Celebration of the
Classics
a Description of Summit's Beloved Annual Tradition
By Maliah Bricking
Every year, the Summit Latin Club hosts an event called the Celebration
of the Classics. The Latin Club welcomes Latin and Greek students grade
6-12, families, and friends who take other languages; this year we had
a record turnout!.
This event focuses on students' studies regarding one of four ancient
texts, the Metamorphoses, the Aeneid, the Odyssey, or the Iliad. This
year, students worked diligently on projects that they definitely did not
wait until the night before to start (we hope). At the Celebration of the
Classics, the projects were beautifully displayed in Knights Hall for all
to see. Along with viewing the variety of graphic arts projects, students
had the opportunity to watch some of the multimedia video projects
their classmates created. One of these glorious videos was the (almost)
complete retelling of the Aeneid by the Honors Greek class, a group of
seniors who loved Latin so much that they decided to learn a new
alphabet to continue their classical education. This movie starred THE
OJCL President Ryan Burns as Aeneas and followed his journey from
Troy to Italy. A film critic and totally unbiased member of said Greek
class (me) gives the film a ten out of ten stars and believes that it is
definitely in the running for an Academy Award.