Latin team places second in state
by Richard Rosenthal, Latin teacher
The team of Middle and High School students placed second at the Tennessee Junior Classical League Convention, and Elliott Clark '19, Maya Giles '23, Margaret Luffman '18, and Rebecca Harwood '18 earned Best in Show.
The team of Middle and High School students placed second at the Tennessee Junior Classical League Convention, and Elliott Clark '19, Maya Giles '23, Margaret Luffman '18, and Rebecca Harwood '18 earned Best in Show.
USN finished second in the state in the AAAA (highest) Division in the Tennessee Junior Classical League Convention. Thirty-two Latin students contributed to the second-place finish at the two-day event at Austin Peay State University.
In the Team Competition, USN won the Aqueduct Relay. USN’s Novice Certamen (Latin Quiz Bowl) Team placed second and its Advanced Team took fifth. USN finished third in the Tog-a-War. USN was fourth in Skits, Chariot Race, and Toga Relay.
In the individual competitions, Elliott Clark scored the second highest number of points of any competitor. He was also elected secretary of the TJCL. Annie French finished ninth in overall scoring.
Elliott also won Best in Show (overall high score) in Classical Art and Geography. Maya Giles and Margaret Luffman won Best in Show in Grammar ½ and Roman History, respectively. Rebecca Harwood earned Best in Show for Graphic Arts in any media.
The following USN Students placed in the following competitions:
Academic
Academic Heptathlon
1 Elliott Clark
5 Maya Giles
5 Margaret Luffman
Classical Art
1 Elliott Clark
3 Margaret Luffman
5 Luca Smith
Derivatives
2 Anne Griffin
3 Annie French
3 Esha Karam
4 Elliott Clark
4 Natalie Wright
Geography
1 Elliott Clark
1 Margaret Luffman
3 Oliver Buntin
Grammar ½
1 Maya Giles
2 Sam Barocas
2 Philip Feaster
3 Iris Aikin
4 Oliver Buntin
Grammar I
2 Wesley Smail
4 Anne Griffin
5 Somya Singh
Grammar 2-6
2 Annie French
5 Courtney Rabb
5 Wyatt Washko
Latin Literature
3 Annie French
Hellenics
3 Elliott Clark
4 David Luffman
4 Margaret Luffman
5 Mason Lee
Mythology
3 Margaret Luffman
Reading Comprehension 2
5 Greydon Franck
Reading Comprehension 3-6
2 Shriya Karam
3 Annie French
4 Elliott Clark
5 Courtney Rabb
Roman History
1 Elliott Clark
1 Margaret Luffman
3 Oliver Buntin
Roman Life
1 Elliott Clark
5 Wesley Smail
Vocabulary
2 Courtney Rabb
4 Wesley Smail
5 Annie French
5 Maya Giles
Graphic Arts
Graphic Arts Acrylics and Oils
3 Luca Smith
Graphic Arts Miscellaneous
3 Eleanor Shepard
Graphic Arts Mixed Media
1 Rebecca Harwood
2 Annie French
Graphic Arts Models
3 Mason Lee
Graphic Arts Pastels
1 Annie French
Graphics Arts Pen and Ink
3 Sheeline Yu
5 Neha Saggi
Graphic Arts Photography
4 Annie French
Graphic Arts Sculpture
1 Elliott Clark
Graphic Arts Watercolors
1 Annie French
2 Sheeline Yu
5 Elliott Clark
Creative Arts
Costume Female Inhabitant
1 Natalie Wright
Costume Male Historical
2 Philip Feaster
Dramatic Latin Advanced Prose
1 Elliott Clark
Poetry 7
2 Philip Feaster
3 Eleanor Shepard
Poetry 11
1 Elliott Clark
Vocal Performance – Traditional Individual
2 Elliott Clark
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