On Friday, January 13 and Saturday, January 14 the St. Andrew's Upper School Latin Club attended Area F Latin Convention at Westlake High School. Our Novice certamen team composed of Bryce Deskins, Carson Carroll, Dawson Henderson, and captain Wesley Wiedenmeier advanced to finals and won third place in a tight round in which they finished 10 points out of first. The Intermediate certamen team Connor Brucker, Asa Buehler, Zack Osborne, captain Nate Eakman, and alternate Alex Lewis won second place. The Advanced team (Olivia Hindera, Emma Richardson, Rachel Deleery, and captain Connor Butler with alternates Frankie Chen, Robert Luke, Jaron Shrock, Reeves Smith, and Trace Turner) won first place and will represent the area at the state tournament. The middle school team comprised of McLean Ewbank, Henry Gaudin, Marco Quaroni, and Walton Schmidt won second place after five tossups were necessary to break the tie with Hill Country Christian Academy. The team would like to thank manager William McKinnerney and alternates Caroline Graves, Will Josowitz, Rachel Nezzer, and Ariana Weiss for their support.
As a school, St. Andrew's Upper School took second in the overall academic sweepstakes, calculated by assigning points for first, second, and third place finishes. Four students were recognized for having the highest score at any level on their tests: Connor Butler in Roman Life, Jade Ross in Mottoes, Ali Campion in Dramatic Interpretation, and Emma Richardson in Latin Derivatives and Advanced Grammar. Additionally, Nate Eakman and Olivia Hindera got the highest score on the Pentathlon of all students in their level (Latin II and Latin III, respectively), a great accomplishment as every student at the convention takes that contest.
Middle Schooler Walton Schmidt was elected the next Area F Chairperson at the convention, which is an office in the Texas State Junior Classical League. Walton will be charged with, among other things, coordinating next year's convention, which will take place at St. Andrew's Middle School.
The individual awards follow:

1st Place
Asa Buehler - Geography of the Ancient World
Connor Butler - Roman Life
Ali Campion - Dramatic Interpretation Advanced - Girls
Ali Campion - Girls Costume
Charlie Dennis - Dramatic Interpretation Advanced - Boys
Sam Fason - Geography of the Ancient World
Sam Fason - Reading Comprehension Advanced Prose
Nick Fox - Decathlon
Henry Gaudin - Latin Derivatives
Henry Gaudin - Mottoes
Caroline Graves - Sight Recitation
Olivia Hindera - Mythology
Olivia Hindera - Mottoes
Ellie McDaniel - Sight Recitation II
Nolan McNearney - Greek Life & Literature
Zack Osborne - Decathlon
Catherine Pace - Sight Recitation III (Prose)
Emma Richardson - Grammar Advanced
Emma Richardson - Latin Derivatives
Jade Ross - Mottoes
Jade Ross - Softball Throw
Jaron Shrock - Grammar Advanced
Jaron Shrock - Latin Oratory Advanced
Jaron Shrock - Softball Throw
Wesley Wiedenmeier - Vocabulary

2nd Place

Sam Andrews - Vocabulary
Andrew Barron - Roman Life
Asa Buehler - Roman History
Connor Butler - Roman History
Noelle Brimble - Dramatic Interpretation Advanced - Girls
Ali Campion - Vocal Ensemble
Frankie Chen - Grammar Advanced
Frankie Chen - 400 yd. Relay
Rachel Deleery - Decathlon
Rachel Deleery - Latin Literature
Juliette Dell - 50 yd. Dash
Juliette Dell - 100 yd. Dash
Juliette Dell - 200 yd. Dash
Charlie Dennis - Vocal Ensemble
Bryce Deskins - Greek History
Nate Eakman - Mythology
Sam Fason - 400 yd. Relay
Noah Ford - 400 yd. Relay
Eliana Gill - Vocal Ensemble
Robert Luke - Geography of the Ancient World
Annie Osborne - Vocal Ensemble
Catherine Pace - Vocal Ensemble
Will Pearson - Sight Recitation IV+ (Poetry)
Will Pearson - Vocal Ensemble
Marco Quaroni - Roman Life
Jade Ross - Polychromatic Art (Area F)
Jared Samuels - Greek Life and Literature
Walton Schmidt - Mottoes
Reeves Smith - Mottoes
Reeves Smith - Vocal Ensemble
Reeves Smith - Softball Throw
Reeves Smith - 400 yd. Relay
Taylor Thompson - Decathlon
Trace Turner - Vocal Ensemble
Ariana Weiss - Decathlon
Wesley Wiedenmeier - Latin Derivatives

3rd Place

Andrew Barron - Reading Comprehension Advanced Poetry
Connor Butler - Play
Ali Campion - Sight Recitation IV+ (Poetry)
Ali Campion - Play
Ali Campion - Softball Throw
Carson Carroll - Roman History
Frankie Chen - 200 yd. Dash
Charlie Dennis - Play
Nate Eakman - Decathlon
Simran Frontain - Dramatic Interpretation II - Girls
Eliana Gill - Play
Dawson Henderson - Greek History
William Howard - Play
Robert Luke - Roman History
Cameron Osborn - Vocabulary
Cameron Osborn - Grammar Advanced
Annie Osborne - Vocal Solo
Michelle Robles - Greek Life and Literature
Michelle Robles - Latin Literature
Jade Ross - Reading Comprehension Advanced Poetry
Mariah Sager - Latin Derivatives
Reeves Smith - Play
Reeves Smith - Frisbee Toss
Trace Turner - Mythology
Trace Turner - Play
Hannah Winslett - Roman Life
Evan Young - Mottoes
Bethany Dollar - Sight Recitation
Grace Jensen - Decathlon
Rachel Nezzer - Latin Literature
Davison Thompson - Ancient Geography

Receiving summa cum laude awards for the Pentathlon were: Sam Andrews, Hana Arriaga, Connor Brucker, Asa Buehler, Frankie Chen, Rachel Deleery, Bryce Deskins, Nate Eakman, McLean Ewbank, Sam Fason, Nick Fox, Henry Gaudin, Caroline Graves, Olivia Hindera, William Howard, Julia Josowitz, Isabel Laubach, Alex Lewis, Rachel Nezzer, Cameron Osborn, Annie Osborne, Zack Osborne, Marco Quaroni, Emma Richardson, Mariah Sager, Vincent Searcy, Walton Schmidt, Jaron Shrock, Trace Turner, Wesley Wiedenmeier.

Receiving maxima cum laude awards for the Pentathlon were: Andrew Barron, Noelle Brimble, Connor Butler, Carson Carroll, Charlie Dennis, Bethany Dollar, Kathryn Gernstein, Logan Giberson, Dawson Henderson, Parker Kell, Gillean Kelly, Lizzie Leighty, Robert Luke, Ellie McDaniel, Will Pearson, Charhong Quach, Michelle Robles, Jade Ross, Katherine Salinas, Reeves Smith, Taylor Thompson, Hannah Winslett.

Receiving magna cum laude awards for the Pentathlon were: Connor Blake, Ali Campion, Madeleine Chastain, Patrick Dunham, Noah Ford, Simran Frontain, Sam Garrison, Eliana Gill, Grace Jensen, Will Josowitz, Sara Kane, William McKinnerney, Noah Mele, Andy Newell, Catherine Pace, Jared Samuels, John Sealy, Olivia Smith, Davison Thompson, Ariana Weiss, Evan Young.

Receiving cum laude awards for the Pentathlon were: Quinn Bingham, Juliette Dell, Christian Erben, Kate Fox, Ingrid Hoff, Nolan McNearney, Max Schotz, Lance Sharp.

Everyone better watch out! St. Andrew's Latin Club is heating up once again and doing what each and every student does best: performing fantastically! St. Andrew's certamen teams competed in the Crusader Classic, a tournament that is co-hosted by the St. Michael's and St. Andrew's Latin clubs, on Saturday, November 19th and definitely did not leave empty handed. The Middle School team came placed 2nd, Novice and Intermediate took 3rd place, and the Advanced team rounded it all off with a 1st place. There is only more one tournament before the Area competition. Congratulations players and good luck!

Middle School - 2nd Place: Henry Gaudin, Will Josowitz, Marco Quaroni, and Walton Schmidt
Novice - 3rd Place: Dawson Henderson and Carson Carroll
Intermediate - 3rd Place: Nate Eakman, Zack Osborne, Asa Buehler, Connor Brucker
Advanced - 1st Place: Emma Richardson, Robert Luke, Olivia Hindera, Connor Butler

Last weekend 17 students from St. Andrew's went to New Haven, Connecticut for the Yale Certamen Tournament. Competing against schools from all over the nation, St. Andrew's teams made semifinals in all three levels, and the intermediate team consisting of Connor Brucker, Asa Buehler, Nate Eakman, Logan Giberson, and Alex Lewis recieved fourth place overall. Congratulations to all and good luck at this weekend's Crusader Classic.

Picture this: you walk into a dark class room where the only light given off is from a single candle. You look to your left, the couch and mini fridge are still there, you look to your right and what do you see? A Latin teacher garbed in a white bed sheet with only their hands showing. You slowly take your seat and anticipate what is to happen.
This is what happens to a Latin student on Dies Lustricus, or the day of naming. Dies Lustricus is a very important day to the Romans, and to St. Andrew Latin students. It’s kind of like the students ignogeration into SAS Latin. Because the Romans would wait nine days after a baby was born to make sure it survive, SAS Latin waits around nine days to see who will “survive” Latin class. On this day the child would receive, from a priest dressed in a white robe, a bulla. A bulla is a necklace with a round pendant that protects a child from the evil eye. Oh, that would explain why the Latin teacher is wearing a white bed sheet! Imitating the priests!
Next scene: you walk up to your Latin teacher and hand to them your bulla. After handing the scary-Latin-teacher-dressed-in-a-white-bed-sheet your bulla you tell the class, in Latin, your new name. Then, BAM! A tree branch is being shook above you and causing water to fall onto you! What’s that? The Latin teacher is saying funny stuff in Latin! Then you walk back to your seat, your ceremony is over, and you have been accepted as a St. Andrew’s Latin student.
And this friends, is what happens on Dies Lustricus. You receive your Latin name, and have an entertaining—yet slightly frightening—ceremony. As tradition serves, this is what each Latin student must participate in every year to receive their Latin name.

