Bringing the Past into the Present
Classics students test their knowledge and skills, June, 2018
Once again, Latin and Greek students at Hackley tested their knowledge of etymology, Latin and Greek, myth, and history, as well as their creativity in a wide variety of external contests. Read on.
Once again, Latin and Greek students at Hackley tested their knowledge of etymology, Latin and Greek, myth, and history, as well as their creativity in a wide variety of external contests. Read on.
Proving the truth of the claim that 60% of English vocabulary is derived from Latin and Greek, Hackley Classicists excelled on the National Classical Etymology Exam in November. Over 30 students in the Upper and Middle School took the online exam. Thomas D. and Alexander K. achieved gold medals, Cate G.-P., Asha D., Ariana K., Samuel P., and Tajah B. won silver, and Siddhant S., Evangeline C., Kylie M., and William R. were awarded bronze.
The 8th grade class had several opportunities to try their hands at archaeology techniques, and their time at the site yielded our biggest find to date – the perfectly preserved top of an old milk bottle!
The Greek students had the opportunity to spend time in the new MakerSpace on campus as they constructed a sifting tray to use at HackDigs. Erich Tusch showed them how to use the tools in the MakerSpace, and they used only reclaimed materials to make the sifting tray.
Senior Garrett T. commented, “…the dig site, especially for the younger Latin students, provides a fun, physical medium for students to get experience using their knowledge about history to make connections to the present, which here manifests as shabby artifacts in the dirt.” Added senior Paul L., “While we don't get to discover actual Greek or Roman artifacts, we use techniques similar to many of the archaeologists who are digging to uncover history about Greece and Rome.”
The Latin 3 class also had the opportunity to use the MakerSpace, creating sections of Roman mosaic borders under the guidance of Claudia DeSantis. Following an authentic geometric pattern for the classical double-guilloche border, students designed their borders, placed their tiles, and glued and grouted the completed designs.
As in previous years, Hackley Latin students excelled on the National Latin Exam, a contest in which over 143,000 students from all 50 states and 24 foreign countries participate. Hackley students joined their peers in Australia, France, Ghana, Russia, Singapore and many other countries to test their knowledge of Latin vocabulary and grammar, myth, history, and etymology. In the Middle School, beginning Latin students Sonali R., Travis K., Xander H., and Edele B. received the Certificate of Achievement; James G., Allison C., and Jad B. received a Certificate and Ribbon acknowledging their outstanding achievement on the exam. 6th grade Latin students once again performed Agricola Romanus for the 5th graders, displaying their colorful and fanciful animal posters as they sang the Latin version of “Old MacDonald”.
Middle Schoolers Greg R. and Maxwel L. were awarded cum laude, and Mac W., Dylan O., Francesca A., Maleen N., Zara H., and Emily R. won magna cum laude. Afsana D., John C., Kiran M., Megan C., Michael L., and Catherine L. took silver medals, and Advith S., Sid S., and Thomas D. achieved gold. Thomas had a perfect paper, one of only 526 on the exam, and he receives a hand-lettered certificate from the American Classics League.
In the Upper School, Will R., Frances S., Kathy F., and Helen S. won cum laude awards, Cate G.-P., Evangeline C., and Luke M. were recognized with magna cum laude certificates, and Tajah B., Alex G., Austin B., and David J. won silver medals. Gold medal winners were Alexander K., Ben A., Asha D., Sam P., Carter M., Ariana K., and Alex E.. Sam and Carter were also awarded Oxford Classical Dictionaries to recognize their four consecutive gold medals on the National Latin Exam.
Please join us in congratulating all of our Classics students and in recognizing their accomplishments.
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On the Medusa Myth Exam, Afsana D. and Carter M. achieved the Corona Olivae, and Siddhant S., Alexander K., and Samuel P. won the Corona Laurea. Demetra E. and Ariana K. were awarded bronze medals, and Thomas D. was our silver medal recipient. As of the publication of this article, we have not yet received the results of the SCRIBO creative writing contest sponsored by Ascanius. A number of our students submitted short pieces in Latin; we will release the results when we know them in a week or two.
