Certamen (ker - TAH - men) is Latin for "contest" or "struggle". It is also an academic competition for Latin students who answer questions on the Latin language, literature, culture, history, and mythology. Tournaments are usually held once a month at schools and colleges across Virginia.

• Virginia Certamen Page

• Catherine Price's Article about Virginia Certamen at National Convention in The Washington Post Magazine

Bears Bring Home the Gold from TJ

CONGRATULATIONS to the Latin I certamen team of Jannah Babasa, Kelsey Becker, Eric Devilliers, and Ashley Miller for their first place finish at the 2010 Thomas Jefferson Certamen. In fourth place out of thirty teams after the first three preliminary rounds, they beat out two teams from the Classical Cottage School in the semi-final round to make it to the final championship round against Flint Hill and Oakton. The final score was Riverbend 145, Flint Hill 75, and Oakton 25!

CONGRATULATIONS also to the Upper Level certamen team of Sarah Keith, Taylor Locks, and Karim Mian for finishing 4th out of 9 teams in their division; to the Latin IIA team of Morgan Locks, Cody Lyon, Laura Murdaugh, and Megan Wells for placing 5th out of 15 teams in Latin II; and the Latin IIB team of Chris Black, Ryan Koontz, Sean Lowery, and Daniel Sequeira for earning 7th. Way to go, Latin Bears!

The 5th Annual Riverbend Certamen

Results: MSWord or pdf

Questions
Latin I: MS Word or pdf
Latin I-Adv: MSWord or pdf
Latin II: MSWord or pdf
Latin III: MSWord or pdf
Upper Level: MSWord or pdf

Maximas Gratias to Everyone for Making This Tournament a Success!

Riverbend Certamen Scores at Kick-Off

Riverbend HS brought home three trophies from the very first tournament of the year. The Latin I team of Jannah Babasa, Kelsey Becker, Eric DeVilliers, and Ashley Miller finished tied for 2nd place after an exciting double-playoff round with George Marshall HS. The Latin II (A) team of Ryan Koontz, Morgan Locks, Cody Lyon, and Megan Wells finished 5th, and the Upper Level team of Ashley Cahall, Sarah Keith, Taylor Locks, and Karim Mian also finished 5th.

CERTAMEN SCHEDULES AND RESULTS:
* designates that the team placed in competition!

2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005

2009-2010:

• Saturday, October 24: VJCL Kick-Off Certamen, St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School, Alexandria

• Saturday, December 12: Riverbend Certamen, Fredericksburg

• Saturday, January 9: Flint Hill Certamen, Oakton

• Saturday, January 30: Classical Cottage Certamen, Powhatan School, Boyce cancelled

• Saturday, February 27: Thomas Jefferson Certamen, TJ Sci/Tech, Alexandria

  • I (Jannah Babasa, Kelsey Becker, Eric Devilliers, and Ashley Miller): 1st*/30 (10-0)
    Round 1: Riverbend 130 - Seton 85 - Country School 10
    Round 2: Riverbend 160 - Oakton B 50 - Classical Cottage B 10
    Round 3: Riverbend 125 - Herndon A 95 - Trinity Christian 25
    Semi-finals: Riverbend 130 - Classical Cottage B 25 - Classical Cottage A 15
    Finals: Riverbend 145 - Flint Hill 75 - Oakton 25

  • IIA (Morgan Locks, Cody Lyon, Laura Murdaugh, and Megan Wells): 5th*/15 (5-1)
    Round 1: Riverbend 115 - Seton 45 - Hayfield 35
    Round 2: Riverbend 135 - Linganore 40 - Filler B 0
    Round 3: St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 215 - Riverbend 60 - Filler A 0

  • IIB (Chris Black, Ryan Koontz, Sean Lowery, and Daniel Sequeira): 7th*/30 (?-?)

