| Over 45 members of the Gateway Regional High School Latin Club attended the 2009 NJJCL State Convention at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison, NJ. on Saturday, May 9. Conn Wiseman, completing his second term as state president chaired the convention.
The Gateway chapter was awarded first place in the Top Three Clubs in NJ competition. The Club also received the most Spirited Club in Attendance Award , and the Club Scrapbook received the first place award. In addition students received over 85 individual and team awards for their efforts in academics, graphic arts, creative arts, and athletic competitions. These were as follows:
7th Grade Latin
Anders Birkland: 2nd Bookmark Sam Berenato: 3rd Mythology; 2nd Ultimate Frisbee; 3rd Original Cartoon Alex Eastlack: 3rd Crossword Puzzle Ryan Kelleher: 3rd Bookmark Jessica Lawson: 1st Invenienda Alex Lypka: 2nd Cartoon Caption Helena McBride: 3rd Poetry Christina Pellegrino: 1st Roman Cooking; 1st Mythology; 1st Latin Grammar 1st Latin Sight Reading Caitlyn Piscopo: 2nd T-shirt design Jason Redrow: 1st Graffiti; 2nd Ultimate Frisbee Jennifer Roethke: 1st T-shirt Design Madison Royal: 1st Textiles; 1st Mixed Media; 1st Roman Life; 2nd Mixed Media; 2nd Latin Grammar; 2nd Latin Sight Reading 8th Grade Latin James Cesarano: 2nd Graffiti Katherine Christensen: 1st Open Certamen; 2nd Crossword Puzzle; 3rd Latin Vocabulary; 3rd Name that Deity Brielle Flynn: 2nd Poetry Sherri Hall: 1st Original Myth Colin McNeill: 1st Limerick; 2nd Ultimate Frisbee Christina Norris: 2nd Latin Sight Reading; Christopher Norris: 3rd Graffiti Amanda O Neill: 1st Crossword Puzzle Danielle Valderrama: 1st Original Cartoon Latin II Evan Delaney: 2nd Ultimate Frisbee Tori Fisher: 1st Invenienda; 1st Open Certamen Ben Fox: 2nd Ultimate Frisbee Alexis Gratton: 3rd Impromptu Art Ryan Hughes: 2nd Volleyball; 3rd Graffiti; 3rd Impromptu Art Julie Kowalski: 1st Bookmark Nick Lamb: 2nd Original Myth; 2nd Ultimate Frisbee Jerome Little: 2nd. Ultimate Frisbee Courtney Pote: 1st Invenienda; 2nd Open Certamen Autumn Quinn: 3rd Impromptu Art Latin III Kyle Giusti: 1st Invenienda Taylor Hughes: 2nd Greeting Card Brittany Johann: 1st T-shirt design Megan McBride: 3rd Essay Jake Morris: 1st Ultimate Frisbee Peggy Nicolle: 3rd T-shirt Design Zach Royal: 1st Color Photography Latin IV Michael Atkinson: 1st Invenienda; 2nd Original Cartoon; 3rd Upper Certamen Julia Ferraiolo: 1st Invenienda Gina Grant: 2nd Volleyball Elizabeth Hess: 1st Invenienda Ray Kowalski: 1st Invenienda; 2nd Volleyball Claire McNeil: 2nd Volleyball; 2nd 400 meter run Lauren Pratt: 3rd Upper Certamen Matt Rinear: 1st Latin Grammar; 1st Invenienda; 3rd Upper Certamen Shelby Rinear: 1st T-shirt design Andrew Wiseman: 1st Invenienda; 2nd Volleyball Latin V Sam Calhoun: 2nd Volleyball Taylor Leash: 2nd Mythology; 2nd Roman History; 3rd Upper Certamen Gloria Oakman: 1st Club Scrapbook; 1st Invenienda Ashley Sawyer: 1st Invenienda Sheryl Smith: 1st Club Scrapbook; 1st Invenienda Yianni Tzitzifas: 2nd Volleyball Lisa Vasapollo: 2nd Roman Life |
