Earlier this semester, MBJH Latin students participated in the 2024 National Latin Vocabulary Exam (NLVE), an extension activity in their Latin classes.  The contest is sponsored by the American Classical League. 

The NLVE is designed to test a student's knowledge of Latin vocabulary and is based solely on specific lists of Latin vocabulary relevant to a particular student's level of Latin.  

Let’s congratulate our MBJH winners!

Exploratory Latin:

Gold Medal:                    Owen Ward

Silver Medal:           Polly Mayfield and Ilona Somers

Bronze Medal:         Claire Lowery and Evie Noel

Latin 1:

Silver Medal:           Walker Cone, Jack Henry Gamble, Wyatt Pearce, Davis Perry, Jack Rich, and Charlie Tabb

Bronze Medal:                Trent Boehme, Elliott Gechjian, and D.Y. Menendez

Latin 2:

Silver Medal:           James Burnette and Sam Lowery

Bronze Medal:         Bo Cooper and Kate Sims

The National Pegasus Mythology Exam (NME) provides an outlet for those students who enjoy the history and mythology tied to the Latin language.  For the 2024 NME, students in grades 7-9 tackled questions on Heracles and the Olympian gods.  The National Mythology Exam is administered to over 6,700 students worldwide and is an extension activity for MBJH Latin students taught by Mr. Posey.  Congratulations to the following MBJH students:

Perfect Paper with Gold Medal

Jack Henry Gamble, Jack Rich

Gold Medal

D.Y. Menendez, Owen Ward, Wyatt Pearce

Silver Medal

Russell Chambliss, Polly Mayfield, Annabelle McCullough, Edward Livingston, Charlie Tabb, Mason Martin, Drew Franco, Spencer Gaskin, Sam Lowery, Kate Sims, Lawson Lyons, Brooks French

Ribbon

Jack Pierce, Luke Reese, Evie Noel, Vincent Schilleci, Bo Cooper, James Burnette, Davis Perry, Elliott Gechijian, Walker Cone, Emma Kate Rice, Ben Allen, Claire Lowery

Cum Laude

Browning Thornton, Elise Roszell, Kate Butrus, Anne Turner Goldman, Bradley Bales, Trent Boehme, Scarlett Heide

Thirty Latin student earned awards on this year’s administration of the National Latin Exam (NLE).  The NLE is sponsored by the American Classical League and the National Junior Classical League. The philosophy of the National Latin Exam is predicated on providing every Latin student the opportunity to experience a sense of personal accomplishment and success in their study of the Latin language and culture.

This year over 100,000 students from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and 26 foreign countries took the exam.  Congratulations to this year’s award winners!

Introduction to Latin Exam

Gold Summa Cum Laude – Owen Ward

Silver Maxima Cum Laude – Evie Noel and Polly Mayfield

Magna Cum Laude – Spencer Gaskin, Emma Kate Rice, Kate Butrus and Drew Franco

Cum Laude – Claire Lowery, Vincent Schilleci

Beginning Latin Exam

Gold Summa Cum Laude – Jack Henry Gamble, Wyatt Pearce, Walker Cone, D.Y. Menendez, Charlie Tabb, Mason Martin

Silver Maxima Cum Laude – Trent Boehme, Jack Rich

Magna Cum Laude – Eliott Gechijian, Lawson Lyons

Cum Laude – Ben Allen, Hattie Crawford, Annabelle McCullough, Brooks French and Russell Chambliss

Intermediate Latin Exam

Gold Summa Cum Laude – James Burnette, Sam Lowery

Silver Maxima Cum Laude -  Jack Pierce

Magna Cum Laude – Kate Sims

Cum Laude – Bo Cooper and Martha Mae Smith

The National Classical Etymology Exam (NCEE) is designed to test a student's ability to handle both Latin and Greek derivatives and their usage in the English language. 

Gold

Mason Martin

D.Y. Menendez

Wyatt Pearce

Silver

Annabelle McCullough

James Burnette

Ilona Somers

Jack Rich

Bronze

Emmett Walker

Edward Livingston

Jack Pierce

Claire Lowery

Drew Franco

Trent Boehme

Walker Cone

Elliott  Gechijian

Davis Perry

Charlie Tabb

Jack Henry Gamble

Luke Reese

This year over 1200 students nationwide took the exam.  This is a test on the history and culture of the ancient Romans from 753 BC to the end of the reign of Constantine the Great. 

Bronze

Ben Allen

Russell Chambliss

Evie Noel

Jack Rich

Ilona Somers

Silver

Wyatt Pearce

The National Hellenic Civilization Exam (NHCE) is designed to test a student’s knowledge of ancient Greek society.  This exam was launched just this year.  Pladite quaeso!  Clap please for these two winners! 

Bronze

Ben Allen

Bo Cooper

The National Latin Exam, sponsored by the American Classical League and the National Junior Classical League, is a 40-question, multiple-choice test, offered to students on seven levels.  Students encounter questions on grammar, comprehension, mythology, derivatives, literature, Roman life, history, geography, oral Latin, and Latin in use in the modern world.

23 students earned awards.  This year over 100,000 students from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and 20 foreign countries took the exam.  Congratulations to this year’s award winners!

Introduction to Latin Exam

Gold Summa Cum Laude

Walker Cone

Wyatt Pearce

Charlie Tabb

Jack Henry Gamble

Silver Maxima Cum Laude

Jack Rich

Mason Martin

D.Y. Menendez

Magna Cum Laude

Margaret Steindorff

Davis Perry

Trent Boehme

Cum Laude

Wilson Baker

Beginning Latin Exam

Silver Maxima Cum Laude

James Burnette

Sam Lowery

Magna Cum Laude

Kate Sims

Edward Livingston

Cum Laude

Carson Heck

Intermediate Latin Exam

Gold Summa Cum Laude

James Puckett

William Tabb

Eleanor Couch

Sam Settle

Silver Maxima Cum Laude

Hill McCluney

Cum Laude

Olivia Mahoney

Gus Troncale

MBJH Latin students certainly know about Rome.  Six winners from MBJH won this year’s “Do You Know Rome?” contest sponsored by the Alabama Junior Classical League.  The contest was held to commemorate Rome’s birthday which is historically celebrated on April 21.

Middle School/Junior High Division

First place:  Wyatt Pearce

Second place:  Jack Rich

Third place:  Davis Perry

Latin I

Third place:  James Burnette

Latin II

Second place:  Olivia Mahoney

Third place:  Par Rich

This year over 1200 students nationwide took the exam.  This is a test on the history and culture of the ancient Romans from 753 BC to the end of the reign of Constantine the Great. 

Silver

Lawson Lyons

Bronze

Eleanor Couch

James Puckett

William Tabb

Sam Lowery

DY Menendez

Wyatt Pearce

Kate Sims

The National Classical Etymology Exam (NCEE) is designed to test a student's ability to handle both Latin and Greek derivatives and their usage in the English language. 

Gold

Eleanor Couch

Margaret Steindorff

DY Menendez

Silver

James Puckett

Mason Martin

Jack Pierce

Jack Rich

Wyatt Pearce

Kate Sims

James Burnette

Bronze

Will Oberding

Sam Settle

William Tabb

Bo Cooper

Sam Lowery

Martha Mae Smith