  • Upper (Sarah Keith, Taylor Locks, Karin Mian): 4th*/9 (4-2)
    Round 1: Riverbend 95 - Massaponax 35 - Yorktown 0
    Round 2: Oakton 70 - Riverbend 55 - Washington-Lee 0
    Round 3: Flint Hill 170 - Riverbend 30 - Paul VI 0
     

• Saturday, March 20: Classics Day, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

• Saturday, April 17: VJCL/VSCL State Certamen Finals, Spotsylvania High School, Spotsylvania

• Saturday, April 24 (tentative): Virginia State Team Tryouts, Flint Hill School Oakton

The Ad Fontes Certamen at George Mason University, usually held in November, has not yet been announced.

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2008-2009:

• October 25: VJCL Kickoff Certamen, St Stephen's & St. Agnes' School, Alexandria

  • I (Laura Murdaugh and Megan Wells): 5th*/18 (2-4)
    Round 1: Riverbend 130 - Twain MS A 65 - Spotsylvania MS 10
    Round 2: Twain MS B 105 - Collegiate 65 - Riverbend 45
    Round 3: Thomas Jefferson A 100 - Thomas Jefferson B 100 - Riverbend 65

  • II (Andrew Cahall): 12th/18 (4-2)
    Round 1: Riverbend 50 - Filler B 20 - Filler A 0
    Round 2: Classical Cottage A 90 - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' 90 - Riverbend 0
    Round 3: Riverbend 40 - Park View 30 - Spotsylvania 10

  • III (Ashley Cahall, Courtney Jones, and Sarah Keith): 6th/15 (240 points) (lost to 5th place Massaponax by 10 points) (tba)

  • Upper (Matt Meyer and Karim Mian): 9th/9 (65 points) (tba)
     

• November 15: Ad Fontes Certamen, George Mason University, Fairfax

  • II (Andrew Cahall, Shannon Farrow, Hannah Hebertson, and Shawn Simoniz):  x/x (3-3)
    Round 1: St. Andrews Episcopal 115 - Yorktown 65 - Riverbend 45
    Round 2: Riverbend 100 - Fairfax 55 - Madeira 25
    Round 3: Thomas Jefferso 100 - Riverbend 90 - Williamsburg MS 15

  • III (Ashley Cahall and Sarah Keith): 5th*/x (4-1-1)
    Round 1: Riverbend 55 - Seton 55 - Filler 30
    Round 2: Fairfax C 75 - Riverbend 60 - Spotsylvania 10
    Round 3: Riverbend 75 - Thomas Jefferson B 60 - Madeira 30

  • Upper (Matt Meyer, Karim Mian, and Miriam Pody): x/x (-)
    Round 1: Thomas Jefferson 145 - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' 65 - Riverbend 10
    Round 2: Riverbend 45 - Oakton 45 - Washington-Lee 20
    Round 3: Episcopal ? - Langley 35 - Riverbend 30
     

• January 10: Flint Hill Certamen, Oakton

  • I (Laura Murdaugh and Megan Wells): 3rd*/24 (3-3)?
    Round 1: St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' 145 - Trinity 30 - Riverbend 0 ?
    Round 2: Williamsburg 80 - Riverbend 70 - Frost Middle 35 ?
    Round 3: Riverbend 90 - Hayfield 35 - Hammond Middle 10 ?

  • II (Matt Carey, Shannon Farrow, Hannah Hebertson, and Eric Szymkowiak): 5th*/18 (x-x)

  • III (Ashley Cahall and Sarah Keith): 5th*/12 (4-2)
    Round 1: Oakton B 75 - Episcopal 65 - Riverbend 10
    Round 2: Riverbend 55 - Fairfax 45 - Massaponax 30
    Round 3: Riverbend 75 - Oakton A 65 - Oakton B 10

  • Upper (Karim Mian and Miriam Pody): 8th/12 (1-3-2)
    Round 1: Courtland 60 - Riverbend 45 - Linganore 45
    Round 2: St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' 105 - Riverbend 10 - Washington-Lee 10
    Round 3: Thomas Jefferson 180 - Riverbend 20 - Courtland 10
     

