North Carolina Junior Classical League
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The North Carolina Junior Classical League, or NCJCL, is a chapter of the NJCL, an organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League. Its mission is "to encourage an interest in and an appreciation of the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and to impart an understanding of the debt of our own culture to that of classical antiquity." Its official colors are purple and gold. The 2008-2009 NCJCL motto is Aesop's Fortuna nobis vi animi tantum frenabitur (The level of our success is limited only by our imagination).
North Carolina JCL sponsors three main events each year. Fall Forum, usually held in November, is composed of general assemblies, a lecture by a visiting professor, Silly Olympika, as well as Mixed-Up Certamen. The Spring Certamen tournament, which usually takes place on the last weekend in March, is the qualifying tournament for the Competitive Certamen semifinals, which are held at the NCJCL State Convention, either in April or May. The two-day NCJCL State Convention is composed of a skit contest, dancing, an essay writing competition, workshops for officers and candidates, academic testing, dramatic interpretations, English oratory, arts and crafts competitions, Silly Olympika, Open Certamen, as well as the semifinals and finals of Competitive Certamen. The 57th NCJCL Spring Convention was held on April 25th and 26th, 2008.
[edit] Spring Convention
OVERALL SWEEPSTAKES[1]
- 1. There will be two divisions:
- a. Senior division for schools with grades 9-12 membership
- b. Middle division for schools with grades 6-9 membership
- 2. Three trophies and two rosettes will be awarded for each division.
- 3. Sweepstakes' points are awarded as follows:
- a. 18 points for first, 16 points for second, 14 points for third, 12 points for fourth and 10 points for fifth (Rosettes for these categories):
- i. Certamen
- ii. Skit
- iii. Scrapbook
- iv. Publicity
- b. 9 points for first, 8 points for second, 7 points for third, 6 points for fourth and 5 points for fifth (Ribbons for these categories and a small trophy for the highest test score in each category):
- i. Poetry
- ii. Creative Writing
- iii. Dramatic Interpretation
- iv. Sight Latin Reading
- v. Oratory
- vi. Academic Tests
- vii. Modern Myth
- c. 6 points for first, 5 points for second, 4 points for third, 3 points for fourth and 2 points for fifth (Ribbons will be awarded for these categories):
- i. Costume
- ii. Arts and Crafts (except Scrapbook, and including impromptu art)
- iii. Chariot Race
- iv. Chariot Design
- v. Year's Special Contest
- vi. Audio-Visual
- a. 18 points for first, 16 points for second, 14 points for third, 12 points for fourth and 10 points for fifth (Rosettes for these categories):
[edit] Mixed-Up Certamen
Mixed-Up Certamen is a quiz-bowl competition in which teams containing three or four students, each from different schools, answer questions about such topics as Roman history and life, Latin vocabulary and grammar, classical mythology, ancient geography, Latin mottoes and abbreviations, as well as some Hellenic (Greek-themed) questions. It is more relaxed than the Competitive Certamen events, usually held in March and April/May. The competitors from the top three teams of Mixed-Up Certamen, in each division, are awarded medals at the closing General Assembly. [2] Team Galen are the 2008 Fall Forum Advanced Division Certamen Champions.
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Moderator Caroline Kelly and Certamen Teams Galen, Lucan, and Horace at 2008 NCJCL Fall Forum Mixed-Up Certamen, Advanced Division, Round Two |
 Team Galen at 2008 NCJCL Fall Forum |
 Team Galen during Round One of Mixed-Up Certamen |
 Team Galen captain Marshall Winchester confers with teammates during a bonus question during Round One of the 2008 NCJCL Fall Forum Mixed-Up Certamen |
 Advanced Certamen teams Ovid and Martial are gearing up for Round One of Mixed-Up Certamen at 2008 NCJCL Fall Forum |
[edit] 2007-2008 Competitive Certamen Results
[edit] Novice Division
1st place -- Charlotte Latin School
2nd place -- Enka HS
3rd place -- West Rowan HS
4th place -- NW Guilford
5th place -- NW Guilford
[edit] Intermediate Division
1st place -- Covenant Day School
2nd place -- Reid Ross Classical
3rd place -- TC Roberson
4th place -- West Rowan HS
5th place -- West Rowan HS
[edit] Advanced Division
1st place -- Master's Academy
2nd place -- West Rowan HS
3rd place -- Charlotte Latin School
4th place -- North Carolina School of Science and Math
5th place -- West Rowan HS
[edit] 2008 NCJCL Convention Academic Testing High Scores
Classical Mythology -- Melanie Lippard
Greek Derivatives -- Emily Calder
Hellenic History -- Kelsey Blake
Latin Derivatives -- Marshall Winchester
Latin Grammar -- Shashank Suresh
Pentathlon -- Josh Pond
Roman History -- Josh Pond
[edit] 2008-2009 State Chairs
- Erin Guzman (Jack Britt High)
- Amanda McCartney (Providence High)
- Steve Daniel (West Rowan)
- Shara Packman (Reid Ross Classical)
[edit] 2008-2009 State Officers
- President: Sarbajeet Nagdas (NC School of Science and Math; c/o Elizabeth Moose)
- Vice President: Sam Daniel (West Rowan; c/o Steve Daniel)
- Parliamentarian: Christian Cotton (Northwest Guilford; c/o Sarah Wright)
- Secretary: Sarah Leonall (Covenant Day; c/o Caroline Kelly)
- Treasurer: Kaycie Coy (Jack Britt; c/o Erin Guzman)
- Webmaster: Dillon Crockett (Reid Ross Classical; c/o Shara Packman)
- Publicity historian: Katie Taylor (Enka High; c/o Sheila Vanderhoff)
- Scrapbook co-historian: Melissa Mainhart (East Forsyth; c/o Jennie Buckner)
- Scrapbook co-historian: Katie Hudson (East Forsyth; c/o Jennie Buckner)
[edit] Previous Convention Themes of the North Carolina Junior Classical League
2007-2008: non nobis solum nati sumus (We are not born for ourselves alone) -- Cicero
2006-2007: carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero (Seize the day, trusting as little as possible in tomorrow) -- Horace
2005-2006: amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore (I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting) -- Cicero
2004-2005: Nil sine magno labore (Nothing without great labor) -- Horace
[edit] Scivistine?
The word intramural is derived from the Latin preposition intra meaning "within", and the Latin noun murus meaning "wall."
The word murarium (a controlled environment for rearing rats or mice) is derived from the Latin noun mus meaning "mouse."
The word procrastination is derived from the Latin preposition pro meaning "for", and the Latin adverb cras meaning "tomorrow."
The word sinister is derived from the Latin adjective for "left-handed."
The word sophomore is derived from the Greek adjective sophos meaning "wise", and the Greek adjective moros meaning "foolish."
[edit] Affiliated State and National Organizations
- North Carolina Junior Classical League
- National Junior Classical League
- 2008 NJCL Convention site
- National Senior Classical League
- American Classical League
- American Philological Association
- North Carolina Classical Association
[edit] Affiliated Local Organizations
- Covenant Day School JCL
- Enka High School JCL
- Glenn High School JCL
- Greensboro Day School JCL
- Jack Britt High School JCL
- Master's Academy JCL
- Orange County JCL
- Reid Ross Classical School JCL
- Southwest Guilford High School JCL
