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ETC Briefs
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
Traci Dougherty , Past Chair
Throughout the week of ACL Institute , the Excellence Through Classics Committee held its annual elections . All ACL members had the opportunity to vote via a Google Form for the open positions on the ETC Executive Committee . The
election website presented pictures , biographies , and personal statements of our candidates .
We were excited to see healthy competition for two of the positions , Communications Chair and Program Chair . Thanks to all of our candidates for their dedication and willingness to serve ! We hope to build off this enthusiasm for the upcoming election cycle . Immediate Past Chair , Traci Dougherty , reviewed and announced the results via email .
ETC LIVE
Teachers and schools may purchase a yearly subscription to ETC Live to gain 24 / 7 access to our library of presentations . ETC Live is great for teachers to use for substitute plans , to enhance their classroom lessons , or as a fun and ready-togo JCL activity . Subscriptions to access
the ETC Live library is $ 30.00 for ACL members and can be purchased by visiting the
ACL website .
ETC GRANTS
Joining us as Communications Chair is Kristin Webster , a high school Latin teacher from New York .
Kristin will be responsible for managing ETC ’ s internal and external communication to our current volunteers , all ACL members , as well as the Executive Committee leadership team and all leadership alumni . She will also be responsible for organizing our Google Drive and ETC Calendar and maintaining our historical documents .
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Joining us too is Katy Reddick , a middle and high school Latin teacher from Connecticut , who will serve as Program Chair .
Katy will be responsible for continuing to expand ETC programming in a virtual setting in the form of webinars and PLCs . We hope to offer more FREE professional development events to teachers outside of the ACL Institute . Look for a new student event as well . She will sit on the ACL Program Committee . Bonam fortunam !
Two offices were uncontested , and as such two individuals remained on the Executive Committee this year . Reprising her role as Public Relations Chair is Kendal Ogles from Florida . Kendal will be responsible for continuing to organize ETC ’ s social media plan while executing campaigns across our accounts on Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook . This year , we will begin to expand our social media by establishing our presence on the ACL Communities . Our current Information Chair , Brad Savage will also continue to serve . This year , Brad relocated to Virginia to a new leadership position within a new school . He will continue to serve on the ACL Finance Committee , be the primary representative for ETC budgetary and data matters .
The Executive Committee is ready to get back to work for you and is eager for your feedback . Please reach out if you have questions for us : chair @ etclassics . org .
ETC GRANT HELPS AZJCL FALL FORUM
Paige Receveur , BASIS Ahwatukee
AZJCL Fall Forum was held this year at Arizona State University . Students rotated between various stations where they explored different facets of Latin . We used the ETC grant to aid with a station about ancient theater masks . Students learned about ancient theater and why the Greeks used masks in their performances . Students then got to create their own skits based on Latin or Greek culture and make masks to add authenticity to their characters .
The ETC grant went directly toward purchasing masks that students used for these skits . We had over 100 students that got the opportunity to do the Greek theater mask rotation . Students had lots of fun creating unique designs with their masks and entertaining skits !