Hackley Classics Students Achieve Excellence

 

The National Etymology Exam is an online contest which tests students’ knowledge of the Greek and Latin roots of English vocabulary.

• At the Novice Level, Liam B. and Giovanni C. won bronze medals, Vinay B., Beatrice M.l, Hannah P., and Garrett T. won silver, and Paul L. and Rohun R. won gold.
• At the Intermediate Level, Jackson C., Irene K., Isabella A., Carina B., and Owen F. won bronze medals. Olivia S., Clark S., and Kelly C. walked away with silver, and Karina F., Arielle S., and Neil S. won gold.
• Finally, at the Advanced Level, Peter P. won bronze, and Henry B. and Patrick M. took gold.

Hackley students love Greek and Roman myths, and that passion yielded the Corona Olivae for Beatrice M. and Olivia S., a bronze medal for Irene K., and a silver for Karina F. on the Medusa Mythology Exam.

The AP Latin students submitted papers to the inaugural Vergilian Society Translation Contest. Katherine B., Arielle S., Elana S., Karina F., and Patrick M. were each recognized with a Certificate of Merit for their work.

Senior Pater P. and junior Henry B. both received Highest Honors for their performances on the National Greek Exam.

Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute sponsors a creative writing competition called SCRIBO each year. Students can submit original work, in Latin, in the form of a short story, comic strip, or cartoon. These must be created independently with minimal assistance from the teacher.

• Clark S., Georgia P., Irene K., Karina F., and Rohun R. all received medals for their contributions.
• Irene and Karina had their work published on the SCRIBO cd and in the SCRIBO book; Karina’s short story was deemed the top in the school and earned a ribbon as well.

All Middle School and Upper School Latin students take the National Latin Exam in March, joining over 150,000 of their peers from the United States and many countries around the world, including the UK, Japan, Indonesia, Turkey, and Zimbabwe.

• Receiving a Certificate of Achievement at the Introductory level was Ella J.; her classmates Demetra E., Carter M., Samuel P., and Emelyn W. received Certificates of Outstanding Achievement and ribbons.

On the Latin 1 exam:

• Lisha R., Justin F., Max M., and Anthony J. received cum laude awards.
• Cole W., Michael H., Joshua G., Jordan W., and Benjamin M. received magna cum laude.
• Silver medals went to Christopher S. and Owen F., and Rachel T. picked up a gold.

The Latin 2 exam yielded:

• Cum laude awards for Spyridon C., Matthew D., and Ariana S.;
• Magna cum laude went to Olivia S., Vinay B., Anna M., Catherine M., Jackson C., and Giovanni C.
• Beatrice M., Paul L., Georgia P., and Clark S. won silver medals.
• Garrett T., Irene K., Hannah P., and Rohum R. won gold.

On the Latin 3 exam:

• Grace C., Malcolm R. and Carina B. achieved cum laude.
• Amanda S. and Samuel L. took magna cum laude awards.
• Isabella A. not only won a gold medal, but she had a perfect paper which was recognized with a hand-lettered certificate.

Finally, on the Latin 4 poetry exam, AP students Elana and Arielle S. won silver medals and Karina F. and Patrick M. won gold. This year’s gold medal marked Karina’s fourth consecutive top award for which the American Classical League gave her a special book prize.

Prizes were awarded at ceremonies earlier in the spring. Please join Hackley’s Classics Department in congratulating our young scholars!