• January 31: Riverbend Certamen, Spotsylvania Middle School, Spotsylvania

  • Tournament Winners and Results:  pdf or  MS Word

  • Riverbend 2009 Questions (pdf): I, I-ADV, II, III, Upper
     

• February 21: Thomas Jefferson Certamen, TJHSS&T, Alexandria

  • Latin I (Laura Murdaugh): ?/?
    Round 1: Wakefield 120 - Fairfax 90 - Riverbend 0
    Round 2: Riverbend 80 - Williamsburg MS 70 - ? ?
    Round 3: Frost MS 95 - Riverbend 60 - West Potomac 0

  • Latin II:

  • Latin III (Ashley Cahall and Sarah Keith): ?/?
    Round 1: Riverbend 90 - Holy Family 60 - Seton 10
    Round 2: Riverbend 95 - Oakton 80 - Fairfax 15
    Round 3: Riverbend 80 - Collegiate 75 - Park View 75

  • Upper (Karim Mian): ?/?
    Round 1: Classical Cottage 165 - Massaponax 85 - Riverbend 0
    Round 2: Flint Hill 195 - Bishop O'Connell 0 - Riverbend 0
    Round 3: St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' 140 - Washington-Lee 15 - Riverbend 10
     

• March 21: UVa Classics Day, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

  • Latin I (Natalie Buckley, Laura Murdaugh, and Megan Wells): 3rd*/6
    Round 1: Classical Cottage 205 - Riverbend 40 - Filler B 0
    Round 2: Riverbend 130 - Filler "G" 55 - Filler "D" 0
    Round 3: Riverbend 75 - Seneca Ridge MS 50 - Massaponax 20
    Finals: Classical Cottage 255 - Massaponax 35 - Riverbend 25

  • Latin II (Matt Carey): 8th/12
    Round 1: Riverbend 35 - Covenant 30 - Park View 0
    Round 2: Thomas Jefferson 165 - Riverbend 15 - Stone Bridge 0
    Round 3: Seneca Ridge MS 85 - Riverbend 35 - Park View 10

  • Latin III (Ashley Cahall, Sarah Keith, and Ally Williams): 6th/9
    Round 1: Madeira 75 - Courtland 65 - Riverbend 25
    Round 2: Riverbend 95 - Flint Hill 60 - Massaponax 30
    Round 3: Albemarle 105 - Riverbend 40 - Park View 25

  • Upper (Whitney Hosey, Karim Mian, and Miriam Pody): 8/9
    Round 1: Thomas Jefferson 75 - Massaponax 50 - Riverbend 0
    Round 2: Flint Hill 60 - Episcopal 35 - Riverbend 30
    Round 3: Albemarle 40 - Stone Bridge 20 - Riverbend 15
     

• March 28: Classical Cottage Certamen, Powhatan School, Berryville

  • Latin I (Laura Murdaugh and Megan Wells): 5th(tie with Flint Hill)/9
    Round 1: Frost MS A 115 - Twain MS A 80 - Riverbend 50
    Round 2: Fairfax 120 - Riverbend 75 - Flint Hill 25
    Round 3: Riverbend 85 - Flint Hill 60 - Spotsylvania MS 15

  • Latin II (Shannon Farrow): 4th/4

  • Latin III (Ashley Cahall and Sarah Keith): 5th/6
    Round 1: Thomas Jefferson 155 - Riverbend 20
    Round 2: Riverbend 90 - Holy Family 45
    Round 3: Flint Hill 100 - Riverbend 20

  • Upper (Karim Mian): 4th/4
    Round 1: Thomas Jefferson 220 - Riverbend 15
    Round 2: Massaponax 185 - Riverbend 10
    Round 3: Flint Hill 215 - Riverbend 0
     

• April 25: VJCL State Certamen Finals, Westfield HS, Fairfax

  • Latin I (Laura Murdaugh and Megan Wells): 13th/15
    Round 1: Fairfax B 120 - Riverbend 65 - The Hill School B 25
    Round 2: Flint Hill A 115 - Flint Hill B 20 - Riverbend 10
    Round 3: The Hill School A 85 - Wakefield 65 - Riverbend 10

