A bevy of contest results came in at the very end of the school year. As always, the Bubones performed at a very high level. Congratulations to all of these students for a job well done!
Also, the National Junior Classical League will be offering a "virtual convention" this summer. If anyone is interested in participating, please let me know.
A total of 984 students across the vast 32-state CAMWS region participated in this year’s competition. Generally speaking, students who score in the top 2-3% of their peers receive Cash Awards, students in the top 5-6% receive Book Awards, and students who score within the top 20% receive Certificates of Commendation.
Latin Two:
Frederick Huang – Certificate of Commendation
Latin Three:
Kerry Zhao, Mark Hieatt, Simeon Betapudi, Coleman Whitehead – Certificates of Commendation
Latin Four:
Jack Jabbour, Max Shackelford – Book Awards
Cullen Lonergan, Ryan Peng, J.P. Wood, Hart Gowen – Certificates of Commendation
MUS had more winners than any other school in Tennessee.
Although the traditional convention itself was cancelled, nevertheless, we did win a number of awards based on (1) the pre-convention contests that we submitted before Spring Break and (2) the “virtual convention” in which a small group of students participated.
School Awards
- Trajan Award (for having the largest membership total in the state)
- TJCL Community Service Award
- “Virtual Certamen” – Advanced Level – 2nd place (Mark Hieatt, Forest Rudd, Kerry Zhao, Noah Emmert, Collin Craft)
Individual Awards
Essay Contest:
8th grade: 4th place – Alan Zhou; 5th place – Harrison Goetze
9th grade: 1st place – Max Mascolino; 5th place – Lou Zhou
10th grade: 5th place – Christopher Yarbro
Poetry Contest:
8th grade: 2nd place – Will Hess; 4th place – Ihsan Omer; 5th place – Dannie Dong
9th grade: 1st place – Frederick Huang; 2nd place – Kevin Ma
10th grade: 5th place – Forest Rudd
11th grade: 2nd place – Hart Gowen; 4th place – Matthew Phillips
Advocacy Letter Contest:
9th Grade: 2nd place – Charles Hamlett
12th grade: 5th place – Arjun Puri
As with the TJCL State Convention, the fair was cancelled. However, pre-fair contest submissions were evaluated.
Latin Writing, Level 3:
Mark Hieatt, 1st place
Latin Writing, Level 4:
Ryan Peng, 1st place
Will Schuessler, 2nd place
Fawwaz Omer, 3rd place
National Latin Vocabulary Exam
Latin One:
Gabe Chen, Will Gramm, Everett Sego - Silver Medals
William Levy - Bronze Medal
Latin Two:
Varun Krishnamurthi, Kevin Ma - Gold Medals
Alyaan Salman, Lou Zhou - Silver Medals
Jack Knighton - Bronze Medal
Latin Three:
Mark Hieatt, Kerry Zhao - Gold Medals
Jack Zaptin - Bronze Medal
Latin Four:
Fawwaz Omer - Gold Medal
National Roman Civilization Exam
Novice Level:
Gabe Chen, Will Gramm, William Levy, Everett Sego - Silver Medals
Intermediate Level:
Kerry Zhao - Gold Medal
Varun Krishnamurthi, Forest Rudd, Mohid Saeed - Silver Medals
Hamza Janjua, Jack Knighton, Kevin Ma - Bronze Medals
Advanced Level:
Fawwaz Omer - Silver Medal
