National Classics Week in NJCL history, and dramatically increased the number of Club of the Month submissions from 7 to 38 in a year. It was a pleasure to read your service submissions, and to reach out to your chapters to help in any way I could. Thank you for donating to Coin Wars, and I am so grateful for your help throughout our national service project.
I would like to extend my most heartfelt thanks to my wonderful mentor, Ms. Jankowski, the national committee, and my officers for helping me work towards spreading the light of the JCL to places previously unreachable. It has been an honor.
Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem -- it is difficult to relinquish a long-cherished love. Now is the time. But the memories of JCL -- the laughs, the love, the friendship, the spirit, the cheers, will stay with me forever.
Stay classy, JCL. Ave atque Vale,
Narayan Sundararajan
2014-2015 NJCL 2nd Vice President
A Dream and an Honor
It's very strange that I'm greeting you now as an SCLer. Since joining the JCL, I have watched high school students immerse themselves in spirit, Certamen, sports, and leadership, and grow as a result. I have grown with the rest of the JCL community, and I thank you sincerely.
From JCL, I have learned how to work with peers and adults at a high level of integrity. For that, I want to thank my teachers, my mentor, my board, and the National Committee. In leading by example and motivating me, you have continued to inspire me. As a result, we accomplished much during our 2014-2015 term. I took minutes at formal and informal meetings and at Convention. I judged the Website Contest, entered convention events into the Sched app, and worked concretely on NJCL app development so Jon has something to use this year.
Thank you to everyone who has made my JCL experience better than I could have imagined. Four years ago, I had no idea where the JCL would take me. Thanks to the Brookfield Academy Latin Club, the Wisconsin delegation, my sister, and my teachers, I got bit by the JCLovebug.
It was a dream and an honor to serve you all. Curate ut valeatis.
Ab imo pectore,
Aliyah Quereshi
2014-2015 NJCL Communications Coordinator
A Fruf Year
Well, that’s it. A year in the life as Ashley Blazek, NJCL Parliamentarian, is complete. This year Mr. Webb, my mentor, and I presented a constitutional amendment and a bylaw amendment to be voted on at convention. It gives me great pleasure to confirm that both of these amendments were ratified.
Overall the election process went rather smoothly this year. It gives me great satisfaction to pass on the torch of JCL through this medium. The next generation of officers is ready to serve this fine organization.
Convention week itself was an absolute blast! My term seemed to fly by and I will forever be indebted to this organization and its delegates for allowing me to serve them to the best of my abilities. Thank you, truly, for a fruf year. It’s been an honor and a privilege.
E corde,
Ashley Blazek
2014-2015 NJCL Parliamentarian
Capturing the JCL on Camera
I suppose I should not be surprised by it anymore, but nationals is always the best week of my summer, and this year is no exception. My week at Trinity flew by, and I loved every moment of it. I am so grateful to have had the privilege to experience convention as an officer. Observing the intensity of spirit up close and taking it all in from the stage was magnificent. Being able to interact with so many JCLers and capture the fun and excitement on camera made the nearly sleepless nights absolutely worth it. I am satisfied with the contributions I made to my office this year and I am confident my successor will continue to make the NJCL Scrapbook more interactive and engaging to showcase the best of JCL. Many thanks to all photographers who submitted photos for the scrapbook, as my job would be impossible without you. You keep the history of JCL alive for future generations of JCLers to learn from, and as a historian, that is my passion. I am humbled by the intense devotion displayed by everyone who makes this organization so great, and I look forward to the next chapter.
Maximas gratias, ex imo pectore,
Sarah Christian
2014-2015 NJCL Historian
National Committee Honorary and Emeritus
National Committee Emeritus Members
Francis O’Brien, 103 Livingston Ct., North Wales, PA 19454
Marcella Stitt, 700 Monterey Place 211, Hutchinson, KS 67502
James F. Minter, 200 West 79th St. #4J, New York, NY 10024
Anne B. Covington, 1305 Canterbury Ln., Colonial Heights, VA 23834
June S. LeRay, 7265 County Route 13, Bath, NY 14810
Terrance E. DePasquale, 501 Stirrup Dr., Greensburg, PA 15601
Judith L. Hahn, 9037 Grosse Point Circle, Tampa, FL 33635
Richard J. Beaton, 648 McLaurin, Griffin, GA 30224
Elaine K. Tears, 211 E. Washington St., Bath, NY 14810
Sherwin D. Little, 3727 Cornell Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45241
Prudence P. Moreland, 926 Oak Hills Parkway, Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Sue T. Robertson, 12211 Diamond Hill Dr., Midlothian, VA 23113
Kathy Elifrits, 19 Brandywine Court, Highland Heights, KY 41076
Laura M. Giles, 6824 Rochelle Lane, Amarillo, TX 79109
Liz Bouis, 1575 Ridenour Parkway NW #2313 Kennesaw, GA 30152
Penny Cipolone, 253 Lincoln Ave, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097
Stephen Gentle, 10770 Wellerwoods Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Gaylan DuBose, 1304 Fairbanks Drive, Austin, TX 78752
Edward Long, 615 Harper Road, Clarksville, TN 37043
Susan Marquis, 7082 N. Garfield, Gladstone, MO 64118
Jim O’Neil, 37 Flint Road, Acton, MA 01720
Martha Altieri, 31442 Old San Juan Road, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Christine Conklin, 5614 Queensbury Avenue, Springfield, VA 22151
David Volk,1122 Oak Street North, Fargo, ND 58102
Jeremy M. Walker, 209 Maple Street, Crown Point, IN 46307
Laura Long, 615 Harper Road , Clarksville, TN 37043
National Committee Honorary Members
Donna J. Gerard, 12235 Cross Creek, Dallas, TX 75243
Susan H. Bowman, 627 Joan Circle, Salem, VA 24135
Joseph Gilpin, 6418 Glen Abbey Lane, Bradenton, FL 34202
Susan S. Schearer, 300 Westminster-Canterbury Drive, Apt. 201, Winchester, VA 22603
Kendra Henry, 3908 Coral Point, Colorado Springs, CO 80917
Virginia M. Jones, 3050 Crooked Stick Drive, Cumming, GA 30041
Randy Thompson, 1703 Encino Spring, San Antonio, TX 78259
Nora MacDonald, 10715 Durland Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98125
Dobbie Vasquez, 2112 Myrtle Place, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Kevin Fu, 1395 Folkstone Court, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
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