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Meet the Awardee:Tracy (right) recently retired from a committed career at Ricks Center for gifted children at the University of Denver.

PRIMAFALL / WINTER 2011

Volume 16, Issue 1Newsletter for Excellence Through Classics (ETC), a standing committee of the American Classical League (ACL)

ETC’S OWN, TRACY, LAUDED WITH ACL MERITA AWARDPast Exam Activity Packet Editor, Chair of Excellence Through Classics (ETC), Tracy fêted with Merita Award for sustained, distinguished service to the Classics profession by American Classical League (ACL)

A brilliant and dedicated soul, Kris Tracy, a life-

time educator from Colorado received an ACL

Mertita Award for her dutiful service to the

teaching of the Classics and her contributions to

ETC and also to the larger ACL community.

Following are the remarks given by ACL

President Peter Howard at the ACL Institute

banquet dinner:

When thinking of how to describe this Merita

Award honoree, the first word that comes to

mind is “exuberant.”

Her advocacy for the classics and her

involvement in both teaching and curriculum are

clearly pursuits of passion. This honoree has

been in the profession for over 25 years,

teaching Latin, Greek and mythology at the

elementary and middle levels.

A charter member of what was then called the

Elementary Teachers of Classics Committee,

she has been instrumental in the yearly writing,

proofreading and typing of the National

Mythology Exam and the Exploratory Latin

Exam, as well as the creation of activity books,

thematic packets, and a songbook to support

these exams.

A frequent ACL Institute presenter, panelist, and

presider, this honoree's presentations have

ranged from Greek to Latin to etymology, from

pre-school to middle school, from national

exams to Detectives in Togas.

Kris Tracy recipient of a 2011

Merita Award from the American Classical

League

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SCHOECK AWARDED-PAGE 5Petrino Award winner highlighted. Awardee excels in Latin grammar and reading.

ETC & ASCANIUS TEAM UP-PAGE 7Elementary school students delve into the Latin language, Roman culture, ancient mythology and English word study based on Latin roots

HOW IPADS ARE MAKING LATIN COOL-PAGE 10Hudson sees getting Latin apps onto these devices as a sneaky way of encouraging students to learn, and so he wants to make more of them.

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•Special Interest Articles

•Individual Highlights

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From the Chair: New Directions, New Challenges

Salvēte Omnēs —

Iʼm writing to you between charged rounds of a regional certamen tournament, buzzily surrounded by teachers and eager students who are as equally excited about the Classics as I.

The tournament happily allowed me to reflect on the purposeful reason that I became more involved with Excellence Through Classics (ETC), a standing committee of the American Classical League (ACL).

There is no single resource more important to the continuing study of Classics than young students and organizations like ETC to help teachers and enthusiasts alike interest and inspire young learners in their study of Latin and Greek, mythology and classical history.

In addition, ETC offers through itʼs friendly competition-based tests such as the ETC-administered National Mythology Exam (NME) and the Elementary Latin Exam (ELE), or the

ETC-bevy of ready-made, classroom-ready teaching packets compiled both to aid test preparation and to help instructors of any experience level plan lessons.

The burgeoning Classics Club, the ever-informative PRIMA, and the ETC executive committee is constantly working to inspire young learners.

I n a d d i t i o n , E T C i s constantly evolving to find new ways to encourage the study of the Classics.

The development of the Classics Club, ETC ʼs newest endeavor, wil l infuse new energy into any young group with built-in incentives and activity suggestions.

I am particularly excited by the idea of giving children the chance to feel like they are part of a national movement or organization. I believe this will help convince them about the vitality and relevance of the subject area.

In addition, ETC is rejuvenating its website with a slimmer, less cluttered layout with logical navigation. It should be ready to début in late December, and I am looking forward to offering ever easier accessibility to our resources.

I thank you for your constant support, feedback and contributions. I cannot express how grateful I am to be a part of this great community of Latin and Classics lovers.

I want to take this moment to thank those of you who contact us with feedback; it is thanks to you that we can continue to improve and make ETC the best possible resource for beginning Latin programs.

Multās Gratiās Vobis Agō,

Rachel AshChair, ETC

chair@etclassics.org

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Fireworks! BBQ! Fun! I love July 4th. No students to see, I have the opportunity to travel to exotic places without schedules and guilty beach reading is a must.

