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Nevada’s Official JCL

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Fall JCL events

Getting ready for State

Fall 2015

Meet the NV Board President — Jeremy Novak

Communications Coordinator — Riya Mukhopadhyay

2nd Vice President — Sana Kamboj

1st Vice President — Matt Grimm

Hi, I'm Jeremy Novak. I'm a senior at Sage Ridge School, and I've been to 8

JCL conventions in both Nevada and California. I am the president of the

NVJCL board, meaning I run board meetings, keep in contact with NVJCL

chapters, and make sure the board is fulfilling its duty. Previously on the board,

I was the Webmaster. Some other facts about me: my favorite Latin word is

appropinquantur, my favorite genre of music is EDM, and I am very involved

in theatre at my school.

My name is Matt Grimm and I am a senior at Sage Ridge! I am currently your

NVJCL 1st Vice President! My main job is to spread the word of the JCL and

to get schools that have Latin to be active participants in the JCL. I have been

in the JCL for 6 years now and I have loved every year of it. Some fun facts

about me are.... My favorite slime punk band is Lumpy and the Dumpers, I

am a firm believer in the theory of "Pugs not Drugs", and my favorite hobbies

are giving people the finger while driving and putting off homework.

Salve! I'm Sana Kamboj, and I'm a junior at The Meadows School. I'm ecstatic

to be your 2nd VP for the 2015-2016 JCL year! As 2nd VP, it's my job to

organize both JCL Spirit and philanthropy projects. I've been in Latin for 5

years, and in JCL for 4, and it has been indubitably the best decision I have

ever made. I adore anything and everything classics related, and I've got a spe-

cial fondness for Vergil. When not doing Classics Things, I can be found

volunteering at the animal shelter, selling Girl Scout cookies, and passionately

practicing ballroom dance for worryingly long periods of time.

Salve! I'm Riya, and I'm a senior at The Meadows School. I have been part of

the JCL for 6 years and enjoy every part of it. I have been to 8 conventions,

and my favorite part of convention is always Certamen! I love reading, listening

to music, and drawing when I have time. As NVJCL Communications

Coordinator, it is my job to take the minutes of each meeting and send them

out to the other officers so that they know their upcoming tasks. Additionally,

I edit and update the official NVJCL website.

Parliamentarian — Michael Interlicchio

Editor — Jasmine Brazelton

Historian — Ana Ohnersorgen

State Co-Chairs —

Ashley Zahn

Salve! I'm Michael Interlicchio, and I am your new 2015-2016

NVJCL Parliamentarian. I have stepped in for Amanda, due to her recent

election as a national officer, but I can assure you that will bring the same pas-

sion and dedication to the position as she did. I am a senior at Liberty

High School and have been part of the JCL for three years. I plan to fulfill all

my duties as parliamentarian, including: understanding the constitution and

making any necessary amendments to it. My favorite activity at convention is the

nominations committee. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, socializing, and

shopping.

My name is Jasmine, and I'm the NVJCL Editor. I am a sophomore at Sage

Ridge School and enter in fourth year of being a JCL member. I have attended

6 JCL conventions so far, and I plan on going to many more! As Editor, I write

the Nevada JCL Torch newsletter, which comes out a couple times a year. It

includes information about each Nevada delegation and recent and upcoming

JCL events. In addition to JCL, I also participate in theatre, debate, and

dance.

Hello! My name is Ana, and I am the NVJCL historian. This means that I col-

lect pictures of all the NVJCL events from the past year and put them together

in a digital scrapbook to be presented at Nationals. I am a sophomore at Sage

Ridge and this will be my fourth year in the JCL. Outside of the JCL, I partici-

pate in theater and other nerdy activities.

This is my fourth year in NVJCL. I work with my awesome co-chair

to oversee the activities of the Nevada chapters. When I’m not

making AP Latin students’ lives miserable, I enjoy Starbucks and

hiking with my husband and dog.

Courtney Kiely This is my eighth year as a JCL Sponsor and my eleventh as an

American Classical League Member. As state co-chair, I help to

oversee state activities and make sure that all Nevada chapters are in

good standing. I love the Florida Gators, road biking, chocolate,

and working out…mostly because I love chocolate.