| James Cesarano: 1st Latin Vocabulary Katherine Christensen: 1st Mythology; 2nd Roman History and Life; 3rd Original Myth 2nd Bookmark; 2nd Latin Vocabulary; 3rd Latin Derivatives Rachel Dolbow: 2nd Dramatic Interpretation; 2nd 400 Relay Sherri Hall: 1st Original Myth Vinny Headman: 2nd Basketball Colin McNeill: 2nd Latin Derivatives; 2nd Dramatic Interpretation Megan McGonigle: 1st Latin Grammar; 1st Latin Vocabulary Conner Moran: 1st Roman History and Life; 2nd 400 meter run; 2nd Dramatic Interpretation; 2nd 400 Relay; 3rd Mythology Julia Nerz: 2nd Greeting Card; 2nd Mythology; 2nd Dramatic Interpretation Christina Norris: 1st Latin Derivatives; 1st Latin Sight Reading; 2nd Dramatic Interpretation 2nd 400 meter run; 2nd 100 meter run; 2nd 400 Relay; Amanda O'Neill: 1st 400 meter run; 1st 100 meter run; 2nd 400 Relay; 2nd Dramatic Interpretation; 3rd Latin Sight Reading Zach Pierce: 2nd Latin Sight Reading Ethan Shea: 2nd Basketball Danielle Valderrama: 3rd Original Cartoon 8th Grade Latin: Kaitlin Clark: 3rd Bookmark Evan Delaney: 1st Poetry; 2nd Basketball Sydney Farrell: 2nd Basketball Conner Feeney: 1st Limerick; 2nd Name That Place; 2nd Power Point; 3rd Name That Deity Ben Fox: 1st Slogan Alexis Gratton: 1st Essay; 2nd Models Cassandra Harris: 3rd Models Nick Knauer: 3rd Slogan Julie Kowalski: 1st Bookmark Nick Lamb: 3rd Poetry JR Little: 2nd Basketball Bridget McBride: 3rd Latin Graffiti Melanie Olson: 2nd Latin Graffiti Autumn Quinn: 3rd Bumpersticker Nicole Savin: 2nd Poetry Lauren Schepacarter: 1st Latin Graffiti Latin II: Kristen Caracker: 1st Models Frank Conicelli: 1st Black & White Photography John Eastlack: 1t Ultimate Frisbee Ray Falls: 2nd Basketball Alex Farrell: 2nd Basketball Kyle Giusti: 2nd Latin Vocabulary Caitlin Kelly: 1st Models; 1st Invenienda Theresa Klaus: 1st Invenienda Lexi Lapp: 2nd Greeting Card Megan McBride: 1st Invenienda Casey Moran: 1st 400 meter run; 1st 100 meter run Jake Morris: 1st Ultimate Frisbee Peggy Nicolle: 1st Models; 1st Original Cartoon; 1st Volleyball Sean O'Brien: 1st Latin Graffiti; 2nd Basketball Zach Royal: 1st Color Photography; 1st Invenienda; 3rd Roman History and Life Alex Sims: 1st Volleyball Latin III: Michael Atkinson: 1st Name That Place; 1st Invenienda Lia Domico: 1st Volleyball; 2nd 100 meter run Elizabeth Hess: 1st Roman Cooking Dessert; 1st Invenienda; 2nd Roman History and Life; 2nd Computer Enhanced Photography Ray Kowalski: 1st Invenienda; 1st Ultimate Frisbee Claire McNeil: 1st Mythology; 1st Essay; 2nd Latin Vocabulary; 2nd 400 meter run; 3rd 100 meter run Lauren Pratt: 1st Invenienda Alicia Renkiewicz: 2nd Latin Graffiti Josh Schmidt: 2nd 400 meter run Andrew Wiseman: 2nd Power Point Latin IV: Chris Black: 1st Volleyball Sam Calhoun: 1st Ultimate Frisbee Taylor Leash: 1st Poetry; 1st Invenienda; 2nd Name That Deity Rebecca McGrath: 1st Volleyball Ed Nowak: 1st Invenienda; 1st Volleyball; 1st Ultimate Frisbee Gloria Oakman: 1st Club Scrapbook; 1st Invenienda; 3rd Greeting Card Mike Pietroforte: 1st Volleyball Ashley Sawyer: 1st Invenienda Sheryl Smith: 2nd Latin Vocabulary; 1st Club Scrapbook; 1st Invenienda Yianni Tzitzifas: 1st Volleyball; 2nd Improvisation; 3rd Cartoon Caption Lisa Vasapollo: 1st Invenienda Conn Wiseman: 1st Volleyball; 2nd Cartoon Caption Latin V: Ben Carotenuto: 1st Website Design Katie Henry: 2nd Greeting Card Rod Hess: 1st Volleyball Jolie Lang: 1st Essay Kevin Quirk: 2nd Poetry Rob Williams: 1st Website Design; 2nd Improvisation; 3rd Essay |
