Middle School Students Earn Latin Accolades

In the fall, Middle School Latin students competed in two national contests through the National Junior Classical League (NJCL), an organization for middle and high school students in classical courses. The first, the National Classical Etymology Exam, tested students’ knowledge of English words derived from Latin and Greek and the meanings of those Latin and Greek roots. The second, the National Roman Civilization Exam, tested their knowledge of Roman history and daily life. Ten FWCD Middle School students earned 14 medals in total: two Gold, six Silver, and six Bronze.

National Classical Etymology Exam

Bronze 

• Michael Head ’27
• Jake Hudman ’26
• Beckett Kiseljack ’26
• Alex Schwartz ’27

Silver

• Aiden Alband ’27
• Ethan Gatzke ’27
• Georgia Grace Hoover ’28
• Brodie McCullough ’27
• Hudson Parcells ’28

Gold 

• Andrew Lobo ’26

National Roman Civilization Exam

Bronze

• Michael Head ’27
• Jake Hudman ’26

Silver

• Aiden Alband ’27

Gold

• Andrew Lobo ’26

The NJCL was established in 1936. The organization seeks to promote the study of Latin and Greek, to benefit students and teachers alike, and to impart an understanding of the debt of our own culture to that of classical antiquity.