Considering that the Senior Classical League is omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, and
indispensable, it should go without saying that this year’s convention was a rousing success for the SCL. Under 2016-2017 VP Elliott Rebello, Ludi and Olympika ran smoothly, and the annual That's Entertainment delighted the hearts and tickled the imaginations of all those who saw it. Additionally, the SCL welcomed 106 new members into the fold, meaning 106 people at convention immediately became ten times cooler.
As is the case every year, the SCL elected a new board for the 2017-2018 year: President Jack Godar(MO), VP Grace McIntire(VA), Secretary Alexandra Pasamihalis(NJ), Treasurer Drew Alvarez(LA), Parliamentarian Thiru Vinayagam(LA), Editor Laci Lisenby(FL), Historian Susie Syzmanski(IN).
Under 2016-17 President Bob McDonald, the SCL had a productive year prior to convention as well. The SCL saw the addition of two state chapters in Maryland and Ontario, and added numerous local chapters. Most importantly, the SCL gave its website a much needed renovation. Led by Sydney Higa and the NSCL website committee, the new SCL website has been described as “cool,” by which I mean “red-hot,” because it is absolutely steamin’.
Overall, the SCL had an extremely successful year, even by its lofty standards, and we look forward to continuing the success into 2018 and beyond.
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At the 64th National Junior Classical League Convention, Ms. Catherine Sturgill, NJCL Publicity Chair, announced the results of the Publicity Contest. The publicity contest ranks schools on the amount of publicity they achieved over the past year. We thank all those who submitted this year and strongly encourage more to submit next year. The results were as follows: 1. Miramonte High School, CA; 2. Bayonne High School, NJ; 3. Crown Point High School, IN; 4. Clearview High School, NJ; 5. St. Joseph’s Academy, LA; 6. Mountain View High School, GA; 7. Master’s Academy High School, NC; 8. Master’s Academy Middle School, NC; 9. Advanced Math and Science Academy, MA; 10. Valparaiso High School, IN; 11. Flint High School,
VA; 12. Pennsauken High School, NJ; 13. Franklin High School, NJ; 14. Homestead High School, IN; 15. Menlo Upper School, CA; 16. Hampden Academy, ME; 17. Riverbend High School, VA; 18. Baton Rouge Magnet High School, LA.
Flint Hill School in Virginia earned the Most Original Publicity Award for their “Empty Bowls” activity where they made bowls with the help of the Ceramics Club, and the bowls are used by the organization, Empty Bowls, to serve meals paid for by donations. The donations then are used to help fight hunger in the community.
The Best Print Article Award went to Hampden Academy of Maine for the article “As Allure of Latin Wanes, New Teaching Methods Focus on fun,” which focuses on Maine’s JCL breathing new life into Latin. The top state for both percent of chapters entering and number of entries was Georgia.
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SCL Report
Jack Godar, 2017-2018 NSCL President