| James Cesarano: 1st Latin Vocabulary Katherine Christensen: 1st Mythology; 2nd Roman History and Life; 3rd Original Myth 2nd Bookmark; 2nd Latin Vocabulary; 3rd Latin Derivatives Rachel Dolbow: 2nd Dramatic Interpretation; 2nd 400 Relay Sherri Hall: 1st Original Myth Vinny Headman: 2nd Basketball Colin McNeill: 2nd Latin Derivatives; 2nd Dramatic Interpretation Megan McGonigle: 1st Latin Grammar; 1st Latin Vocabulary Conner Moran: 1st Roman History and Life; 2nd 400 meter run; 2nd Dramatic Interpretation; 2nd 400 Relay; 3rd Mythology Julia Nerz: 2nd Greeting Card; 2nd Mythology; 2nd Dramatic Interpretation Christina Norris: 1st Latin Derivatives; 1st Latin Sight Reading; 2nd Dramatic Interpretation 2nd 400 meter run; 2nd 100 meter run; 2nd 400 Relay; Amanda O'Neill: 1st 400 meter run; 1st 100 meter run; 2nd 400 Relay; 2nd Dramatic Interpretation; 3rd Latin Sight Reading Zach Pierce: 2nd Latin Sight Reading Ethan Shea: 2nd Basketball Danielle Valderrama: 3rd Original Cartoon 8th Grade Latin: Kaitlin Clark: 3rd Bookmark Evan Delaney: 1st Poetry; 2nd Basketball Sydney Farrell: 2nd Basketball Conner Feeney: 1st Limerick; 2nd Name That Place; 2nd Power Point; 3rd Name That Deity Ben Fox: 1st Slogan Alexis Gratton: 1st Essay; 2nd Models Cassandra Harris: 3rd Models Nick Knauer: 3rd Slogan Julie Kowalski: 1st Bookmark Nick Lamb: 3rd Poetry JR Little: 2nd Basketball Bridget McBride: 3rd Latin Graffiti Melanie Olson: 2nd Latin Graffiti Autumn Quinn: 3rd Bumpersticker Nicole Savin: 2nd Poetry Lauren Schepacarter: 1st Latin Graffiti Latin II: Kristen Caracker: 1st Models Frank Conicelli: 1st Black & White Photography John Eastlack: 1t Ultimate Frisbee Ray Falls: 2nd Basketball Alex Farrell: 2nd Basketball Kyle Giusti: 2nd Latin Vocabulary Caitlin Kelly: 1st Models; 1st Invenienda Theresa Klaus: 1st Invenienda Lexi Lapp: 2nd Greeting Card Megan McBride: 1st Invenienda Casey Moran: 1st 400 meter run; 1st 100 meter run Jake Morris: 1st Ultimate Frisbee Peggy Nicolle: 1st Models; 1st Original Cartoon; 1st Volleyball Sean O'Brien: 1st Latin Graffiti; 2nd Basketball Zach Royal: 1st Color Photography; 1st Invenienda; 3rd Roman History and Life Alex Sims: 1st Volleyball Latin III: Michael Atkinson: 1st Name That Place; 1st Invenienda Lia Domico: 1st Volleyball; 2nd 100 meter run Elizabeth Hess: 1st Roman Cooking Dessert; 1st Invenienda; 2nd Roman History and Life; 2nd Computer Enhanced Photography Ray Kowalski: 1st Invenienda; 1st Ultimate Frisbee Claire McNeil: 1st Mythology; 1st Essay; 2nd Latin Vocabulary; 2nd 400 meter run; 3rd 100 meter run Lauren Pratt: 1st Invenienda Alicia Renkiewicz: 2nd Latin Graffiti Josh Schmidt: 2nd 400 meter run Andrew Wiseman: 2nd Power Point Latin IV: Chris Black: 1st Volleyball Sam Calhoun: 1st Ultimate Frisbee Taylor Leash: 1st Poetry; 1st Invenienda; 2nd Name That Deity Rebecca McGrath: 1st Volleyball Ed Nowak: 1st Invenienda; 1st Volleyball; 1st Ultimate Frisbee Gloria Oakman: 1st Club Scrapbook; 1st Invenienda; 3rd