Salve! (Hello!)
On March 6, 2021, Jesuit Latin students came together to take on the Area C Junior Classical League Latin Competition. Unfortunately, due to Covid, competitions could not be held in person, so it was moved to a virtual format. The Jesuit students competed in a number of categories including but not limited to Art, Mythology, History, and Geography. Competitors came from public and private schools from the greater DFW area, including Greenhill School, St Mark’s School of Texas, Fort Worth Country Day, Highland Park Highschool, JJ Pearce, and many more. With difficulties ranging from Level 1/2 (for beginners) to Veteran Level (for people who want to compete after high school), Latin students were able to showcase their talents at the many different contests. Pro victoria et honoris pro! (For victory and for honor!)
The following Jesuit students who were placed in their categories are….
Latin Derivatives
1st – Carter Trupiano – Level III
2nd – Connor McSorley – Level III
8th – Grant Kostos – Level III
5th – Joey Trigiani – Level IV
Reading Comprehension Advanced – Poetry
2nd – Joey Trigiani – Level IV
Mottoes
1st – Brandon Gibson – Level I
2nd – Ajay Bhavan – Level III
Mythology
2nd – Jackson Shutze – Level I
3rd – Caden Cutchall – Level I
7th – Parker Rasco – Level II
1st – Carter Trupiano – Level III
2nd – Jake Reed – Level III
Roman History
4th – Travis Bruce – Level II
1st – Jake Reed – Level III
3rd – Ajay Bhavan – Level III
5th – Gavin Nourallah – Level III
Roman Life
1st – Josiah Black – Level II
9th – Jose Alvarado – Level II
5th – Jack Sharp – Level IV
Latin Literature
1st – Victor Martinez – Level III
Greek History
1st – Grant Richey – Level III
Greek Life and Literature
2nd – Jose Alvarado – Level II
1st – Connor McSorley – Level III
3rd – Grant Richey – Level III
4th – Victor Martinez – Level III
Greek Derivatives
1st – Matthew Casey – Level III
Geography
1st – Grant Kostos – Level III
Sight Recitation
3rd – Blake Woodard – Level III Prose
Monochromatic Drawing
1st – Jake Reed – Level III
4th – Gavin Nourallah – Level III
Mosaics
1st – Carter Trupiano – Level III
Miscellaneous
6th – Caden Cutchall – Level I
Mixed Media
7th – Cole Kostos
9th – Grant Kostos – Level III
Chess Tournament
4th – Travis Bruce – Level II
Kahoot Competition
2nd – Will Mansour – Level III
Then on April 23, 2021, the Jesuit Latin students took on their next competition: JCL State. Once again virtual, our Jesuit competitors took on a number of different categories in difficulties ranging from Latin 1/2 to Veteran level. And yet again, the Jesuit Latin Students were able to show their talents and bring home some medals!
Academic Pentathalon
1st – Cartier Trupiano – Level III
2nd – Connor McSorley – Level III
2nd – Jack Fletcher – Level II
2nd – Caden Cutchall – Level I
3rd – Matthew Casey – Level III
3rd – John Fowler – Level I
3rd – Brandon Gibson – Level I
4th – Ajay Bhavan – Level III
Mosaics
1st – Carter Trupiano – Level III
Latin Derivatives
1st – Caden Cutchall – Level I
Ancient Geography
3rd – Connor McSorley – Level III
8th – Jack Fletcher – Level II
Greek Life & Literature
4th – Connor McSorley – Level III
Latin Reading Comprehension
5th – Caden Cutchall – Level I
10th – Parker Rasco – Level II
Monochromatic Drawing
6th – Jake Reed – Level III
Roman Empire History
7th – Brandon Gibson – Level I
Latin Mottoes
7th – Brandon Gibson – Level I
Latin Sight Recitation
8th – Blake Woodard – Level III
Greek Derivatives
9th – Matthew Casey – Level III
Miscellaneous Art – Map of Italy
9th – Caden Cutchall – Level I
Latin Reading Comprehension Advanced Prose
10th – Matthew Casey – Level III
Latin Vocabulary
10th – Blake Woodard – Level III
And finally, from July 24 through the 30, 2021, the Jesuit Latin Program looked to take on the JCL Nationals competition, where they competed against different Latin students from all over the United States. These are the awards won by our students…..
Mosaics
1st – Carter Trupiano – Level III
Models
2nd – Gavin Nourallah – Level III
Drawing/Painting
3rd – Gavin Nourallah – Level III
Slogans
5th – Jake Reed – Level III
We look forward to the JCL Area C competition in February of 2022, which will be held right here at Jesuit! This will be the first in-person competition since 2019, and our students eagerly await their opportunity to attain victory!
Vale! (Goodbye!)
