Nuntius Californiensis 2016 Fall Issue of the Nuntius Calioforniensis

Volume XII, Issue 1
Nuntius Californiensis, Fall
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NUNTIUS CALFORNIENSIS
The Official Publication of the California Junior Classical League
Nationals in a Nutshell
 Nationals in a Nutshell………...1
ational Convention this year took place in the  Ludi + SCRAM update….…….2
humid, but wonderful, state of Indiana from July  Four Must See Ancient Sites in
Rome……………………..…....3
 Review of The A eneid… … … ...4
 Quote Corner………………….4, 8
 SCL Update…………………...5
 Carpe Twitterum!......................6
Rowan Biggs, Woodbridge High School
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In This Issue...
25th to July 29th. The brave California delegates trekked
some 1,809 miles to Indiana University in Bloomington,
Indiana for a week of unforgettable classical festivities.
This was a momentous year for California. Kyle
Smith-Laird received a Silver Bowl award for attending a
whopping 20 national conventions. He reflected on his JCL
experience with humor and appreciation: “While it took me
thirty years to achieve a twenty year goal, I couldn’t be
happier to have received an award from an organization
that makes me want to be the best I can possibly be, an or-
ganization in which I grew up from JCLer to SCLer to
ACLer, and an organization that has been the starting point
of so many memorable friendships. Eugapae et v’omnes
amo!” In addition to this personal triumph, the California
delegation as a whole won spirit twice. Furthermore, all
three levels of Certamen advanced to semi-finals under the
leadership of Mr. Davis from Miramonte High School.
Member of the HS-1 Certamen Team, Kiana Hu,
“I couldn’t be happier to have received an award
from an organization that makes me want to be
the best I can possibly be”
reminisced that she, “formed a sort of bond with a group of
teens who loved nothing more than to answer nerdy Latin
questions and hyper-buzz when given a chance.” Equally
important were the individual awards that many California
schools received for their achievements.
Moreover, this was the first National Convention
(continued on pg. 3)
Want to see all
California’s glory and honor?
go to
http://www.njcl.org/pages PreviousTestsKeys,
Click 1. “2016Conv”
2.“All results by state”
3.“California” for a full
list of awards!