“Et tu, Brute?”

While Shakespeare’s Latin-language-inspired Julius Caesar may have been a tragedy, the Latin Club’s achievement at their first Certamen was quite the opposite.

A Certamen is a competition game of fast recall of facts about classical civilizations and its peoples, languages, and cultures.

The team consisted of Allie Hudson, Bekah Boswell, Penny Owens, and Gia Haemmerle. They competed in the Advocates for Homeless Families trivia competition. The students, all of whom are Latin I students, placed second.

The Certamen took place on October 31 at Eleanor Roosevelt High School. Along with the trivia competition, the Certamen was a costume party in which members dressed up as characters from Greek mythology. Boys came as Odysseus, girls as Calypso, and couples came dressed as Scylla and Charybdis.

The National Junior Classical League, who organized the event, is an organization that encourages the interest and appreciation of the language, literature, and culture of ancient Greek and Roman society. The Maryland chapter consists only of Linganore and Dulaney high schools, but has plenty of members and plenty of fun.

In addition, the Latin Club would like to thank everyone who contributed to their Toga Trick-or-Treat last week. They were able to raise over $150 to donate to UNICEF!

Test your Latin skills by taking a Latin quiz here!