Fast-forward to August. Staff-meetings, class preps, start of school … booh! As Dickens poignantly wrote, “Itʼs was the best of times and it was the worst of times.” How could he possibly forecast how my first semester has ended!

However, I and many of the contributors of this issue have found that practice doesnʼt make perfect, but practice makes better. Take for example, Clevelandʼs own Elizabeth Croweʼs piece on “What Sheʼs Learned” in her years of teaching. She suggests such simple teaching tips as greeting students by name and imitating Yoda to keep her classroom fresh and innovative.

Our cover article on Kris Tracy celebrates a milestone in her storied career. Former ETC chair and past Activity Packet

Editor, Tracy was awarded a Merita Award by the American Classical League at the ACLʼs Annual Summer Institute.

Finally, apps developer, Paul Hudson makes it look simple. He chimes in on how iPads are making Latin cool. According to Hudson, thereʼs an app, even for Latin students!

We round out this issue with two highlights on ETCʼs 2011 Julia K. Petrino Award winners NHʼs Arielle Silver and NCʼs Anna Schoeck. Both winners are wonderful representatives of students eager to pursue the study of the Classics.

I thank you all of you for everything that you do to promote the Classics. Keep up the good work. All the best!

Micheal A. PoseyImmediate Past Chair of ETC; Editor, PRIMA

pastchair@etclassics.org

Practice Makes Better Given a tough lot this year — teaching several preps in two divisions in two languages — I’ve

found my schedule to be liberating. We do what we’re call upon to do! How interesting is it that when we are set-up to do our worse, we do our best.

Underworld, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World selected as themesThe Underworld Packet has been updated and expanded to reflect the information covered in the thematic section and the subtests on the 2012 National Mythology Exam (NME)

Last year over half of schools participating in the NME purchased activities packets to aid with the t e a c h i n g o f A n c i e n t Beginnings.

Again this year as inprevious years, teaching materials are available to help prepare students for both the NME and the Exploratory Latin Exam (ELE).

The Underworld activities have all been reformatted, and sections specifically geared to each subtest on the 2012 NME will be very helpful in teaching Book VI of the Iliad, Book XI of the Odyssey, Book VI of the Aene id , and se lec ted Native American Myths, African Myths and Norse Myths.

The 160-page 2012 Underworld Packet is currently available on CD. Print versions can be requested from the ACL office.

Help for teachers who want to prepare students for the basic mythology section of the yearly exam can be found in the Olympian Gods Teaching Packet.

For the 2011-2012 ELE, a Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Packet is now available to help teachers prepare students for the thematic section of this yearʼs exam. The activities in this 81-page packet are all linked to the Syllabus Addendum.

The Exploratory Latin Review Activity Packet, a resource released in 2004, is likewise cued to the General Syllabus which guides teachers as they help their students get ready for the first thirty or forty questions of the exam. Both packets are currently available on CD.

Ordering information for these packets and all other packets produced and made available through the Excellence Through Classics Committee can be found on the ETC flyer located on our website, http://www.etclassics.org.

Contact Mr. Carroll atactivitypacketeditor@etclassics.org

The new NME packet, an update of the 2004 Underworld packet, includes additional and replacement activity pages for the thematic section and the subtests of the 2012 NME

From the Editor:

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“Anna Schoeck is the epitome of the perfect Latin student!” claims her middle school Latinteacher, Sherri Madden.

“Her homework was always thoroughly completed and she was always on top of her memorization of both vocabulary and paradigms earning her the “optime” smiley face on most of her tests.”

Understanding the grammatical concepts and reading the Latin came easily to Schoeck, but she worked hard to always be prepared.

“Anna also always took the time to enter the optional activities like designing a coin for anAncient Coins for Education contest (for which she placed first) and the creative writing stories for JCL. She is a very creative writer and has placed both on the state and national levels for her writing projects.”

“Latin Club activities were also a favorite pastime for Anna. Whether designing a bird costume and being a bird in our award-winning movie or showing up at Festival in the Park to help run the mosaic-making booth, Anna was always involved.”

“Her drive to do things right also took over in club. State convention was fast approaching and the middle schoolers had not made any progress on a scrapbook. The whole project was about to be nixed for the year, but Anna felt strongly that a scrapbook was needed.

