October 2008 Archives
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Many thanks to all of our parent volunteers for helping to make this event a success.
The new JCL shirts and magnets have arrived. JCL members should come by the Latin Office to pick them up. We would like for students to wear these new shirts to the Octoberfestivus on Saturday.
*I said that I would offer this again, so here goes:
Students who have subscribed to this blog may print this out and turn it in for some bonus points.
Nationwide results have finally been published, and here are the top five schools in Tennessee in the total number of Summa Cum Laude Gold Medals earned on the 2008 National Latin Exam. Approximately 75 schools around the state participated in the competition.
1. Montgomery Bell Academy (144)
2. Memphis University School (100)
3. Houston High School (54)
4. White Station High School (41)
5. St. George's Independent School (25)
We are very pleased with these results, and we hope to continue our tradition of excellence on the 2009 examination.
Click here to read a recent article in the New York Times about the resurgent popularity of Latin in American schools.
