Latin

CHS Latin Students Earn 47 Awards at 2024 ILJCL Convention

February 14, 2024 – Over the February 10-11, 2024 weekend, 26 CHS Latin Club members competed and participated in the Illinois Junior Classical League 2024 North Convention in Chicago. Latin teacher James Stark said, “This is another record number of attendees for CHS (by 1 student), once again made possible by donations to our Mary Lee Muniz Travel […]

CHS Latin Reports Record Year of Awards in 2023

May 2023 – Collinsville High School Latin teacher James Stark reports another strong year for the CHS Latin program. Students earned a record total of 105 state and national awards (the previous record was ~76 awards, pre-pandemic). To see a listing of all awards, use THIS LINK to visit the Hall of Fame on the […]

CHS Latin Ends 21-22 School Year with Accolades

May 19, 2022 – Collinsville High School Latin students ended the 2021-22 school year with outstanding scores on state and national exams. National Latin Exam Sixteen CHS Latin students placed on the National Latin Exam. Their placements are: Cum Laude Tyler Morgan (Latin IV – Prose) Denielle Webb (Intermediate Reading Comprehension) Olivia Frawley (Intermediate Reading Comprehension) Gavin Leech (Beginning Latin) Magna […]

CHS Latin Sets School Record for Awards at 2022 ILJCL Convention

March 2, 2022 – At the end of February, 20 Collinsville High School Latin Club members traveled to Chicago to compete and participate in the Illinois Junior Classical League (ILJCL) 2022 North Convention. “This was our first in-person competition in two years, and our strong attendance was made possible by donations and a Society for Classical Studies (SCS) Pedagogy […]

CHS Latin Students Place on 2021 National Latin Exam (Again!)

May 2021 – Collinsville High School Latin teacher James Stark announced another stellar year for the CHS Latin program. “The tradition continues!” he proclaimed, “Collinsville High School Latin Students earned another year at the top of the National Latin Exam results.” National Latin Exam This year, twelve CHS Latin students placed on the National Latin Exam. Their […]