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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood’s middle school students showcased their classical knowledge in a big way earlier this month, sweeping the Certamen Regionals at Princeton! Competing primarily against high school students, these young scholars proved their expertise in Latin, Greek, and classical civilizations.
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Ridgewood NJ, more than 100,000 Latin students worldwide take the National Latin Exam and of those, only 1% achieve a perfect score. Sophomores Brian Chun and Patrick Callen, pictured here with Principal Jeff Nyhuis and Latin teachers Amy Mason and Stefanie Gigante, received a perfect score for the Intermediate Latin Reading Comprehension.
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Ridgewood NJ, “Veni, vidi, vici” the phrase is popularly attributed to Julius Caesar who, according to Appian, used the phrase in a letter to the Roman Senate around 47 BC after he had achieved a quick victory in his short war against Pharnaces II of Pontus at the Battle of Zela , but why just learn about the Roman Colosseum when you can experience it? The RHS Latin Club students and chaperones are experiencing Italy and the history of ancient Rome in an unforgettable trip .
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Ridgewood NJ, The 43rd annual National Latin Examination was administered to over 127,000 students, and Ridgewood High School Latin students garnered 75 awards across the various levels. Several students were also
recognized for noteworthy achievements.
Lillie M. Thomas | March 3, 2016
Why would anybody bother to study Latin anymore?
Its value isn’t readily apparent, which is probably why it has largely dropped out of curriculum in this country. Modern language study is more about which language will get you ahead in your career or help you vacation to other countries. Latin is not likely to help you with either.
Plus, it’s hard to learn.
So, why do people continue to study the language? That’s the question a journalist at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN set out to answer recently.
Based upon answers from a classics professor and students, here are 3 reasons from why people today might want to study Latin:
https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/why-people-should-still-study-latin
RHS Latin Team takes First Place n a test of Latin, Roman life, history and mythology
On November 8 all RHS teams spent the day at Yale University for a national competition. The Advanced team made it to the semi-final rounds but was defeated by the country’s top-ranked team, AMSA. TheIntermediate Team made a promising start in its first tournament. The Intermediate players were Sophie Simpson, Matthew Zachem, Audrey Gao and Vanita Sharma. The Advanced players were Henry Seifert, Elizabeth O’Keefe, James Psathas, Poyani Bavishi, Ben Bechtold, Charlotte Kahan, Sophie Simpson, Peter Psathas and Anthony Tokarz.