  • Latin III (Ashley Cahall and Sarah Keith): 5th*/9 (4-2)
    Round 1: Riverbend 55 - Episcopal 45 - Wakefield 30
    Round 2: Thomas Jefferson 75 - Madeira 70 - Riverbend 0
    Round 3: Riverbend 80 - Fairfax 55 - Filler 10

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2007-2008:

Overall Records - Latin II: 13-11; Latin III: 14-8-1; Upper Level: 15-8-1

• October 27: VJCL Kick-Off Certamen, St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' School, Alexandria

  • II (Ashley Cahall and Allyson Williams): 4th*/15 (5-1)
    Round 1: Flint Hill 80 - Riverbend 70 - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' B  40
    Round 2: Riverbend 110 - Thomas Jefferson B 55 - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' A 20
    Round 3: Riverbend 85 - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' B 65 - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' A 20

  • III (Amanda Haislip, Taylor Locks, and Karim Mian): 4th*/9 (4-1-1)
    Round 1: St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' 50 - Riverbend 10 - Langley 10
    Round 2: Riverbend 100 - Episcopal 75 - Albemarle 0
    Round 3: Flint Hill 105 - Riverbend 65 - Hayfield 0

  • Upper (Jay Delano, James Harrison, and Madison Jonas): 4th*/10 (Beat Massaponax by 5 points) (4-2)
    Round 1: Flint Hill B 110 - T.J. Sci/Tech 65 - Riverbend 20
    Round 2: Riverbend 100 - Park View 45 - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' 30
    Round 3: Riverbend 90 - Massaponax B 20 - Hayfield 10

• November 10: Ad Fontes Certamen, George Mason University, Fairfax

  • II (Ashley Cahall, Jessica Hawkins, and Sarah Keith): 6th*/21 (3-3)
    Round 1: Riverbend 110 - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' 50 - Washington & Lee 30
    Round 2: Flint Hill School A 110  - Riverbend 85 - Yorktown 0
    Round 3: Wakefield (In the Plains) 95 - Madeira 75 - Riverbend 55

  • III (Amanda Haislip, Taylor Locks, and Karim Mian): 3rd*/12 (4-4)
    Round 1: Flint Hill 145 - Riverbend 90 - Seton B 10
    Round 2: Thomas Jefferson 140 - Riverbend 50 - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' 30
    Round 3: Riverbend 135 - Yorktown 45 - Seton School A 0
    Tie-Breaker: Riverbend 2 - Langley 1
    Final Round: Flint Hill 150 - Thomas Jefferson 115 - Riverbend 40

  • Upper Level (Jay Delano and James Harrison): 6th*/15 (3-3)
    Round 1: Classical Cottage 135 - Thomas Jefferson 55 - Riverbend 45
    Round 2: Massaponax 105 - Riverbend 95 - Spotsylvania 0
    Round 3: Riverbend 150 - Courtland 50 - Hayfield 25

• December 8: Riverbend Certamen, Riverbend High School, Fredericksburg

  • Results from the 3rd Annual Riverbend Certamen

  • Questions from the 3rd Annual Riverbend Certamen: Latin I, Latin I-Adv, Latin II, Latin III, Upper Level

• January 12: Flint Hill Certamen, Flint Hill School, Fairfax

  • II (Ashley Cahall, Jessica Hawkins, Sarah Keith, and Allyson Williams): 6th*/21 (2-4)
    Round 1: Classical Cottage 170 - Oakton B 25 - Riverbend 20
    Round 2: Madeira 105 - Trinity 25 - Riverbend 10
    Round 3: Riverbend 130 - Spotsylvania B 20 - Hayfield 10

  • III (Matt Meyer and Karim Mian): 5th*/12 (4-2)
    Round 1: Langley 115 - Riverbend 50 - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' 10
    Round 2: Riverbend 65 - Stonebridge 40 - TC Williams 35
    Round 3: Thomas Jefferson 85 - Riverbend 30 - Spotsylvania 0

  • Upper Level (Madison Jonas and Miriam Pody): 7th*/12 (3-3)
    Round 1: Oakton 45 - Courtland 35 - Riverbend 20
    Round 2: Yorktown 65 - Riverbend 25 - HB Woodlawn 10
    Round 3: Riverbend 50 - Hayfield 40 - TC Williams 0

