US Students Finish Eighth Overall at TSJCL Convention

This past weekend, 29 Greenhill Upper School students competed at the Texas State Junior Classic League Convention at Anderson High School in Austin. The US students finished eighth overall in the Sweepstakes, and many of the students earned a berth to the National JCL competition, which will be held in July at North Dakota State University.Below are the results from students who finished in the top-10 in their respective events.

Latin I

Emily Ding: Roman Life, 5th place; Summa cum Laude, Pentathlon
Ashton Higgins: Sight Recitation, 1st place; Greek Derivatives, 9th place; cum Laude, Pentathlon
Makayla Wu: Decathlon, 9th place; Summa cum Laude, Pentathlon

Latin II

Jonathan Li: Latin Derivatives, 7th place; Greek Derivatives; 9th place; Summa cum Laude, Pentathlon
Bruno Pasquinelli: Summa cum Laude, Pentathlon

Latin III

Angela An: Latin Literature, 5th place; Magna cum Laude, Pentathlon
Blaine Bowman: Pottery, 5th place; Magna cum Laude, Pentathlon
Varsha Gande: Magna cum Laude, Pentathlon
Maddy Schlegel: Roman Life, 7th place; Magna cum Laude, Pentathlon
Shruti Siva: Latin Derivatives, 2nd place; Mottoes, 3rd place; Summa cum Laude, Pentathlon
Aimee Stachowiak: Dramatic Interp Girls Advanced, 3rd place; Vocal Solo, 8th place; Mosaics, 8th place; Mythology, 10th place; Magna cum Laude, Pentathlon
Kaethe Thomas: Polychromatic Drawing, 7th place; cum Laude, Pentathlon
Caroline Vos: Classical Art, 1st place; Greek Derivatives, 2nd place; Poster, 2nd place; Summa cum Laude, Pentathlon
Rachel Wegener: Greek Life and Literature, 5th place; Magna cum Laude, Pentathlon

Latin IV Level (AP and Latin IV)

Varun Gande: Mottoes, 7th place; Grammar, 8th place; Maxima cum Laude, Pentathlon
Amina Jenkins: cum Laude, Pentathlon
Sami Khan: Latin Oratory, 2nd place; Sight Recitation, 9th place; cum Laude, Pentathlon
Sophia Rigg: Mythology, 8th place; Maxima cum Laude, Pentathlon
Sheela Vasan: Greek History, 6th place; Magna cum Laude, Pentathlon
Chloe Wetzler: cum Laude, Pentathlon

Latin V

James Brown: Roman History, 5th place; Magna cum Laude, Pentathlon
Mohan Desai: Mottoes, 2nd place; Ancient Geography, 3rd place
Michelle Liang: Latin Literature, 1st place; Sight Recitation, 3rd place
Nichole Stachowiak: Creative Writing, 1st place; Original English Oratory, 1st place; Classical Art, 2nd place; Cartoon, 3rd place; Mythology, 4th place; Oil/Acrylic, 4th place; Magna cum Laude, Pentathlon
Carter Truitt: Grammar, 4th place; Reading Comprehension, Poetry, 8th place; cum Laude, Pentathlon
June Turbeville: Greek Derivatives, 2nd place; Latin Derivatives, 5th place; Magna cum Laude, Pentathlon
Veda Velamuri: Vocab, 5th place; Illustrated Quotation, 5th place; Decathlon, 7th place; cum Laude, Pentathlon

Latin VI

Elizabeth Nuth: Greek History, 2nd place; Greek Life and Literature, 3rd place
Christine Wu: Latin Oratory, 1st place TOP SCORE IN CONVENTION; Roman Life, 3rd place; Magna cum Laude, PentathlonIn addition, Nicole Stachowiak, TSJCL Torch Newsletter Editor, produced an excellent Midnight Torch and was selected as the second VP of the convention. Christine Wu received the top score in Latin Oratory, and Veda Velamuri guided the team as the Greenhill Consul.