Fall Semester Exam Study Guides

Study guides have been posted on the onCampus website ("Topics" > "Links and Handouts"). Language exams are scheduled for Wednesday, December 14.

Festivus Results

Thanks to all of the students who participated in the 9th Annual Latin Fall Festivus this weekend, and congratulations to all of our winners.

Academic and Creative Events:

Vocabulary Test - Level 2 - Rob McFadden, 1st place
Vocabulary Test - Levels 3-4-5 - Brooks Eikner, 2nd place
Mythology Test - Levels 3-4-5 - Ethan Hurst, 2nd place
Costume Contest - Will Schuessler, 2nd place; Jason Wang, 3rd place
Mythology Spelling Bee - Brooks Eikner, 2nd place
Catapult Contest (Large) - Jon Staffel and Jackson Howell, 2nd place

Open Certamen:

Lower Level - Rob McFadden and Reid Chandler, 2nd place
Upper Level - Kyle Gan and Jacob Webb, 1st place; Loyd Templeton, 2nd place; Omkar Hosad, 3rd place

Feats of Strength:

Arm Wrestling - Ethan Hurst, 1st place
Discus - Charles Long, 3rd place
Javelin - Will Portera, 1st place

Approximately 250 students from the following schools participated: MUS, St. Mary's, White Station, Germantown, Houston, St. Benedict, Collierville, Westminster, and Collegiate.

Festivus

The Latin Fall Festivus will take place this Saturday, November 19.

Final instructions and activity assignments for MUS students are posted here. The packet with specific information about events is posted here.

Fall Updates

1. We have 75 MUS students signed up for the Latin Fall Festivus, which is just a couple of weeks away. Anyone who wants to try out for the Mythology Spelling Bee may do so at 2:30 PM on Wednesday, November 9 in US 216. More information about the Festivus is posted here.

2. The MUS production of "Julius Caesar" begins tomorrow - Saturday, November 5. More information is posted here.

Festivus

A reminder that the sign-up deadline for the Latin Fall Festivus is this Friday, October 28. More information is posted here.

Latin Fall Festivus

Information about the Latin Fall Festivus is posted here.

This will take place at Houston High School on Saturday, November 19, from 8:00 AM until 11:45 AM.

This is open to all MUS students (Lower School and Upper School) who joined the Latin Club. Students who want to attend need to sign up with their Latin teacher by Friday, October 28. There is no need to complete any paperwork or turn in any money, unless you want to pre-order a Festivus T-shirt.

JCL Membership Roster

The list of students who have joined JCL is posted here. If there are any mistakes or omissions, please let me know as soon as possible.

Turn the Radio On

Mr. Suddarth and I will be the special halftime guests on the radio broadcast of tonight's MUS football game. We'll be talking about the MUS Latin program . . . and perhaps we'll offer some analysis of the first half action on the field, as well.

You can catch the broadcast on AM 790.

Julius Caesar

Information about the upcoming MUS production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is posted here.

Former NFL player Eddie George as Julius Caesar, in a 2012 production in Nashville.
Mr. Whit Tenent will have the honor of playing Caesar in the upcoming MUS production.

Latin Club Deadline

A reminder that the deadline for Latin Club membership is one week from today - Friday, September 23.

This is open to both Upper School and Lower School students. Anyone with an interest in participating in any of our extracurricular activities or competitions or with an interest in qualifying for the Latin Honor Society should join. More information is posted here.

MUS Latin Club

Information about the MUS Latin Club for the 2016-2017 school year is posted here.

Dues should be paid by Friday, September 23.

Officer Information

Anyone wishing to serve as a Latin Club officer this year should read the information posted here.

Consul applications are due Friday, August 26. Senator applications are due Friday, September 16.

Banner

The new banner is now on display on Park Avenue:

More NLE Accolades

We've recently received word that the three students who earned a third consecutive perfect score on the National Latin Exam this year - Charlie Evans, Jackson Moody, and Jackson Howell - are in very select company. Only 35 students (out of over 140,000 who participated in the exam this year) qualified for this distinction.

Bernice Fox and Phaedrus

In addition to the CAMWS Translation Contest, the National Latin Exam, and the TJCL State Convention, we have also had some winners in two other competitions this semester:

1. Bernice Fox Classics Writing Contest

Honorable Mention: Dylan Echlin

2. Phaedrus Latin Composition Contest

Finalists: Dylan Echlin and Davis Harano

Semi-Finalists: Kyle Lam, Jamie Lindy, Jack McCaghren, Trent Scull, Evan Smith, and Jacob Suppiah

Congratulations to all of these students!