Mosaic of Bear
4th Century AD, Bardo Museum, Tunisia
Photograph by Stephen Arnold (http://www.stoa.org/gallery/Tunisia/P4130063)
 

General Information
The Latin Club is one of the most active and fun organizations at Riverbend High School. Membership is open to all RHS Latin students.

All the Latin Club is divided into three parts (with apologies to Julius Caesar): the Club proper, the newly-launched National Latin Honor Society, and our competitive certamen teams.

The organization is governed by a functional and well-guarded constitution administered by the club's parliamentarian and president.

More information and a group mailing list will be found soon on SCORE.

Membership
All current and former Latin students at Riverbend High School are eligible for membership in the RHS Latin Club. Please complete the membership form and return it with dues of $10.00 (Please make checks payable to Riverbend High School). Be a part of one of the most active and fun organizations at RHS!

Affiliation
The RHS Latin Club is affiliated with the National Junior Classical League and the Virginia Junior Classical League.

National Junior Classical League Convention

Virginia Junior Classical League Convention

Jam the Shamrocks! All Latin Club members are invited to our annual Rock Band jam session on Wednesday, March 17, 2:30-5:00 p.m., just in time for St. Patrick's Day! There will be plenty of food and fun! Y'all come!

News from the Web: Nero's Rotating Banquet Hall Unveiled in Rome: from the NY Times

Cool Mythology Website: Family Tree of the Greek Gods

Sarah Keith Elected 2nd VP

Sarah is sworn in with the other newly elected VJCL officers for 2009-2010.

Spirited Bears
Make it Three in a Row

Riverbend wins top prize in spirit for the third year in a row!

Riverbend Brings Home
37 Top 10 Awards!

SWEET IS THE TASTE
OF VICTORY!
Latin Club Wins First Place in Homecoming Parade!

Sic Semper Patriotis
at least those from Albemarle!

A great big THANK YOU to the parents who helped to make our participation possible: Mr. and Mrs. Kreck, Mrs. Locks, and Mrs. Medina!

German Club 21 - Latin Club 8
... but we still had a good time!

Huzzah!

Latin Bears spotted at the Maryland Renaissance Festival

*MRF Participants: Please remember to give Mr. Keith digital copies of your pictures from our trip!

Cinema Romana Open for Business
The Latin Club opened up the Cinema Romana with a showing of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum on Wednesday, September 16. In keeping with tradition established by our founding father Robert Barrow, we crunched on nachos as we enjoyed the film. The Club provided the tortilla chips and drinks, participants signed up to bring topping to share.

Taylor Locks Elected
NJCL First VP!

Amanda Haislip Completes Term as NJCL Historian,
Sarah Keith as VJCL Editor

Congratulations to Taylor Locks, who was elected to the position of First Vice President of the National Junior Classical League at its annual convention held recently at the University of California-Davis. Taylor, a rising senior in AP Latin, will serve for the 2009-2010 school year and help direct the national organization which oversees and supports Latin clubs all across the country. One of her main duties will be to help plan, organize, and run the 2010 NJCL Convention to be held in North Dakota next summer.

Taylor continues Riverbend's amazing run of service on the state and national executive boards. Amanda Haislip just completed her term as NJCL Historian, where she was responsible for creating a scrapbook of activities from chapters all across the country and working to make this most recent convention such a resounding success. Nikki Carroll (Parliamentarian), Toni Carroll (Parliamentarian), Amanda Haislip (Historian), and Sarah Keith (Editor) have all served the Virginia Junior Classical League in the past five years.

Photographs by Howard Chang.

Photographs by Amy Petersen

Transfer of Power

Matt Passes the Sword and Latin Club to Taylor

RHS Latin Cookout 2009
 

Bears in the Park
RHS Makes Annual Visit to Busch Gardens

Pizza Adds Pizzaz!
Bridges Declared Official Pizza Restaurant of RHS Latin Club

Latin students enjoy their pizza after the inauguration of the new officers for 2009-2010

Bears Claw Back; Finish Third in Kickball

The RHS Latin Kickball team poses at the 2009 Spotsy Latin Tournament

Chancellor B 9 - Riverbend 0
Massaponax 9 - Riverbend 3
Riverbend 10 - Spotsylvania 1
Riverbend 4 - Chancellor A 3

Championship Game:
Chancellor B 4 - Massaponax 3

Dr. Liane Houghtalin (UMW) helps Christiann, Katie, Cindy, and Ashley identify an ancient coin

Latin Club Amendments Passed
The RHS Latin Club will add another officer to the Executive Board for the 2009-2010 school year. At a general meeting held on Thursday, March 11, an amendment was passed unanimously which divides the present office or Editor/Historian into the separate offices of Editor and Historian. This change was made in order to facilitate the production of a newsletter every nine weeks and a scrapbook at the end of every school year. Another amendment also passed unanimously to make the offices of Editor and Historian appointed by the Executive Board and not elected by the membership. Members interested in applying for these offices must submit an application (under development).

Sarah is sworn in with Megan at the Fall Meeting of the VJCL

Sarah Keith Named VJCL Editor
Sarah Keith was named Editor of the Virginia Junior Classical League at its annual Fall Board Meeting held recently at the University of Mary Washington. Sarah will now be responsible for producing and distributing The Forum, the VJCL newsletter. Way to go, Sarah!

Sarah joins our growing list of JCL officers: Nikki Carroll, State Parliamentarian in '04-'05, Toni Carroll, State Parliamentarian in '06-'07, and Amanda Haislip, State Historian in '07-'08 and National Historian in '08-'09.

Amanda makes her campaign speech at National Convention in Ohio

Amanda Haislip Elected National Historian
Amanda Haislip was elected Editor of the National Junior Classical League at its annual convention held last summer at Miami University in Oxford, OH. Amanda will be responsible for collecting information and photographs from JCL chapters all across the country and then crafting them into a grand scrapbook. She is also responsible for helping to plan and organize the national convention coming up in July at the University of California-Davis. We are all proud of you, Amanda!

Activities & Photographs from 2008-2009:
Ice Cream Social
Roman Days MMVIII at GMU
Certamen
Kickball vs. German Club
Riverbend Homecoming 2008
Halloween Party
Virginia Junior Classical League Convention
National Latin Honor Society Induction
Saturnalia Party
National Gallery of Art Fieldtrip