Latin students take top state team honors
St. Mark’s Latin students took top honors for team performance at the Texas State Junior Classic League State convention, held April 15 at Marcus High School in Flower Mound.
Additionally, 18 Marksmen earned 44 placements in individual competitions. Instructors Dave Cox, Audrey Murray and Claire Strange accompanied the boys to the convention.
Students competed in the pentathlon and decathlon tests. The pentathlon tests students’ reading comprehension, knowledge of mythology, Roman history, Roman culture, Roman daily life, literature and geography. The decathlon is similar but more in-depth. It tests an even broader list of topics, including reading comprehension, grammar/language skills, history, literature and mythology.
Students who earned honors, coming from competition from Latin students across the state of Texas, include:
Students competed in the pentathlon and decathlon tests. The pentathlon tests students’ reading comprehension, knowledge of mythology, Roman history, Roman culture, Roman daily life, literature and geography. The decathlon is similar but more in-depth. It tests an even broader list of topics, including reading comprehension, grammar/language skills, history, literature and mythology.
Students who earned honors, coming from competition from Latin students across the state of Texas, include:
- Michael Gao ’23: 1st place in Latin derivatives, Level 5; Summa cum Laude in pentathlon.
- Will Spencer ’23: Summa cum Laude in pentathlon
- Alex Wang ’23: 1st place in the state in Latin grammar, Level 5; 1st place in reading comprehension, Level 5; Summa cum Laude in pentathlon.
- Ethan Bosita ’24: 4th place in Roman history, Level 4; 4th place in Greek history, Level 4; Summa cum Laude in pentathlon.
- Sohum Sukhatankar ’24: 2nd place in vocabulary, Level 4; 1st place in Greek derivatives, Level 4; Summa cum Laude in pentathlon.
- Howard Zhang ’24: 9th place in Latin grammar, Level 4; Maxima cum Laude in pentathlon.
- Benjamin Chen ’25: 2nd place in the state in Latin grammar, Level 3; 6th place in Roman life, Level 3.
- Roman Childress ’25: 3rd place in Greek history, level 2; Summa cum Laude in pentathlon.
- Jeremy Mau ’25: 3rd place in Greek history, Level 3; Summa cum Laude in pentathlon.
- Luke Lemons ’25: Maximā cum Laude in pentathlon.
- Henry Roden ’25: 6th place in Roman history, Level 3; 5th place in Latin literature, Level 3; 3rd place representing the North Texas region in Certamen; Summa cum Laude in pentathlon.
- Tiger Yang ’25: 1st place in reading comprehension, Level 3; 4th place in decathlon, Level 3; Summa cum Laude in pentathlon.
- Michael Larson ’26: 6th place in Latin derivatives, Level 1; 4th place in geography of the ancient world, Level 1; Summa cum Laude in pentathlon.
- Ariyan Mishra ’26: 6th place In Latin derivatives, Level 3; 2nd place in reading comprehension, Level 2.
- Andy Wang ’26: 5th place in Vocabulary, Level 2; Summa cum Laude in pentathlon.
- Gregory Cunningham ’27: 4th place in Latin derivatives, Level 1/2B; 5th place in reading comprehension, Level 1/2B; Maximā Cum Laude in pentathlon.
- James Dunlap ’27: 9th place in mythology, Level 1/2B; 5th place in Roman life, Level 1/2B; Maximā Cum Laude in pentathlon.
- William Cho ’29: 5th place in mythology, Level 1/2A; 6th place in Greek life and literature, Level 1/2A; Summa cum Laude in pentathlon.
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