Mythological Crossword Do you know the names of these classical mythological figures?

(Hints and answers on the next page)

Across

4. God of the winds

5. No, not Scylla - the other one

10. Titan forced to carry the heavens upon his

shoulders by Zeus

11. First king of Thebes

12. This girl had to become a tree to let her suitor

know she wasn't interested

13. Goddess of the rainbow

14. You may know him as Cupid

15. This guy is a Nobody

17. He flew a little bit too high...

18. Fate stabbed this poor guy right in the back

when he tried to avoid it

19. A different kind of player - he got his wife out

of the Underworld with his lyre, not his flirting

Down

1. More two-faced than that girl you hated in elementary

school

2. Talk about twisting the phrase 'blood of your enemies' -

this centaur made sure he got revenge on his killer

3. This guy would have been all over the golden Apple

phone

6. He would have gone *stag* to prom

7. The Muse of epic poetry

8. This guy was a pain in the...heel

9. These smart but nasty sisters only have one eye and

one tooth between them

16. This man probably wasn't a sissy after spending

eternity pushing a rock up a hill

20. This famous satyr loved a good party

Let’s Be Conventional Nationals was a blast this year! Over a thousand delegates from across the US convened at Trinity University in

San Antonio, TX—the site of the first JCL convention ever!—to celebrate the Classics for one amazing week.

This year’s theme was “tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito” (yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the

more boldly against them), and the Nevada delegation embodied this well. Despite an unfortunately small group,

we placed in multiple events and even got second for Small School Spirit! Everyone had a great time, whether

they spent convention coming up with new spirit chants, dressing up for the costume contests, or creating acts for

That’s Entertainment. Next year’s National Convention will be held at Indiana University with the theme “ubi

concordia, ibi victoria” (When there is unity, there is victory) from July 25 to 30. For those of you who like to

start prepping your outfits early, the boys’ costume character is Odysseus, the girls’ is Calypso, and the couples’

costumes are Scylla and Charybdis (that will be interesting). It’s gonna be time to grab those convention spots

soon. We hope to see you there!

2015-2016 National Officers President: Brier Clough (VA)

First Vice President: Michael Kearney (WI)

Second Vice President: Hanna Seariac (MA)

Communications Coordinator: John Nozik (CA)

Parliamentarian: Amanda Hansen (NV)

Historian: Hannah Barrett (OH)

Editor: Woojin Lee (LA)

NV Has a National Officer! Amanda Hansen has been elected to the NJCL Board! We’re pretty

excited to see Nevada getting some representation on a national

level, but this also means that she can no longer be NVJCL

Parliamentarian. Fortunately, Michael Interlicchio stepped in to fill

her position, and the Nevada Board is as awesome as ever.

Q: Amanda, how does it feel to be elected as a National officer after

serving on a state board in the past?

A: I am so elated to have this opportunity to be a national officer. It

involves significantly more work than serving on state board, but my

time on the Nevada one gave me the preparation that I needed.

Convention Overview Day 1

JCLers from across the US were warmly welcomed onto Trinity

University’s Campus by Texas JCL delegates. Everyone soon realized

they were in for a week in the sweltering heat, but the JCL experience

would make it all worth it. A successful first General Assembly was

held, and introductions (one from Alvin Dungan, the first NJCL

President ever), welcomes, and orientation were given. Lots of students

participated in the first NJCL scavenger hunt, while others chose

Olympika Swimming. The first test session happened after dinner, and

then delegates dressed up as Phaethon and Circe for the Costume Contest. That night people let out their start-of

-convention excitement at the “Houston, We Have a Dance Floor” dance and shopped at the Bazaar!

Day 2

Tuesday was off to a great start with Olympika Track, English Oratory, and Ludi Chess. Everyone showed off

their state pride for the Old Western Classics spirit day. This year, Nevada and Arizona once again teamed up to

create the unstoppable Nevona delegation. Roll call at General Assembly was interesting as ever , and Christian

and Lucas represented Nevada well. Test sessions and Certamen went into full swing and everyone began to gear

up for Ludi. In the evening, NomCom, Ludi Basketball, and Dramatic Interpretation occupied center stage

before the second dance (Lasso the JCLove) ended the night.

