RMS and RHS Latinists Place 1st and 2nd
THE CERTAMEN is an annual academic event hosted by SUNY Stony Brook and presented by the Suffolk Classical Society. Schools from Suffolk and Nassau participate, bringing their best students in teams of four to meet in head-to-head quick-recall varsity bowl-style competition. Questions range from Latin grammar and syntax, to word origins and derivatives, to Roman culture and civilization – everything Latin is up for grabs.
This year a dozen schools from all across Long Island sent teams to play at four different levels. Our Riverhead teams fared well, as usual: FIRST PLACE was won by Ms. Custer’s Level 1 team from the Middle School (who competed against Level 1 Latinists of all ages, thus making her students’ victory over high school juniors and seniors from some rather well-regarded schools in Nassau County that much more impressive); SECOND PLACE was won in the Advanced Level by the RHS team of seniors, who have competed as a team since their middle school days. "All the Riverhead students had a grand day out, and even the Blue Wave teams that did not place did nevertheless stand tall in a very difficult field of avid and well-trained contestants," noted Doc Greenberger, Riverhead High School Latin teacher. Ms. Custer and Doc Greenberger are – as always – unabashedly proud of their Latinists. And the students themselves are already planning their attack for next year’s competition! |
L-R: Aidan Saltini, Evelyn Kennedy-Jaffe, Alex Vazquez, Shannon Zeltmann won first place against Level 1 Latinists of all ages.
L-R: Jaclyn “Collyra” Griffith, Daniel “Yakbar” Raynor, Daniel “Hadrian” Tysz, Carla “Flurry” Guthrie took 2nd place in the Advanced Level of competition. They are pictured with HS Latin teacher Doc Greenberger.
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