Spring 2016
Spring 2016
What not to do in AP Latin!
1. Show up late. Strolling in after the bell is most likely not going to fly with your AP Latin teacher, unless for some reason you managed to score an excused pass after your car wouldn’ t start. 2. Not show up at all. Huge projects and even a One Direction concert aren’ t valid-enough excuses to miss this class. 3. Say nothing. Instead of letting a classmate do a translation, try not to turn as red as a tomato and give it your best shot. Teachers appreciate the effort and you’ re less likely to have a pop quiz this way. 4. Be a know-it-all. FYI: the accuracy of your Virgil translation is not a f f e c t e d b y h o w l o u d l y o r confidently you speak.
Mr. Atwood’ s infamous tardy slip wall
5. Translate with the most obscure words. Forsooth, the frothing crag cleaved the glebe. Where are we? 6. Sleep. Vergil and Caesar are waiting for you at your class time, whether you like it or not. 7. Text. Phones can only be a d i s t r a c t i o n, u n l e s s y o u’ r e participating in a competitive round of Kahoot. 8. Eat. Sadly, Fagles and Bagels was never a thing and your mom ' s smoothies are most likely to become stains on the carpet. 9. Bring a pet. No, tiny hamsters named Robo Dwarf won ' t please your AP Latin teacher. They have a higher chance of escaping and having the longest odyssey of their short lives around the classroom than becoming a " class-pet”.
Natalie More, Indian Hill
The Aeneid, translated by Robert Fagles, commonly paired with bagels
A Personal Anecdote From a Diehard JCLer
On the first day of seventh grade in 2011, I stepped into Mrs. Troha’ s Latin room. After that day, everything changed. That day marked the beginning of a new chapter in my life, a chapter filled with the many joys and wonders of Latin and the JCL. Four and a half years later, this chapter has yet to end. I have grown up with the JCL, watched my friends and classmates dominate and decimate the opposition, and never ceased to be amazed by the colleagues and rivals I have found along the way. I’ ve been enthralled by the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. Technological and philosophical advancements, military conquests, epic sagas— what a time to be alive!
This fascination has come in handy at both state and national conventions as I blew through back to back Certamen rounds, slaughtering the competition and wowing all present with my prowess in Roman history. The memories created at those conventions are still the best I have ever had. My first nationals, a couple of friends and I were up all night in my buddy Marvin’ s room, making memories I will take with me for the rest of my days. If you are, at any point, considering going further with Latin or the JCL, if you’ re ever s t a n d i n g a t t h e precipice of a great d e c i s i o n, u n s u r e whether to take the necessary leap of faith, just jump, man. Carpe diem, that’ s the motto. Trust me, you’ ll thank me later. Take Care, Yash
Yash Natalie Agrawal More, Shaker, Indian Heights Hill
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