Day 3

Wednesday’s spirit day was “Lone Star-struck by Latin” (very clever,

NJCL). California officially took the lead in Certamen, but other states’

delegates would win the marathon and Impromptu Art. Candidates gave

their speeches at GA. That night, in addition to the “These Boots Were

Made for Dancin’” dance, the Roman Murder Mystery became a highlight

of NJCL evening activities.

Day 4

On Thursday, everyone gathered for the Candidates’ Open Forum and then to elect their new national officers,

but the stress of elections was quickly forgotten with the Throwback Thursday spirit day. Everyone enjoyed a

fiesta-themed dinner, and then the beloved NJCL talent show, That’s Entertainment, took place. This year

featured acts with everything from Roman-themed songs to Irish dance and ballet to the classic NJCL board

parody. SCL and the slashers once again delivered with yet another famously incoherent skit.

Day 5

The much-anticipated Certamen finals took place, with Florida winning

overall. The Tiber Riverwalk procession to GA was a passionate one, and

once everyone was inside the new National officers were inaugurated. After

the traditional Old Rome Banquet, everyone dressed up for the “Save the

Last Square Dance for Me!” dance. The last night of convention ended on a

fantastic (but heavy-hearted) note.

Highlight of the 2015 NJCL Convention?

Meeting all those amazing people from all over the country! And Spirit,

of course. :) - Sana Kamboj

For me, the highlight of the 2015 NJCL Convention was each night's

state fellowship meeting shared with the Arizona delegation because

they all were so entertaining. - Amanda Hansen

My favorite moment was running across That’s Entertainment

screaming as the Susan SheareRAWRsaurus escaped from containment

in the Jurassic World skit. Being a slasher meant I was able to

participate in That’s Entertainment and it was so much fun to do it! -

Lizzy Noone

Which spirit day was your favorite?

Throwback Thursday! - Sana Kamboj

Throwback Thursday #purpleandgold was my favorite spirit day.

- Amanda Hansen

My favorite spirit day was Friday, where we wear our togas for the Roman Procession. Who doesn’t want to wear

a toga and run around screaming? - Lizzy Noone

What's your favorite part of the NV chapter's spirit?

Teaching state cheers to new NV delegates and our Arizona amici! -

Sana Kamboj

My favorite part of this year's spirit was how we teamed up with Arizona

and did some call and response cheers with them. - Amanda Hansen

My favorite part was when we started with the Latin chants. Garvey and

Zahn translated two chants into Latin one night and we memorized

them on top of the next day’s spirit chants, which was cool. - Lizzy

Noone

What was your favorite organized event from convention?

Aside from Spirit, I actually really enjoyed the tests. - Sana Kamboj

The colloquium given regarding the ancient roots of astronomy. -

Amanda Hansen

Favorite? That’s hard to answer. I love being in NJCL Choir. That’s

Entertainment was as awesome as ever. Learning what SCL did was also

really fun. There are just too many things to pick my favorite. - Lizzy

Noone

Questions & Answers Here’s what the Nevada delegates have to say about Nationals:

What is one JCL achievement, whether it's Nevada's or just your own, that you are most proud of?

Winning second place for small state spirit! - Sana Kamboj

The one JCL achievement I am most proud of is being elected to national office. - Amanda Hansen

I’m proud that Nevada and Arizona managed to get two days where we won 1st in spirit, even though we got

2nd overall spirit. - Lizzy Noone

If you've gone to past NJCL conventions, which one was your favorite?

This was the first Nationals I've been to, but definitely not the last. - Sana Kamboj

I have been to UNLV, Emory, and Trinity, and even though all three have been wonderful, I think this year's

was fantastic. - Amanda Hansen

I’ve been to two other conventions besides this past one: UNLV and Emory. My favorite was UNLV just be-

cause it was my first convention and it was within my hometown. - Lizzy Noone

What do you want to say to NVJCL members who haven't been to a National convention yet?