Greeting Card Mike Pietroforte: 1st Volleyball Ashley Sawyer: 1st Invenienda Sheryl Smith: 2nd Latin Vocabulary; 1st Club Scrapbook; 1st Invenienda Yianni Tzitzifas: 1st Volleyball; 2nd Improvisation; 3rd Cartoon Caption Lisa Vasapollo: 1st Invenienda Conn Wiseman: 1st Volleyball; 2nd Cartoon Caption Latin V: Ben Carotenuto: 1st Website Design Katie Henry: 2nd Greeting Card Rod Hess: 1st Volleyball Jolie Lang: 1st Essay Kevin Quirk: 2nd Poetry Rob Williams: 1st Website Design; 2nd Improvisation; 3rd Essay |
| Congratulations go out to the following Latin students who have been inducted into the World Language Honor Society... Lia Domico Julia Ferraiolo Gina Grant Elizabeth Hess Raymond Kowalski Lauren Lundquist Claire McNeill Lauren Pratt Nicole Quinlan Alicia Renkiewicz Lauren Sheppard Samantha Williams |
| Congratulations for the Gateway Latin Club volleyball team which last night won the trophy at the annual Venus de Volleyball tournament at Eastern Regional. Captained by Kevin Quirk, the team defeated Eastern, Collingswood, Cherry Hill West and others to take home the rotating trophy. This is the first time in 14 years of this event that Gateway has won! Way to go Gators! |
| Over 60 members of the Gateway Latin Club recently attended the annual NJJCL state convention held at Pequannock Township High School in
Pompton Plains, NJ. Conn Wiseman of Woodbury Hts, was elected President of the NJ JCL and thus will serve as leader of a organization of more than 5000 Latin students. Jolie Lang of Westville was elected Recording Secretary and Elizabeth Billings of Wenonah was elected Corresponding Secretary. These students will serve on the 2007-2008 State Executive Board. The Gateway chapter was awarded second place in the Top Three Clubs in NJ competition. The Club Website (this website) was awarded first place in the state, and the Club Scrapbook received the second place award. In addition students received over 75 individual and team awards for their efforts in academics, graphic arts, creative arts, and athletic competitions. These were as follows: Kaitlin Clark: 1st Bookmark Evan Delaney: 1st Latin Graffiti Conner Feeney: 1st Roman History: 1st Limerick; 1st Latin Sight Reading; 3rd Name That Place Sydney Farrell: 2nd Basketball Ben Fox: 2nd Slogan Ryan Hughes: 2nd Latin Graffiti Billy Lawson: 3rd Slogan Bridget McBride: 1st Bumper Sticker: 2nd Cartoon Caption Courtney Pote: 3rd Bookmark Autumn Quinn: 3rd Crossword Puzzle Krissy Sheehan: 1st Crossword Puzzle 8th Grade Latin: Joe Berg: 1st Original GameFrank Conicelli: 1st Mythology; 1st Greeting Card RJ Falls: 2nd Basketball; 3rd Poetry; 3rd Cartoon Caption Alex Farrell: 1st Painting; 1st Bookmark; 2nd Basketball David Galloway: 2nd Limerick; 2nd Basketball Kyle Giusti: 1st Essay Brittany Johann: 2nd Bookmark Troy Johnson: 1st Ultimate Frisbee; 2nd Basketball; 3rd 400 meter run Caitlin Kelly: 1st Poetry Theresa Klaus: 1st Models; 1st Essay Megan McBride: 1st Models Jake Morris: 1st Original Cartoon Peggy Nicolle: 2nd Mosaic; 2nd Original Cartoon Sean O'Brien: 2nd Basketball David Pomroy: 2nd Bumper Sticker Corrina Rosetti: 3rd Essay Zach Royal: 1st Color Photography; 3rd Bumper Sticker