We are currently half way through our annual cookie dough sale. Students this year are selling a high quality cookie dough along with soft pretzels, pretzel dogs, and pizzas. If you are interested in purchasing cookie dough, you can find your favorite Latin Club member or order online, through the link above. We would like to thank the community for supporting our program through the Cookie Dough Sale.

The date for the toga exchange has been set for Sunday, October 9th from 1:30-3:30. It will take place in the outdoor amphitheater on the Lower School Campus. In the case of rain, the event will be moved to the nearby sixth grade hallway.

Costume materials are still being accepted by both Mr. Michaud and Ms. Dill. Materials will also be accepted on the day of the exchange.

This year the Latin Department will be sponsoring a toga/tunic/stola exchange before the Latin Banquet. No date has been set for the exchange, but we are starting to collect items. Please bring old Latin Banquet costumes to donate to the exchange to Ms. Dill's room (59 in the 6th grade wing) on the 31st St. campus or to Mr. Michaud's room (901) on the Upper School campus.

The Upper School Latin students are bringing history to life in the classroom by celebrating the memorial of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, the ancient volcano which destroyed Pompeii and other towns around the bay of Naples. The Upper School Latin Club historian writes:

Every year on August 24 students gather in Ms. Luongo's room to remember the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. It's an important day in Latin history, as this eruption preserved four towns, burying them in ash and lava. The Latin Club celebrates this day by baking a cake of course! Mrs. Osborn so kindly baked a chocolate cake in the shape of a volcano and left a hole in the center for lava to erupt from. A little bit of vinegar was added and seconds later pink lava was flowing from the top! Each Latin student was given a slice of cake and allowed to enjoy the special day in the company of other Latin students, teachers and parents.

Fifteen students from St. Andrew's Upper School participated in the 2011 National Junior Classical League convention held at Eastern Kentucky University from July 25 to July 30. Many students excelled in their individual academic, creative arts, and graphic arts contests. The Advanced level Competitive Certamen team--comprised primarily of St. Andrew's students--also won third place in the national tournament. Additionally, another St. Andrew's student, Olivia Hindera, took second place in the Intermediate level Open Certamen tournament along with teammates from other states. During the week all conventioneers gathered for daily general assemblies where they competed to show their spirit. As the Texas State Junior Classical League president for 2011-2012, St. Andrew's student Ali Campion led evening state fellowship meetings where Texas delegates prepared for the spirit competitions in addition to voting for next year's NJCL student officer board. Incoming TSJCL Editor, Trace Turner, also assisted Ali, along with the rest of the St. Andrew's delegation who worked hard to support her in role as President. On the final day of the convention all participants marched in the Day in Old Rome Procession through campus while wearing their best Roman costumes. This trip to Kentucky for the St. Andrew's group also included a Cincinnati Reds baseball game, a day of thrills at Kings Island Amusement Park, and a visit to the beautiful Newport Aquarium.

Two remarkable students managed to finish not only in first place in their level of Latin, but achieved the high score overall at the convention: Scott Dollen on the Mythology test and Rachel Deleery on the Classical Art test. This high score recognition means the student answered the most questions correctly out of any student at the convention in these written contests.

The Advanced Certamen team from St. Andrew's (plus one Westlake Chap this year), three--time defending state champions, represented the entire state of Texas in this level of the competitive tournament. The team was comprised of 2011 graduates Scott Dollen and Reid Swanger, Emma Richardson of the class of 2012, as well as Westlake High School 2011 graduate Mark Stone. The competition was steep this year, however, and after a valiant climb to the second--seed position in semifinals these students found themselves playing the two great certamen powerhouse states of Florida and Virginia in the final round. Although all players made a great effort to outplay the competition by answering the challenging questions quickly and accurately, both the Florida and Virginia teams had pulled ahead as the final round neared its end. Although Texas was too far behind to catch up and place anywhere but third, they never gave up, continuing to play and attempting to answer questions correctly. Before the final question, when the score was Florida 130, Virginia 110, and Texas 60, Virginia had a chance to catch up and tie with Florida if they could answer the last question before the other teams. Texas captain Reid Swanger, however, took the question before Virginia could answer, locking in Florida as the champions. Although the Virginia players were most disappointed by the result, the Florida team sent grateful glances to the Texas players as they correctly answered the two following bonus questions. The final score was Florida 130, Virginia 110, and Texas 80. Although this hardworking Texas team from St. Andrew's did not finish first, they made their fans proud of their final round--never giving up and playing the last round like champions until the bitter end.

The team would like to thank all their supporters--parents, friends, and teachers--as well as the alternate players who tirelessly practiced with the team throughout the summer: Connor Butler, Rachel Deleery, Nate Eakman, Olivia Hindera, Trace Turner, and team manager Catherine Pace. The team would also like to thank graduate Philip Swanger '08 for his help during the convention. The coaching staff--Jennie Luongo, Nathan Michaud, Andrew Rist, and Lauren Dill--is also grateful to the supportive parents for putting up with long practice hours to achieve this fantastic third place result.
Here are the complete NJCL test results, highlighting the students who placed from 1st to 10th in their contests:

FIRST PLACE
Rachel Deleery -- Classical Art
Scott Dollen -- Mythology

SECOND PLACE
Ali Campion -- Publications Contest
Ali Campion -- Dramatic Interpretation, Girls' Poetry
Ali Campion -- Sight Latin Recitation, Girls' Poetry
Olivia Hindera -- Open Certamen, Intermediate Level
Reid Swanger -- Roman History, Level 5

THIRD PLACE
Scott Dollen -- Roman Life, Level 5
Christa Keefer -- Sight Latin Girls' Poetry

FOURTH PLACE
Nate Eakman -- Latin Literature, Level 1
Nate Eakman -- Reading Comprehension, Level 1
Olivia Hindera -- Classical Art, Level 2
Reid Swanger -- Latin Literature, Level 5

FIFTH PLACE
Catherine Pace -- Sight Latin Recitation, Level 2 Girls
Emma Richardson -- Latin Grammar, Level 4

SIXTH PLACE
Ali Campion -- Dolls handicrafts, Grade 11
Rachel Deleery -- Mythology, Level 4
Scott Dollen -- Latin Derivatives, Level 5
Catherine Pace -- Traditional Photography, Grade 11
Reid Swanger -- Ancient Geography, Level 5

SEVENTH PLACE
Scott Dollen -- Latin Literature, Level 5
Olivia Hindera -- Mottoes, Level 2

EIGHTH PLACE
Connor Butler -- Roman Life, Level 3
Nate Eakman -- Academic Heptathlon, Level 1
Catherine Pace -- Essay, Grade 11 Girls
Emma Richardson -- Mottoes, Level 4
Reid Swanger -- Academic Heptathlon, Level 5

NINTH PLACE
Connor Butler -- Latin Literature, Level 3
Rachel Deleery -- Greek Life & Literature, Level 4
Reid Swanger -- Latin Vocabulary, Level 5

TENTH PLACE
Ali Campion -- Computer Enhanced Photography, Grade 11
Ali Campion -- Jewelry handicrafts, Grade 11
Ali Campion -- Traditional Photography, Grade 11
Rachel Deleery -- Traditional State Scrapbook
Mariah Sager -- Dramatic Interpretation, Girls' Poetry
Mariah Sager -- Sight Latin Recitation, Girls' Prose
Reid Swanger -- Academic Decathlon
Reid Swanger -- Reading Comprehension: Prose, Level 5

On March 2nd, Latin students at the Upper school took the National Latin Exam. They were joined by and competed with over 150,000 students from all 50 states and 12 foreign countries including Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, England, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Zimbabwe, Iran, and Malaysia. There are separate exams for different levels of Latin, and students in each level are awarded medals (gold and silver) for high achievement. Forty-five Upper School students were recognized with some kind of award. Nineteen students received Gold Medals and fifteen received Silver Medals, the two highest awards on the exam.

Gold Medals

Nate Eakman
Olivia Hindera
Frankie Chen
Jaron Shrock
Sam Fason
Nick Fox
Julia Josowitz
Annie Osborne
Evan Young
Patrick Davis
Cameron Osborn
Will Pearson
Charlie Dennis
William Howard
Kendle Windham
Emma Richardson
Christa Keefer
Daniel Martens
Ali Campion

Silver Medals

Andy Newell
Michelle Robles
Gillean Kelly
Tristan Reed
Catherine Pace
Reeves Smith
Parker Kell
Gabbie Hindera
Brendan Ingram
Connor Butler
Trace Turner
Bryant Bowyer
Rachel Deleery
Jade Ross
Colin Vanderburg

Magna Cum Laude

Lancer Sharp
Andrew Barron
Bethany Holland
Eliana Gill
Patrick Dunham
Max Schotz
Mariah Sager
Mason Osborn
Reid Swanger

Cum Laude

Rachel Dimston
Scott Dollen

As a senior receiving a gold medal, Christa Keefer, has also received a scholarship application for the prestigious NLE scholarship.

On February 14, eight Latin students at the Upper School competed in the online National Roman Civilization Exam. Seven were honored for their outstanding achievement on the exam with medals. Rachel Deleery, Mason Osborn, and Reid Swanger won gold medals. Rachel Dimston, Gabbie Hindera, and Trace Turner won silver medals. Connor Blake won a bronze medal. This is the second year that the National Roman Civilization Exam has been administered. Rachel Deleery and Rachel Dimston have won medals in each year of its existence.

On March 25 and 26, St. Andrew's Upper School students competed at the Texas State Junior Classical League convention at Atascocita High School near Houston, Texas. Students participated in academic, artistic, and athletic contests.

Two Austin-area Certamen teams that included students from St. Andrew's competed in the state tournament. The advanced division team, composed almost entirely of St. Andrew's students: Scott Dollen, Mason Osborn, Emma Richardson, and captain Reid Swanger, won for the third straight year. The novice division team including four St. Andrew's students: Nate Eakman, Alex Lewis, Lance Sharp, and Connor Blake placed second after a hard-fought final round. Congratulations to these Certamen players!