Request your convention packet for 2016 as soon as it's available. You will not regret it! :) - Sana Kamboj

Go. It is fun. You learn more Latin. You meet kind, exceptional people. You get to spend a week at a great uni-

versity. It's just enjoyable in every way possible. - Amanda Hansen

To any NVJCLer who isn’t sure about going to Nationals. JUST DO IT! Even at state convention, you can’t get

the full idea of how much this organization means to people. Once you step on to the campus nationals is being

held on, you realize what this is all about. There isn’t extra credit, any obligation to go, or even peer pressure to

go. You realize that JCL is filled with loving people and kind faces ready to promote your love of Latin, the clas-

sics, JCL. You only realize how amazing being at nationals is once you’ve experienced it yourself. - Lizzy Noone

Michael Interlicchio

Academics Hellenic History II 15th

Greek Derivatives II 18th

Greek Life and Literature II 20th

Latin Derivatives II 27th

Ancient Geography II 34th

Latin Vocabulary II 35th

Mottoes II 37th

Roman History II 42nd

Open Certamen: Intermediate 1st

Olympika 50-yard Freestyle Sr. Boys 14th

Elizabeth Noone

Classical Art IV 13th

Greek Life and Literature IV 13th

Hellenic History IV 17th

Classical Greek IV 19th

Greek Derivatives IV 20th

Reading Comprehension: Poetry IV 23rd

Latin Literature IV 25th

Reading Comprehension: Prose IV 28th

Mythology IV 32nd

Roman History IV 32nd

Latin Vocabulary IV 34th

Mottoes IV 36th

Latin Derivatives IV 37th

Ancient Geography IV 39th

Academic Heptathlon IV 41st

Roman Life IV 41st

Latin Grammar - Advanced IV 43rd

Academic Decathlon 83rd

Textiles 11-12 5th

Black Pencil 12 6th

Computer Photo 12 7th

Illustrated Quotes 12 7th

Traditional Photo 12 8th

Overall Graphic Arts 26th

Overall Sweepstakes 47th

Amanda Hansen

Latin Derivatives IV 21st

Latin Grammar - Advanced IV 28th

Sana Kamboj

Latin Derivatives III 19th

Hellenic History III 26th

Reading Comprehension: Prose III 32nd

Academic Heptathlon III 33rd

Ancient Geography III 34th

Mythology III 36th

Roman Life III 40th

Christian Otter

Classical Greek IV 14th

Latin Derivatives IV 26th

Ancient Geography IV 29th

Mottoes IV 29th

Lucas Pan

Latin Derivatives V+ 22nd

Nevada

Traditional Scrapbook 9th

Small School Spirit 2nd

How Did Nevada Do? Pretty darn well. We had a small group attend Nationals this year, but our delegates killed it!

Here are the results:

Are You Smarter Than

A Certamen Player? 1. Give the case and use of the Latin word for “son” in the following English sentence: Māter ad templum cum

fīliō currēbat.

2. Which of the Greeks at Troy convinced Agamemnon to abandon Philoctetes and also convinced

Clytemnestra to send Iphigeneia to Aulis by telling her that she would be the bride of Achilles?

3. What two-word Latin phrase might be found in a document denying a lawyer’s motion because the conclu-

sion did not logically follow from the arguments?

4. What famous Roman patrician first distinguished himself while serving as quaestor under Marius, when he

succeeded in negotiating the surrender of Jugurtha?

5. Translate this sentence from Latin to English: Aurēlia lentē ad vīllam ambulāvit

6. What Roman emperor summoned the famous physician Galen to Italy in the middle of a plague brought

back from the East by Roman legions around 168 AD?

7. The Eridanus river became the final resting place of what mythological figure after he fell from the sky when

struck by a lightning bolt by Zeus?

8. What is the meaning of potestas?

9. What building in the Forum was burned down by a mob in 52 BC, rebuilt by Julius Caesar in 44 BC, and

served as the meeting place for the Roman Senate?

10. Give the Latin noun and its English meaning from which we derive “denominator.”

11. In the sentence “Novem annōs Caesar in Galliā vītam ēgit”, translate “novem annōs”.

12. What two brothers, known to their mother as her “jewels,” served as tribunes of the plebs in the late second

century BC and passed popular legislation such as the redistribution of land to the landless and the discount-

ed sale of grain?

13. Who murdered a youth named Absyrtus to slow down the pursuit of King Aeetes when he was chasing her

and her newfound love Jason?