She singlehandedly put together the middle school scrapbook in a very short time for that year. It was a fabulous book and won first place at state that year earning Anna the position of State Historian for NCJCL.

Schoeck also worked hard to inspire chapters throughout the state to submit photos and information. She put together a beautiful scrapbook with the theme of “Follow the Appian Way” which placed 3rd in the national contest.

This was a heavy load for a middle schooler, but Anna did it without complaint. She even passed on a fun day hiking up the mountain at the officerʼs retreat to stay back at the cabin and finish up the scrapbook.

Her dedication to getting things done is unequalled.

Anna comes by her Latin acumen honestly as her maternal grandmother, Anna Moore, is a retired Classics professor who has instilled in her a love for the language and mythology.

Although Anna excels in L a t i n g r a m m a r a n d reading, mythology has her heart.

“I enjoy Latin, but my favorite part of i t is mythology. I have always been interested in it, even before I started seriously studying Latin,” shares Anna.

Her study of Latin has continued at her new high school where she is also a member of their Latin club.

She also tutors middle school students an hour before school starts every other Tuesday morning. Her assignment through student services is to the middle school Latin teacher where she helps grade papers, keep the room in order, take attendance, etc. So Latin is still a very big part of her life.

Her new high school has benefited from her athletic skills as well with Anna being on both the volleyball and basketball teams. She also enjoys playing the violin and reading.

“I would also like to thank my teacher Sherri Madden for helping me become so interested in Latin and for nominating me for this award. It is an honor to have been selected for the Julia K. Petrino Award. I appreciate the book very much and will put it to good use,” Schoeck comments.

Information provided by Sherri Madden, Master’s Academy, Charlotte, NC.

As state Historian, Schoeck was on the NCJCL Executive Board and part of the team which created the state constitution.

“I would have to set my eggspert machine (with buzzers like a certamen

machine) on random selection because Anna

would always be the first to buzz in with the answers.”

Schoeck’s Classical Interests Lead to Petrino Award Strong work ethic, academic excellence characterizes young awardee

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Tracy has served on the ACL Institute Program

Committee, as Vice-Chair and Chair of the

Excellence in Classics Committee of ACL, as

Co-Chair of the Colorado Junior Classical

League, as Vice-President of the Colorado

Classics Association and as a sponsor of

chapters of the National Junior Classical

League, the Colorado Junior Classical League,

and the Senior Classical League.

Beyond the ACL Institute, this honoree has

inspired teachers to explore teaching classics to

very young students through her presentations

at Ascanius, the Youth Classics Institute; the

Convention of the National Association for

Gifted Children, and the Colorado Congress of

Foreign Language Teachers.

Additionally this honoree has written packets

and booklets on subjects ranging from Greek to

Latin, from the five senses to monsters, from

Cinderella to adjectives.

She has also published articles and student

work in PRIMA for many years.

Moving beyond print, she has promoted Latin on

radio, television, and video. Active in Ancient

Coins for Education for the past seven years,

this honoree has provided opportunities for her

students to enter and win many ACE contests.

Her students have also been winners at the

Colorado Junior Classical League, high scorers

on the Nat ional Mythology Exam and

Exploratory Latin Exam, and officers in high

school NJCL chapters.

A certified literary and musical Braillist, an avid

musician, winner of the Considine Excellence in

Teaching Award from Ricks Center, this honoree

had the delight of attending graduation the year

of her retirement and hearing the graduation

speech given by an alumnus of her program

who is a PhD student of classics at Stanford.

Other 2011 Meritus/Merita Award Recipients

included David Volk, Mary Pendergraft, and Rob

Latousek.

Information provided by ACL website: http://www.aclclassics.org.

NOTA BENE

About the other Meritus/Merita Award RecipientsDavid Volk is a “vibrant figure in the world of Latin teaching and education since he appeared at his first National JCL Convention and immediately became known as ‘that guy from North Dakota.’”

Mary Pendergraft “constantly strives to support all devotees of Classics, ranging from beginning Latin learners with special needs to talented undergraduates writing theses to post-graduates looking for teaching positions, and to her professional colleagues.”