Every year at the TSJCL convention, the member schools elect a board of student officers to lead the organization for the following year. This year two St. Andrew's students have served as officers, Rachel Deleery as Historian and Ali Campion as Editor of the organization's publication, the Torch. At the convention this year, Ali Campion ran for the office of President, which she won by a stunning number of votes. Ali will serve as President of the Texas State Junior Classical League during the next year.

Three students won awards for having the highest score for their individual contests in any level: Scott Dollen in Mythology, Ali Campion in Dramatic Interpretation, and Reid Swanger in Roman History and the Academic Decathlon. For winning the high score on the Decathlon, Reid receives the title of Texas State Latin Student of the Year and a $1500 dollar prize.

Here are the complete results:

First Place
Ali Campion - Dramatic Interp Advanced Level IV
Scott Dollen - Mythology Level V+
Scott Dollen - Roman Life Level V+
Cameron Osborn - Open Certamen Advanced Level
Reid Swanger - Decathlon Level V+
Reid Swanger - History Level V+

Second Place
Ali Campion - Sight Recitation Level IV
Rachel Deleery - Greek Life and Literature Level IV
Mason Osborn - Reading Comprehension Advanced Prose Level V+
Mason Osborn - Reading Comprehension Advanced Poetry Level V+
Emma Richardson - Advanced Grammar Level IV
Colin Vanderburg - Latin Literature Level V+
Kendle Windham - Reading Comprehension Advanced Prose Level IV

Third Place
Rachel Deleery - Mythology Level IV
Nate Eakman - Decathlon Level I
Nate Eakman - Poetry
Daniel Martens - Geography of the Ancient World Level IV
Will Pearson - Sight Recitation Level III
Kendle Windham - Roman Life Level IV

Fourth Place
Connor Butler - Original English Oratory
Olivia Hindera - Mottoes and Abbreviations Level II
Julia Josowitz - Electronic Art
Annika Mele - Vocabulary Level 1/2 B
Annika Mele - Roman Life Level 1/2 B
Emma Richardson - Latin Derivatives Level IV
Jade Ross - Poster
Reeves Smith - Mottoes and Abbreviations Level III

Fifth Place
Bryant Bowyer - Roman History Level IV
Colin Vanderburg - Advanced Grammar Level V+

Students receiving summa cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Bryant Bowyer, Connor Bulter, Frankie Chen, Rachel Deleery, Nate Eakman, Sam Fason, Olivia Hindera, Robert Luke, Mason Osborn, Emma Richardson, Lance Sharp, Reid Swanger.

Students receiving maxima cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Sam Andrews, Scott Dollen, Noah Ford, William Howard, Andy Newell, Annie Osborne, Catherine Pace, Jade Ross.

Students receiving magna cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Asa Buehler, Logan Giberson, Julia Josowitz, Gillean Kelly, Ben Lear, Alex Lewis, Annika Mele, Charhong Quach, Trace Turner.

Students receiving cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Connor Blake, Patrick Dunham, Kathryn Gernstein, Colin Hancock, Gabbie Hindera, Bethany Holland, Madeleine Mele, Michelle Robles.

Overall, the Upper School placed 6th in Upper Division Sweepstakes, making us the highest-ranked SPC school at the event. Additionally, our club was recognized with the third place prize in the Latin Club of the Year contest.

The Latin teachers would like to thank Donna Osborn for chaperoning this trip, and Marty and Derry Swanger, Shawna Butler, Kelley Shrock, Janet and Gary Eakman, Jeff Osborne, and Mike and Claudia Dollen for their help ferrying students between the various events in Houston. Thanks also to all the parents who donated food and showed up to watch candidates' speeches and Certamen finals. Good luck to all as we prepare for Nationals this summer at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky.

On Friday, February 25 and Saturday, February 26 the St. Andrew's Upper and Middle School Latin Clubs attended Area F Latin Convention at Pflugerville. Our Intermediate certamen team composed of Frankie Chen, Olivia Hindera, Sam Fason, and Captain Jaron Shrock advanced to finals and won third place. The Advanced certamen team (Scott Dollen, Mason Osborn, Emma Richardson, and Captain Reid Swanger) and the Novice team (Connor Blake, Nate Eakman, Captain Alex Lewis, and Lancer Sharp) both won first place and will represent the area at the state tournament. The Middle School certamen, composed of Asa Buehler, Logan Giberson, McLean Ewbank, Henry Gaudin, Marco Quaroni, and Davison Thompson missed playing in finals by 15 points.
As a school, St. Andrew's Upper School took first in the overall academic sweepstakes, calculated by assigning points for first, second, and third place finishes. St. Andrew's beat every other school there in points amassed. The Middle School placed 5th in the overall sweepstakes for the middle school level. Five students were recognized for having the highest score at any level on their tests: Scott Dollen for Mythology and Roman Life, Mason Osborn for Reading Comprehension Advanced Prose and Reading Comprehension Advanced Poetry, Ali Campion for Sight Recitation and Dramatic Interpretation Advanced Prose, Jade Ross for Mottoes, and Reid Swanger for Roman History and Decathlon. As the winner of the high score on the Decathlon, Reid has been named the Armadillo Classical Society's Senior Scholar and has won a scholarship of $563, one dollar for every competitor in attendance. Additionally, Nate Eakman and Caroline Graves got the highest score on the Pentathlon of all students in their level (Latin I and Latin 1/2 A, respectively), a great accomplishment as every student at the convention takes that contest.
The individual awards follow.

Academic Contests
First Place

Sam Andrews: Roman Life Level III
Asa Buehler: Ancient Geography Level 1/2 B
Ali Campion: Sight Recitation Level IV
Ali Campion: Dramatic Interpretation Girls Level IV
Rachel Deleery: Mythology Level IV
Scott Dollen: Mythology Level V+
Scott Dollen: Roman Life Level V+
Nate Eakman: Decathlon Level I
Nate Eakman: Mythology Level I
McLean Ewbank: Latin Literature Level 1/2 A
Olivia Hindera: Mythology Level II
Olivia Hindera: Mottoes and Phrases Level II
Bethany Holland: Dramatic Interpretation Girls Level II
Henry Gaudin: Mottoes Level 1/2 A
Caroline Graves: Sight Recitation Level 1/2 A
Robert Luke: Roman History Level III
Annika Mele: Vocabulary Level 1/2 B
Noah Mele: Roman History Level 1/2 A
Mason Osborn: Reading Comprehension Advanced Poetry Level V+
Mason Osborn: Reading Comprehension Advanced Prose Level V+
Will Pearson: Sight Recitation Level III
Jade Ross: Mottoes and Phrases Level IV
Jared Samuels: Greek Life and Literature Level II
Reeves Smith: Mottoes and Phrases Level III
Reid Swanger: Roman History Level V+
Reid Swanger: Decathlon Level V+

Second Place

Alex Adams: Latin Literature Level II
Judith Allen: Greek Derivatives Level III
Sam Andrews: Vocabulary Level III
Connor Butler: Roman History Level III
Frankie Chen: Advanced Grammar Level II
Patrick Davis: Mottoes and Phrases Level III
Rachel Deleery: Greek Life and Literature Level IV
Sam Fason: Geography of the Ancient World Level II
Colin Hancock: Ancient Geography Level 1/2 B
Ingrid Hoff: Latin Literature Level III
Alex Lewis: Mottoes and Phrases Level I
Robert Luke: Geography of the Ancient World Level III
Daniel Martens: Geography of the Ancient World Level IV
Catherine Pace: Sight Recitation Level II
Will Pearson: Decathlon Level III
Marco Quaroni: Ancient Geography Level 1/2 A
Emma Richardson: Latin Derivatives Level IV
Jade Ross: Reading Comprehension Advanced Poetry Level IV
Max Schotz: Dramatic Interpretation Boys Level III
Jaron Shrock: Decathlon Level II
Colin Vanderburg: Latin Literature Level V+
Kendle Windham: Roman Life Level IV

Third Place

Connor Butler: Latin Literature Level III
Bryant Bowyer: Roman History Level IV
Patrick Dunham: Greek Derivatives Level II
Kate Fox: Latin Derivatives Level 1/2 A
Nick Fox: Decathlon Level II
Logan Giberson: Vocabulary Level 1/2 B
Caroline Graves: Roman Life Level 1/2 A
Parker Kell: Reading Comprehension Advanced Poetry Level III
Gillean Kelly: Sight Recitation Level II
Madeleine Mele: Latin Derivatives Level 1/2 B
Andy Newell: Geography of the Ancient World Level II
Cameron Osborn: Vocabulary Level III
Annie Osborne: Mythology Level II
Emma Richardson: Advanced Grammar Level IV
Michelle Robles: Greek Life and Literature Level II
Mariah Sager: Dramatic Interpretation Girls Level III
Vincent Searcy: Vocabulary Level 1/2 A

Classical Civilization
First Place

Gabbie Hindera: Costume (Agave)
Christine Snitkjaer: Monochromatic Art

Second Place

Connor Butler: Costume (Charon)
Connor Butler: Play
Ali Campion: Play
Charlie Dennis: Play
Kate Fox: Monochromatic Drawing Middle School Level
Eliana Gill: Play
William Howard: Play
Daniel Martens: Couples Costume (Jupiter and Io)
Will Pearson: Vocal Solo
Will Pearson: Play
Kendle Windham: Couples Costume (Jupiter and Io)

Third Place

Eliana Gill: Couples Costume (Jupiter and Io)
Evan Young: Couples Costume (Jupiter and Io)

Students receiving summa cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Sam Andrews, Asa Buehler, Connor Butler, Frankie Chen, Patrick Davis, Rachel Deleery, Scott Dollen, Nate Eakman (High Score for Level I), McLean Ewbank, Sam Fason, Nick Fox, Logan Giberson, Caroline Graves (high score for Level 1/2 A), Henry Gaudin, Olivia Hindera, William Howard, Julia Josowitz, Alex Lewis, Robert Luke, Daniel Martens, Andy Newell, Cameron Osborn, Mason Osborn, Annie Osborne, Marco Quaroni, Emma Richardson, Jaron Shrock, Reid Swanger, Evan Young

Students receiving maxima cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Alex Adams, Andrew Barron, Bryant Bowyer, Ali Campion, Charlie Dennis, Tim Fallon, Kathryn Gernstein, Bethany Holland, Christa Keefer, Gillean Kelly, Noah Mele, Mason Neal, Will Pearson, Tristan Reed, Mariah Sager, Vincent Searcy, Lance Sharp, Reeves Smith, Trace Turner, Colin Vanderburg, Kendle Windham

Students receiving magna cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Judith Allen, Connor Blake, Patrick Dunham, Noah Ford, Kate Fox, Simran Frontain, Eliana Gill, Colin Hancock, Gabbie Hindera, Ingrid Hoff, Brendan Ingram, Ben Lear, Callie McConnico, Annika Mele, Catherine Pace, Michelle Robles, Jade Ross, Sara Thiessen, Davison Thompson, Jared Samuels

Students receiving cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Taylor Dill, Emily Dodds, Mason Ezell, Ana Marcks, Sam Martens, Madeleine Mele, Maryhelen Murray, Char Quach, Max Schotz, Christine Snitkjaer

Thanks to everyone who has supported us this year, especially to Claudia Dollen and Cheryl Hindera, who coordinated food for the competitors. Congratulations to all the winners and bonam fortunam omnibus at State. The State Convention will be held on March 25-26 at Atascocita High School near Houston.

