Latin Students Earn National Honors at NJCL Convention

Congratulations to Greenhill's Middle and Upper School Junior Classic League students, who earned numerous honors and awards at the NJCL Convention this summer.

In late July, Middle and Upper School Junior Classic League students traveled to Indiana University for the NJCL Convention. Below are the results.

Middle School
Nineteen Middle School students worked hard throughout the 2025-2026 school year to earn a place at the national competition, and their dedication paid off.

6th Grade, Level 1/2 A
Dhruv Chaturvedi – Mythology (1st), Open Certamen – Novice (1st), Academic Triathlon (2nd), Greek Life and Literature (2nd), Ancient Geography (3rd), Roman Life (4th), Roman History (9th), Modern Myth (10th) Adam Samnani – Open Certamen – Novice (2nd), Greek Life and Literature (7th), Roman Life (9th), Roman History (11th), Academic Triathlon (15th), Latin Derivatives (15th), Mythology (15th) Ethan Wang – Latin Oratory (3rd), Hellenic History (4th), Roman History (10th), Academic Triathlon (11th), Latin Derivatives (12th), Mythology (13th) Mia Weinstein – Classical Greek (2nd), Reading Comprehension (4th), Roman Life (4th), Costume – Junior Individual (4th), Greek Derivatives (5th), Latin Vocabulary (6th), Academic Triathlon (8th), Latin Derivatives (10th), Mythology (14th) Henry Will – Mythology (6th), Greek Life and Literature (9th), Latin Derivatives (10th), Roman History (12th), Academic Triathlon (14th)
7th Grade, Level 1/2 B
Alais Fontaine – Latin Literature (9th), Greek Life and Literature (17th) Aarna Gandhi – Impromptu Art, grades 6-9 (2nd), Mottoes (4th), Dramatic Interpretation (6th), Drawn Charts, grades 6-9 (8th), Illustrated Quote, grades 6-9 (9th), Reading Comprehension (11th), Latin Literature (16th), Latin Vocabulary (17th) Vihaan Kumbhani – Mottoes (9th), Computer-Enhanced Photography, grades 6-9 (10th), Hellenic History (20th) Alex Loomis – Impromptu Art (5th), Greek Derivatives (15th) Anay Patel – Greek Derivatives (4th), Roman Life (19th) Brett Slavinsky – Roman Life (7th), Greek Derivatives (20th) Vikram Thoduguli – Latin Oratory (1st), Latin Derivatives (4th), Computer-Enhanced Photography, grades 6-9 (7th), Traditional Photography, grades 6-9 (7th), Sight Latin Reading (10th), Latin Vocabulary (11th), Reading Comprehension (11th) Simon Weinstein – Hellenic History (17th), Latin Literature (20th), Roman History (20th)
8th Grade, Level 2
Max Carona – Classical Art (12th) Beckett Fuller – Classical Art (20th) Eric Guo – Hellenic History (19th), Roman History (19th) Saamya Malladi – Greek Derivatives (6th) Sruthi Thangamuthu – English Oratory, Lower Division (8th) Zayla Yousuf – Dramatic Interpretation (1st), Sight Latin Reading (3rd), Open Certamen – Intermediate (5th), Reading Comprehension (14th)

Upper School
Fourteen Upper School students competed and placed in various contests at the convention. Arav Soni '28, Miles Hulme '29, and Abe Glazer '29 were recognized by the Texas delegation for their contributions to spirit, and Renee Tse '28 was recognized for her participation in the national JCL community service project.

Individual Results

*Highest Score in the Nation

Gitanjali Agastya '28 – Mixed Media (5th), Cartoons (8th)
Anjali Blewett '27 – Greek Derivatives (7th), Poetry Reading Comprehension (11th)
Ansh Gandhi '28 – Ancient Geography (1st), Traditional Photography (2nd), Ludi Minecraft (2nd), Computer Photography (10th), Latin Derivatives (13th)
Abe Glazer '29 – 400m Boys Track (1st), Long Jump (1st), Ancient Geography (6th), Roman History (8th), Drawn Maps (10th), Latin Derivatives (12th), Roman Life (14th)
Alice Huang '29 – Classical Art (1st)*, Traditional Photography (2nd), Watercolor (2nd), Impromptu Art (7th)
Evan Huang '29 – Hellenic History (4th), Latin Derivatives (14th), Roman History (19th)
Miles Hulme '29 – Discus (2nd), Greek Life and Literature (17th), Hellenic History (18th)
Tomal Khan '28 – Latin Grammar (2nd), Open Certamen (2nd), Academic Heptathlon (3rd), Latin Vocabulary (4th), Prose Reading Comprehension (4th), Greek Life and Literature (8th), Mottoes (8th), Academic Decathlon (12th), Latin Derivatives (13th)
Kim Connor '28 – Greek Derivatives (1st)*, Roman Life (2nd)
Izzy Shiloh '27 – Latin Oratory (6th)
Arav Soni '28 – Prose Reading Comprehension (18th)
Rohan Swaminathan '27 – Mythology (4th), Hellenic History (8th), Academic Heptathlon (10th), Latin Derivatives (12th), Roman History (14th)
Renee Tse '28 – Watercolor (4th), Impromptu Art (6th), Classical Art (17th)
Carrie Wang '29 – Black Pencil Art (4th), Chalk/Pastel Art (7th), Prose Reading Comprehension (10th), Roman Life (11th), Poetry Reading Comprehension (12th)