Interum victrix! The AHS Latin Program has emerged from the Virginia Junior Classical League with multiple wins once again. They competed among more than 3000 Latin students from all across Virginia at the Latin Convention in Richmond on Nov. 24.

The students that attended took tests and presented projects. Many of the AHS Latin students placed for their projects and tests.

“It was just a whole bunch of Latin people from all over Virginia and they just all came together,” sophomore Christina Olkowski said. She entered a drawing of the goddess Diana and won third place.

Junior Drew Hendrickson managed to walk away with a total of three awards including first place for his English oratory in the style of Cicero, sixth place for his academic test on mottoes, and seventh place for his geography test.

Along with the presentations and tests, students were given the opportunity to attend lectures, talk to people with classical majors, and learn new things.

“It was really fun because I got to learn Greek and now I can read Greek,”sophomore Amiansu Khanal said. “It’s really educational.”

Khanal won fourth place for her English Oratory.

AHS Latin Convention Winners:

Junior Drew Hendrickson- first place for his English oratory, sixth place for his academic test on mottoes, and seventh place for his geography test

Junior Sarah de Mello- third place for her art project, entitled “Coexist”

Sophomore Julianna Iglesias- ninth place for her dramatic interpretation in Latin and tenth place for her English comprehension test

Sophomore Amiansu Khanal- fourth place for her English orator

Senior Kunnica Kou- third place for her Latin alphabet book for children

Senior Patricia Liller- tenth place for her derivatives test

Sophomore Christina Olkowski- third place for her ink drawing

Junior Zachary Taylor- fourth place for his English oratory