Registration List (the M stands for male rather than medium)
Rooming List
Bus List
MUS T-Shirt Design
The concept: a tribute to former MUS Latin teacher Mr. Wayne Duff, Duff's Smorgasbord restaurant in Pigeon Forge, and the MUS tradition of excellence at this competition.
Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Time: Students may begin to report to the testing area at 2:15 PM. Testing will begin promptly at 2:30. The testing period will last 40 minutes. Anyone arriving late will not be granted extended time.
Place: Latin One and Two will be in the Dining Hall. Latin Three, Four, and Five will be in the Wunderlich Auditorium.
What to Bring: A couple of sharpened number two pencils. Books / bookbags may not be brought into the testing area.
Important Procedural Note: Before each student enters his assigned testing area, he will pick up a scantron (filled out previously in class) and an exam.
As the third quarter winds down, here's a reminder about the honor society:
1. Upper School students must have a 90 average in Latin; Lower School students must have a 92. This average is determined by the following formula:
(Q1 + Q2 + S.EXAM1 + Q3) / 4
2. All candidates must be current JCL members.
3. The Latin Honor Society runs on a year-to-year basis; there is no "lifetime" membership.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Campus Center Dining Hall / Wunderlich Auditorium
The registration deadline is Tuesday, February 23.
To clarify:
Up to this point, no one who has attempted to turn in registration paperwork has followed these instructions, and therefore, at this point, we have no delegates signed up for the trip.
As everyone probably knows by now, the school has been experiencing some severe server problems, and the progress reports we recorded for this quarter have been deleted.
I've e-mailed the parents of all students who had a C- or below. If anyone else would like a grade update, just let me know.
Compare these two men:
On the left is Lucius Vorenus (portrayed by actor Kevin McKidd) from HBO's excellent Rome series.
On the right is the Roman miles from Chapter Twenty of Ecce Romani (2009 edition).
The publication credits of Ecce Romani acknowledge neither HBO nor the actor.
I see a lawsuit on the horizon . . .
A reminder that the convention registration deadline is approaching - Tuesday, February 23. This is open to JCL members who have maintained an A average in Latin One or at least a strong B average in Upper School Latin.
The information packet for students and parents is posted here. The convention web page is located here. Specific event guidelines (including the guidelines for poems and essays) are outlined in the comprehensive convention packet, which is posted here.
Soon after Spring Break, all of my Latin Two students will need to read "Androcles and the Lion," a play by George Bernard Shaw. (This will correspond to Chapter 49 in our textbook.)
For those who are comfortable with nothing more than an electronic file, Project Gutenberg has a copy of the play posted here. For those who would like a traditional published copy, Amazon offers a variety of editions, with prices starting at around 75 cents. If you plan to order, go ahead and take care of this now.
TJCL is offering some scholarship money for the upcoming state convention. As of now, no one has applied for the money.
If you'd like to apply, the deadline is next Friday, February 5. Follow the instructions outlined in the convention packet.
This film opens tomorrow. You can view the trailer here.
There will not be an MUS group outing to see this . . . for fairly obvious reasons!
I'll be sending off the application for this exam next week, so anyone who would like to take it needs to let me know ASAP. It's open to all levels of Latin.
This is sort of like the National Latin Exam, except that all of the questions pertain to classical mythology. This is good practice for the mythology exam at the TJCL convention, and it's also an opportunity to earn an impressive accolade for a resume / college application.
The exam will be administered at 2:30 PM on Wednesday, March 24.
Additional information may be found on the exam web site.