”For twenty-nine years Rob Latousek has given exemplary and sustained service to the profession and the discipline. His experience, beginning with teaching Latin at every level, has formed the basis for his on-going contributions to teachers and students alike. But it is especially in the realm of instructional technology and the design of teaching and study materials that he has really made his mark, earning global respect for his work.”

Citations taken from remarks given by ACL chair Peter Howard during the 2011 ACL Institute farewell banquet.

Be on the look-out for the newly

redesigned ETC website: www.etclassics.org

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"Roman Explorers" is a half-day outreach

program in which elementary school students

delve into the Latin language, Roman culture,

ancient mythology and English word study

based on Latin roots writes Ascanius’

Executive Director and Director of Teacher

Programs, Matthew Webb.

The program helps to strengthen academic

knowledge and better prepare students to

meet standards and to succeed on

assessments. Experienced and award-

winning faculty who have spearheaded the

drive to incorporate Classics in the

elementary grades serve as the instructors,

working with a tried-and-true curriculum.

Now, thanks to the combined support of

Excellence Through Classics and Ascanius:

The Youth Classics Institute, several Roman

Explorers programs are offered free of charge

to schools in rural and urban areas, as well as

to schools in select other areas of the

country.

Please share this unique opportunity with

your colleagues in the elementary school!

For more information and to apply for a free

Roman Explorers program, please visit:

http://www.ascaniusyci.org/romanexplorers/

Contact Mr. Webb at magisterwebb@gmail.com

Join us! Alea Iacta Est “The Die is Cast”65th Annual ACL InstituteUniversity of Nevada, Las VegasJune 27-30, 2012

In planning the yearly ACL Institute, ACL strives to meet in various parts of the country.  In 2012, ACL will meet in Las Vegas, The Entertainment Capital of the World.  Nevada, known as the “Silver State” was “Born from Battle.” 

INSTITUTE 2012ETC, ASCANIUS TEAM UP TO GIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS A TASTE OF LATIN, ANCIENT ROMAN WORLD

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Hawken School’s Middle School Latin teaching veteran provides advice for newbiesFirst, I would like to advise new teachers that every year is easier than the one before. The first year is full of surprises, deadlines you did not know existed, paperwork you did not know was due and projects for which you did not know you were responsible.

It can feel as if you are blindsided from every direction. In addition, every lesson taught is a new one. But as the years pass, you should be more familiar with the rhythm of the academic year, and new lessons will become tried and true as you repeat your favorites.

The second item that has to be addressed is classroom management. Teachers who manage their classroom with threats or fear create an atmosphere of animosity.

They may have a quiet classroom but their students may not have an enjoyable learning experience and may not be excited about coming to

class.

I try to make my classroom a joyous and fun place. Whenever possible, I use levity and humor to get my messages across and to engage students. For example, I still remember my banjo teacher asking me “do you merember what I told you?”

Even consequences that are doled out with a little humor will be more easily digested. Try a weekly joke with the students;

there are many appropriate sites for simple and effectivechuckles.

About our writer: Elizabeth Crowe has taught French, Italian and English as a Second Language in the US, Europe and Asia. She has taught ages from elementary grades to university and beyond,but her favorite age to teach is in the Middle School, where she currently teaches Latin grades 6, 7, and 8 at Hawken School in Cleveland, Ohio.

IT WORKS FOR ME! IT GETS EASIER MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY YODA

The rhythm New lessons will become tried and true as you repeat your favorites.

Make your classroom a joyous and fun place. Levity and humor can engage students

We must be educators AND entertainers. “If you watch a boring movie do you remember the movie?”

Sing songs... in each class; it is a good way to sneak in and inculcate vocabulary, use plenty of gestures, imitate Yoda.

Hawken School is located in

Cleveland, OH.

WHAT I’VE LEARNED!

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Put a weekly pun up on the board; my students are quick to remind me if I have forgotten to do so!

A silly sentence, such as “listen to my entire face”, or a gesture can be very potent for capturing and keeping student’s attention. It may seem incongruous, but a little playfulness and merriment can go a long way to maintaining discipline.

Third, today’s students learn differently than when I was in school. With all the technology available to them, today’s students are accustomed to instant gratification.

They need to be entertained. So we must be educators AND entertainers. As my sons says, “if you watch a boring movie do you remember the movie?”

The same applies to the classroom; as much aspossible, make each day in the classroom memorable.

