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Quid est Certamen?
Quid est Certamen?
What is Certamen? Certamen means "competition" in Latin. This Latin competition is between teams of four students from different schools around the Commonwealth that compete in a jeopardy-like game.
Certamina are a part of the Virginia Junior Classical League (VJCL), which posts the schedule for the year.
Certamen Practice Dates and Times are posted below in the resource section.
Study Material
Study Material
Look into past Certamen questions for your level to practice at home!
Badges
Earn badges in Certamen knowledge! Use the link to the right to gain access to the Certamen badges. Click here for the link.
Practice Sets:
Reading Material
Check out books from the bibliotheca in the Latin room
Get all the Certamen announcements by joining our Remind! @shcertamen
Quid est Convention?
Quid est Convention?
Every Sunday and Monday before Thanksgiving, Virginia holds the VJCL Latin Convention in Richmond, VA. Magistra has attended four conventions as a JCLer, three conventions as an SCLer (Senior Classical League), two conventions as a chaperone, and seven times as a sponsor, and as of 2024 is the VJCL Convention and Finances Chair.
The convention allows students to compete in art contests, costume contests, academic contests and so much more! Legio XX comes to this event and you can wear Roman armor! There are also speakers that come and talk on various topics about Roman culture, Latin language and some stuff on the Greeks!
See the presentation to the right for information on Convention!
Attending Convention?
Attending Convention?
Registration is due sometime in early October. Money is due by the end of October, pay online!
Past Latin Convention Attendance
Past Latin Convention Attendance
VJCL Latin Convention 2024
We had 7 students attend, 1 attending their first and 6 attending their second or third state convention!
We hosted a Ludamus session of Live Action Battleship!
Level I student, Sol took home 3rd for her Charcoal Drawing for 9th grade!
Level II student, Nemo got cum laude on the Mythology Exam
AP Latin student, Asellio got elected as a state officer for the second time in a row, but as 2nd Vice President.
Magistra took on the position of VJCL Convention and Finance Co-Chair.
NJCL Latin Convention 2024 - at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
We had 3 students and our sponsor attend their first Nationals Convention over the summer!
VJCL Latin Convention 2023
We had 23 students attend, several attending their first and others attending their second or 3rd state convention!
VJCL Latin Convention 2022
We had 12 students attend, 6 attending their first and 6 attending their second or third state convention!
Level IV student, Tiberius got 4th place Geography, 6th place in Roman Life, and 7th place in Mythology
DE Latin student, Boudicca got 4th place in Latin Mottos, 4th place in Pentathlon, 8th place in Literature, 9th place in Advanced Grammar, and 10th place in Advanced Derivatives
Level IV student, Scaeva got 6th place in Mythology, 7th place in History, and 10th in Geography
Level IV student, Balbus got 7th place in Geography and 10th place in History
VJCL Latin Convention 2021 - One Day
We had 10 students attended both in-person and virtual, most attending their first state convention!
Level IV student, Boudicca took 1st place in Mottos, 4th place in Derivatives, and 9th place in Advanced Reading Comp. Prose, and got 1st place in the costume contest pairs division
Level III student, Rufa Maior took 2nd place in Derivatives, 3rd place in Mottos, 1st place Textiles, 3rd place Ornaments
Level IV student, Folices got 5th place in Latin Oratory
Level III student, Scaeva got 3rd place in History, 5th place in Mythology, 7th place in Level III Reading Comp, and 1st place in the costume contest pairs division
3 Sweepstakes winners at 6th, 9th, and 10th places
VJCL Latin Convention 2020 - Virtual
We had several students attend, 2 attending their first and 6 attending their second state convention!
VJCL Latin Convention 2019
We had 8 students attend, 2 attending their first and 6 attending their second state convention!
Level III student, Parva took home 3rd for her ABC's children's book for 12th grade!
VJCL Latin Convention 2018
We had 8 students attend their first state convention this year!
Level I student, Iulia Lupa took home 4th for counting children's book for 9th grade
Level I student, Aqulia took home 7th for her drawn map for 12th grade!
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