Latin scholars rank highest in divison
by Richard Rosenthal, Latin teacher
Middle and High School students aced the 2018 Mid-State Junior Classical League Competition.
Middle and High School students aced the 2018 Mid-State Junior Classical League Competition.
University School of Nashville won the AAA Division (the highest division) of the 2018 Mid-State Junior Classical League Competition with 882 points. Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School earned 715 points to place second and Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School finished third with 409 points.
Thirty-six Latin scholars competed in Academic, Creative Arts, and Certamen (Latin Quiz Bowl) competitions over the two-day event that took place at Hume Fogg and Montgomery Bell Academy.
While it was an entire team effort, many USN students received special recognition.
Elliott Clark ’19 and Annie French ’19 won the second and fourth, respectively, 2018 Howell-Sanford Awards, which recognize students who excel across many disciplines.
In the Academic Competition, students compete based on Latin level. Courtney Rabb ’19 had the highest score not only at her level but also at any level in Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary. Wesley Smail ’22 was the overall high scorer in Grammar I. Several students also placed in multiple events and were event winners.
Students who scored in events included:
Academic Competitions
Derivatives
Sam Barocas ’23, first
Luca Smith ’22, first
Isla Tarleton ’19, first
Annie French ’19, second
Sophie Perfetto ’19, second
Courtney Rabb ’18, second
Eleanor Shepard ’23, second
Wesley Smail ’22, second
Elliott Clark ’19, third
Anne Griffin ’22, third
Maya Giles ’23, fifth
Abby Schoenecker ’22, fifth
Grammar
Sam Barocas ’23, first
Wesley Smail ’22, first
Courtney Rabb ’18, first
Annie French ’19, second
Shriya Karam ’19, second
Asher Rice ’22, second
Nandan Sarkar ’22, third
Luca Smith ’22, third
Isla Tarleton ’19, third
Sophie Perfetto ’19, fourth
Sheeline Yu ’21, fourth
Philip Feaster ’23, fifth
Joel Tyson ’19, fifth
Wyatt Washko ’21, fifth
Heptathlon
Sam Barocas ’23, first
Annie French ’19, second
Maya Giles ’23, second
Courtney Rabb ’18, second
Elliott Clark ’19, third
Neha Saggi ’21, third
Iris Aikin ’23, fourth
Oliver Buntin ’23, fourth
Mythology
Sam Barocas ’23, first
Elliott Clark ‘19, first
Eleanor Shepard ’23, second
Courtney Rabb ’18, third
Iris Aikin ’23, fourth
Gracie Li ’21, fourth
Sophie Perfetto ’19, fourth
Philip Feaster ’23, fifth
Joel Tyson ’19, fifth
Reading Comprehension
Annie French ’19, first
Courtney Rabb ’18, first
Elliott Clark ’19, second
Anne Griffin ’22, second
Shriya Karam ’19, second
Sophie Perfetto ’19, second
Eleanor Shepard ’23, second
Abby Schoenecker ’22, second
Nandan Sarkar ’22, third
Wesley Smail ’22, third
Wyatt Washko ’21, third
Sheeline Yu ’21, third
Lauren French ’21, fourth
Ethan Herrell ’21, fourth
Neha Saggi ’21, fourth
Gracie Li ’21, fifth
Roman Life
Sam Barocas ’23, first
Philip Feaster ’23, second
Philip Feaster ’23, second
Iris Aikin ’23, third
Elliott Clark ’19, third
Ethan Herrell ’21, third
Oliver Buntin ’23, fifth
David Luffman ’20, fifth
Andrew Steed ’19, fifth
Roman History
Oliver Buntin ’23, second
Courtney Rabb ’18,second
Elliott Clark ’19, third
Philip Feaster ’23, third
Joel Tyson ’19, fourth
Vocabulary
Annie French ’19, first
Maya Giles ’23, first
Courtney Rabb ’18, first
Nandan Sarkar ’22, first
Wesley Smail ’22, second
Elliott Clark ’19, third
Shriya Karam ’19, fourth
Mason Lee ’20, fourth
Sophie Perfetto ’19, fourth
Eleanor Shepard ’23, fourth
Sheeline Yu ’21, fourth
Abby Schoenecker ’22, fifth
Creative Arts
Charcoal and monochrome pencil
Luca Smith ’22, second
Costume Male Historical
Philip Feaster ’23, first
Miscellaneous
Rebecca Harwood ’18, fourth
Mixed Media
Annie French ‘19, fourth
Models
Mason Lee ’20, fourth
Photography
Natalie Wright ’21, third
Textiles
Lydia West ’21, fifth
Tweets
Neha Saggi ’21, first
Rebecca Harwood ’18, second
Elliott Clark ’19, third
Watercolors
Neha Saggi ’21, third
Certamen
Elliott Clark ’19, Annie French ’19, Andrew Steed ’19, Joel Tyson ’19, fourth place
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