Junior Classical League Directory
NJCL Officers 2014–2015
President Ruiqi He
(210) 325-4758 • [email protected]
First Vice President Maya Nandakumar
(408) 693-9000 • [email protected]
Second Vice President Narayan Sundararajan
(216) 386-7279 • [email protected]
Communications Coordinator Aliyah Quereshi
(262) 347-1284 • [email protected]
Parliamentarian Ashley Blazek
(701) 361-5833 • [email protected]
Historian Sarah Christian
(225) 328-1577 • [email protected]
Editor Amol Punjabi
(508) 919-6560 • [email protected]
NSCL Officers 2014-2015
President Kurt Ristroph
(225) 955-4656 • [email protected]
Vice President Trace Turner
(512) 799-7617 • [email protected]
Secretary Erin Stangeland
(701) 306-8242 • [email protected]
Treasurer Kathryn Szymanski
(219) 488-7794 • [email protected]
Parliamentarian Tyler Heist
(859) 815-2345 • [email protected]
Editor Natalie O'Dell
(615) 870-9100 • [email protected]
Historian Maddie Briner
(513) 235-6671 • [email protected]
National Committee 2014-2015
Chair, Contests, Creative Arts Amy Elifrits
6616 Fountains Blvd #9, West Chester, OH 45069
(513) 759-6907 • [email protected]
Vice Chair, Contests, Graphic Arts Melissa Burgess
6800 Kugler Mill Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236
(513) 602-7606 • [email protected]
Secretary, Communications Dobbie Vasquez
2112 Myrtle Place, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
(650) 888-2489 • [email protected]
Contests, Academics Laura Long
615 Harper Road, Clarksville, TN 37043
(931) 358-4731 • [email protected]
Contests, Olympika/SCL Tony Martin
7745 Ivydale Drive Apt B, Indianapolis, IN 46250
(317) 294-4714 • [email protected]
Contests, Digital Tom Reed
335 Samantha Drive, Sterling, VA 20164
(571) 436-1182 • [email protected]
Public Relations/Membership Catherine Sturgill
630 NE 10th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 316-3803 [email protected]
Contests, Certamen William Lee
17926 Cielo Court, San Antonio, TX 78257
(210) 367-0208 • [email protected]
Convention Advisor Sue Robertson
12211 Diamond Hill Drive, Midlothian, VA 23113
(804) 794-9528 • [email protected]
Programs/Scholastic Services Sherry Jankowski
746705 Westover Terrace, Sterling, VA 20165
(702) 622-5272 • [email protected]
Constitutional Advisor Dennis Webb
7632 Tampa Way Shreveport, LA 71105
(318) 617-7778 • [email protected]
Publications Caitlin Johnston
7022 Bonaventure Drive, Tampa, FL 33607
(219) 743-1061 • [email protected]
Administrator/Ex-Officio Sherwin Little
860 NW Washington Boulevard, Suite A Hamilton, OH 45013
(513) 529-7741 • fax (513) 529-7742 • [email protected]
Torch:U.S. Policy
The Torch:U.S. is published four times yearly as the official magazine of the National Junior Classical League. Issues are published in fall, winter, spring, and summer. It is entered as third-class material from the Oxford, Ohio, Post Office. The ideas expressed in the Opinion section are the comments of the Torch:U.S. and its staff and should not necessarily be considered the policy of the National Junior Classical League, its officers, or the National Committee. Readers are encouraged to express their opinions on any subject relevant to the classics or JCL in the Vo(i)ces Section. Your name and address or title must be included with your submission. All names will be published. Submissions may be sent to the editor or the advisor (see addresses to the
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Photo Credits
Caitlin Johnston, Amol Punjabi, Narayan Sundararajan, Sarah Christian, Tiffany Xu, Veena Lagare, Linda Qin, Sydney Smith, Drew Alvarez, Mr. Larry Dean
Torch:U.S. Staff
Editor
Amol Punjabi
Advisor
Caitlin Johnston
Tell the World We're Coming Home
Back in 1954, NJCL had its first convention at Incarnate Word High School, an all-girls private school in San Antonio, Texas. Coordinated by Mildred Sterling, the Texas state chair, it was held over three days in the peak of June. Around 500 delegates showed up, hailing from 18 of our 50 states.
Next year, NJCL convention will be five days at the end of July. We're expecting upwards of 1000 delegates from (fingers crossed) 40 or more states. But one thing hasn't changed: once again, we'll be meeting in San Antonio, the place where it all began. So, as NJCL prepares for its 62nd on familiar turf, we've asked our officers what their ideal homes would be like. Turn to page eight to find out more.
Vox audita perit...
Today, you can enter a museum gallery and be amazed by Greek pottery. You can open up a Latin textbook and marvel at Catullus' poetry. You can reenact Sophocles and experience Greek drama. You can even go to your kitchen and craft Roman cuisine straight out of Apicius' cookbook. But what art form are we missing: music. Because the heard voice perishes, we have little evidence of ancient music. Turn to page 12 to learn about how we can recreate it.
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