Latin Club Roster 2.0

The updated roster is posted here.

Homer at Rhodes

There will be a special performance of the Odyssey next Tuesday on the campus of Rhodes College.

Information is posted here.

Imperial Homes

Over the past couple of weeks, there have been stories in the news about the homes of Nero and Augustus.

On the next MUS Latin trip to Italy, hopefully we'll have access to at least one of them.

Latin Club Roster

Click here to view the club roster as of today.  Please check everything carefully and e-mail me any corrections.

As a reminder, students must join JCL in the fall as the first step of eligibility for the Latin events throughout the year (Festivus, TJCL State Convention, Latin Honor Society, trigon tournament, etc.).

Thanks to all of those who met the deadline.  For those who did not meet the deadline but who still would like to join, we will extend the membership deadline to Wednesday, September 24.

JCL Shirt and Magnet

Here are the designs for this year:

There will be a second magnet from TJCL later this fall.

JCL Membership Reminder

Latin Club dues should be paid by next Friday, September 19.  More information is posted here.

2014 Latin Fall Festivus

Festivus is scheduled for Saturday, November 15 at St. Mary's.

The information packet is posted here.  We'll have sign-ups for this around the time of Fall Break.

This is open to all MUS students who join the Latin Club.

Latin Club Information

Information is posted here.

Dues should be paid by Friday, September 19.

Banner

Our newest banner went up over the summer.  Look for it at the corner of Park and Massey.

Consuls

Richard Ouyang and Forest Colerick have been appointed to serve as Co-Consuls of the Latin Club for the 2014-2015 school year.  Thanks to all of those who applied.

Latin Club Leaders

In the tradition of the Roman Republic, we will have two consuls who serve as student leaders of the MUS chapter of the Junior Classical League.  

Application procedure:

Anyone interested in serving in one of these two leadership positions should e-mail Mr. Sellers a brief statement (a paragraph or two) highlighting his qualifications and / or his vision for the club.  All of the Latin teachers will read these applications and then appoint the best two candidates accordingly.

Applications are due by the end of the school day on Monday, August 18.  

Eligibility requirements:

• Must have attended at least two Festivuses and at least two TJCL conventions
• Must be enrolled in either AP Latin or both semesters of the Advanced Readings in Latin course
• Must attend the Festivus and the TJCL State Convention during the 2014-2015 school year (If there's a good chance that you might have a baseball or lacrosse conflict in the spring, for example, then you shouldn't apply.) 

Duties of the consuls:

• Help with the Festivus and the TJCL State Convention
• Show leadership to both Upper School and Lower School students
• Plan the Saturnalia program
• Carry out the MUS JCL community service project
• Lead JCL meetings, as necessary
• Help with planning events, T-shirts, magnets, etc.
• Make announcements during Chapel
• Perform any other duties assigned by the sponsors

We will either appoint or elect two additional lower-ranking officers after membership is finalized.

2014 National Latin Exam

A recent summer publication tells us how MUS ranked on the 2014 National Latin Exam in terms of the number of perfect scores (the only statistic that is released) compared to other schools.

Top schools in Tennessee (by number of perfect scores on the NLE):
  
1. 18 - MUS
2. 13 - MBA
3. 7 - University School of Nashville
4. 5 - Harpeth Hall
5. 4 (tie) - Arlington and MLK Magnet

A total of 30 schools in the state had at least one perfect score on the exam.

Summer Latin Challenge Winners

Congratulations to Rahul Mehra ("Let's go, Cubs!" sign in Wrigley Field), Bailey Keel ("Lord, direct us" motto of London), and Richard Ouyang (Latin entry sign at Fishbourne Palace).

Summer Latin

Before classes even begin, I'll award some bonus homework points to the first person to send me a correct translation of each Latin sign that I've come across this summer.

+5 points (the blue banner, to the top left of the unfortunate advertisement)

+2 points

+15 points (All of the Latin on the orange sign.  Pardon the glare - AEDIFICIUM is the first word in line 3; IN BRITANNIA in line 4.)

End of the Year

Thanks for a great year.  Hope everyone has a nice summer.