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Waffle Sale 1/27/16 Sign Ups

See https://jcl.menloschool.org/state-convention-2016/ for forms for State Convention.

During today’s meeting, the officers were busy making candy gifts for the freshmen class.

Menlo JCL Hosts Convention at Stanford on Halloween!

by Rachel

On October 31, the Menlo Junior Classical League (headed by Grace ‘15 and her magnificent team of JCL officers) will be hosting more than four hundred students from 20 schools all over Northern California at an event called Ludi Octobres. Menlo has hosted this annual event many times in the past, but for the first time it will be held at Stanford. The event is the first of a four conferences throughout the school year which bring middle school and high school students of the Classics together to get to know each other and to compete in a myriad of activities such as sports, academics and artistic endeavors.

One of the favorites is Certamen, a quiz game where players compete to answer questions about Roman and Greek history, grammar, mythology, daily life, literature, derivatives, mottoes, abbreviations, and vocabulary as well as Latin names for modern books, movies, TV and Broadway shows, and modern culture – really anything connect however tenuously to the Classics. Have you ever thought about how to say cellphone in Latin? Try telephonium portabile.

Of course, there are academic tests in seven catagories and four different workshops related to death, monsters, ghosts, witches, etc. given by Stanford faculty – all in keeping with our Halloween theme of MOTA MONSTRORUM (MONSTER MASH). In the afternoon there will be a panel of Stanford undergraduates talking about the joys of majoring in Classics. There is even a special tour of the Stanford Campus for anyone interested.

Olympika events this year will include volleyball and ultimate frisbee on the Stanford oval. There will also be an exciting Project Runway competition and fun activities like decorating cookies and pumpkins for  the Lytton Gardens Assisted Living, a Roman Monster Murder Mystery (written by our own Jeff and Mr. Morris), Monster Bingo, Mythology Spelling Bee, Harry Potter Trivia, and a Selfie Scavenger Hunt.  Finally, there will be a costume contest at lunch because it is, after all, Halloween!

Please contact Grace (grace.costello@menloschool.org) if you would like to help out or if you just want to know more.

JCL Meeting: 9/29/14

by Emily

1. Debrief MS Olympica
   1. improvements
      1. loud voices to get kids attention
      2. needed to meet with volunteers beforehand and go over all the games
2. Progressive supper
   1. thank you cards for
3. Waffles (before October 14th)
   1. Monday October 12th
4. Plans for Halloween Party (Wednesday, October 14th)
   1. Pumpkin patch on woodside road
      1. carve them with the kids
      2. give them snacks
      3. drinks
      4. jump house
      5. dinner → pizza (mountain mike’s)
      6. salad
      7. ask kids to bring dessert
      8. done by 6:30pm
   2. people sign up for costumes
5. Committee-head meetings
6. T-shirts
   1. found an artist
   2. started brainstorming
      1. color and style down
      2. need design
   3. before ludi for people who don’t want to wear costumes

Who’s Here: Ellie Y., Rachel H., Emily D, Akshay S., Jeff F.P.

Our annual event to encourage Middle Schoolers to continue being in JCL is today (Thursday, September 24)! This year’s theme is Olympika.

(PS: There’s ice cream!)

Parents, the sign-up for Ludi is here: Ludi Chaperones.

Students, remind your parents to sign up!

salvete, omnes!

This year’s Ludi Octobres will be held on October 31, 2015 at Stanford University. Check https://jcl.menloschool.org/ludi/ for more information and forms.

Note: Since the seniors were on their retreat, Tatum recorded these minutes. Ellie Y, Tatum, Rachel, Magis, and I were the only ones who could come to meeting.

JCL Minutes for 9/1/15 –

• Snapchat or Instagram?
• Separate art and cookie decorating room
  • Especially if it rains because then there will be two rooms for people to get away from the rain
• Pizza and salad
  • Bring pizza later during lunch for Project Runway participants
  • Mountain Mikes
• Buy Costco cookies
• Prizes for games
  • Halloween themed toys
  • Mini candy goodie bags
• Club Fair
  • Incentives
    • Food
      • Candy
      • Baked goods
• 21 rooms if raining
  • Mr. Brodie for spelling bee if raining
• Historians
  • T-shirt
    • Laurel wreath
    • Olive branch
    • Cartoon Caesar (chubby) leaning/stepping on Gaul
    • Cleopatra
    • Trojan War
    • Constellations