January 2021 Meeting Announcement

     The next Latin Club meeting will be held today, the 18th of January. It will be done via Zoom at 7:00 PM, Dr. G sent out the email with the link to the meeting. We will be doing Certamen, so I suggest studying up and going over your Latin grammar, history and your mythology to get the most fun you can. If you've never seen Certamen before, here is a video of an NJCL Novice round.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzz1GKIyWcI

You should review form charts for verbs, nouns, and adjectives. This page looks like a really good prep page You only need to look at the level 1 parts.https://fhslatinclub.wordpress.com/language/

 Here is another page of study aids. https://www.fjcl.org/2019.html

Saturnalia Postponed

 I am sorry to say we are postponing Saturnalia. Unfortunately not many people were available so we decided to wait until the new year.

Saturnalia Announcement

    Instead of our regular meeting for this month, we will be holding our annual Saturnalia party! It will be at the B's house on Saturday, December, 19th from 1-4. The whole Family is welcome! Please bring an Ancient Greek or Roman dish to share. We will be spending a great deal of time out side so wear warm clothing or snow gear if you would like to join in the snowball fight! After dinner we will be playing capture the standard and going Christmas caroling. If you would like to join the war helmet contest please decorate a stocking cap or beanie like a Greek or Roman helmet! We will give out a prize for the winner! Please RSVP to AB by the 17th. I hope to see you all there!

Meeting Announcement

The next Latin Club meeting will be held today, the 16th of November. It will be 6:00-7:30 at the G's house . It will be outdoors and there will be a bonfire and hot chocolate and s'mores

It will include prayer, fun, and education in a community setting.

Latin LIves Online Newspaper

They are looking for staff and subscribers. Here are the details:

Dear Recipients of This E-mail:

Latin Lives is a small online
newspaper produced by high school students. We are currently looking this coming year's staff (editors, a tech.-coordinator, and writers) and subscribers. The attached document includes more information on the newspaper as well as how to apply and/or subscribe to Latin Lives. Students, please take the time to apply for a staff position; the applications are due Monday, October 6, 2008. Teachers, please share this information with your students and fellow Latin teachers; you are the main medium through which Latin Lives can disseminate information to potential staff
members. Anyone is welcome to subscribe to the newspaper. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact David Davenport, Editor-in-Chief, at davenport.latinlives@yahoo.com.

Thank You,
David Davenport
Editor-in-Chief
Latin
Lives
ddavenport.latinlives@yahoo.com

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Latin Lives Newspaper

General Information

Latin
Lives is a small, online newspaper run entirely by high school students across the nation, and the paper publishes quarterly throughout the September-to-June
school year (October, December, February, and April.) A high school student in California revived the paper three years ago. It is a small paper that publishes bimonthly over the course of the school year—in October, December, February, and April—with many opportunities to become involved. Because the goal of the newspaper is to connect people’s lives through the Classics, a variety of Classical topics are covered in the newspaper. Currently, we are searching for editors, a tech. coordinator, as many contributing writers as possible, and subscribers.

The responsibilities of each staff position and application information follows as well as information about subscribing.

Applying:
Please read the guidelines for each position below. If you are interested in applying for a position, please send in an application by Monday, October 6, 2008. Please e-mail applications and any questions you may have to David Davenport, Editor-in-Chief, at ddavenport.latinlives@yahoo.com with the appropriate subject matter that follows: (last name)- Applying for (staff position) OR (last name)- Question.

With your application please send the following information:


Name,

Position
Applying,

E-mail
address,

Grade
Level,

School,
and
State.

Also remember to include any other information listed under the job description for the position to which you are applying.
Please note that by submitting your application, you are committing yourself to the responsibilities listed under each staff position should you be selected. If you feel you can not fulfill these responsibilities please do NOT submit an application. Latin Lives’ success is possible only though the commitment of its staff to fulfilling their responsibilities to the newspaper.

Editors:

Editors will be responsible for proof-reading articles (about five per issue), soliciting article submissions from classmates, suggesting article topics, and occasionally writing articles.

To apply for the position of editor, please read the sample paragraph (on the last page of this document) and send back a corrected copy including any grammatical or stylistic corrections you would make to it. Additionally, submit a list of your qualifications for the position (any previous newspaper or writing experience, etc.) and a brief essay 100-200 words explaining why you would like the position and what you could bring to Latin Lives.

NB: Any applicant not selected to be an editor is welcome to later join the staff as a contributing writer.

Tech.
Coordinator:

The tech. coordinator will be responsible for building and maintaining a new Latin Lives website (i.e. posting new articles) as well as distributing the newspaper to subscribers.