The St. Andrew's Latin Club is very proud to announce that once again our certamen teams have been doing their best representing the school. Over the weekend at Westwood High School our Advanced Team placed first, beating the other local teams once again. The Novice Team hit a home run and brought back another first place trophy for our Latin Club. The Intermediate Team narrowly missed first place and continues to make our school proud with their performance by placing second. Although the Middle School team did not make it into the final round for their level, they are working hard to make that goal a reality at the next tournament. The Latin Club would like to thank all members and parents who have helped support our teams.

On November 29th several Latin students participated in the online National Classical Etymology Exam, testing their knowledge of English words derived from Latin or Greek roots. Medals are awarded for outstanding achievement on the exam. Gabbie Hindera was awarded a bronze medal, and the following students won silver medals: Rachel Dimston, Rachel Deleery, Mason Osborn, and Catherine Pace. Congratulations go out to all the students who participated.

On December 10th, the St. Andrew's Latin Club hosted and competed at the Crusader Classic Certamen Tournament. Sliding into first place at the Cru Classic was the Advanced team: Reid Swanger, Scott Dollen, Mason Osborn, and Emma Richardson; and the Novice team: Nate Eakman, Connor Blake, and Alex Lewis. Also, winning 2nd place was the intermediate team Olivia Hindera, Jaron Shrock, Frankie Chen, and Sam Fason. And finally, Logan Giberson, Asa Buehler, Ariana Weiss, and Marco Quaroni of the Middle School team stole third place. Many thanks to all the volunteers that helped make the Cru Classic happen and run smoothly; thanks to you St. Andrew's was able to successfully put on the Cru Classic and show the other schools what being a Crusader is all about!

On October 30, the day before Halloween. Five teams from St. Andrew's Upper School and one from the Middle School competed at the Clark Certamen tournament against stiff competition. All teams performed well. With several teams just missing the final round. The defending national champion advanced team, consisting of captain Reid Swanger, Scott Dollen, Rachel Deleery, and Emma Richardson, did make it to the final round and emerged victorious, more than doubling the score of their closest competitor in the final round and blanking SPC rival St. Mary's Hall, thought to be their toughest competitor. The team attributes this victory to a bout of near psychicness from team captain, Reid Swanger, who repeatedly made jaw-dropping educated guesses. Said St. Mary's Hall captain, Andrew Margrave (clap clap, clap clap clap) in reference to Swanger's amazing final round, "that's just crazy."

Congratulations to all teams. All of the teams are looking forward to the November 20th tournament at Crockett

With the announcement on October 5th that the Latin Club had begun to sell cookie dough again, an elated community has taken to the streets in search of Latin students willing to sell them some delicious cookie dough. The Latin Club increased demand for the delicious goodies even more when they announced that they would be selling the dough of revered community member, Colleen Kell, who, besides her successful career as a fifth grade teacher, is also a licensed food preparer. Mrs. Kell's cookie dough has long been reputed superior to the dough of other distributors. The St. Andrew's Latin Club has expressed great joy at the quality of the product they are distributing and are looking forward to great success. Community members can get their hands on some delicious dough by finding an Upper or Middle School Latin student and ordering from them, or by visiting the Latin Department's website, saslatin.org (see link above). Do not miss out on this great opportunity; the sale ends on October 27th.

Eighteen members of the St. Andrew's Latin Club participated in the 2010 National Junior Classical League convention that was held at North Dakota State University in Fargo from July 26th to August 1st. While all of the students excelled in their individual academic and art contests, the Advanced Certamen team won the National Certamen Championship. In addition to their individual contests, students assembled for state fellowship meetings and general assemblies, where they competed to show their spirit. On the final day, students marched in the Day in Old Rome Procession through campus while wearing their best Roman costumes along with approximately 1500 other Latin students from across the nation. This trip to the Midwest also included seeing the Mall of America in Minneapolis and a day of fun at Valleyfair Amusement park.

The advanced certamen team from St. Andrew's, two-time defending state champions, represented the entire state of Texas in this very heated competition. Scott Dollen, Matthew Miller, Mason Osborn, and Reid Swanger were the primary players with Colin Vanderburg, Rachel Deleery, Ale Fairchild from Reagan in San Antonio and Andrew Margrave from St. Mary's Hall in San Antonio, serving as alternates. (It is the prerogative of a state championship team to invite other outstanding players from around the state to play if they so choose.) The team played three preliminary rounds on Wednesday and Thursday, racking up as many points as possible to gain a favorable position in the semifinal bracket. The team advanced as the third seed into the semifinal where they played teams from New Hampshire and the certamen powerhouse state of Virginia. After a slow start against Virginia, the team pulled ahead by 70 at the end of the match for a place in finals. The team then faced two other certamen powerhouses--Wisconsin and Florida. Both our team and Florida struggled to score many points early in the round as Wisconsin pulled ahead. Halfway through the match things began to turn around, and our boys gained confidence when Reid Swanger correctly answered a literature question on a great buzz. Soon after, Mason Osborn correctly answered a question about a lengthy Latin passage. Mason answered the "passage" question correctly in every round of National competition. Quite an accomplishment! Matthew Miller continued the rebound when he correctly guessed the end of a Latin translation on a very early buzz. However, the score remained close. With three questions left in the match, Scott Dollen answered a mythology question correctly and pulled his team into the lead. The final question was heart-stopping as Wisconsin signaled first but was unable to answer correctly and gain enough points for the win. As Florida was answering the final question, the Texas supporters began celebrating knowing that our team had already won with a final score of Texas-90, Wisconsin-80, Florida-70.

At the final awards ceremony the team received the Maureen O'Donnell memorial traveling trophy to bring home and a $500 prize to use as they please. Traditionally the winning team donates this monetary award to the charity of their choice. Our team chose one close to the heart of the St. Andrew's community--The Gazelle Foundation--the benefits of which they described with pride in their acceptance speech to the entire assembly of convention attendees. Additionally 2010 graduate Matthew Miller was named Certamen MVP for his particularly impressive performance in the final match.

This is the second National Certamen Championship for St. Andrew's students in the school's history, the first having been just six years before in 2004. Three of the members of that 2004 team who are now St. Andrew's Latin teachers--Lauren Dill, Nathan Michaud, and Andrew Rist--served as coaches along with Latin department head Jennie Luongo. The team would also like to thank 2008 SAS grad Philip Swanger for his help during practices before and during convention as well as their peers who attended practices and supported during the tournament. Of course the players are ultimately grateful to their wonderful and supporting parents who helped feed the team throughout the long hours leading up to their success this summer.

Additionally, there were many outstanding individual performances. Sarah Thompson, who served as Texas State JCL newsletter editor for the 2009-2010 school year, received first place in the national publication contest. Ali Campion also placed 10th in overall creative arts sweepstakes. Reid Swanger placed fifth in Decathlon, the most challenging test at the convention, and won $100 cash for that accomplishment.

Complete NJCL Contest Results:
FIRST PLACE
Dramatic Interpretation Poetry Level 3 Girls Ali Campion
Roman Life Level 5Scott Dollen
Reading Comprehension Poetry Level 5Mason Osborn
Cartoons Grades 11-12 Colin Vanderburg

SECOND PLACE
Sight Latin Recitation Poetry Level 3 Girls Ali Campion
Latin Grammar Advanced Level 5 Matthew Miller
Reading Comprehension Prose Level 5 Matthew Miller
Classical Art Level 5 Mason Osborn
Sight Latin Recitation Level 1 Girls Catherine Pace
Roman History Level 5 Reid Swanger


THIRD PLACE
Mythology Level 5 Scott Dollen
Mottoes Level 5 Matthew Miller
Open Certamen Intermediate Level Cameron Osborn
Latin Literature Level 5 Reid Swanger
Mottoes Level 5 Reid Swanger

FOURTH PLACE
Open Certamen Intermediate Level Connor Butler
Classical Art Level 3 Rachel Deleery
Sight Latin Recitation Poetry Level 5 Boys Matthew Miller
Latin Grammar Advanced Level 5 Mason Osborn
Dolls Grade 10 Catherine Pace
Ancient Geography Level 5 Reid Swanger
Roman Life Level 5 Reid Swanger


FIFTH PLACE
English Oratory Middle Division Connor Butler
Greek Life and Literature Level 3 Rachel Deleery
Academic Decathlon Reid Swanger

SIXTH PLACE
Essay Grade 9 Boys Sam Andrews
Mythology Level 3 Rachel Deleery
Greek Life and Literature Level 5 Scott Dollen
Mottoes Level 5 Scott Dollen
Classical Art Level 5 Matthew Miller
Computer Enhanced Photography Grade 10 Emma Richardson
Academic Heptathlon Level 5 Reid Swanger
Reading Comprehension Prose Level 5 Reid Swanger
Reading Comprehension Prose Level 4 Colin Vanderburg

