Every year, Dallas Jesuit students participate in the Junior Classical League Club, or JCL. JCL is open only to students who take Latin, level 1 through level 4. However, this year was special. For the first time, Dallas Jesuit attended the Area C competition (the equivalent of Districts) at Austin College in Sherman, Texas, bringing home a total of...
In schools across the country, budget cuts and the march of time have pushed the Latin language out of curriculums. Even in schools with classic language programs, students shy away from studying Latin in favor of Spanish, French, Mandarin, et al.
But despite, or perhaps because of, its general drop in popularity, the Latin language can claim the distinction of...
The annual JCL state competition, hosted in Garland this year, was well represented by the Jesuit Latin community. Of the 1800 or so competitors at the annual competition, 36 came from Jesuit. Jesuit exceeded expectations at this year's event, as 32 of the 36 competitors placed on the pentathlon.
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Jesuit will also have an amazing turnout for Nationals this...
What do Robert Griffin III (Washington Redskins quarterback) and Chris Martin (Coldplay lead singer) have in common: they both studied Latin. These two examples show that Latin is not such a “dead” language after all. Jesuit’s Latin Club, which competes in the Junior Classical League (JCL), embraces this idea and studies the Latin culture daily, continuing thousands of...
One of the benefits of taking Latin at Jesuit is the opportunity to participate in JCL. JCL is a national league that brings awareness to Latin and Greek culture, studies, and mythology. This helps bring back appreciation for the classics. Thousands of schools across the nation participate, including Jesuit. Jesuit JCL is made possible by our two Latin teachers,...
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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...
When a student lists Latin as a class they attend, people immediately assume the language is useless, boring, and a poor strategy for college. Even worse, when students mention they participate in the Junior Classical League, or JCL, any non-member draws a complete blank. Why is the world's second-largest youth organization so anonymous to the general public? And why...
As the title translates, “Hard work conquers all,” and that was just the attitude four Jesuit Latin students had as they journeyed to Wake Forest University from July 26-31 for the Junior Classical League (JCL) National Convention.
The four students, Jack Hubbard ’15, Patrick Miramontes ’15, Zach Schutze ’15, and Hayden Tompkins ’13, all qualified for the national competition by...
