A Successful Year for High School Latin Students
by Diane Sorrel, Latin teacher
High School Latin students who joined our school’s chapter of the Tennessee Junior Classical League were eligible to participate in the Mid-State and State T.J.C.L. conventions held in February and April.
Mid-State Convention
Elliott Clark: Heptathlon (1st); Mythology (1st); Roman History (1st); Best of Show, Derivatives
Courtney Edington: Sculpture (2nd)
Annie French: Derivatives (3rd); Heptathlon (2nd)
Shriya Karam: Heptathlon (3rd)
Mason Lee: Roman History (5th); Literature (2nd); Models (2nd)
D.J. Lewis: Roman History (2nd)
Sophie Perfetto: Mythology (2nd)
Courtney Rabb: Heptathlon (3rd)
Isla Tarleton: Derivatives (3rd); Mythology (3rd); Literature (2nd)
Joel Tyson: Literature (5th)
State Convention
Elliott Clark: Sculpture (4th); Vocal Performance - Traditional (4th); Mythology (3rd); Grammar (3rd); Derivatives (2nd); Vocabulary (2nd); Classical Art (1st); Geography (1st); Dramatic Latin (1st)
Courtney Edington: Hellenics (5th)
Seth Ellis: Vocabulary (5th)
Annie French: Vocabulary (4th); Reading Comprehension (2nd); Grammar (tied for 1st)
Shriya Karam: Vocabulary (5th); Roman Life (4th); Reading Comprehension (4th); Grammar (tied for 1st)
Mason Lee: Models (1st)
David Luffman: Heptathlon (4th); Geography (4th)
Margaret Luffman: Roman History (3rd); Geography (1st)
Sophie Perfetto: Sculpture (5th); Vocabulary (5th); Mythology (4th); Reading Comprehension (3rd)
Courtney Rabb: Derivatives (5th); Vocabulary (5th)
Isla Tarleton: Mythology (4th); Vocabulary (3rd); Classical Art (2nd)
Joel Tyson: Derivatives (4th); Literature (3rd)
Gold Medal/Summa Cum Laude: Shai Rice
Gold Medal/Summa Cum Laude: Elliott Clark, Seth Ellis, David Luffman, Joel Tyson
Magna Cum Laude: Shivam Hingorani
Silver Medal/Maxima Cum Laude: Shriya Karam, Sophie Perfetto
Gold Medal/Summa Cum Laude: Annie French, Jessica Mei, Isla Tarleton
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Nineteen students made the arduous trek down Broadway to compete in the Mid-State academic, art, costume, poetry and essay events at Hume-Fogg in early February. Students who placed first through fifth in the various competitions were awarded ribbons. The winners of ribbons were:
Zachary Bressman: Derivatives (5th); Heptathlon (4th); Literature (2nd); Mythology (2nd); Best of Show, Grammar Level 5
Elliott Clark: Heptathlon (1st); Mythology (1st); Roman History (1st); Best of Show, Derivatives
Courtney Edington: Sculpture (2nd)
Seth Ellis: Heptathlon (5th)
Annie French: Derivatives (3rd); Heptathlon (2nd)
Shriya Karam: Heptathlon (3rd)
Mason Lee: Roman History (5th); Literature (2nd); Models (2nd)
D.J. Lewis: Roman History (2nd)
Sophie Perfetto: Mythology (2nd)
Courtney Rabb: Heptathlon (3rd)
Isla Tarleton: Derivatives (3rd); Mythology (3rd); Literature (2nd)
Joel Tyson: Literature (5th)
State Convention
Fourteen students traveled to Austin Peay State University in early April to compete in the State TJCL convention. M. Espenant accompanied us as a chaperone for the second year in a row, took beautiful photographs of the students in action, and charmed us yet again with his Gallic bonhomie. State offered an even wider array of events. The students won fifth place in the skit competition, the spirit contest, and Advanced Certamen. Our Intermediate Certamen team took fourth place. Overall we took the second place trophy in Division AAA. And by no means least of all, our chariot construction improved greatly! The ribbon winners were:
Zachary Bressman: Reading Comprehension (4th); Vocabulary (3rd); Derivatives (2nd); Grammar (2nd); Literature (2nd)
Elliott Clark: Sculpture (4th); Vocal Performance - Traditional (4th); Mythology (3rd); Grammar (3rd); Derivatives (2nd); Vocabulary (2nd); Classical Art (1st); Geography (1st); Dramatic Latin (1st)
Courtney Edington: Hellenics (5th)
Seth Ellis: Vocabulary (5th)
Annie French: Vocabulary (4th); Reading Comprehension (2nd); Grammar (tied for 1st)
Shriya Karam: Vocabulary (5th); Roman Life (4th); Reading Comprehension (4th); Grammar (tied for 1st)
Mason Lee: Models (1st)
David Luffman: Heptathlon (4th); Geography (4th)
Margaret Luffman: Roman History (3rd); Geography (1st)
Sophie Perfetto: Sculpture (5th); Vocabulary (5th); Mythology (4th); Reading Comprehension (3rd)
Courtney Rabb: Derivatives (5th); Vocabulary (5th)
Isla Tarleton: Mythology (4th); Vocabulary (3rd); Classical Art (2nd)
Joel Tyson: Derivatives (4th); Literature (3rd)
We had a wonderful time at both conventions and look forward to next year’s events. Please take a look at M. Espenant’s magnificent photographs!
National Latin Exam
Most high school Latin students took the National Latin Exam on the Ides of March. Not only did they survive the day, they did very well! Here are the results:
Latin I
Silver Medal/Maxima Cum Laude: Hudson Gilliland, Jude Hoekstra, Francesca Kusserow, Maddie Langlinais
Gold Medal/Summa Cum Laude: Shai Rice
Latin II
Silver Medal/Maxima Cum Laude: Mason Lee
Gold Medal/Summa Cum Laude: Elliott Clark, Seth Ellis, David Luffman, Joel Tyson
Latin III Prose
Cum Laude: Jonathan Hudson
Magna Cum Laude: Shivam Hingorani
Silver Medal/Maxima Cum Laude: Shriya Karam, Sophie Perfetto
Gold Medal/Summa Cum Laude: Annie French, Jessica Mei, Isla Tarleton
Latin IV Prose
Gold Medal/Summa Cum Laude: Margaret Luffman
Latin IV Poetry
Gold Medal/Summa Cum Laude: Courtney Rabb
Latin V
Silver Medal/Maxima Cum Laude: Zachary Bressman, Leah Hicks
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