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Volume XII, Issue 3
Nuntius Californiensis, Post-Convention
Meet the New
Convention Presidents
Natalie Hilderbrand and Drew Wadsworth,
Menlo School
S
alvete CJCL! Our names are Natalie and
Drew, and we’re both really excited to
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Q&A with Venkat Sankar:
Convention MVP
Zahra Hasanain, Nuntius Editor
V
enkat Sankar, a senior at the Harker School,
won an astounding amount of awards at
host all of California’s wonderful and State Convention, including 1st place overall in
dedicated Latin students at Menlo next year! academics at the advanced level, and an unprecedented
First, here’s a bit about us: score of 100% on one of his tests. But Venkat’s awards
aren’t nearly as important an achievement as his
Natalie is a Sophomore at Menlo, and has unwavering passion for Classics and the JCL. He
been in love with Latin and the people it shared the insights he’s gained throughout his
attracts since 6th grade. She’s currently 6-year-long journey
serving as Secretary of the Menlo chapter Q: Why do you enjoy studying for convention tests?
during the 2016-2017 school year, and is
looking
forward
to
increasing
her
involvement in JCL as Convention President
this upcoming year. Natalie has attended two
State Conventions and is pumped to go to her
first national convention this summer! Natalie
is also the resident grammarian on the Menlo
Varsity Certamen Team.
as
a
JCLer
with
me:
A: Pr epar ing for and par ticipating in CA J CL and
NJCL Convention tests has been a great way for me to
expand my passion for Latin and the classics beyond
the classroom curriculum. As a STEM student, I find
that the classics truly open up a new dimension of
thinking for me, one that importantly steps away from
the rigid rationality of science and math, and helps me
make insightful connections between the left and right
Drew is a Junior at Menlo. He’s been taking
Latin since 6th grade, and he is excited to
halves of my thinking.
Q: What's your favorite test to take and why?
continue into his senior year with post-AP
Latin. He also specializes in daily life for the A: I would call out Ancient Geography as my favorite
Menlo varsity certamen team. Drew is because it opens a unique window into the ancient life
currently serving as Second Vice President of and culture. I was fortunate to make a visit to Rome
Menlo JCL and concurrently writing the this past year and it was wonderful to go beyond the
Menlo JCL constitution, and he is thrilled to maps and spend time at the ruins and monuments and
serve CJCL as Convention President in 2018! imagining ancient Rome as it was a very long time ago.
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