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! 

Exam Study Guide

The study guide for the spring semester exams is posted here. Language exams are scheduled for Wednesday, May 25.

Convention Results

MUS finished in 1st place overall for the 9th consecutive year at the Tennessee Junior Classical League State Convention last week. Approximately 500 students from 33 schools participated in the competition.

Top performers were Reid Chandler (Latin One), Ethan Hurst (Latin Two), Chang Yu (Latin Three), Jackson Moody (Latin Three), and Patton Orr (Latin Five), all of whom finished in the individual top ten.

Congratulations to all of the students who were a part of the team this year!

National Latin Exam

We have received the results of the 2016 National Latin Exam:

14 Perfect Scores

90 Summa Cum Laude Gold Medals 

24 Maxima Cum Laude Silver Medals

12 Magna Cum Laude

11 Cum Laude

Generally speaking, the top 10% or so of students nationwide earn Summa Cum Laude, the next 10% receive Maxima, and so forth. Everyone who scores above the national average qualifies for one of the four awards.

Perfect Scores:

Arjun Puri (Latin 1)

Ethan Hurst, Zuhair Somjee, Ty Williams (Latin 2)

Brad Kerkhof, Jackson Moody, Charlie Evans, Matthew Temple, Jackson Howell, Jon Staffel, Sam Payne (Latin 3)

Henry Trammell, Rahul Mehra, Aneesh Ram (Latin 4 – Poetry)

Congratulations to all award recipients for a job well done!

Convention

Final convention instructions and reminders are posted here. Please read them. (N.B.: The white shirts have not arrived yet. They'll be here soon.)

A map of the University of Memphis campus is posted here.