Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27, 25 Orange High and Cedar Ridge Latin students traveled to Wake Forest University to compete in the North Carolina Junior Classical League annual statewide competition that tests students’ academic, artistic, and physical abilities regarding classics. Orange County Junior Classical League (OCJCL) was placed in the large team division, and was ranked 5th out of 24 teams from across North Carolina.
The theme of the year was Back to the Future, leading to OCJCL's decision to make a TARDIS, the time box of the Doctor from the BBC show Doctor Who.
Individual events ranged from Olympika, the field day type activities, to arts events to Certamen, which is a Latin quiz bowl competition. Students compete for individual points by placing in the competition, which contributes to the total amount of points that the team earns as a whole.
As a team, OCJCL won 1st for its team website, 2nd for its team scrapbook, and 3rd in publicity. Because of the first place win, a representative from Orange County will be appointed to run the North Carolina JCL website as a state officer.
In individual competitions, many OCJCL members placed for their hard work. Awards for Orange High School members include:
Catie Atkinson: 3rd in Dramatic Interpretation Girls Poetry
Brandon Clark: 3rd in Chariot Races, 4th in 100m male, 5th in 400m male, 1st in Catapult
Sarah Oechsle: 3rd in Colored Pencil, 2nd in Maps, 5th in Derivatives I test
Jay Huskins: 2nd in Dramatic Interpretation Boys II, 3rd in Derivatives II test
Derian Green: 5th in Grammar I test
Sarah Vassello: 3rd in Essay 12
Katherine Kirkman: 4th in Mythology V test, 2nd in Jewelry
Sylvie Baggett: 5th in Enhanced Photography
Christina Jones: 2nd in 400m Female, 3rd in Chariot Races, 2nd in Mile Run Female
Kevin Sips: 5th in Co-ed Medley Male, 1st in 400m male, 2nd in 100m Male, 5th in Mythology III test, 3rd in Chariot Races
Benjamin Peckman: 5th in Derivatives I test
Hannah Mignosa: 2nd in Enhanced Photography, 3rd in 4x200m Female
Nicolas Peckman: 5th in Essay 12, 4th in Derivatives IV test
MIchaela Champion: 2nd in 4x200m Female, 4th in Pentathlon III test
Senior Kevin Sips thought the convention went well. “My favorite part was Olympika because I won a lot of stuff.”
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