Surprise the students with a new prop or poster. Have a magic wand to “ding!” the students when calling upon them.

I have a “rostra” upon which I stand regally to speak or to flash vocabulary words. My carpenter neighbor made it and the art teacher painted it to look like marble.

Sing some songs at the beginning of each class; it is a good way to sneak in and inculcate

vocabulary, use plenty of gestures, imitate Yoda.

Be sure to engage in plenty of act iv i t ies; new vocabulary or grammatical constructions can beintroduced and practiced in a myriad of ways.

Fourth, praise lavishly. Make the students feel smart. Use phrases such as “good job!”, “excellent!” “well done!”

If the answer is incorrect try “almost” or, “good try!” or “tryagain!” Make the students feel important.

Greet each student by name as they come into the classroom. If you get the opportunity or time, ask them what is going on in their lives, in their other classes, how was their weekend.

Praise them when they are kind to each other. “I like the way you handled that”, “thanks for picking that up”. I get all of their birthdays at the beginning of the year and we acknowledge the birthday person by singing Felicem Diem Natalem to them.

Fifth, give the students choices. It makes them feel as if they are part of the learning process.

Of course you will be in control of the choices offered (do you want the t e s t o n M o n d a y o r Tuesday? (They w i l l choose Tuesday, by the way).

Do you want the project on Roman history or Roman government?

You will probably end up doing both topics at some point over the course of their Latin experience anyway.

S i x th , neve r unde r-estimate the power of food for spreading cheer a m o n g s t m i d d l e schoolers. Celebrate R o m e ’ s B i r t h d a y , Saturnalia, or another Roman festival day.

I t i s a p e r f e c t opportunity to cook (or have students

cook) or bring in f o o d s r e l a t e d t o

ancient Rome.

Culture, vocabulary, verb tenses all can be incorporated.

I prefer healthy foods such as fresh and dried fruit, cheese and bread, grape juice. But you can make (or have students make) dormice out of cupcakes, or put a Latin motto on each cookie, decline grape juice.

Be aware of students’ dietary restrictions and school’s policies on sugary sweets and nuts. I am in a nut-free school as many children these days are allergic to nuts.

Finally, remember to take care of yourself. Make sure you get plenty of sleep.

Eat well and get enough exercise. Take a class in something that is unrelated to teaching. Several times I invested in a weekend “clown camp”.

A hearty laugh can do wonders for health and attitude. Make time to read a book or to have lunch with friends.

Take a college course in your subject or in another subject.

Doing these things is crucial for personal and professional growth, and is also an investment in happiness and attitude. And having a good attitude about life is necessary for my success and happiness as a teacher.

Contact Ms. Crowe at LCrow@hawken.edu

ENTERTAINING TODAY’S STUDENTSSurprise students with a new prop or poster. Have a magic wand to “ding!” the students when calling upon them.

“Remember to take care of yourself. Make sure you

get plenty of sleep”

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Crowe recommends celebrating Rome’s Birthday, Saturnalia, or another Roman festival day. It is a perfect opportunity to cook (or have students cook) or bring in foods related to ancient Rome.

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How iPads are making Latin cool

This certainly works well in subjects such as music, science and media studies where there is an active component that attracts passionate kids, but you don’t have to go far to find people who were turned off classical studies when they were younger because they were taught through rote learning, repetition and poring over grainy photocopies of archaeological finds.

Today, classrooms are increasingly using technology to let kids actively explore things themselves, and in particular Apple’s iPad is finding a home in schools around the world as a way to give students powerful, portable studying devices. As someone who learned Latin at school,

Paul Hudson noticed there wasn’t much available for Latin students on the iPad, so he set out to make some software called SPQR – it brought together a collection of classical works in Latin and English, a searchable copy of Lewis and Short, as well as some learning material and tests to help students hone their skills.

I n s h o r t , H u d s o n scratched his own i tch by m a k i n g something he wanted on my own iPad for myself, so he was surprised to see a hugely positive response from users who also enjoyed having access to so much material in one app.

Making apps for students

One response in particular caught his eye: Lisa Aronson, a Latin teacher at St. Aloysius College in Sydney, Australia, wrote that she found the app “very impressive,” but then added “I know it’s very presumptuous, but I was wondering if you could release the verb quiz as a separate app.”