SEVENTH PLACE
Academic Decathlon Scott Dollen
Latin Derivatives Level 5 Scott Dollen
Latin Literature Level 5 Scott Dollen
Roman Life Level 1/2 Colin Hancock
Latin Vocabulary Level 5 Matthew Miller
Latin Vocabulary Level 5 Mason Osborn
Latin Derivatives Level 5 Reid Swanger
Latin Derivatives Level 4 Colin Vanderburg

EIGHTH PLACE
Modern Myth - Middle Division Rachel Deleery
Latin Vocabulary Level 5 Scott Dollen
Academic Heptathlon Level 1/2 Logan Giberson
Small Models Grades 7-9 Colin Hancock
Latin Derivatives Level 5 Mason Osborn
Hellenic History Level 5 Reid Swanger
Mythology Level 5 Reid Swanger
Reading Comprehension Poetry Level 5 Reid Swanger

NINTH PLACE
English Oratory - Lower Division Sam Andrews
Greeting Cards Grade 10 Connor Butler
Academic Heptathlon Level 5 Scott Dollen
Roman History Level 1/2 Colin Hancock
Traditional Photography Grade 11 Mason Osborn
Latin Vocabulary Level 5 Reid Swanger
Classical Art Level 2 Trace Turner
Essay Grade 11 Boys Colin Vanderburg

TENTH PLACE
Large Models Grade 7-9 Logan Giberson
Greek Life and Literature Level 4 Colin Vanderburg

On March 25 and 27, St. Andrew's upper school students competed at the Texas State Junior Classical League convention at Lake Travis High School. Students participated in academic, artistic, and athletic contests.

St. Andrew's students competed in both the intermediate and advanced levels of certamen. The advanced division team was composed entirely of St. Andrew's students: Scott Dollen, Matt Miller, Mason Osborn, and captain Reid Swanger, with alternates Colin Vanderburg, Rachel Deleery, Ali Campion, and Emma Richardson. The intermediate division team included five St. Andrew's students: Connor Butler and Cameron Osborn as starters, and alternates Charlie Dennis, Rachel Dimston, and Trace Turner. The team also included players from Hill Country Christian Academy: Shane Jasek, Laura Mahaney, and Jonathan Mitchell. The Advanced level team persevered to overcome an initial deficit and to win first place by 120. It is their second state championship in a row! They will continue on to Nationals. Congratulations to these Certamen players!

Rachel Deleery, class of 2012, ran an excellent campaign for Historian and was elected. She will serve on the 2010-2011 TSJCL Executive Board.

Three students won awards for having the highest score for their individual contests in any level: Scott Dollen in Mythology, Matthew Miller in Grammar, and Ali Campion in Sight Recitation. In addition, Matthew Miller had the highest score of any level V student on the Pentathlon, the one test everyone at the convention takes.

Overall, the school placed 4th in Upper Division Sweepstakes, making us the highest-ranked Austin-area school, as well as the highest-ranked SPC school.

Here are the complete results:

First Place
Ali Campion Sight Recitation 3
Scott Dollen Mythology 5
Matthew Miller Advanced Grammar 5
Matthew Miller Vocabulary 5
Mason Osborn Reading Comprehension Poetry 5
Reid Swanger Roman History 5
Emily Dodds Softball Throw, HS Girls
Mason Osborn Frisbee Throw, HS Boys
Second Place
Ali Campion Girls' Dramatic Interpretation 3
Richard Dietz Mottoes 4
Scott Dollen Roman Life 5
Mason Osborn Reading Comprehension Prose 5
Reid Swanger Decathlon 5
Ali Campion Play
Caroline Dill Traditional Photography
William Howard Play
Mason Osborn Digital Photography
Will Pearson Play
Trace Turner Play
Third Place
Rachel Deleery Greek Life and Literature 3
Rachel Dimston Roman Life 3
Reeves Smith Mottoes 2
Daniel Martens Ancient Geography 3
Fourth Place
Emma Richardson Advanced Grammar 3
Colin Vanderburg Advanced Grammar 4
Lila Brand-Schmitz Vocal Ensemble
Ali Campion Vocal Ensemble
Richard Dietz Vocal Ensemble
Conor Keelan Vocal Ensemble
Annie Osborne Vocal Ensemble
Will Pearson Vocal Ensemble
Peter Steinbach Vocal Ensemble
Erica Weisman Vocal Ensemble
Sarah Thompson Mosaics
Fifth Place
Seth Davis Boys' Dramatic Interpretation 2
Robert Luke Roman History 2
Catherine Pace Sight Recitation 1
Sixth Place
Charlie Dennis Advanced Grammar 2
Richard Dietz Latin Derivatives 4
Rachel Deleery Mythology 3
Bryant Bowyer Roman History 3
Kendle Windham Roman Life 3
Lila Brand-Schmitz Greek Life and Literature 1
Christian Stull Greek Derivatives 4
Colin Vandergurg Sight Recitation 4
William Howard Decathlon 2
Jade Ross Reading Comprehension Poetry 3
Seventh Place
Austin Tedesco Latin Derivatives 5
Jose Lopez Sight Recitation 2
Annie Osborne Girls' Dramatic Interpretation 1
Bryant Bowyer Decathlon 3
Connor Butler Latin Oratory 2
Jade Ross Essay
Gabriela Hindera Original Oratory
Eighth Place
Emma Richardson Latin Derivatives 3
Jade Ross Mottoes 3
Trace Turner Mythology 2
William Pearson Greek History 2
Gabriela Hindera Three Dimensional Art
Ninth Place
Andy Newell Grammar 1
Lila Brand-Schmitz Roman Life 1
Conor Keelan Greek History 3
Ingrid Hoff Oil and Acrylic
Sarah Thompson Girls' Costume
Tenth Place
Nicholas Siegele Vocabulary 4
Garrett Holody Latin Literature 4
Garrett Holody Greek History 4
Ali Campion Vocal Solo


Students receiving summa cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Sam Andrews, Bryant Bowyer, Connor Butler, Ali Campion, Rachel Deleery, Charlie Dennis, Richard Dietz, Rachel Dimston, Scott Dollen, William Howard, Robert Luke, Daniel Martens, Matthew Miller (highest score in level 5), Cameron Osborn, Mason Osborn, Annie Osborne, Will Pearson, Emma Richardson, Reid Swanger, Trace Turner, Kendle Windham.

Students receiving maxima cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Patrick Davis, Seth Davis, Ingrid Hoff, Conor Keelan, Jose Lopez, Mason Neal, Nick Siegele, Peter Steinbach, Colin Vanderburg.

Students receiving magna cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Andrea DelVesco, Gabbie Hindera, Cristian Koitzsch, Tucker Long, Catherine Pace, Max Schotz, Sarah Thompson.

Students receiving cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Judith Allen, Lila Brand-Schmitz, Taylor Dill, Emily Dodds, Eliana Gill, Garrett Holody, Anna Richards, Austin Tedesco, Erica Weisman.

The Latin teachers would like to thank Duke Njie, Claudia Dollen, Chris Miller, and Donna Osborn for chaperoning this trip. Thanks also to all the parents who donated food and showed up to watch Certamen finals. Good luck to all as we prepare for Nationals this summer at North Dakota State University in Fargo.

On Friday, February 26, upper schoolers Matthew Miller, Colin Vanderburg, Trace Turner, Robert Luke, Charlie Dennis, Conor Butler, Eliana Gill, Catherine Pace, Ali Campion, and Rachel Deleery went to Baylor Latin Day. The event includes a certamen competition, a Latin verb parsing bee, and a noun declining bee, along with a Plautine play and an oral Latin workshop. Matthew Miller placed first in the verb parsing bee, and Colin Vandeburg placed fourth in the same event. The certamen team won first coming from behind to beat our rivals from Hill Country Christian School. It was a great competition and great fun was had by all!

On Friday, February 26, upper schoolers Matthew Miller, Colin Vanderburg, Trace Turner, Robert Luke, Charlie Dennis, Conor Butler, Eliana Gill, Catherine Pace, Ali Campion, and Rachel Deleery went to Baylor Latin Day. The event includes a certamen competition, a Latin verb parsing bee, and a noun declining bee, along with a Plautine play and an oral Latin workshop. Matthew Miller placed first in the verb parsing bee, and Colin Vandeburg placed fourth in the same event. The certamen team won first coming from behind to beat our rivals from Hill Country Christian School. It was a great competition and great fun was had by all!

On Friday, February 19 and Saturday, February 20 the St. Andrew's Upper and Middle School Latin Clubs attended Area F Latin Convention hosted this year on the Upper School campus. Our Middle School certamen team of Asa Buehler, Nick Fox, Logan Giberson, and Julia Josowitz, along with alternates Sam Martens, Lancer Sharp, and Evan Young reached finals and won 2nd place. Our Novice certamen team composed of Andy Newell, Catherine Pace, Eliana Gill, and Annie Osborne advanced to finals and won second place. The Intermediate team of Connor Butler, Robert Luke, Cameron Osborn, Trace Turner, and alternates Gabi Hindera, Reeves Smith, Charlie Dennis, and Rachel Dimston took 2nd, and will be eligible to compete for spots on the team that will represent our area at the state convention. The Advanced certamen team composed of Reid Swanger, Matt Miller, Mason Osborn, Scott Dollen, and alternates Emma Richardson, Ali Campion, Rachel Deleery, and Colin Vanderburg won first place and will represent the area at the state tournament.

As a team, St. Andrew's Upper School took first in the overall academic sweepstakes by 98 points. The Middle School placed 5th. Four students were recognized for having the highest score at any level on their tests: Mason Osborn for Reading Comprehension in both the poetry and prose tests; Scott Dollen for Roman Life; Matthew Miller for Grammar, Ali Campion for Girls' Dramatic Interpretation, and Reid Swanger for the Decathlon. Reid was named the Armadillo Classical Society's Senior Scholar as the most outstanding Latin student at the convention, and Matthew Miller was awarded the ACS Senior College Scholarship.

