CHS Latin Students at IJCL Convention in Chicago
Collinsville High School Latin students earned accolades at the 2018 IJCL North Convention in Chicago.
“This year, we had a great showing for school spirit with unified outfits, chants and cheers for each day theme – all of which were prepared and organized by the students and the Latin Club officers,” said Latin Teacher James Stark, “As a result of their hard work, CHS placed 2nd for Overall School Spirit in our division.”
This year, CHS earned 20 awards across 12 students. “We were up against 500+ of the most dedicated Latin students in Illinois,” said Stark.
In the art categories, CHS students earned the following awards:
5th Place:
Traditional Photography- Melanie Johnson
3rd Place:
Mosaics – Grace Skipper
Small Models – Hannah Herman
Drawings – S.J. Nowman
In academic testing, CHS students earned the following awards:
5th Place:
Latin I Latin Mottoes – Melanie Johnson
Latin II Roman History – Nicole Pacheco
Latin III Greek Derivatives – Andrew Schanuel
Latin IV Greek Derivatives – S.J. Nowman
4th Place:
Latin III Latin Mottoes – Julia Ferguson
Latin III Roman History – Jason Landfried
Latin IV Roman History – Jacob Sorge
Latin IV Mottoes – Jacob Sorge
Latin IV Decathelon – Jacob Sorge
3rd Place:
Latin II Art & Architecture – Hannah Herman
Latin III Literature – Julia Ferguson
Latin III Mythology – Annika Cosgrove
1st Place:
Latin IV Literature – Jason Landfried
This was the first year CHS Latin students competed in performance categories. Their placements were:
5th Place:
Novice Level Latin Oratory – Tyler Garner
1st Place:
Novice Level Sight Reading – Tyler Garner & Dominique Bacchetti
In Certamen (Latin Scholar Bowl), our upper level Certamen team placed 4th. The students on this team were:
Jacob Sorge
Jason Landfried
Annika Cosgrove
Julia Ferguson
S.J. Nowman
“Last but not least, six of our Latin Club members worked in pairs to lead 120 students from other schools through a colloquium session in which they performed an activity that recreated the Catiline Conspiracy of 43 BCE. Although they were supervised by adults, these students ran 100% of this activity without additional support. One parent even asked me if they were college students because she couldn’t believe how well they handled everything,” added Stark.
These students were:
Jason Landfried
Jacob Sorge
Annika Cosgrove
Tyme Sampson
Dominique Bacchetti
Hannah Herman
Collinsville High School offers one of three sanctioned Latin programs in the Metro East. The other local programs are Althoff Catholic High School and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.