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PARKVIEW JCL
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During December, Parkview's Junior Classical League hosted its Saturnalia celebration in honor of Saturn, one of the famed ancient gods of Rome. Parkview JCL is always eager to celebrate this every year because it preserves the traditions of the ancient Romans and shows our members that even old festivities can be entertaining. Parkview JCL chooses to celebrate this holiday by hosting a large pizza social for all to enjoy. There are three aspects of the Saturnalia celebration: a bonfire, a sacrifice, and a banquet. In order to replicate this celebration, we ask the JCL members to contribute a tealight candle and a food or drink item. In past years, members have donated canned goods, which were delivered to the Lilburn Cooperative Ministry, Inc., a nonprofit organization that exists for the sole purpose of helping to fulfill the needs of Lilburn’s families and individuals. This year, Parkview JCL's service project supported the family of a Latin student in need. In addition to the donations by the Saturnalia goers and Latin classes, Parkview Latin IV student, Jon Lemons, worked with his science class to sell over 200 smores during lunch periods. Upon arrival, the tealight candles were lit and placed along the front driveway of the clubhouse in order to mimic the large bonfire held during this festival of light back in the days of the empire.
This year, we invited and celebrated with Central Gwinnett High School to share in the spirit of holiday festivities. Volunteers of National Latin Honor Society helped set up the tables and chairs and decorated the clubhouse with streamers, balloons, and tinsel. Right away, members jumped into the fun games brought in such as Just Dance 3 and Mario Kart. Groups of kids competed intensely in board games like Apples to Apples, UNO, and Monopoly. After just thirty minutes of activities, the doorbell rang, and everyone ran downstairs, for the pizza delivery man had arrived and the prospect of fresh pizza piqued all of our interests. Seeing potato chips fly everywhere and kids fighting over the last remaining Sprite bottle, I could definitely say the meal was a success. With full stomachs and light hearts, we enjoyed the rest of the evening with our teachers and friends. The night was unforgettable, and Parkview's JCL will certainly be looking forward to next year's Saturnalia.
Fariha and Kasfia Kazi