Marksmen Shine at Latin Tournament
The St. Mark's Classics Club took 14 members to Amarillo, Texas, to compete in the Texas State Junior Classical League State Convention. After their outstanding performance at the regional competitions, the St. Mark's classicists represented the North Texas region in all levels (novice, intermediate, and advanced) of certamen (Latin Quiz Bowl). The intermediate team of Rohan Vemu '18 , Andrew Smith '18, Ethan Pittson '18, and Cal Rothkrug '18 achieved an impressive third-place finish. The advanced and novice teams both finished fourth in the state. Additionally, Marksmen finished in the top 3 in 11 individual competitions.
Several Marksmen distinguished themselves throughout the competition:
- David Vallejo '19 finished first in the Level 1/2B Grammar and the Reading Comprehension contests
- Max Wang '19 finished first in the Level 1/2B Latin Literature contest and third in the Level 1/2B Decathlon contest
- Ruoming Fan '19 finished first in the Level 1/2B Latin Derivatives contest
- Darwin Yang '15 finished first in the Level 5 Roman History Contest and third in the Level 5 Latin Literature contest
- Kevin Wu '16 finished second in the Level 5 Latin Mottos and Abbreviations Contest and third in the Level 5 Mythology Contest
- Matthew Coleman '19 finished second in Level 1/2B Roman Life
- Rohan Vemu '18 finished third in Level II Decathlon
- Andrew Smith '18, Roshan Vemu '19, Ethan Pittson '18, Michael Wang '17 finished top 5 in a contest
St. Mark’s School of Texas
10600 Preston Road
Dallas, Texas 75230
214-346-8000
Dallas, Texas 75230
214-346-8000
About Us
St. Mark’s School of Texas is a private, nonsectarian college-preparatory boys’ day school for students in grades 1 through 12, located in Dallas, Texas. St. Mark’s aims to prepare young men to assume leadership and responsibility in a competitive and changing world.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
