Alae Mercurii Volume 10 Winter Edition | Page 12

each manage spirit and service respectively. With over twenty candidates applying for state officer positions last year, this year's slots will most certainly be highly contested as well.

I would like to thank each and every chapter that submitted their highlights to this edition. We are always looking to hear about your chapter's acitivities and how you are celebrating the classics. We welcome creative arts submissions as well, which is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure for your classics-related work!

Creating the Alae is most certainly a time-consuming process, compiling dozens of submissions and constantly formatting and reformatting, but it's a labor of love for the JCL and I hope that the precedent of Joomag will continue to be utilized by the future generations of Editors.

Regards,

Grace Xu

EDITOR

Parting with GJCL

Ever since I took my first few steps into Latin I, I became fascinated by the variations in the language and the intricate history built into our curriculum. Four years later, having experienced the exuberance of JCL spirit and passion, I begin to look back on my journey, flipping through countless memories in order to analyze how I have changed as a person.

In my second term as Editor, I have witnessed the publication transform from Publisher to Pages to InDesign and finally to Joomag. By making the transition to Joomag, I aim to follow the precedent set by the national Torch. Furthermore, Joomag enables direct links and embedding Youtube videos, which makes it the most versatile publication software available. Furthermore, I regularly submit state update articles to the Torch to notify the National Editor of the GJCL's latest events.

The GJCL has flourished greatly in the past two years and hopes to become one of the most eminent state chapters. After all, with Certamen whizzes, Creative Arts champs, and Ludi fanatics, the GJCL is prepared to take on any challenge. In particular, with the dedication and investment of our Parliamentarian, we have finally created the 1st and 2nd VP positions, who will individually