NORTHVIEW
On January 16th, Northview hosted the 3rd annual Georgia-Florida invitational certamen tournament, which gathered teams from across the United States to compete in all three levels of certamen.
In all three divisions of competition, Georgia teams made appearances in the finals. At the Novice level, a strong St. Stephens’ team from Bradenton, Florida won after competing against Webb Bridge Middle School. In the Intermediate division, the hosting Northview team won in a close tie against a St. Stephens team.
“It boosted our morale from our loss at nationals this summer,” Northview intermediate player Colin Lynch said.
The Advanced division finals saw representatives from three different states geared up for a tough match. Ultimately, the Boston Latin School, who beat the Walton School from Georgia, went on to win the tournament. The Oak Hall School from Florida were the third place team.
“It was a great competition with fantastic teams from across the United States,” Advanced certamen player Richard Jeng said. “I hope next year Georgia can have a strong showing."
The tournament ran as smoothly as it had in previous years and for the first time, was finished before the scheduled end of competition. Next year, the invitational tournament will be held at the Oak Hall School in Gainesville, Florida.
Tarun Ramesh
WEBB BRIDGE
Ethan Benn
Salve! We are the Webb Bridge JCL, and here are the highlights of our club this year and information of what we do. Our kickoff meeting was based on history, as we alternate meetings based on the themes of Roman history, culture, and myth. The first meeting was themed on the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius at Pompeii and was full of interesting activities: a Coke and Mentos volcano eruption, a relay race through the city of Pompeii, and a cupcake station where you could decorate a cupcake with icing to look like a volcano. The October meeting was very successful, and was based around one of our largest service projects. Many teachers at Webb Bridge were short on supplies, so the JCL wrote cards saying “Great Caesar’s Ghost! It’s scary how underappreciated you are!” and gave them Sharpies, Post-its, etc. We also ran a scavenger hunt where members would have to complete Latin related challenges to find clues to go to the next activity. There was also an obstacle course with “Medusa’s Red Light Green Light” and many other activities. Soon after the October meeting we began to prepare for Fall Forum. Our members enjoyed Fall Forum a lot, and we are proud to say that the artwork created by our member, Sophia Johnson, was chosen to be used as the artwork for Convention. Our next meeting is on January 29th, and it is sure to be great! JCL members will be making costumes to compete in the themes of history, culture, and myth, and so will the Trivirs, who will be judging the competition. Many members are very excited and have been hard at work making their costumes. We can’t wait! You may know us as a fun-loving and dedicated club but have wondered about who we are. Well, we have our answer: we’re the WBMS JCL!
23-24: Cambridge Saturnalia; 25, 28, 29, 34, 35: Walker Carnation Sale; 26, 27: North Cobb Gladiator Fight; 30: Woodstock Freshmen Recruitment 31: Webb Bridge Middle School; 32, 36: Chatahoochee Latin Culture Night;