Collinsville High School Latin students attended the 2018 Annual Illinois Junior Classical League South Convention on September 29, 2018 at Monmouth College.
CHS Latin students earned 2nd Place overall and brought home 22 individual artistic & academic awards, as well as four trophies.
“I view this as our best South Convention. We got more awards than ever and student engagement was through the roof,” said CHS Latin teacher James Stark,” I observed our students running from activity to activity as they participated in Monmouth College’s Classics Day.”
“We broke personal records left and right and broke our own team record for number of artistic awards received. The students worked really hard on a banner for the competition and it’s the first time we’ve placed with a banner since I’ve started teaching here,” added Stark.
“In addition, CHS student Julia Eversmann was elected president of IJCL South for 2019-20,” said Stark, “Among other things, this means that CHS will be hosting the 2019 IJCL South Convention, so we’ll have our work cut out for us as we prepare to host the event next year.”
Awards Earned at the 2018 IJCL South Convention:
1st Place
Tyler “Dominus” Garner – Latin I Roman Life
Annika “Pallas” Cosgrove – Latin IV Mythology
Christina “Lucia” Weber – Latin I Vocabulary
Julia “Aurora” Eversmann – Latin II Vocabulary
2nd Place
Jeremy “Pluto” Ovalle – Latin I Mythology
Nicole “Diana” Pacheco – Latin III Vocabulary
Kenia “Somna” Banuelos – Latin II Roman Life
3rd Place
Chase “Odiosus” Haluch – Latin I Roman Life
Justus “Iustitia’ Meacham – Latin I Mythology
Laila “Nox” Elkerdawy – Latin II Mythology
DJ “Lanius” Thomas – Latin I Derivatives
Melanie “Sola” Johnson – Latin II Derivatives
Rocio “Athena” Romo – Latin III Derivatives
Tyme “Camilla” Sampson – Latin III Vocabulary
Team Awards
1st Place – Lower Level Certamen (Scholastic Bowl)
Tyler “Dominus” Garner
Julia “Aurora” Eversmann
Gabriel “Captiosus” Duncan
Jahvon “Mars” Linen
2nd Place – Upper Level Certamen
Annika “Pallas” Cosgrove
Gabrielle “Proserpina” Smith
Tyme “Camilla” Sampson
Bradley “Octavius” Wilson
2nd Place – Banner
3rd Place – School Spirit
Athletic Awards
1st Place
Jeremy “Pluto” Ovalle – Boys Javelin Throw
Chase “Odiosus” Haluch – Boys Discus Throw
Ashleigh “Bella” Milligan – Girls Discus Throw
Malike “Camilla” Finke – Girls Dash
3rd Place
Bradley “Octavius” Wilson – Boys Javelin Throw
Rocio “Athena” Romo – Girls Javelin Throw
1st Place – Gladiatorial Combat Team
Tyler “Dominus” Garner
Justus “Iustitia” Meacham
Jahvon “Mars” Linen
2nd Place – Tug-O-War
Malika “Camilla” Finke
Ashleigh “Bella” Milligan
Tyme “Camilla” Sampson”
Leslie “Faustina” Ramirez
Tyler “Dominus” Garner
Chase “Odiosus” Haluch