Nikko Tzitzifas: 2nd Basketball Latin II: Michael Atkinson: 2nd Slogan Gina Grant: 2nd Basketball Elizabeth Hess: 2nd Invenienda Jessica Lamb: 3rd Original Cartoon Lauren Lundquist: 2nd Basketball Claire McNeil: 1st Essay; 1st 400 meter run Lauren Pratt: 1st Bumper Sticker; 2nd Essay; 3rd Name That Deity; 2nd Invenienda Andrew Wiseman: 1st Power Point; 2nd Basketball Latin III: Sam Calhoun: 3rd Original Game Taylor Leash: 2nd Name That Deity; 3rd Roman Life Ed Nowak: 1st Ultimate Frisbee Gloria Oakman: 2nd Club Scrapbook; 2nd Greeting Card; 2nd Invenienda Mike Pietroforte: 3rd Original Game Matthew Rinear: 1st Latin Sight Reading; 2nd Invenienda; 3rd Greeting Card Ashley Sawyer: 2nd Invenienda Jessica Smith: 3rd Essay Sheryl Smith: 1st Poetry; 2nd Club Scrapbook; 2nd Invenienda Yianni Tzitzifas: 1st Ultimate Frisbee; 3rd Original Game Lisa Vasapollo: 2nd Invenienda Conn Wiseman: 3rd Original Game Latin IV/V: Ben Carotenuto: 1st Web Site; 1st Ultimate Frisbee; 2nd Essay; 3rd Bumper Sticker Carly Chaapel: 1st Crossword Puzzle Leslie Farrell: 2nd Original Cartoon Katie Henry: 1st Greeting Card Chris Lundquist: 2nd Roman History; 2nd Limerick; 2nd Invenienda Chris Mayer-Bacon; 1st Ultimate Frisbee; 1st 400 meter run; 2nd 100 meter run; 3rd Mythology; 3rd Roman History Kara Outten: 3rd Greeting Card Lou Piscopo: 1st Ultimate Frisbee; 1st Latin Graffiti; 1st Cartoon Caption Melody Townley: 2nd Greeting Card Rob Williams: 1st Web Site; 1st Essay |
| Congratulations to the following 41 students who received awards for their high scores on the National Latin Exam. Over 135,000 students from throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, and Africa participated in this examination which tested the students' knowledge of Latin grammar as well as classical mythology, history, and literature.
1st place Gold Medals: Christopher Lundquist, Latin IV Melody Townley, Latin IV Matthew Rinear, Latin III Michael Atkinson, Latin II 2nd place Silver Medals: Jolie Lang, Latin IV Robert Williams, Latin IV Taylor Leash, Latin III Conn Wiseman, Latin III Elizabeth Hess, Latin II Claire MacNeill, Latin II Zachary Royal, Latin I Nicholas Lamb, Intro Latin 3rd place Magna Cum Laude Certificates: Carly Chaapel, Latin IV Gloria Oakman, Latin III Ashley Sawyer, Latin III Sheryl Smith, Latin III Lauren Pratt, Latin II David Galloway, Latin I Evan Delaney, Intro Latin Conner Feeney, Intro Latin Alexis Gratton, Intro Latin Bridget McBride, Intro Latin 4th place Cum Laude Certificates: Elizabeth Billings, Latin IV Samantha Brett, Latin IV Benjamin Carotenuto, Latin IV Thomas Degnen, Latin IV Leslie Farrell, Latin IV Nicole Quinlan, Latin IV Christopher Black, Latin III Gabrielle Gratton, Latin III Lauren Sheppard, Latin III Lia Domico, Latin II Frank Conicelli, Latin I Raymond Falls, Latin I Kyle Giusti, Latin I Theresa Klaus, Latin I Joshua Smith, Latin I Julie Kowalski, Intro Latin Courtney Pote, Intro Latin Autumn Quinn, Intro Latin Meghan, Yahrling, Intro Latin |
| On May 13th, 2006, over 70 members of the Gateway Regional High School Latin Club attended the annual state convention of the NJ Jr. Classical League held at Clearview Regional High School.