She then went on provide a detailed breakdown of everything

Paul Hudson is a full-time developer for iPad and iPhone, and is currently studying for an MA in Classical Studies at the Open University. If there’s a Latin app you think would benefit your students, you can contact Hudson at help@romansgohome.com.

About the apps

Hudson has several Latin apps available for iPad, iPhone and

iPod Touch, including Latin Grammar, Latin Hangman, Learn

Latin, Latin+, and Latin Phrases+. But by far the most popular is

called “SPQR Latin Dictionary and Reader,” and it includes almost

everything from the other apps as well as many other features.

SPQR is available for $5.99 from the App Store, but Apple has an

educational licensing scheme that allows schools to receive a

discount of 50% on their app purchases – see

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Back in the 1930s, the French writer Ernest Dimnet said, “children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves.”

The "Latin" app for iPad helps students practice spelling and memorize meanings

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she would want to see in a new Latin grammar app to make it perfect for her students.

As much as Hudson enjoy people using his apps to practice their Latin, being able to help kids learn and enjoy Latin as much as he does is a real privilege, so he jumped at the chance to help Lisa and together they planned out everything the app should do: she put together the tests, a n d h e t r a n s f o r m e d i t a l l i n t o programming code.

The app is now on sale for everyone to download, and Lisa’s students have been using it for some time now – Lisa and her students get a great Latin app at no cost, and Hudson gets the satisfaction of knowing that he’s helped kids thousands of miles away to find another way to approach classical language.

When asked for some feedback, the students said a variety of things - from “it is fantastic how I have the ability to choose the different parts of Latin I would

like to test”, to “it’s always fun to play on the bus!”

One response Hudson thinks really sums up what the app does is this: “it doesn't teach Latin, but is a helpful for strengthening and perfecting was is taught in class.”

These are students who feel empowered with their learning outside of class, and Hudson is r e a l l y g l a d t o h a v e t h e opportunity to help spread Latin to kids around the world.

Still more to do

However, Hudson thinks the work is only half done. One o f t h e m a g i c a l things about iPads and iPhones is that they are incredibly cool devices, and when you take a topic that some consider “old” or “stuffy” and put it

onto an iPad, a little bit of that coolness rubs off on the topic – kids are often more interested in using a Latin app than they are in reading a Latin book because it’s running on a device they associate with “cool”.

Hudson sees getting Latin apps onto these devices as a sneaky way of encouraging students to learn, and so he wants to make more of them. He wants to find more ways to bring classics to life on these new devices, he wants to find more ways to help students interact with the language on their own terms, and I want to find more ways to mix “classics” with “cool” to inspire students. If you feel the same way and want to help, please get touch with Hudson.

Information provided by Paul Hudson, graduate student, Bath (Aquae Sulis), England.

Contact Mr. Hudson at help@romansgohome.com

One of the test modes asks you to choose the correct form for a word, and helps you identify which parts you got wrong.

Presenting small, meaningful chunks of Latin can inspire students while helping them learn.

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Crossroads Academy’s Silver garners Petrino AwardAward winnerʼs dedication to the study of Classics is especially noteworthy

The Julia K. Petrino Award was established to honor middle school classical scholars who embody the dedication, discipline and love of Classics exemplified by the young woman for whom the award is named

Ariel Silver, a student at Crossroads Academy in Lyme, New Hampshire, was an easy choice for the panel of judges because of his fervor for studying the Classics.

“Ariel is a wonderful student and an even more wonderful person, and I am thrilled he is being h o n o r e d f o r h i s

scholarship,” said Jessica Lahey, teacher of English, Latin and composition at Crossroads Academy. Lahey wrote Silver’s recommendion for the honor.

Silver remarked, “I never thought I would win the Julia K. Petrino Award, even with Mrs. Lahey’s magnificent nomination.”

The recipients of the Petrino award are selected based on their performance on the National Mythology Exam (NME) and other activities in the field of Classics.

All teachers administering the NME to middle level student receive nomination forms for this award. Applications can also be downloaded f r o m t h e E T C w e b s i t e : h t t p : / /www.etclassics.org/files/petrino.pdf

Information and photo provided by Jessica Lahey, Crossroads Academy, Lyme, NH. Silver (above) is a seventh grader at Crossroads

Academy in Lyme, New Hampshire. 

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