• February 23: Thomas Jefferson Certamen, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Fairfax

  • II (Ashley Cahall and Sarah Keith): 4th(tied)*/27 (5-1)
    Round 1: Episcopal 90 - Riverbend 65 - Oakton 55
    Round 2: Riverbend 155 - Bishop O'Connell 40 - Filler 0
    Round 3: Riverbend 90 - Paul VI 50 - Swanson MS 10

  • III (Amanda Haislip, Taylor Locks, and Matt Meyer): 2nd*/21
    Final Round: Episcopal 95 - Riverbend 85 - Flint Hill 75

  • Upper Level (Jay Delano and James Harrison): 8th*/21 (3-3)
    Round 1: Classical Cottage 140 - Riverbend 65 - Holy Family Academy 0
    Round 2: Massaponax 125 - Park View 100 - Riverbend 45
    Round 3: Riverbend 110 - ER 45 - Filler 0

• April 5: Classical Cottage Certamen, Powhatan School, Berryville

  • II (Ashley Cahall and Sarah Keith): 5th*/12
    Round 1: Madeira 140 - Oakton B 70 - Riverbend 45
    Round 2: Riverbend 125 - Flint Hill 105 - Oakton B 15
    Round 3: Thomas Jefferson 155 - Riverbend 70 - Spotsylvania 0

  • II (Taylor Boulton, Taylor Locks, and Matthew Meyer): 2nd*/4
    Round 1: Riverbend 190 - Stonebridge 30
    Round 2: Riverbend 110 - St. Stephen's and St. Agnes' 105
    Round 3: Episcopal 125 - Riverbend 80

  • Upper Level (Jay Delano, James Harrison, Alex Soler, and Jessica Stayton): 4th/9
    Round 1: Riverbend 180 - Handley 40 - Spotsylvania 0
    Round 2: Riverbend 85 - Flint Hill B 55 - Oakton 35
    Round 3: St. Alban's 140 - Riverbend 45 - Park View 45

• April 19: Virginia JCL/SCL State Finals, Park View High School, Sterling

  • II (Ashley Cahall and Sarah Keith): 5th*tied/15 (6-0)
    Round 1: Riverbend 70 - Filler A 15 - Holy Family Academy 10
    Round 2: Riverbend 115 - Fairfax 10 - Courtland 10
    Round 3: Riverbend 100 - Massaponax 60 - Hayfield 25

  • III (?): 4th*/x (-)
    Round 1: Riverbend 135 - Wakefield 10 - Filler B 0
    Round 2: Thomas Jefferson 135 - Riverbend 65 - Albemarle 50
    Round 3: ?

  • Upper (Jay Delano and James Harrison): x/x (1-4-1)
    Round 1: Park View 115 - Massaponax 30 - Riverbend 0
    Round 2: St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' 60 - Riverbend 40 - Holy Family 30
    Round 3: Flint Hill 115 - Riverbend 65 - ParkView 65

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2006-2007:

• October 21: VJCL Kick-Off Certamen, Midlothian High School, Midlothian
  • II (Amanda Haislip, Taylor Locks, Joe Mahakian, and Karim Mian): 3rd*/15 (Lost to Massaponax and TJ)
  • Upper (Joey Baden, Jay Delano, Teiji Epling, and James Harrison): 5th*/15
• November 11: Ad Fontes Certamen, George Mason University, Fairfax
  • II (Amanda Haislip, Taylor Locks, and Karim Mian): 4th*/24 (Lost to Flint Hill 3-1 in playoff round for finals)
  • Upper (Jay Delano and James Harrison): 4th*/9
• December 9: Riverbend Certamen, Fredericksburg
  • Results from the 2006 Riverbend Certamen (pdf)
  • Questions from the 2006 Riverbend Certamen: I, I-ADV, II, III, and Upper (pdf)
• January 6: Flint Hill Certamen, Fairfax
  • II (Amanda Haislip, Taylor Locks, and Karim Mian): 2nd*/18 (TJ 145 - Riverbend 140 - Langley 40 in final round)
  • Upper (Jay Delano and James Harrison): 7th*/15
• January 20: Classical Cottage Certamen, Berryville
  • II (Amanda Haislip, Taylor Locks, Karim Mian, and Raymond Vargas): 4th*/9 (15 pts. from 3rd place and finals)
  • Upper (Jay Delano, James Harrison, and Ariel Smith): 5th/9 teams (25 pts. from placing at 4th)
• February 24: Thomas Jefferson Certamen, Fairfax
  • II (Amanda Haislip, Taylor Locks, and Karim Mian): 2nd*/18 (Flint Hill 95 - Riverbend 95 - Park View 15... RHS lost 4-1 in the tie-breaker questions)
  • Upper (Joey Baden, Alex Soler, Ariel Smith, and Rachel Stayton): 9th/13
• March 17: Broadneck Certamen, Annapolis, MD
  • II (Taylor Locks and Karim Mian): 1st*/3 (School record 625 pts.)
  • Upper (Jay Delano, James Harrison, and Madison Jonas): 4th*/9
• April 21: VJCL State Finals, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
  • II - Hey! How come I don't have this information? Someone remind me!
  • Upper - Hey! How come I don't have this information? Someone remind me!

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2005-2006:

• October 29: VJCL Kickoff Certamen, Midlothian HS, Midlothian
  • I (Matt Meyer and Debra Verbeck): 5th*/15 (Riverbend's very first place for Latin I!)
  • III (Joey Baden, Jay Delano, James Harrison, and Jessica Stayton): 3rd*/12 (Flint Hill won 1st, Riverbend fell to 3rd behind Classical Cottage on the final question)
  • Upper (Nikki Carroll, Theresa Gentile, James McCaffery, and Nicole Smith): 5th/9
• November 12: Ad Fontes Certamen, George Mason University, Fairfax
  • I (Taylor Boulton): 5th*/18
  • III (Joey Baden, Jay Delano, James Harrison, Alex Lee, Ariel Smith, and Jessica Stayton): 3rd*/12 (Thomas Jefferson won, Riverbend took 3rd after finishing in a 110-110 tie with Flint Hill and falling 3-0 out of 5 in playoff questions)
• December 10: Riverbend Certamen, Riverbend HS, Fredericksburg
• January 7: Flint Hill Certamen, Flint Hill School, Oakton
• March 4: Thomas Jefferson Certamen, Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria
  • III (Joey Baden, Jay Delano, James Harrison, and Ariel Smith): 3rd*/21 (After preliminaries - Flint Hill 420, Riverbend 320, and Park View 310; After finals - FH 165, PV 125, RHS 60)
  • Upper (?): 17th/21
• March 25: Woodson Certamen, Woodson HS, Oakton
  • III (Jay Delano, James Harrison, and others - remind me!): 1st*/?
• April 16: VJCL State Certamen Finals, TBA
  • III (Joey Baden, Jay Delano, James Harrison, and Alex Soler): 2nd*/12

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2004-2005:

• October 23 - VJCL Kickoff Certamen, Midlothian HS, Midlothian
  • IIA (James Harrison, Jay Delano, and Lauren Henson): 4th*/12 (5 pts. from 3rd!)
  • IIB (Wilson Sarver, Alex Soler, and David Murphy): 9th/12
  • Upper (Nikki Carroll, Theresa Gentile, David Kuckuck, and Nicole Smith): 6th*/9
• December 11 - Riverbend Invitational, Fredericksburg
  • IIA (Jay Delano, James Harrison, and David Rich): 1st*/6
  • IIB (Lauren Henson and Jessica Stayton): 4th/6
  • III (Hilary Bernritter, Teiji Epling, James McCaffery, and Rachel Stayton): 2nd*/4 (5 pts. from tying Courtland for 1st!)
  • Upper (CN, KS, and NS): 6th/6
• January 8 - Flint Hill Certamen, Fairfax
  • II (JD, James Harrison, and David Rich): 6th*/18
  • III (Teiji Epling, James McCaffery, and Rachel Stayton): 7th*/15
  • Upper (Robert Barrow, Nikki Carroll, David Kuckuck, and Nicole Smith): 12th/18
• January 29 - Handley Certamen, Winchester
  • II (Jay Delano, James Harrison, MH, and Jessica Stayton): 4th*/15
  • III (Kim Alexander, Teiji Epling, and James McCaffery): 3rd*/6
  • Upper (Nikki Carroll and Theresa Gentile): 10th/12
• February 12 - Broadneck Certamen, Annapolis, MD
  • Latin II (Jay Delano, James Harrison, David Rich,,): 2nd*/6
  • Upper (Teiji Epling, James McCaffery, Jessica Stayton,,): 4th*/12
• February 26 - T.J. Sci/Tech, Alexandria
  • Latin II (Jay Delano, James Harrison, David Murphy, and Jessica Stayton): 4th*/18 (1 toss-up and bonus from final round!)
  • Latin III (James McCaffery, Rachel Stayton, and Teiji Epling): 4th*/18
  • Upper (Nikki Carroll, Theresa Gentile, and Nicole Smith): 15th/15
• March 12 - Ad Fontes Certamen, Fairfax
  • Latin IIA (Jay Delano, James Harrison, David Rich, and Jessica Stayton): 2nd*/18 (1st time in major finals! Lost to Thomas Jefferson and beating Oakton 205-135-15)
  • Latin IIB (Nathan Jones, Ariel Smith, and Jacob Warrick): 13th/18
  • Latin III (Teiji Epling and Rachel Stayton): 4th*/12
  • Upper Level (Nikki Carroll, Theresa Gentile, David Kuckuck, and Nicole Smith): 10th/12
• April 2 - Episcopal Certamen, Alexandria
  • Latin II (Jay Delano and James Harrison): 3rd*/?
• April 9 - Woodson Certamen, Oakton
  • Latin II Experienced (Jay Delano, James Harrison, David Murphy, and Jessica Stayton): 3rd*/9 (Lost to Thomas Jefferson and Classical Cottage in finals)
  • Latin II Inexperienced (Toni Carroll, Daniel Flood, Nathan Jones, Ariel Smith, and Jacob Warrick): 1st*/2 (Played in a 9-team field)
  • Latin III (Teiji Epling, James McCaffrey, and Rachel Stayton): 3rd*/6 (1st time in major finals! Lost to Hayfield and Smithfield)
• April 16 - VJCL State Certamen Finals, Clover Hill High School, Midlothian
  • Latin II (Jay Delano, James Harrison, David Murphy, and David Rich): 4th*/12 (Classical Cottage, Thomas Jefferson, and Flint Hill finshed 1-2-3).
  • Latin III (Sam Abilmona, Teiji Epling, James McCaffery, and Rachel Stayton): 6th/12 (One bonus question from a tie for 5th)
  • Upper Level (Nikki Carroll, Theresa Gentile, Nicole Smith, and Jessica Stayton): 8th/12

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Results of the 1st Riverbend Certamen:

NI RIVER, COURTLAND,
RIVERBEND, LIBERTY
WIN INAUGURAL RHS CERTAMEN

The very first Riverbend Certamen was held on Saturday, December 11, 2004. There were a variety of winners and competition was not dominated by any one school. Seven different schools placed! This small, invitational tournament was open to schools from across the Fredericksburg area. The results for each level of competition can be found below.

Maximas gratias to all the Latin Club members and students who helped to make our inaugural event such a success! We also owe a special thanks to Ben Kissell and Scott Pelath who took time out from their busy college schedules to help out! Ben attends the University of Mary Washington and Scott made the trip home from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. We could not have held this tournament without everyone's participation. You should feel proud of what you have accomplished!

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This page has been created and is maintained by Mark A. Keith for the Latin program at Riverbend High School in Fredericksburg, VA. The content herein is solely the responsibility of the website editor and does not imply promotion, sponsorship, or endorsement by Riverbend High School or Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Created: February 24, 2005. Last revised: March 12, 2010.