14. Give the comparative and superlative forms for the adjective fortis.

15. What part of his equipment was a soldier’s cingulum?

16. Ōlim, leō magnus captīvus erat. Mūs perambulābat. Dīxit leō, “Mē līberā et tibi praemium magnum dabō!”

Mūs vincula mordēbat et leō līberātus est. Dīxit leō, “Grātiās! Quid dēsīderās?” Respondit mūs, “Fīliam tu-

am in mātrimōnium dūcere volō! Potentī fīliā uxōre, rēx mūrum omnium erō!”

Question: How did the mouse free the lion?

17. The deponent verbs potior, fruor, vescor, fungor, and ūtor all take objects in what case?

18. In the sentence “Horatius carried a longer sword than Manlius,” translate “longer sword.”

19. Who encouraged Gaius Silius to replace the emperor Claudius as emperor -- and as her husband -- while

Claudius was away from Rome?

20. What Trojan killed Menesthes, Anchialus, Protesilaus, and Patroclus during the Trojan War before he was

killed by Achilles and dragged around the walls of Troy?

21. Translate into Latin, “Marcus is younger than I.”

22. At what battle in 225 BC did the Romans first by javelin and then by sword finally vanquish the advancing

Gauls?

23. Which of the Muses is sometimes said to have been the mother of the Trojan ally Rhesus and is generally

agreed to have been the mother of both Linus and Orpheus?

24. What Latin author, in addition to being a statesman, was Rome’s first prose writer?

25. What derivative of a Latin verb meaning “recline” means “to give way to superior force; to yield”?

26. What two young men, the grandsons and likely heirs of Augustus, died prematurely between 2 and 4 AD?

27. According to some sources, what seer in mythology received his powers of prophecy from Athena as com-

pensation for being struck blind when he saw her bathing?

28. For the verb lābor, give the active participial forms.

29. What use of the subjunctive is illustrated in the following sentence: Nūlla est lēx quae mōrēs hominum

superāre possit?

30. Who wrote fābulae praetextae concerning the childhood of Romulus and Remus, as well as Marcellus’

victory at Clastidium?

Answers

1. Ablative of Accompaniment

2. Odysseus

3. Non sequitur 4. (Lucius Cornelius) Sulla

5. Aurelia walked slowly to the country house.

6. Marcus Aurelius

7. Phaethon

8. Power

9. Curia

10. Nomen/name

11. For nine years

12. Gaius & Tiberius Gracchus

13. Medea

14. Fortior/fortissimus-a-um

15. (Sword) belt

16. By chewing/biting the lion’s bonds/chains

17. Ablative

18. Longiorem gladium/ensem // longius ferrem

19. (Valeria) Messalina

20. Hector

21. Marcus est minor natu/iunior me/quam ego. 22. Telamon

23. Calliope

24. Cato the Elder

25. “succumb”

26. Gaius and Lucius Caesar

27. Teiresias

28. Labens, lapsurus

29. Relative clause of characteristic

30. (Gnaeus) Naevius

Fall JCL Events The Meadows School is not using the JCL off-season as leisure time. This fall, they hosted a Ludi Romani for

the Southern Nevada schools, which they paired with a community service project. In addition to that, all

throughout the month of October JCLers are teaming up with local libraries in the Vegas area to teach children

about Greco-Roman mythology—gotta instill the love of the Classics early on! Later in the season Meadows’ JCL

will likely organize some book drives as well.

Sage Ridge School has been busy too. In mid-October they participated in a “zombie run” to benefit Step 2, a

Northern Nevada organization dedicated to helping women and children get back on their feet while

overcoming addiction and poverty. Students (and our state chairs!) dressed up as zombies and chase down run-

ners in the charity race. The middle school JCL club is also making posters in Latin to cheer on sports teams

and give the school some classical spirit.

State 2016 The 2015-2016 NVJCL Convention will be hosted Liberty High School in Las Vegas from February 26 to 28.

As always, it’s going to have killer tests, some pretty competitive certamen, lots of spirit, impressive art and

models, and super fun activities (although this year we’re going to miss out on a snowball fight). The next issue of

the Torch will have all the details!