The individual awards follow.

Academic contests
First place:
Asa Buehler Roman History 1/2 A
Jared Samuels Greek Life and Literature 1/2 B
Andy Newell Elementary Grammar 1
Annie Osborne Mythology 1
Eliana Gill Decathlon 1
Rachel Dimston Roman Life 2
Robert Luke Roman History 2
Jose Lopez Sight Recitation 2
Seth Davis Boys Dramatic Interpretation 2
Connor Butler Latin Oratory 2
Daniel Martens Geography 3
Mason Osborn Reading Comprehension - Prose 5+
Colin Vanderburg Sight Recitation 4
Reid Swanger Decathlon 5+
Matthew Miller Advanced Grammar 5+
Scott Dollen Mythology 5+
Scott Dollen Roman Life 5+
Reid Swanger Roman History 5+
Mason Osborn Reading Comprehension - Poetry 5+
Ali Campion Girls' Dramatic Interpretation 3

Second place:
John Sealy Greek Derivatives 1/2 A
Sara Thiessen Vocabulary 1/2 A
Nick Fox Decathlon 1/2 B
Lila Brand Schmidt Roman Life 1
Andy Newell Decathlon 1
Catherine Pace Sight Recitation 1
Charlie Dennis Advanced Grammar 2
Alex Adams Latin Literature 2
Will Pearson Greek History 2
William Howard Decathlon 2
Emma Richardson Advanced Grammar 3
Rachel Deleery Mythology 3
Richard Dietz Latin Derivatives 4
Katherine Stegmann Vocabulary 4
Garrett Holody Latin Literature 4
Richard Dietz Mottoes 4
Matthew Miller Decathlon 5+

Third place:
Ana Marcks Latin Derivatives 1/2 A
Logan Giberson Mythology 1/2 A
Colin Hancock Geography 1/2 A
Chloe Denham Latin Derivatives 1/2 B
Chloe Denham Greek Derivatives 1/2 B
Nick Fox Vocabulary 1/2 B
Jared Samuels Greek History 1/2 B
Sam Fason Geography 1/2 B
Gillean Kelly Sight Recitation 1/2 B
Christian Koitzsch Latin Literature 2
Sam Andrews Decathlon 2
Max Schotz Greek Life and Literature 2
Reeves Smith Mottoes 2
Kendle Windham Roman Life 3
Katie Cooke Latin Literature 3
Bryant Bowyer Roman History 3
Jade Ross Mottoes 3
Conor Keelan Geography 3
Ali Campion Sight Recitation 3
Colin Vanderburg Advanced Grammar 4
Stephen Barron Greek History 4
Rachel Deleery Greek Life and Literature 3
Classical Civilization contests:
1st place:
Peter Steinbach, Richard Dietz, Will Pearson, Conor Keelan, Lila Brand-Schmitz, Erica Wiesman, Annie Osborne, Ali Campion, Eliana Gill, Ashley Dill Vocal Ensemble
Nancy Waring Polychromatic Art

2nd place:
Ali Campion, Trace Turner, William Howard, Will Pearson Play
Christine Snitkjaer Monochromatic Art
Annie Osborn Couples Costume
Ali Campion Vocal Solo

3rd place:
Conor Keelan Vocal Solo


Olympika:
1st place:
Meredith Stark Girls 50 M
Brendan Ingram Boys Softball Throw
Meredith Stark Girls Softball Throw

2nd place:
Meredith Stark Girls 100 M
Christina Stull Girls 200 M
Jade Ross Girls Softball Throw

3rd place:
Rachel Deleery Girls Frisbee Throw

On the Pentathlon, the one test taken by everyone at the convention, Catherine Pace and Eliana Gill tied for the high score in Level 1. Connor Butler had the high score in Level 2, and Reid Swanger had the high score in Level 5. Other Pentathlon results:

Summa cum laude: Annie Osborne, Eliana Gill, Catherine Pace, Patrick Davis, Connor Butler, Nicholas Siegele, Stephen Barron, Richard Dietz, Scott Dollen, Matthew Miller, Mason Osborn, Reid Swanger, Conor Keelan, Jade Ross, Bryant Bowyer, Ali Campion, Emma Richardson, Rachel Deleery, Andy Newell, Rachel Dimston, Will Pearson, Trace Turner, William Howard, Cameron Osborn, Reeves Smith, Logan Giberson, Nick Fox

Maxima cum laude: Justin Ingram, Samuel Leonard, Colin Feo, Meredith Stark, Colin Vanderburg, Nancy Wareing, Katie Cooke, Kendle Windham, Will Dodds, Daniel Martens, Lila Brand Schmitz, Ingrid Hoff, Jose Lopez, Robert Luke, Andrea DelVesco, Sam Andrews, Charlie Dennis, Seth Davis, Tucker Long, Parker Kell, As Buehler, Simran Frontain, Ana Marcks, Annika Mele, John Sealy, Christopher Snitkjaer, Evan Young, Sam Faosn, Gillean Kelly, Michelle Robles, Jared Samuels

Magna cum laude: Katie Newell, Christine Snitkjaer, Ashley Dill, Taylor Dill, Emily Dodds, Christian Koitzsch, Judith Allen, Sarah Thompson, Garrett Holody, Katherine Stegmann, Christina Stull, James Stark, Austin Tedesco, Anna Richards, Gabriela Hindera, Alex Adams, Kathryn McDonald, Max Schotz, Mason Neal, Caroline Dill, Colin Hancock, Kathryn Gernstein, Sam Marten, Sara Thiessen, Annie Tate Cockrum, Patrick Dunham, Callie Evarts, Julia Josowitz, Charhong Quach, Tristan Reed, Lance Sharp

Cum laude: Seamus Gude, Peter Steinbach, Sam Stephenson, Brendan Ingram, Christopher Dill, Erica Weisman, Callie McConnico, Bonham Duncan, Madeleine Mele, Chloe Denham, Noah Ford

On Saturday, October 31st, the St. Andrew's Upper School and Middle Schools sent teams to compete at the Hill Country Middle School Certamen Meet, affectionately known as Cougartamen. The six teams competed early that Halloween morning with tough competition from opposing middle and high school teams of all levels. St. Andrew's entered teams in all levels (Novice, Middle School, Intermediate and Advanced) and did very well in all of them.

Our Novice team played very well, took 2nd place. This team included Andy Newell and Eliana Gill. The match was very tough, and our team narrowly missed first place, just five points shy of tieing.

The intermediate team, consisting of Connor Butler, Robert Luke, Cameron Osborn, Reeves Smith, and Trace Turner also competed and won second place, losing only to Hill Country Christian.

Two teams from the Upper School competed in the Advanced category: the Blue Team and the White Team, named in honor of our school colors. Ali Campion, Emma Richardson, Daniel Martens and Jade Ross represented the Blue team, and Scott Dollen, Reid Swanger, Rachel Deleery, and Mason Osborn represented the While Team. The White Team advanced to the finals, beating the other two finalists, Hill County Christian and Westlake, by a margine of over one hundred points.

The two teams from the Middle School that competed included 7th graders Asa Buehler, Logan Giberson, and Sam Martens, and 8th graders Evan Benitez-Young, Patrick Dunham, Nick Fox, Julia Josowitz, and Lancer Sharp. Both teams played very well against other the middle school teams, but narrowly missed earning enough points to make it into the final round.

Gratulamus omnibus vobis.

Thirty-three members of the St. Andrew's Latin Club participated in the 2009 National Junior Classical League convention that was held at the University of California at Davis from July 27th to August 1st. Participants competed in athletics (such as swimming, soccer, and ultimate Frisbee), art contests, and daily academic exams. Many of the students placed in the top ten of their respective competitions, including Academic Tests, Graphic Arts, Writing Competitions, and Ludi Sports. Students also assembled for state fellowship and general assemblies, where they competed to show their spirit for their state, and marched in the Spirit Procession wearing their best Roman costumes along with about 1500 other Latin students from across the nation. The trip also included seeing the redwood sequoias at Muir Woods, a day at Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, and sightseeing in San Francisco.

All of the members of Texas's Advanced Certamen team were St. Andrew's students. Scott Dollen, Matthew Miller, Duke Njie, Mason Osborn, Reid Swanger, and Elisa Turner reached the semi-finals of the competition and placed fifth. Connor Butler was a member of the state's Novice Certamen team, which placed third in the nation. He was joined by three players from Hill Country Christian School, and Trace Turner, Robert Luke, and Rachel Dimston served as alternates.

Upper school Latin teacher Jennie Luongo was named a "Summa Cum Laude Junior Classical League Sponsor." This award is given to sponsors who have given extraordinary service to the JCL on the local, state, and national levels.

