FWCD State Latin Winners

The Texas State Junior Classical League, the state organization for students of Latin and ancient Greek, hosted its annual competition virtually on April 23 and 24. Students from FWCD’s Upper School and Middle School competed. In Certamen, the fast-paced team Latin game, the Middle School team comprising Chappell Carter ’25, Wilkes Head ’25, Andrew Lobo ’26 and Akshay Vasudevan ’26 placed fourth in the Novice Division. In the Intermediate (Latin II) Division, the team of Dylan Davis ’24, Walker Gaines ’24, Matthew Lobo ’23 and Arjun Vasudevan ’24 placed fifth.

Individual Winners – Middle School

Seventh Grade (Level 1/2 A)

Price Carter – third place, Geography of the Ancient World

Andrew Lobo – first place, Roman History; second place, Latin Grammar

Sam Saade – third place, Latin Derivatives

Akshay Vasudevan – fourth place, Greek Life and Literature 

Eighth Grade (Level 1/2 B)

Nara Acuna Guba – fourth place, Roman Life; fourth place, Latin Vocabulary

Chappell Carter – fourth place, Latin Reading Comprehension; fifth place, Latin Derivatives; cum laude, Pentathlon

Wilkes Head – first place, Geography of the Ancient World; fourth place, Mythology

Maddox Wolfe – third place, Roman History

Individual Winners – Upper School

Latin II

Dylan Davis ’24 – maxima cum laude, Pentathlon

Walker Gaines ’24 – seventh place, Mottoes; maxima cum laude, Pentathlon

Matthew Lobo ’23 – fourth place, Latin Reading Comprehension; fourth place, Latin Grammar; magna cum laude, Pentathlon

Arjun Vasudevan ’24 – maxima cum laude, Pentathlon

Latin IV

Joaquin Castro-Balbi ’22 – summa cum laude, Pentathlon

Reshma Niraula ’22 – seventh place, Mottoes

The 2020-21 academic year has been challenging for Latin competitions since they are usually done in person, and Upper School Latin Teacher Bryan Carlson and Middle School Latin Teacher Clint Hagen want to thank the dedicated students who persevered through this year’s virtual competitions.