Latin Language Appreciation Month

MUS Latin Club Co-Consuls Aneesh Ram and Brooks Eikner proudly display a proclamation from Governor Bill Haslam establishing April of 2017 as Latin Language Appreciation Month in the state of Tennessee.

The MUS Latin program has secured this proclamation from the governor every year since 2014.

CAMWS Translation Contest

We have received the results of the 2017 Classical Association of the Middle West and South Latin Translation Contest. 985 students in 53 schools in 19 states (and one European country) participated this year.

Top students are recognized with cash awards (top 2-3% of all students), book awards (top 3-8%), and certificates of commendation (top 20%).

  

MUS winners:

Latin Two: Rob McFadden, Reid Chandler, Cameron Evans, Vijdan Gill, Ben Cramer, Will Portera, Arnab Das, Charlie Eason, Kyle Koester, Gregory Guo

Latin Three: Loyd Templeton, Ty Williams, Ethan Hurst, Philip Wunderlich, Ethan Lam, Bailey Keel, James Blatchford

Latin Four: Chang Yu, Charlie Evans, Jason Wang, Jon Staffel, Jacob Webb, Brad Kerkhof, Matthew Temple, Jackson Howell, Josh Tyler

Latin Five: Brooks Eikner, Rahul Mehra

There were a total of 40 winners in Tennessee. MUS had 28 of them.

Convention Announcements

Final instructions and reminders for the students who are going to next week's TJCL State Convention are posted here.

Comprehensive information about specific convention events is posted here.

Latin Honor Society

Congratulations to the students who have qualified for the Latin Honor Society this year!

Requirements:

1. Be a JCL member.

2. Have an A average in Latin class through the first three quarters of the year. (qualifying average = 1Q + 2Q + EX1 + 3Q ÷ 4)

3. Participate in the Latin Fall Festivus and / or TJCL State Convention.

4. Teacher approval is required (acceptable behavior, no honor violations in Latin class, etc.)

Latin One: Cooper Grinspun, Holden Pate, Will Schuessler, Edwin Shy, Carrigan Sulcer

Latin Three: Louis Allen, James Blatchford, Ethan Hurst, Ethan Lam, Ev Nichol, Brandan Roachell, Sellers Shy, Zuhair Somjee, Jet Tan, Warren Turner, Loyd Templeton, Ty Williams, Henry Wood, Philip Wunderlich

Advanced Readings: Brooks Eikner, Aneesh Ram

(This is just the list for my classes this semester, not the comprehensive MUS list.)

Upper School students will be recognized at the evening awards ceremony on April 12. Lower School students will be recognized at the Order of the Owl ceremony on May 12.

What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?

A video from the Bubones Theatre.

Sure to be an instant classic.

Upcoming Convention Tryouts

Mythology Spelling Bee
Tuesday, March 7
OP
Room SCI 2

Chariot Race / Olympika
Wednesday, March 22
immediately after school
Coach Torrey's office

National Latin Exam

The National Latin Exam is coming up soon. It will be administered from 2:15 to 3:15 PM on Wednesday, March 8 in Hyde Chapel. This is a requirement for all MUS Upper School and Lower School Latin students. The NLE does not allow a provision for make-ups.

In addition to the review and practice students are working on in class, we recommend that they take advantage of the NLE Practice App.

Convention Registration

The list of students who have registered for the TJCL State Convention is posted here. If there are any mistakes or omissions, please let Mr. Sellers know as soon as possible.

A total of 44 MUS students (Latin One through Five) have signed up.

Convention Reminder

Convention paperwork is due this Friday, February 10. More information is posted here.

MUS Latin Students in the News

Congratulations to two MUS Latin students, Darius Cowan and the impeccably dressed Chang Yu, for recently receiving recognition in separate articles in the Commercial Appeal.

Course Selection Sheets

All of my current Latin One and Latin Three students need to pick up a language course selection sheet from my office by Tuesday, January 24. These sheets should be filled out, signed by parents, and returned by Tuesday, January 31.

Convention

Preliminary information about the 2017 TJCL State Convention is posted here. This is open to both Lower School and Upper School students who meet the participation requirements.

The sign-up deadline is Friday, February 10.

Eidolon Essay Contest

The Paideia Institute is sponsoring an essay contest for high school Latin students (in particular, rising juniors and seniors). The grand prize: a free trip to Rome! The submission deadline is March 1, 2017.

Certamen

Upper Level Certamen practice will take place on Tuesday mornings this semester, from 7:30 - 8:00 AM in US 216. We will start on Tuesday, January 10 and continue up to the time of the TJCL State Convention in April. This is open to all students who are currently in Latin Three, Four, or Five.

Italy Trip Meeting

The next MUS trip to Italy will take place during Spring Break of 2018. This trip is targeted at students who will be in Latin Two and Latin Three at that time.

A meeting for students and parents who are interested in the trip is scheduled for Monday, January 9 at 6:30 PM in the Wunderlich Auditorium. For more information, please contact Mrs. Reinhardt.