To apply for the
position of tech. coordinator, please submit a list of your qualifications for the position (any previous tech. experience, etc.) and a list of previous websites you have built. In the list please include the URLs for any website(s) (including blogs) of yours that is currently accessible. Additionally, submit a brief essay 100-200 words explaining why you would like the position and what you could bring to Latin Lives.

NB: Any applicant not selected to be the tech. coordinator is welcome to later join the staff as a contributing writer.

Writers:

Any Latin student is encouraged to submit articles to Latin Lives. Because we publish only four times throughout the year, we do expect most contributing writers to submit an article for each edition of the paper.

If you would like to add your name to the list of official contributors, send David Davenport an e-mail with the required information listed above (name, school, etc.), and he will send you periodic e-mails listing possible article topics and informing you of the deadlines for submissions. Becoming a Latin Lives contributing writer is a great way to get your writing published online!

There is not a specific word limit, but, in general, a desirable length is between half-a-page and a page single spaced. Also, even though topic suggestions will be sent out, any Classical topic—ranging from a Latin club event to a Classical myth to even JFK’s use of Ciceronian rhetoric—is acceptable. Writers are encouraged to write about topics that interest them and those they think may interest others.

Any applicant who is not selected for other positions will have the opportunity to
become writers.

Subscribing

Anyone is welcome to subscribe to Latin Lives! If you would like your name on the list of official subscribers or have any questions, please send David Davenport an e-mail at ddavenport.latinlives@yahoo.com with the subject matter that follows: (last name)- Subscribing. In the e-mail please include your:


Name,

E-mail
address,

Occupation (e.g. Teacher or
Student),

School,
and
State.

The purpose of this additional information is to help keep track of our subscribers and to get an understanding of our subscription base. If you do not feel comfortable releasing any of the information above, it is perfectly acceptable to send just an e-mail address.

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Thank you for taking the time to subscribe or apply to Latin Lives. The success of another year of Latin Lives is wholly dependent on the dedication of its staff and the interest of its subscribers.

Latina Vivat,
David
Davenport
Editor-in-Chief
ddavenport.latinlives@yahoo.com

Editor
Application- Sample
Paragraph


In my school, ou don’t have to take latin. But i wanted to. So I learned Latin one in magistra Martins class, period 5. I wanted to learn about latin so to help my s.a.t. scores, due to the fact that Latin improves your vocabulary. Plus I enjoy roman and greek stuff, like gladiaters and mythology. Their cool. I’m glad I taking Latin and I hope I’d take it again next year, maybe even learn Greek someday.

Bad News

After 2008-2009 there will be no AP Latin Literature exam. The American Classical League is determined to challenge the decision aggressively.

Saturnalia/Solemnity party!

JOIN US FOR...

The Dead Language Latin Club
A Roman Holiday party at the J. and A. Van H's (e-mail jvanhecke@sbcglobal.net for directions)!
Saturday, December 8
1:00-4:00 p.m.

· Roman Feast
· Games
· Piñata
· Costume contest
· Skit
- Celebration of the Solemnity

If you are currently homeschooled, studying Latin, and in grades 7-12, this is just the thing for you! An afternoon filled with fun, food and games! Meet other kids who study Latin just like you. Dress and do as the Romans did! Please wear a Roman costume and bring a Roman dish to pass! (If you’re not sure what to wear or bake google “Roman food and dress”.)

To RSVP please contact Lauren (see directory)

Please click here to view photos of last year's party.

Latin Lives Newspaper

This looks interesting, but I have no more information on it than this e-mail I received. There is apparently no online presence. It is probably written with stylus on wax.

Hello,

I am the Editor-in-Chief of Latin Lives, an internationally distributed Latin-themed newspaper run entirely by high school students. Latin Lives is seeking new writers and editors for this school year, and I was wondering if it would be possible to send an advertisement to members of the Nuntia email list.

Please let me know if this would be alright. Thank you so much for your help!Yours truly,
Julie Zauzmer
juliemz@comcast.net

Update: Julie e-mailed me with this description of Latin Lives:

Latin Lives is an entirely high-schooler-run newsletter about classical topics both ancient and in the modern world. It is published bimonthly during the school year and is distributed to classrooms in the US, Singapore, and England. If your class would like to subscribe, please let me know and I will send you more information shortly. If any of your students would like to become contributing writers, editors, or business manager, please tell them to email me as soon as possible for an application.
Thanks so much for your interest in Latin Lives!

Yours truly,
Julie Zauzmer
Editor-in-Chief
juliemz@comcast.net

I've asked her to send me subscription information.