Among our Upper School Greek students, Paul L., Ariana K., Spencer ., and Joshua G. were awarded the Green ribbon on the National Greek Exam: Beginning Attic. All of the Greek students achieved high marks on this challenging exam. The Greek class also took charge of the Hackley archaeological dig site, HackDigs, this year; some members of the class had worked on the site in previous years, and they enjoyed resuming their excavations and explorations of Hackley’s history. The Greek class also curated some previous finds collected on campus by former Hackley faculty member Andy Retzloff and his family. Students researched the origins of about a dozen bottles, most dating to the late 19th and early 20th century, around the time of the founding of Hackley. The bottles and information cards were put on display in the Grille Room by Hackley Archivist Liesel Vink. The bottles were from companies predominately in the New York area, one from Rochelle Club Beverage Corporation in Mount Vernon and two from a company based in Tarrytown- the Hell Gate Brewery/Fred Boock.
Among our Upper School Greek students, Paul L., Ariana K., Spencer ., and Joshua G. were awarded the Green ribbon on the National Greek Exam: Beginning Attic. All of the Greek students achieved high marks on this challenging exam. The Greek class also took charge of the Hackley archaeological dig site, HackDigs, this year; some members of the class had worked on the site in previous years, and they enjoyed resuming their excavations and explorations of Hackley’s history. The Greek class also curated some previous finds collected on campus by former Hackley faculty member Andy Retzloff and his family. Students researched the origins of about a dozen bottles, most dating to the late 19th and early 20th century, around the time of the founding of Hackley. The bottles and information cards were put on display in the Grille Room by Hackley Archivist Liesel Vink. The bottles were from companies predominately in the New York area, one from Rochelle Club Beverage Corporation in Mount Vernon and two from a company based in Tarrytown- the Hell Gate Brewery/Fred Boock.
The 8th grade class had several opportunities to try their hands at archaeology techniques, and their time at the site yielded our biggest find to date – the perfectly preserved top of an old milk bottle!
The Greek students had the opportunity to spend time in the new MakerSpace on campus as they constructed a sifting tray to use at HackDigs. Erich Tusch showed them how to use the tools in the MakerSpace, and they used only reclaimed materials to make the sifting tray.
Senior Garrett T. commented, “…the dig site, especially for the younger Latin students, provides a fun, physical medium for students to get experience using their knowledge about history to make connections to the present, which here manifests as shabby artifacts in the dirt.” Added senior Paul L., “While we don't get to discover actual Greek or Roman artifacts, we use techniques similar to many of the archaeologists who are digging to uncover history about Greece and Rome.”
The Latin 3 class also had the opportunity to use the MakerSpace, creating sections of Roman mosaic borders under the guidance of Claudia DeSantis. Following an authentic geometric pattern for the classical double-guilloche border, students designed their borders, placed their tiles, and glued and grouted the completed designs.
As in previous years, Hackley Latin students excelled on the National Latin Exam, a contest in which over 143,000 students from all 50 states and 24 foreign countries participate. Hackley students joined their peers in Australia, France, Ghana, Russia, Singapore and many other countries to test their knowledge of Latin vocabulary and grammar, myth, history, and etymology. In the Middle School, beginning Latin students Sonali R., Travis K., Xander H., and Edele B. received the Certificate of Achievement; James G., Allison C., and Jad B. received a Certificate and Ribbon acknowledging their outstanding achievement on the exam. 6th grade Latin students once again performed Agricola Romanus for the 5th graders, displaying their colorful and fanciful animal posters as they sang the Latin version of “Old MacDonald”.
Middle Schoolers Greg R. and Maxwel L. were awarded cum laude, and Mac W., Dylan O., Francesca A., Maleen N., Zara H., and Emily R. won magna cum laude. Afsana D., John C., Kiran M., Megan C., Michael L., and Catherine L. took silver medals, and Advith S., Sid S., and Thomas D. achieved gold. Thomas had a perfect paper, one of only 526 on the exam, and he receives a hand-lettered certificate from the American Classics League.
In the Upper School, Will R., Frances S., Kathy F., and Helen S. won cum laude awards, Cate G.-P., Evangeline C., and Luke M. were recognized with magna cum laude certificates, and Tajah B., Alex G., Austin B., and David J. won silver medals. Gold medal winners were Alexander K., Ben A., Asha D., Sam P., Carter M., Ariana K., and Alex E.. Sam and Carter were also awarded Oxford Classical Dictionaries to recognize their four consecutive gold medals on the National Latin Exam.
Please join us in congratulating all of our Classics students and in recognizing their accomplishments.
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