Full results:
FIRST PLACE
Mythology Level 4 Scott Dollen
Latin Derivatives Level 1/2 Nick Fox
Grammar Level 4 Matthew Miller
Small Models Grade 7-9 Hugo Nakashima-Brown
Computer Photography Grade 11 Mason Osborn
Slogan Sarah Thompson

SECOND PLACE
English Oratory Level 1 Connor Butler
Marathon Jr. Boys William Howard
Slogan Cameron Kell
Grammar Level 4 Mason Osborn
50 yd Breaststroke Jr. Girls Jade Ross
Latin Literature Level 4 Reid Swanger

THIRD PLACE
Certamen Novice Connor Butler
Open Certamen Intermediate Rachel Deleery
Ultimate Frisbee Richard Dietz
Games Grade 11 Richard Dietz
Certamen Novice Rachel Dimston
Essay Grade 7-8 girls Rachel Dimston
Ultimate Frisbee Cameron Kell
Certamen Novice Robert Luke
Mottoes Level 4 Matthew Miller
Ultimate Frisbee Duke Njie
100 yd IM Jr. Girls Jade Ross
Certamen Novice Trace Turner

FOURTH PLACE
Classical Art Level 2 Rachel Deleery
Greek Life and Lit Level 1/2 Patrick Dunham
Latin Derivatives Level 5 Duke Njie
Vocabulary Level 4 Mason Osborn
Multimedia Grade 7-9 Nick Osella
Roman History Level 4 Reid Swanger

FIFTH PLACE
English Oratory Lower Sam Andrews
Greeting Cards Grade 7-9 Connor Butler
Roman Life Level 4 Scott Dollen
Certamen Advanced Scott Dollen
Roman Life Level 1/2 Patrick Dunham
Heptathlon Level 1/2 Patrick Dunham
Vocabulary Level 1/2 Nick Fox
Computer Photography Grade 7-9 William Howard
Reading Comp Poetry Level 4 Matthew Miller
Certamen Advanced Matthew Miller
Vocabulary Level 5 Duke Njie
Certamen Advanced Duke Njie
Certamen Advanced Mason Osborn
Essay Grade 9 girls Jade Ross
Certamen Advanced Reid Swanger
Traditional Scrapbook Large Sarah Thompson
Certamen Advanced Elisa Turner
Roman History Level 1/2 Evan Young

SIXTH PLACE
Latin Derivatives Level 1 Sam Andrews
Cartoons Grade 7-9 Connor Butler
Sight Latin Reading Level 2 Ali Campion
Dolls Grade 7-9 Ali Campion
Slogan Rachel Deleery
Decorative Stitching Grade 7-9 Rachel Deleery
Roman History Level 1/2 Chloe Denham
Sight Latin Reading Level 1/2 Patrick Dunham
Mottoes Level 1/2 Nick Fox
Vocabulary Level 4 Matthew Miller
Mottoes Level 5 Duke Njie
Sculpture Grade 7-9 Nick Osella
Traditional Photography Grade 7-9 Nick Osella
Games Grade 11 Sarah Thompson
Mottoes Level 4 Elisa Turner

SEVENTH PLACE
Greek Life and Lit Level 1 Connor Butler
Sight Latin Reading Boys Prose Level 3 Richard Dietz
Sight Latin Reading Girls Level 1 Rachel Dimston
Heptathlon Level 1/2 Nick Fox
Latin Derivatives Level 4 Matthew Miller
Roman Life Level 4 Reid Swanger
Illustrated Quotations Grade 7-9 Trace Turner
Sight Latin Reading Boys Level 1/2 Evan Young
Mottoes Level 1/2 Evan Young

EIGHTH PLACE
Illustrated Quotations Grade 7-9 Ali Campion
Mythology Level 2 Rachel Deleery
Latin Derivatives Level 3 Richard Dietz
Reading Comprehension Level 1/2 Patrick Dunham
Greek Derivatives Level 1/2 Nick Fox
Sight Latin Reading Boys Level 2 Jose Lopez
Roman History Level 1/2 Charhong Quach
Roman Life Level 1/2 Charhong Quach
50 yd Freestyle Jr. Girls Jade Ross
Ancient Geography Level 4 Reid Swanger
Mythology Level 4 Elisa Turner

NINTH PLACE
Reading Comprehension Level 1 Sam Andrews
Mottoes Level 3 Richard Dietz
Roman Life Level 1/2 Chloe Denham
Greek Derivatives Level 1/2 Patrick Dunham
Roman Life Level 1/2 Nick Fox
Reading Comp Poetry Level 4 Ryan Greenwell
Ancient Geography Level 1 Robert Luke
Sight Latin Reading Boys Level 1 Cameron Osborn
Traditional Photography Grade 7-9 Trace Turner

TENTH PLACE
Essay Grade 7-8 boys Sam Andrews
Ancient Geography Level 1 Connor Butler
Latin Oratory Level 1 Connor Butler
Dolls Grade 7-9 Rachel Deleery
Latin Derivatives Level 1/2 Patrick Dunham
Latin Derivatives Level 4 Mason Osborn

St. Andrew's Upper School students advance to nationals in two divisions of certamen.

On March 27 and 28, St. Andrew's upper school students competed at the Texas State Junior Classical League convention at SMU in Dallas. Students participated in academic, artistic, and athletic contests.

Two Austin area "all-star" teams won the state Certamen tournament and will represent Texas at Nationals this summer. The advanced division team was composed entirely of St. Andrew's students: Scott Dollen, Matt Miller, Duke Njie, Mason Osborn, and captain Reid Swanger. The novice division team included three St. Andrew's students: Connor Butler, a starter, and alternates Jose Lopez and Patrick Davis. The team also included players from Hill Country Christian Academy: Steven Baker, Thomas Ebner, Shane Jasek, Christian Johnson, Laura Mahaney, and Jonathan Mitchell. This is the first time that two Austin-area teams have advanced to Nationals in the same year. Congratulations to these Certamen players!

Three students won awards for having the highest score for their individual contests in any level: Scott Dollen in Mythology, Matthew Miller in Grammar, and Colin Vanderburg in Sight Recitation. In addition, Reid Swanger had the highest score of any level IV student on the Pentathlon, the one test everyone at the convention takes.

Here are the complete results:

First Place
Megan Bentzin Girls 200 M Dash
Megan Bentzin Ludi Basketball
Rachel Deleery Open Certamen
Caroline Dill Traditional Photography
Scott Dollen Mythology 4
Ryan Greenwell Ludi Basketball
Matthew Miller Grammar Advanced 4
Matthew Miller Latin Derivatives 4
Mason Neal Ludi Basketball
Duke Njie Ludi Basketball
Kate Steinbach Ludi Basketball
Reid Swanger Ludi Basketball
Sarah Thompson Scrapbook
Colin Vanderburg Sight Recitation 3

Second Place
Blair Campion Dramatic Interpretation Advanced - Girls 4
Rachel Deleery Mythology 2
Richard Dietz Mottoes 3
Cameron Kell Roman History 4
Jose Lopez Sight Recitation 1
Duke Njie Mottoes 5
Anna Richards Sculpture
Jade Ross Open Certamen
Reid Swanger Latin Literature 4

Third Place
Megan Bentzin Girls 100 M Dash
Ali Campion Sight Recitation 2
Patrick Davis Grammar 1
Rachel Deleery Greek Life and Literature 2
Duke Njie Latin Derivatives 5
Mason Osborn Reading Comprehension Advanced Poetry 4
Emma Richardson Open Certamen
Reid Swanger Decathlon 4
Sarah Thompson Miscellaneous Art
Colin Vanderburg Latin Derivatives 3

Fourth Place
Bryant Bowyer Decathlon 2
Andrea Delvesco Reading Comprehension 1
Scott Dollen Roman Life 4
Daniel Martens Geography of the Ancient World 2
Emma Richardson Grammar Advanced 2
Peter Steinbach Boys 200 M Dash

Fifth Place
Blair Campion Sight Recitation (Poetry) 4
Anna Richards Models

Sixth Place
Richard Dietz Decathlon 3
Omead Ghodsi Boys 400 M Relay
Ryan Greenwell Dramatic Interpretation Advanced - Boys 4
Conor Keelan Boys 400 M Relay
Kyle Kerr Boys 400 M Relay
Jose Lopez Roman History 1
Jose Lopez Boys 400 M Relay
Christina Stull Greek Derivatives 3

Seventh Place
Megan Bentzin Reading Comprehension Advanced Poetry 3
Blair Campion Vocal Solo
Caroline Dill Poster
Kate Steinbach Greek History 4
Austin Tedesco Reading Comprehension Advanced Prose 4

Eighth Place
Taylor Dill Greek History 1

Ninth Place
Conor Keelan Vocal Ensemble
Kate Steinbach Vocal Ensemble
Peter Steinbach Vocal Ensemble
Alex Wolford Greek Life and Literature 4

Tenth Place
Caroline Dill Roman Life 2
Matthew Miller Original English Oratory
Colin O'Brien Boys Costume
Anna Richards Greek Derivatives 4
Anna Richards Essay
Christine Snitkjaer Mottoes 1
Christine Snitkjaer Geography of the Ancient World 1

Students receiving summa cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Bryant Bowyer, Connor Bulter, Ali Campion, Blair Campion, Rachel Deleery, Andrea DelVesco, Richard Dietz, Kyle Hunt, Conor Keelan, Cameron Kell, Daniel Martens, Mason Osborn, Emma Richardson, Jade Ross, Peter Steinbach, Reid Swanger (highest score in level 4), Elisa Turner, Colin Vanderburg.

Students receiving maxima cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Judith Allen, Megan Bentzin, Scott Dollen, Colin O'Brien, Sammi Robles, Kate Steinbach, Kendle Windham, Alex Wolford.

Students receiving magna cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Daniel Albert, Caroline Dill, Bonham Duncan, Ryan Greenwell, Garrett Holody, Kyle Kerr, Matthew Miller, MaryHelen Murray, Duke Njie, Caroline Poteet, Anna Richards, Christine Snitkjar, Christina Stull, Austin Tedesco, Sarah Thompson.

Students receiving cum laude awards for the Pentathlon: Omead Ghodsi, Jose Lopez, Katie Newell.

Overall, the team placed 5th in Upper Division Sweepstakes, making us the highest-ranked Austin-area school as well as the highest-ranked SPC school.

The Latin teachers would like to thank Shawna Butler, Peggy Dill, Lorena Garcia, Mark and Louise Michaud, and Donna Osborn for chaperoning this trip, and Marty Swanger and Donna Osborn for organizing the food for the trip. Thanks also to all the parents who donated food and showed up to watch Certamen finals. Good luck to all as we prepare for Nationals this summer at the University of California-Davis.

MS Latin Students Earn High Sweepstakes Awards at State Latin Convention

On Friday, March 27, twenty-four St. Andrew's Middle School Latin students departed for Dallas to attend the annual Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) convention on the campus of Southern Methodist University. Our students' amazing success earned St. Andrew's the honor of fourth place in the novice division sweepstakes competition among all Texas middle schools in attendance.
After our group visited a wonderful Etruscan exhibit at the Meadows Museum on the SMU campus, the weekend's competition kicked off with the Pentathlon, a five-category academic test that all students at the convention take.

Competition continued on Saturday morning, when students competed in academic contests in various subjects such as Roman history and Latin vocabulary as well as reciting and pronouncing Latin passages. Some students participated in various visual and performing arts contests, with categories including everything from photography and pottery to vocal performance. Many of our students also competed in the athletic contests known as "Olympika" (track events) and "Ludi" (basketball, soccer, and volleyball).
In addition to all of this competition, students met new friends at just-for-fun events such as Friday night's dance and Roman-themed movie screenings. One of our students even entered the convention talent show and won first place playing his electric guitar. Congratulations to Max Schotz!

