Nuntius Californiensis Spring 2017 Nuntius Californiensis-1

Volume XII, Issue 4
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Nuntius Californiensis, Spring
NUNTIUS CALFORNIENSIS
The Official Publication of the California Junior Classical League
Convention Stories
Zahra Hasanain, Nuntius Editor
In This Issue…
 Convention Stories………………….1
 Top 5 Events to Attend at National
Convention………………………….2
 SCL Update………..……….……... 2
 Paranoia: A Poem…………………..3
allows. Fortunately, even as time slips away, the greatest  Cleopatra’s True Race………………4
stories stay. Here are some of the best memories from JCL  Quote Corner……………………5, 10
conventions that sponsors have to share:  Poems on Classical Themes………...5
A Tale of Perseverance  What’s for Dinner?—Roman Edition...6
“I started Latin as a junior at Middletown High  Parliamentarian Update………….….9
T
here isn’t a whole lot that’s more entertaining,
exciting, or intriguing than listening to JCL
sponsors tell their favorite stories from past conventions.
But travelling back into JCL history and gaining a new
perspective often takes more time than a class period
School. We didn’t have a very active JCL chapter, but
that year we persuaded our teacher to take us to
Connecticut State Latin Day. We made a set of tunics
stenciled with the school mascot (Blue Dragons) and even
built a chariot. The chariot wouldn’t fit on the bus, so it
was lashed securely to the roof of the car of the main
engineer. He drove a Volkswagen bug.
Although the base of the chariot was made of wood, the
walls were cardboard. I’m not sure how that would have
been safe for the charioteer, but it turned out to be a moot
point; rain poured down as we traveled to the event, and
our chariot was a soggy mess. I still wear the peplos I
made to enter the costume contest as Atalanta that year”
— Lisa Masoni, Harker Middle School Sponsor
(continued on pg. 3)
“I still wear the peplos I made to enter the
costume contest as Atalanta that year”