On March 1, twenty Jesuit Latin students traveled to Fort Worth Country Day School to compete at this year’s Area C JCL competition. Area C is considered the regional competition for JCL where schools across DFW come to compete. There are a variety of classical competitions students are able to participate in like written tests, art contests, ludi (sports), certamen (quiz bowl), and different speech competitions. The students where chaperoned by Latin teachers Mrs. Hudec and Ms. Jones.
Insights from Ms. Jones
Ms. Jones said, “The JCLer’s had a really great time visiting a new campus. They got to meet kids from other schools and they enjoyed being able to practice together. Students played quiz bowl and competed in sports. One of the best moments of the competition was seeing the joy on the faces of students when they found out that they won something. I would like to point out Levit Anderson who memorized a passage in Latin and Brady Zeck who build a model of an ancient Roman crane. They both ribboned in their categories and we are really excited to see how they perform at State. We are looking forward to going to state in Houston.”
Student Success
PLACE CONTEST – LATIN LEVEL STUDENT AWARD WINNER
1st Place Reading Comprehension Poetry Level 4 Britt Rumpler
1st Place Latin Literature Level 4 Tobin Derryberry
1st Place Reading Comprehension Prose Level Veteran Michael Hasenfratz
1st Place Mottoes Level 2 Isaac Ma
1st Place Latin Literature Level 1 Conner Thomas
1st Place Dramatic Interpretation Level 1 Jonathan Shu
1st Place Classical Art Level 1 Levi Anderson
1st Place Dramatic Interpretation Level 1 Levi Anderson
2nd Place Ancient Geography Level 2 Ethan Lensing
2nd Place Greek Derivatives Level 2 Isaac Ma
2nd Place Sight Latin Reading Level 2 Jonathan Lax
2nd Place Sight Latin Reading Level 1 Carter Fagan
2nd Place Roman History – Empire Level 1 Charlie Tighe
2nd Place Reading Comprehension Level 1 Diego Park
3rd Place Roman History – Empire Level 4 Caleb Van Duinen
3rd Place Greek Derivatives Level 4 Luke Nettune
3rd Place Greek Derivatives Level Veteran Michael Hasenfratz
3rd Place Latin Literature Level 3 Nicholas Hajovsky
3rd Place Roman History – Monarchy Level 3 Teddy Matthews
3rd Place Sight Latin Reading Level 2 Ryan Tian
3rd Place Greek Derivatives Level 1 Carson Wang
3rd Place Mottoes Level 1 Jonathan Shu
4th Place Graphic Arts – Models Brady Zeck
4th Place Latin Vocabulary Level 4 Lucian Matula
4th Place Latin Oratory Level 4 Tony Kohler
4th Place Roman History – Monarchy Level 3 Davis Macy
4th Place Greek Life & Literature Level 3 Henry Muns
4th Place Greek History Level 3 West Rodgers
4th Place Reading Comprehension Level 2 Ford Feller
4th Place Ancient Geography Level 2 Jett Pruit
4th Place Latin Oratory Level 2 Jonathan Lax
4th Place Greek History Level 2 Riley Oh
4th Place Greek Derivatives Level 2 Ryan Tian
4th Place Roman History – Empire Level 1 Carter Fagan
5th Place Sight Latin Reading Level 4 Lucian Matula
5th Place Greek Derivatives Level 3 Nolan Nguyen
5th Place Sight Latin Reading Level 3 Teddy Matthews
5th Place Latin Literature Level 3 Tyler Kriete
5th Place Mottoes Level 3 West Rodgers
5th Place Ancient Geography Level 2 Ford Feller
5th Place Greek History Level 2 Reid Macy
5th Place Greek Derivatives Level 1 Adam Jackson
Student Thoughts
Branch Dallman ’27 said, “I found the competition to be fun and relaxed, and the events afterwards to be just as fun, if not more fun. I specifically loved playing certamen with Luke, and the rest of the team, even though I didn’t know half of the answers, I still had a lot of fun.”
Luke Nettune said, “It was a super fun experience to get to meet other high schoolers in the Dallas area interested in the classics and compete in the different classical competitions”
Conclusion
Later this semester, a group of Latin students, who did well in the Area competition, will head to JCL state in Houston on April 4-5 and compete against students across the state. Stay tuned for more news about JCL on the Jesuit Roundup!