Samantha Brett of Westville was elected to the position of NJ JCL State Treasurer, and Jolie Lang also of Westville was elected Recording Secretary. These students will thus serve on the 2006-2007 State Executive Board. The Gateway chapter was awarded first place in the Top Three Clubs in NJ competition. The Club Scrapbook received the first place award, and the Club Website was awarded second place in the state. In addition students received over 80 individual and team awards for their efforts in academics, graphic arts, creative arts, and athletic competitions. These were as follows: 7th Grade Latin: RJ Falls: 2nd Bookmark Alex Farrell: 1st Bookmark; 1st Volleyball Kyle Giusti: 1st Roman History; 2nd Latin Derivatives; 2nd Latin Grammar Troy Johnson: 1st Latin Vocabulary; 1st 400 meter run; 2nd Basketball Caitlin Kelly: 1st Latin Derivatives Theresa Kraus: 2nd Bookmark Megan McBride: 1st Bookmark Matthew Monahan: 1st Graffiti Casey Moran: 1st Power Point Jake Morris: 1st Invenienda Peggy Nicolle: 2nd Latin Vocabulary; 1st Original Cartoon; 2nd Flag Football Sean O'Brien: 1st Latin Vocabulary; 1st Invenienda; 2nd Basketball Dan Pietroforte: 2nd Graffiti David Pomroy: 2nd Bumper Sticker Zach Royal: 1st Photography Josh Smith: 1st Invenienda Joe Spera: 3rd Latin Derivatives; 2nd Flag Football; 1st Invenienda 8th Grade Latin: Michael Atkinson: 1st Latin Sight Reading; 2nd Latin Derivatives; 3rd Latin Grammar; 1st Invenienda Lia Domico: 2nd Torquere; 2nd Flag Football Julia Ferraiolo: 3rd Latin Sight Reading; 3rd Graffiti; 1st Invenienda Gina Grant: 2nd Textiles; 2nd Slogan Raymond Kowlaski: 1st Invenienda John Leamy: 1st Flag Football Lauren Lundquist: 3rd Slogan Claire McNeil: 2nd Poetry Lauren Pratt: 3rd Poetry; 3rd Bumper Sticker; 1st Invenienda Kelsey Rinear: 3rd Essay Alicia Renkiewicz: 1st Invenienda Josh Schmidt: 2nd Latin Derivatives; 2nd Flag Football Travis Ward: 2nd Crossword Puzzle; 3rd Torquere; 1st Invenienda Samantha Williams: 1st Slogan; 2nd Essay Andrew Wiseman: 3rd Power Point; 2nd Flag Football; 1st Invenienda Latin II: David Berg: 1st Original Myth Chris Black: 2nd Latin Derivatives; 3rd Bumper Sticker; 2nd Basketball; 1st Flag Football Sam Calhoun: 3rd Cartoon Caption; 1st Volleyball; 1st Invenienda Dominic Cicchini: 1st Invenienda; 2nd Basketball Paul Harwood: 1st Invenienda; 2nd Basketball Taylor Leash: 3rd Impromptu Art Emily Mayer-Bacon: 1st Essay Kathryn Nicolle: 1st Essay Ed Nowak: 1st Volleyball Gloria Oakman: 1st Scrapbook; 1st Invenienda Mike Pietroforte: 1st Volleyball Matthew Rinear: 3rd Latin Grammar; 1st Latin Sight Reading; 1st Invenienda Lauren Sheppard: 2nd Greeting Card; 1st Volleyball Jessica Smith: 1st Latin Derivatives; 3rd Essay; 2nd Roman Cooking Main Dish; 1st Roman Cooking Bread; 1st Invenienda Sheryl Smith: 1st Scrapbook; 1st Poetry; 1st Invenienda Yianni Tzitzifas: 1st Volleyball; 1st Flag Football Lisa Vasapollo: 1st Invenienda Conn Wiseman: 1st Slogan; 1st Volleyball Latin III: Liz Billings: 2nd Latin Derivatives; 1st Original Game Ben Carotenuto: 1st Power Point; 2nd Web Site; 1st Invenienda Leslie Farrell: 1st Flag Football; 2nd Basketball Rod Hess: 1st Flag Football Chris Lundquist: 1st Roman History; 1st Invenienda Ashley Mailley: 2nd Crossword Puzzle Kara Outten: 2nd Crossword