Acknowledgments
Many thanks to those who contributed to this issue especially our middle school JCLers!
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JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE DIRECTORY
NJCL Officers 2020–2021
President Daniel Newgarden
First Vice President Raees Kamboj
Second Vice President Lyndie Reining
Communications Coordinator Nolan Heinrich
Parliamentarian Annie Class
Historian Vivian Wu
Editor Irene Calderon
NSCL Officers 2020-2021
President Jamie Doyle
Vice President Rachael Cox
Secretary Shandi Burrows
Treasurer Natasha Panduwawala
Parliamentarian Neah Lekan
Historian Elizabeth Foster
Editor Ann Nguyen
National Committee 2020-2021
Chair, Contests, Olympika/SCL Kyle McGimsey
Vice Chair, Contests, Digital Generosa Sangco-Jackson
Secretary, Communications Bob McDonald
Public Relations/Membership Catherine Sturgill
Contests, Creative Arts Seth Knowles
Contests, Certamen Jenny Luongo
Convention Advisor Liz Bouis
Programs/Scholastic Services Todd Wegenhart
Constitutional Advisor Brian Compton
Contests, Graphic Arts Jennifer Jordt
Publications Kurt Ristroph
Administrator/Ex-Officio Sherwin Little
EDITOR
Irene Calderon
TORCH: U.S. POLICY
The Torch: U.S. is published four times yearly as the official magazine of the National Junior Classical League. Issues are published in fall, winter, spring, and summer. The ideas expressed in the Opinion section are the comments of the Torch: U.S. and its staff and should not necessarily be considered the policy of the National Junior Classical League, its officers, or the National Committee. Readers are encouraged to express their opinions on any subject relevant to the classics or JCL in the Voices Section. Your name and address or title must be included with your submission. All names will be published. Submissions may be sent to the editor or the advisor (see addresses to the left).
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CREDITS
Haley Baker, Irene Calderon, Emma Canga, Lauren Freireich, Lillian Jaho, Raees Kamboj, Daniel Newgarden,
Rohan Singh, Alexis Wilson
ART and PHOTO CREDITS
Brookfield Academy, Irene Calderon, Flint Hill School, OJCL, Dhurva Shukla, Summit Country Day School, Thales Academy
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ADVISOR
Kurt Ristroph