The Saint Stephen’s Latin Club team placed second overall at their Regional competition this past weekend, and they also celebrated several individual victories. Their Certamen team of 16 was defeated only by a team of over 100 students.
Sophomore Ashley Peterson said she was excited about how well they did, especially considering the size of their team.
“We really held our own. I think it was really important for our school to be able to show how dedicated we are,” she said.
Sophomore Tiag Bhamber agreed.
“We could have easily gotten first if we had more people,” he said.
Peterson said the next step is the State competition.
“We get to send our Certamen team to state because we won in every round of Certamen, and most of us will probably go for tests, too,” she said.
Upper School Latin teacher Mr. Geoff Revard said the reason the team does so well is because they are just that: a team.
“I think it’s because they work so hard, and they work well with each other, too,” he said.
Bhamber gave the school credit for their success.
“It’s because we’re from Saint Stephen’s. The Falcons know their Latin,” he said.
Individual Awards: Senior Division
Arias, Valerie; Level 2, 1sst Place Myth 2, 1st Place PMAQ
Bhamber, Tiag; Advanced, 1st Place Hellenic History Advanced, 1st Place Greek Literature Advanced
Class, Joe; Level 1, 1st Place Geography 1, 1st Place Republic 1
Colbert, Kemery; Advanced, 3rd Place Greek Literature Advanced
Djinis, Elizabeth; Advanced, 1st Place Advanced Derivatives
Hayes, Kayla; Advanced, 2nd Place Customs Advanced
Israel, Benjamin; Advanced, 2nd Place Heptath Advanced, 1st Place Customs Advanced
Johnson, Sarah; Advanced, 3rd Place Classical Art Advanced, 2nd Place Geography Advanced
Mathur, Shubham; Advanced, 2nd Place Myth Advanced, 1st Place PMAQ Advanced
O’Dell, Alex; 2nd Place Vocabulary Advanced, 3rd Place Grammar Advanced
Peterson, Ashley; Advanced, 1st Place Myth Advanced, 1st Place Latin Literature Advanced
Placheril, Elizabeth; Level 2, 2nd Place Greek Derivatives
Scroggins, Stephen; Advanced 3rd Place Poetry Comp. Advanced, 2nd Place Classical Art Advanced
Singh, Priyanka; Level 2, 2nd Place Republic 2, 1st Place Empire 2
Versfeld, Gera; Advanced, 1st Place Grammar Advanced, 1st Place Vocabulary Advanced
Zhao, Zhuo; Advanced, 3rd Place Customs Advanced, 4th Place PMAQ Advanced