Puzzle Lou Piscopo: 1st Flag Football Nicole Quinlan: 1st Original Game Tanya Schnarr: 1st Flag Football Rob Williams: 2nd Web Site Latin IV/V: Ted Atkinson: 1st Roman Life; 2nd Latin Sight Reading; 3rd Mythology Denise Belz: 3rd Graffiti Andy DeVault: 2nd Cartoon Caption Tim Helbig: 3rd Mythology; 2nd Original Song Katherine Hess: 3rd Latin Derivatives; 3rd Roman Life; 3rd Mythology Christopher Mayer-Bacon: 2nd Mythology; 1st 400 meter run; 3rd 100 meter run; 1st 200 meter run; 2nd Essay Steve McNally: 3rd Original Cartoon Camilla Schaeffer: 3rd Photography Megan Smith: 1st Poetry Raymond Kowlaski: 1st Invenienda John Leamy: 1st Flag Football Lauren Lundquist: 3rd Slogan Claire McNeil: 2nd Poetry Lauren Pratt: 3rd Poetry; 3rd Bumper Sticker; 1st Invenienda Kelsey Rinear: 3rd Essay Alicia Renkiewicz: 1st Invenienda Josh Schmidt: 2nd Latin Derivatives; 2nd Flag Football Travis Ward: 2nd Crossword Puzzle; 3rd Torquere; 1st Invenienda Samantha Williams: 1st Slogan; 2nd Essay Andrew Wiseman: 3rd Power Point; 2nd Flag Football; 1st Invenienda |
The Gateway Latin Certamen Team competed at Princeton on Tuesday, March 21.
All three teams placed in the top three.
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| Thirty Latin students from Gateway Regional High School have received awards for the high scores that they received on the National Latin Exam for 2006, which was administered jointly by the American Classical League and the National Jr. Classical League. Students so honored were:
1st place Gold Medals: --
Matthew Rinear, Latin II Michael Atkinson, Latin I Elizabeth Hess, Latin I 2nd place Silver Medals: -- Christopher Lundquist, Latin III Raymond Kowalski, Latin I Claire MacNeill, Latin I Alicia Renkiewicz, Latin I Frank Conicelli, Introductory Latin 3rd place Magna Cum Laude Certificates: -- Theodore Atkinson, Latin V Elizabeth Billings, Latin III Samantha Brett, Latin III Janelle Brasberger, Latin II Gloria Oakman, Latin II Conn Wiseman, Latin II Travis Ward, Latin I Troy Johnson, Intro Latin Megan McBride, Intro Latin Anthony Stagliano, Intro Latin 4th place Cum Laude Certificates: -- Katherine Hess, Latin V Megan Smith, Latin V Christopher Mayer-Bacon, Latin IV Jolie Lang, Latin III Louis Piscopo, Latin III Robert Williams, Latin III Christopher Black, Latin II Gabrielle Gratton, Latin II Sheryl Smith, Latin II Gina Grant, Latin I Samantha Williams, Latin I Jake Morris, Intro Latin Over 135,000 students from throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, China, Japan, and Africa participated in this examination which tested the students' knowledge of Latin grammar as well as classical mythology, history, and literature. |
| Seven Gateway Regional High School Latin students have been recognized for their high scores on the National Medusa Mythology Exam for 2006. This test of Greek and Roman mythological knowledge is written by university professors and teachers from throughout the United States and is administered under the auspices of the American Classical League.
Those winning Certificate of Merit awards for their achievement are: Christopher Lundquist, Latin III Andrew DeVault, Latin IV Christopher Mayer-Bacon, Latin IV Theodore Atkinson, Latin V Timothy Helbig, Latin V Katherine Hess, Latin V |