CHS Latin Conquers 2023 ILJCL North Convention

February 2023 – Twenty-five Collinsville High School Latin Club members participated in the Illinois Junior Classical League 2023 North Convention in Chicago.

“This is a record number of attendees for CHS,” said Latin teacher/club sponsor James  Stark, “Once again made possible by donations to our Mary Lee Muniz Travel Scholarship Fund, which has allowed students of all economic backgrounds to attend.”

The three-day convention was back to pre-pandemic levels of engagement, featuring over 200 Latin students and guest lecturers ranging from university professors to practicing lawyers.

“Despite the return of notoriously tough competition, we secured fourth place overall for our students’ achievements at convention,” Stark said, “We earned a record number of individual awards, with students earning 51 academic, artistic and performance awards.  Last but not least, the entire delegation placed first for school spirit.”

“I am fiercely proud of these students. I received various comments on their enthusiasm, leadership and dependability. They have high hopes to use the experience gained here to revitalize ILJCL’s South Convention later this year, so I hope to have more achievements to report later this spring,” Stark added.

Individual Awards:

Academic Testing

5th Place
Level 1
Art & Architecture – Amia “Diana” Harris
Decathlon – Miley “Eclecta” Hollerbach
Roman History – Margot “Metella” Schusky
Latin Literature – Margot “Metella” Schusky

Level 2
Latin Grammar – Brian “Fulmen” Castro
Latin Vocabulary – Brian “Fulmen” Castro
Art & Architecture – Gus “Neptunus” Dorman
Mythology – Gus “Neptunus” Dorman

Level 3
Roman History – Donovan “Mercurius” Barker
Mythology – Isabel “Aurelia” Perez
Latin Derivatives – Elliott “Fabius” Schusky
Decathlon – Elliott “Fabius” Schusky

Level 4
Latin Phrases, Mottos, & Quotes – Olivia “Nemesis” Frawley

4th Place
Level 1
Latin Derivatives – Miley “Eclecta” Hollerbach
Latin Literature – Nora “Aurelia” Nugent
Art & Architecture – Margot “Metella” Schusky
Latin Literature – Kelsey “Aria” Wold

Level 2
Greek Derivatives – Gus “Neptunus” Dorman

Level 3
Latin Literature – Tristan “Tiberius” Schubert
Latin Phrases, Mottos, & Quotes – Elliott “Fabius” Schusky

Level 4
Art & Architecture – Ian “Apollo” Marlow
Art & Architecture – Amber “Pandora” Vargas

3rd Place
Level 2
Roman History – Gus “Neptunus” Dorman
Latin Vocabulary – Gavin “Cucuphas” Leech

Level 3
Latin Literature – Elliott “Fabius” Schusky
Latin Reading Comprehension – Elliott “Fabius” Schusky
Roman Private Life – Elliott “Fabius” Schusky

Level 4
Art & Architecture – Peyton “Lacertus” Beeles
Roman History – Ian “Apollo” Marlow

2nd Place
Level 1
Latin Literature – Zackary “Aurelianus” Kovarik
Latin Literature – Fernando “Somnus” Villacorta

Level 2
Latin Vocabulary – Gus “Neptunus” Dorman
Latin Reading Comprehension – Gus “Neptunus” Dorman

Level 3
Roman History – Elliott “Fabius” Schusky

1st Place
Level 1
Latin Literature – Omar “Cicero” Hernandez

Level 3
Art & Architecture – Tristan “Tiberius” Schubert & Elliott “Fabius” Schusky (Tie)

Performance

5th Place
Upper Level Sight Reading Team – Tristan “Tiberius” Schubert & Elliot “Fabius” Schusky

Graphic Arts

Additional Recognition

Latin Club officers Tristan Schubert, Elliot Schusky, Peyton Beeles and Donovan Barker led hour-long activity sessions for other students at the convention.

CHS senior Madeline Eversmann partnered with Mr. Stark to lead a workshop on spoken Latin, teaching students and  some Latin teachers how to speak Latin in conversation (rather than simply reading and writing  it).

CHS graduates Julia Eversmann and SJ Nowman assisted remotely as senior classical league volunteers for the event.

Honorable Mentions