Upper and middle school students perform well at JCL October Games

This story was contributed by Lisa Masoni, middle school Latin teacher, and Scott Paterson, upper school Latin teacher.

The California Junior Classical League celebrated its return to in-person events with an epic Ludi Octobres (October Games) hosted by Saint Ignatius High School in San Francisco on Oct. 22. Twenty-three Latin students from the middle and upper schools participated in assemblies and workshops, academic testing, face-painting, Kahoots, naumachia (staged ship battles), a service project and Certamen (a Latin-themed quiz bowl). The best parts of the day included a return to in-person traditions, such as spirit cheers and the chance to interact with more than 600 students from 21 northern California schools.

Harker students brought home the following individual awards:

Middle School 1 (Grade 6)

Ryo Sugaya: Third in Roman Daily Life

Ethan Weyn: First in Derivatives, first in Mythology

Middle School 2 (Grade 7)

Jacob Chung: First in Latin Grammar 1, second in Derivatives

Shreyas Karnam: First in Reading Comprehension Novice, third in Latin Grammar 1, member of the first-place Open Certamen Novice team

Zahra Syed: First in Derivatives

Middle School 3 (Grade 8)

Shamik Khowala: First in Derivatives, first in Reading Comprehension Intermediate

Ameera Ramzan: Second in Latin Vocabulary, second in Reading Comprehension Intermediate

Demi Zheng: First in Latin Vocabulary, second in Derivatives

Upper School, Level 3

Rahul Sundaresan: Second in Derivatives, second in Mythology

Upper School, Advanced Level

Ainslie Chen: First in Vocabulary, second in Reading Comprehension Advanced, member of third-place team in Open Certamen

Felix Chen: Third in Daily Life

Trisha Iyer: First in Daily Life, first in Reading Comprehension Advanced, member of first-place team in Open Certamen

Hannah Levanon: Member of first-place team in Open Certamen, second in Daily Life

Kabir Ramzan: First in Derivatives, second in Vocabulary

October 25, 2022Tags: eweekly, express, Junior Classical League, Latin