After the competition on Friday and Saturday, the group took a little more time on Sunday to visit the King Tut exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art as well as some exhilarating roller-coasters at Six Flags before returning home Sunday evening. Congratulations to all of the students who participated. We look forward to hearing about more successes from these wonderful students at this summer's National Latin Convention in Davis, California.

CONTEST RESULTS
Overall Sweepstakes - Novice Division
St. Andrew's Middle School: 4th place

1st Place
Ted Heydinger: Greek Life & Literature
Gillean Kelly: Latin Sight Recitation
Michelle Robles: Greek Life & Literature

2nd Place
Sam Andrews: Decathlon
Clay Damron: State T-shirt Design
Clay Damron: Electronic Artwork
Patrick Dunham: Roman History
Nick Fox: Decathlon
Parker Kell: Latin Reading Comprehension

3rd Place
Rachel Dimston: Roman Life
Rohaise Firth-Butterfield: Greek History
William Howard: Latin Grammar
Robert Luke: Roman History

4th Place
Patrick Dunham: Greek Derivatives
Cameron Osborn: Greek Derivatives

5th Place
Callie Evarts: Latin Vocabulary
Hugo Nakashima-Brown: Geography of the Ancient World
Charhong Quach: Latin Grammar

PENTATHALON
Summa cum laude
7th: Nick Fox, Charhong Quach
8th: Sam Andrews, Rachel Dimston, William Howard, Robert Luke, Hugo Nakashima-Brown, Trace Turner

Maxima cum laude
7th: Michelle Robles
8th: Charlie Dennis, Will Pearson

Magna cum laude
7th: Chloe Denham, Patrick Dunham, Gillean Kelly, Evan Young
8th: Rohaise Firth-Butterfield, Parker Kell, Cameron Osborn

Cum laude
7th: Callie Evarts
8th: Ashley Dill, Clay Damron, Ted Heydinger

On Saturday, January 24th, St. Andrew's entered certamen teams at the St. Gabriel's certamen tournament in four levels: Advanced, Intermediate, Novice and Middle School levels.The Advanced team, with players Richard Dietz, Reid Swanger, Scott Dollen, Duke Njie, Matt Miller, and Elisa Turner, placed first. Junior Matt Miller said of the competition, "The LASA (LBJ) certamen team was the toughest team we played; we played pretty well against them, so I think we'll do well against them [at the Austin Area Competition]."

The Intermediate team, consisting of Bryant Bowyer, Rachel Deleery and Emma Richardson, placed second.

The Novice team, represented by Conner Butler and  Patrick Davis won first place.

The St. Andrew's Middle School team also won the second place trophy.  Will Pearson, Cameron Osborn, Charlie Dennis, and Robert Luke played.

These teams will be representing us at the Austin Area Latin Competition, a competition to be held at Westwood High School on February 23-24th, 2009. They are expected to do well against difficult competitors. Bonam fortunam omnibus.

On Saturday, November 15th, five teams representing the St. Andrew's Latin Club competed in all four levels of the certamen competition at Hill Country Middle School. Teams from middle schools and high schools all over the Austin area competed, and the four teams from the St. Andrew's school advanced to finals. The Middle School team consisting of Charlie Dennis, Rachel Dimston, Robert Luke, and Trace Turner placed third in a very competitive division.  The Novice team beat two other teams in finals, taking home first place. Connor Butler and Jose Lopez made up the Novice team. This is a huge accomplishment for this team as most teams consist of four players. The Lower team won second, narrowly losing to Hill Country Christian, and consisted of Bryant Bowyer, Rachel Deleery, Emma Richardson, and Kendall Windham. The Upper team, consisting of Richard Dietz, Scott Dollen, Matt Miller, Duke Njie, Reid Swanger, and Colin Vanderburg played a fierce competition, and ultimately won first by 245 points against LBJ and Westlake. 

On Saturday, November 8, four certamen teams from St. Andrew's Upper School arrived at Reagan High School in San Antonio at 7:00a.m. to compete in the Reagan High School Tournament. The intermediate team, representing their second year Latin classes, made it all the way to finals to take home a third place trophy. This team did incredibly well considering they consisted of only three people of a possible four. These students were sophomore Bryant Bowyer, and freshmen Kendle Windham and Emma Richardson. The advanced team, of seniors Duke Njie and Elisa Turner, and sophomores Scott Dollen and Reid Swanger, won first place. Congratulations to both teams!

The weekend of October the 18th, St. Andrew's co-hosted the annual Crusader Classic Certamen Tournament at the Upper School. Schools from both the Austin and San Antonio area attended. St. Andrew's had teams competing in all levels, and two of our teams won first place. One team, the Advanced team, consisting of Scott Dollen, Reid Swanger, Matthew Miller, and Elisa Turner, beat two San Antonio teams in the finals to take first place. "Reagan High School in San Antonio was a tough opponent," said Matt Miller, a Junior on the St. Andrew's Upper Team.  The Novice team, consisting of Patrick Davis, Mason Neil, Conner Butler, and Jose Lopez, also won. "It was a lot of fun and we did a lot good work," said Kate Steinbach, a senior and a class representative of her AP Vergil class who helped set up the competition rooms. Her teacher, Jennie Luongo, also said that it "ran smoothly.""It was a success," added upper school Latin teacher Clint Hagen.

Twenty members of the St. Andrew's Latin Club participated in the 2008 National Junior Classical League convention that was held at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from July 28th to August 2nd.  Participants competed in athletics (such as swimming, basketball, soccer and ultimate Frisbee), art contests, and daily academic exams.  Many of the students were placed in the top ten of their respective competitions, including Academic Tests, Graphic Arts, Writing Competitions, and Ludi Sports. Students also assembled for a state fellowship and general assemblies, where they competed to show their spirit for their state. Students also marched in the Spirit Procession wearing their best Roman costumes along with about 1500 other Latin students from across the nation. On their way to Oxford, the students stayed two days in Cincinnati, where they visited Kings Island amusement park and took in a baseball game at the Great America Ballpark.

Several St. Andrew's students represented Texas on the state's Advanced Certamen team. Philip Swanger was a starter for the team and Reid Swanger, Kiran Rao, Matt Miller, and Scott Dollen were alternates. The team advanced to semi-finals before falling to eventual champions Virginia.

Upper school Latin teacher Jennie Luongo, middle school Latin intern Lauren Dill '04, and Andrew Rist '05 were crowned champions in the World Series of Certamen, the adult division of Certamen. In doing so, their team (called "Cornua Longa" or Longhorns) defeated last year's champion as well as the Florida Juggernaut, who had defeated them in a preliminary round.

Upper school Latin teacher Clint Hagen was named a "Summa Cum Laude Junior Classical League Sponsor." This award is given to sponsors who have given extraordinary service to the JCL on the local, state, and national levels.

Full results:

FIRST PLACE
Rachel Deleery Decorative Stitching
Richard Dietz Open Certamen Intermediate
Anna Richards   Glass
Philip Swanger Latin Literature V+
Reid Swanger   Roman History III
Sarah Thompson  Dolls
Christine Walsh  50 yd. Backstroke
Christine Walsh  100 yd. Backstroke
Christine Walsh  50 yd. Fly
   
SECOND PLACE
Matt Miller   Mottoes III
Cameron Osborn Greek Derivatives 1/2
Anna Richards Jewelry
Sarah Thompson     Glass
Christine Walsh 50 yd. Breaststroke
Christine Walsh 50 yd. Freestyle
Christine Walsh 100 yd. Freestyle
Christine Walsh  200 yd. Freestyle
Christine Walsh  100 yd. Medley
Duke Njie Ludi Basketball
Austin Tedesco Ludi Basketball

THIRD PLACE
Ali Campion Sight Recitation I
Scott Dollen Mythology III
Mason Osborn   Essay
Mason Osborn Reading Comprehension - Prose III
 
FOURTH PLACE
Richard Dietz Games
Matt Miller Reading Comprehension III
Anna Richards  Textiles
Philip Swanger Classical Art V+
Sarah Thompson   Slogan

FIFTH PLACE
Ali Campion Dramatic Interpretation Girls' I
Richard Dietz Sight Recitation II
Matthew Miller English Oratory
Mason Osborn Grammar III
Mason Osborn Vocabulary III
Kiran Rao Latin Literature V+
Kiran Rao Mythology V+
Anna Richards Dolls
Reid Swanger Latin Literature III
Reid Swanger Roman Life III
Philip Swanger Reading Comprehension-Prose V+
Sarah Thompson Jewelry
Trace Turner Classical Art 1/2

SIXTH PLACE
Matthew Miller Vocabulary III
Mason Osborn Classical Art III
Mason Osborn Mottoes III
Philip Swanger Reading Comprehension â€" Poetry V+
Trace Turner Traditional Photography

SEVENTH PLACE
Scott Dollen Latin Literature III
Mason Osborn Reading Comprehension â€" Poetry III
Sarah Thompson Girls' Costume
Elisa Turner Essay

EIGHTH PLACE
Rachel Deleery Mythology I
Charlie Dennis 100 Meter Run
Kiran Rao Classical Art V+
Philip Swanger Vocabulary V+
Elisa Turner Mythology III

NINTH PLACE
Ali Campion Illustrated Quotations
Kiran Rao Latin Derivatives V+
Kiran Rao Essay
Anna Richards Mosaics
Reid Swanger Academic Heptathlon III
Austin Tedesco Essay
Elisa Turner Mottoes III

TENTH PLACE
Richard Dietz Mottoes II
Scott Dollen Roman Life III
Matt Miller Latin Literature III
Kiran Rao Reading Comprehension -Prose V+

Today, the Latin Club will be taking the 55 phones that we collected in our used cell phone drive to the Austin Police Department Victims' Services Unit to be distributed to those who need phones to be enable them to call 911. Many thanks to all who donated and to sophomore Sarah Thompson who led our efforts.