Summer Reading

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A reminder that students continuing into AP Latin next year must read Vergil's Aeneid (I suggest the Penguin edition, translated by David West), and they must also complete this Aeneid study packet:

 

Aeneid Study Questions

 

Students continuing into other levels of Latin next year have no summer assignments.

MUS JCL Trip to "Angels and Demons"

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Tentatively planned for Friday, May 22 at 2:30 PM (depending on actual show times).

Extra Exam Review

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For Latin One students who would like some extra practice before the exam, I would recommend the comprehensive review exercises located in the back of the blue workbook (Books 1-A and 1-B Cumulative Review, pages 54-64). 

"Scrolling Down the Ages"

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This article about the ancient Roman publishing industry appeared in the New York Times last month. 

Spring 2009 Exam Information

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Semester examinations are rapidly approaching.  Click here for a study guide.

2009 TJCL Convention Results

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MUS finished in 1st place overall at the convention.

 

Our top-scoring delegates were Jackson Darr, Rahul Kumar, Robert Duffley, Clint Montgomery, Carson House, Andrew Raves, Eli Goldstein, and Nicholas Rouse, who scored 99 points and finished number 3 out of 700 students attending the convention.  Here's a link to the overall results.

 

We were really blown away by the level of parent support.  Thank you all so much for helping!

Latin Convention in the News

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Here's a link to a blurb about the 2009 TJCL Convention in the Commercial Appeal. I'm not sure I'd agree with their description of what our "main event" is, and it would have been nice to see the 1st place chariot team (ahem, MUS) featured rather than the 3rd place team, but hey -- I'm very happy to have the publicity!




2009 NJCL Convention

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The National JCL Convention will take place from July 27 to August 1 on the campus of the University of California at Davis (near Sacramento).  This convention is open to any JCL member; qualification by winning events at TJCL, for example, is not required. 

 

I will probably NOT be able to attend NJCL this year, but Ms. Reinhardt will be leading the MUS delegation.  Anyone who would like to go needs to contact her ASAP.  The overall cost of the trip will be around $1000.  Details are posted on the NJCL website.

 

The registration deadline is May 1.

 

AP Latin (2009-2010)

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Current Latin Three students interested in going on to AP next year need to see me in the Latin Office for a memo of understanding.  AP Latin is not more difficult than Latin Three, per se, but the course does move at a much faster pace.  We generally recommend an 88 average in Latin Three for a student to continue.

 

Students who sign up will be required to read the Aeneid in translation over the summer.  Though translations by Robert Fagles and Sarah Ruden have received many positive reviews over the past couple of years, I would recommend the lucid, prosaic translation by David West (Penguin edition).  I would NOT recommend the translation by Jackson Knight.

 

 

Latin Convention Update

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Here is a list of convention reminders:

 

2009 TJCL Reminders

 

Convention delegates should pick up their T-shirts in the Latin Office sometime this week. 

NLE award recipients should pick up their certificates and / or medals in the Latin Office, too.

Latin Convention

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A reminder that the 2009 TJCL Convention is only two weeks away.  Students attending the convention need to be studying for academic tests, working on art projects, preparing for performance events, etc. 

 

For convention announcements and an updated schedule of events, please consult the TJCL State Chair Blog

2009 National Latin Exam Scores

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MUS earned 141 total awards on the 2009 National Latin Exam:

79 Summa Cum Laude (Gold Medals)
38 Maxima Cum Laude (Silver Medals)
14 Magna Cum Laude
9 Cum Laude

Gold Medals by Level:

Latin One -- 28
Latin Two -- 21
Latin Three -- 20 (out of 22 examinees -- excellent!)
Latin Four -- 5
Latin Five -- 5 (out of 5 examinees -- excellent!)

This is the second-highest total number of NLE Gold Medals in MUS school history.

Perfect Scores:

Jared Ashkenaz (Latin One), John David Christman (Latin Two), Eli Goldstein (Latin Two), Carson House (Latin Two), Wells Prather (Latin Three), Mason Soun (Latin Three), Andrew Chinn (Latin Four)

Finally, I know that many students are eagerly awaiting these numbers:

1st Period -- 36.6
6th Period -- 38.1

3rd Period -- 34.9
4th Period -- 36.0
5th Period -- 29.3