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Salvete!
SMS
The St. Mary's chapter has
been busy since the last Torch
was released. On November 2,
Memphis held its annual
Festivus
competition
at
Houston High School where St.
Mary's students placed 1st in
costume contest, 2nd and 3rd
in Mythology, and 2nd in
Airing of Grievances. After
their wins at Festivus, St.
Mary's students and teachers
celebrated their annual Cena
Romana dinner, where movies
that Latin levels II through V
made were premiered at the
dinner. St. Mary's is excited to
be one of the many schools in
the host city for this year's
TJCL Convention and cannot
wait to see everyone there.
- Bella Littleton
MUS has had a busy year. In the fall we
participated in Memphis’s local Veterani Dinner
—an event to honor those Latin students who
have made it to Latin’s highest levels, where we
listened to Dr. Geoff Bakewell, professor of
Greek and Roman Studies at Rhodes College—
and we attended another local event, Fall
Festivus. At Houston High School, MUS
students performed well at this local version of
the annual TJCL State Convention. In the
winter, the MUS Latin Club came together to
celebrate Saturnalia, the Roman equivalent of
Christmas. In MUS’s tradition of generosity,
students decorated brown paper sacks with
classical images to be filled later with lunches
for local fireman. MUS Latin students this year
have been and will continue to be competitive in
Latin contests including the ACTFL Latin
Interpretive Reading Assessment, the Classical
Association of the Middle West and South
Translation Contest, and the National Latin
Exam. Finally, the MUS Latin Club looks
forward to April 24th and 25th for the annual
TJCL State Convention; we hope to continue to
bear the Classical tradition in Tennessee along
with all our fellow classicists. - Arjun Puri
MUS
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