody Farr '26
Lucia Gellert '27
Evan Giles '26
Jackson Green '26
Caroline Keiper '25
Greta Li '22
Sam Luffman '25
Sarah Page-McCaw '24
Cole Patterson '24
Karsen Puzniak '27
Aaron Raney '27
Silver Maxima Cum Laude
Zahra Ansari '27
Eliya Brandes '27
Philip Feaster '23
Lila Hemphill '26
Laney Drew Hirt '24
Alice Littlehale '26
Peyton Peglow '26
Wesley Smail '22
Lin Zheng '26
Magna Cum Laude
Drew Brackett '24
Tom Buntin '26
Laura Grace Hirt '24
Flora Li '27
Coco Shepard '27
Luca Smith '22
Sheerea Yu '23
Cum Laude
Charlie Blau '27
Oliver Cheek '24
Eli Galentino '24
Aria Little '27
Jaya Somayaji '26
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The American Classical League recognized 35 Latin scholars for their performance on the 2022 National Latin Exam. Collin Chan '25, Sam Luffman '25, and Cole Patterson '24 had perfect exams. In 2021, only 1,500 of the 80,000 students who took the exam earned a perfect score.
Along with Collin, Sam, and Cole, 11 additional USN students received Gold Summa Cum Laude distinction, which is the ACL's highest honor. Moreover, Greta Li '22 and Jonathan Chung-Bruehl '23 both won the Book Award for having earned a Gold Medal on the National Latin Exam for at least four years.
Congratulations to each of the exceptional Latin scholars listed below:
Gold Summa Cum Laude
Collin Chan '25
Jonathan Chung-Bruehl '23
Lexa Drewry '27
Cody Farr '26
Lucia Gellert '27
Evan Giles '26
Jackson Green '26
Caroline Keiper '25
Greta Li '22
Sam Luffman '25
Sarah Page-McCaw '24
Cole Patterson '24
Karsen Puzniak '27
Aaron Raney '27
Silver Maxima Cum Laude
Zahra Ansari '27
Eliya Brandes '27
Philip Feaster '23
Lila Hemphill '26
Laney Drew Hirt '24
Alice Littlehale '26
Peyton Peglow '26
Wesley Smail '22
Lin Zheng '26
Magna Cum Laude
Drew Brackett '24
Tom Buntin '26
Laura Grace Hirt '24
Flora Li '27
Coco Shepard '27
Luca Smith '22
Sheerea Yu '23
Cum Laude
Charlie Blau '27
Oliver Cheek '24
Eli Galentino '24
Aria Little '27
Jaya Somayaji '26
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