SCRIBO
Andrew Carroll
This year marked the inaugural year during which Excellence Through Classics hosting the SCRIBO creative Latin writing contest, and what a first year it was! I would like to thank all the teachers who dedicated so much time helping their students during remote learning last spring. The work submitted was amazing, and you should be proud of what you accomplished. I would also like to thank the entire committee: Emily Lewis, Michael Posey, Donna Seidman, Leo Mahler, Ruth Loop, Tracey Seiler, Stephanie Krause and Christopher Buzcek, for their dedication during these challenging times. I especially want to thank my co-chair, Traci Dougherty, who helped manage large parts of the contest in this inaugural year.
The committee received 94 different short stories, comics, and poems from 21 schools across 13 states and from Rome, Italy. 40% of the students earned awards. Submissions were judged on creativity, originality, connection to Roman culture, and the composition of Latin.
17 Cum Laude
12 Magna Cum Laude
6 Maxima Cum Laude
5 Summa Cum Laude
This year's literary theme was “Roman Daily Life,” connecting with the upcoming Exploratory Latin Exam theme of “Roman Daily Life.” Several of the stories written by students will be included in the new teaching module for the Exploratory Latin Exam, and the 5 perfect scores will be printed throughout the year in our PRIMA publication.
Our theme for the 2021 SCRIBO Creative Latin Writing Contest will be “Famous People of the Ancient Mediterranean.” Keep an eye out for the suggested vocabulary list on our website at:
Entries that received a perfect score will be published throughout the year; each entry will feature information about the author, a picture, and their award winning literary piece.
Student: Cassandra Thanos
Grade: 11th
Level: Level 3
Category: Poem
Teacher: Tom Garvey
School: The Meadows School
Title: Puella Romana
Word Count: 155
Cassandra Thanos is now a senior at The Meadows School in Las Vegas, NV. She has been a Latin student since 7th grade. She is an active member of the National Latin Honor Society and the Junior Classical League, where she volunteers and attends events such as SNAP and NVJCL.
Cassandra's poem describes the life of a Roman girl growing into a mature woman. She experiences all aspects of Roman activity from the daily chores of a girl who is learning from her mother, to being married off, to raising a daughter of her own. She is initially judgmental about her monotonous lifestyle but soon comes to learn the importance of becoming a mother.
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Perfect SCRIBO Entry
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