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...
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...
On April 12 and 13, a group of 34 Jesuit students participated in a statewide event packed with over 2,100 Texas students who went as a part of a nationwide group called the Junior Classical League. They participated in a variety of academic contests, from Greek Derivatives to Ancient Geography. Jesuit fared well in these competitions, finding themselves at...
Every year, Latin students from all over the Metroplex join together for a day of competition known as the Area C Junior Classical League (JCL) Competition. Garland High School hosted the day-long event this past month, on April 23. Over 800 students from more than 30 different schools in the DFW area participated, with Jesuit being represented by Miss...
On Thursday, December 6th, students from both Jesuit and Hockaday and members of the Junior Classical League (JCL), attended the annual "Saturnalia" party in Hughes Hall.
Historically, Saturnalia refers to the mid-December Roman holiday (later replaced by Christmas) celebrating the deity Saturn.
The JCL version of Saturnalia didn't include the celebration of Saturn, but was filled with plenty of great food,...
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...
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...
Latin, one of the oldest languages, influenced nearly all European languages as well as the services of the Catholic Church. Unfortunately, Latin's reach declined and its interest waned in recent years.
However, Jesuit’s Latin program is being revitalized with new teacher Ms. Vanessa Jones at the helm and a successful trip to the 2012 Area C Junior Classical League Convention.
The...
