Perfect Score for Snider '20 on National Latin Exam

4/5/2017

Lauren Dill, US Latin Teacher and Ashley Kruebbe, MS Latin Teacher

On March 8, all Upper School Latin students took the National Latin Exam. They competed with over 154,000 students from 50 states and 19 foreign countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe.

There are separate exams for different levels of Latin, and students in each level are awarded medals (gold and silver) for high achievement. Twenty-seven Upper School students were recognized with some kind of award. Four students received Gold Medals and eight received Silver Medals, the two highest awards on the exam. One of those Gold Medal winners, Will Snider '20, also achieved a Perfect Score, not missing even one question on the exam!

Gold Medal - Perfect Score

Will Snider

Gold Medal

Emma Erben

Jack Cowan

Katherine Salinas

Silver Medal

Adrian Almy

Blake Birdwell

Tristram Coffin

Henry Erlinger

John Fontenot

Lorelei Ing

Sina Mohammadi

Walton Schmidt

Magna Cum Laude

Parker Brandt

Molly Fox

Lily Kincannon

William McKinnerney

Morgan Nascone

Rachel Nezzer

Georgia Orchid

Matthew Tobias

Christian Zhao

Cum Laude

Paige Anderson

Hana Arriaga

Emma Buechler

Pouya Mohammadi

Will Nickerson

Jill Pewitt

In addition, St. Andrew's Middle School Latin students also participated in the National Latin Exam on March 3 and were joined by over 149,000 students from all 50 states and 16 foreign countries. We are very proud of their achievements!

Introduction to Latin - Outstanding Achievement Certificate
Michael Barrow
Bering Edwards

Introduction to Latin - Achievement Certificate
Delaney Eiland
Laney Goodrum
Sabrina Kalmans
Luke Weaver

Latin 1 - Gold Medal, Summa Cum Laude

Evelyn Berry
Sofia Gonzalez
Emma Schmidt

Latin 1 - Silver Medal, Cum Laude
Shelby Pomeleo-Fowler

Latin 1 - Cum Laude
Jayde Childress

Mythology/NLVE/NRCE

Upper School Latin students have been busy this spring. In addition to the recent Area and State Conventions, some Latin students took the opportunity to participate in three optional contests offered nationwide: the “Medusa” Mythology Exam, the National Latin Vocabulary Exam, and the National Roman Civilization Exam on Roman history and culture. A number of the participants were recognized for their achievements in these subjects with certificates and medals:

“Medusa” Mythology Exam

Corona Laurea certificate: Rachel Nezzer

Corona Olivae certificate: Tristram Coffin & Will Snider

National Latin Vocabulary Exam

Gold medal: Emma Erben

Silver medal: Will Snider
Bronze medal: Tristram Coffin

National Roman Civilization Exam

Gold medal:

Rachel Nezzer

Katherine Salinas

Will Snider

Silver medal: