Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Saturnalia

All Upper School and Lower School Latin Club members are invited to attend the Latin Club Saturnalia. It will take place Tuesday, December 2 during OP in the Wunderlich Auditorium. The officers will present a short program, and refreshments will be served.

Everyone should bring a small cash donation (ca. $5.00) for our Angel Tree holiday service project.

Monday, November 17, 2014

2014 Festivus Results

The 7th annual Latin Fall Festivus took place on Saturday, November 15 at St. Mary’s. About 250 students from 12 different schools (MUS, St. Mary’s, White Station, Houston, Germantown, Collierville, CBHS, St. Benedict, Westminster Academy, Collegiate School, Hutchison, St. George’s) attended the competition.

MUS winners:

Vocabulary Test – Level 2 – Charlie Evans (2nd), Jackson Moody (1st)
Vocabulary Test – Level 3-4-5 – Forest Colerick (3rd), Patrick Murphy (2nd), Tom Wells (1st
Mythology Test – Level 2 – Jackson Moody (2nd)
Mythology Test – Level 3-4-5 – Darius Cowan (tie for 3rd), Richard Ouyang (1st)
Catapult Contest (Large) – Callaway Rogers and Jon Staffel (1st)
Mythology Spelling Bee – Kyle Day (3rd)

Feats of Strength:
Foot Race – Forest Colerick (2nd), Josiah Crutchfield (1st)
Boxing – Benton Ferebee (1st

Open Certamen:
Lower Level – Brad Kerkhof (3rd), Jackson Moody (2nd), Charlie Evans (1st)
Upper Level – Nathan Dinh and Patrick Murphy (3rd), Aneesh Ram and Brooks Eikner (2nd), Richard Ouyang (1st)

Congratulations to all of these students for a job well done.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Festivus Reminders

Please read everything posted here.

Festivus is this Saturday, November 15. Students should report by 7:50 AM and should be picked up at 11:45 AM.

Semester Exam Study Guide

The exam study guide is posted here.

Foreign language exams are scheduled for Tuesday, December 16.

Sunday, November 9, 2014

Trigon Instructional Video

It's never too early to start practicing for the tournament:


Letters About Literature

I would like to have some students take part in this writing contest, which is sponsored by Humanities Tennessee.

I will award one bonus point to the quarter average in return for participation. To receive this point, you must follow the contest guidelines (see link above), you must put forth a legitimate effort, and you must write your letter to a classical author (e.g., Homer, Vergil, Cicero, Caesar).

If you would like to participate, please e-mail me your letter by Monday, December 8.

This offer is open to students in all levels of Latin.

Monday, November 3, 2014

Festivus Event Assignments

Festivus event assignments are posted here. We still have space in a couple of events, so let your teacher know if you are interested.

All MUS Upper School and Lower School students are required to participate in Academic Testing. See the Festivus packet for more information.

The tryout for the Mythology Spelling Bee is scheduled for this Friday during OP in US 216.