Bubones Compete at NJCL

Nine Latin scholars represented MUS at the National Junior Classical League Convention at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville July 22-27 and came away with a first-place award in Intermediate Certamen, third in Novice Certamen, and third in Large State Roll Call. Participants were Brian Ding ’24, Will Gramm ’24, Parth Patel ’24, Joephen Chen ’25, Kushal Patel ’25, Ari Thiyagarajaa ’26, Albert Ding ’26, Joseph Gramm ’26, and Lucas Zhang ’26.
The recently graduated seniors participated with Latin Instructor David Gagliano in the World Series of Certamen and made it to the semifinals. Mr. Austin Chu ’04, a dedicated supporter of the MUS Latin program and the NJCL, visited with the Owl contingent.

Albert Ding, 2nd vice president for the Tennessee Junior Classical League, led the Tennessee state spirit cheers each day. “It was a great experience to get involved with the JCL community,” he said. “It’s amazing to see how the study of classics can bring everyone together in competitions from academic tests and certamen to ludi sports and spirit.”
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