The website for the Latin program at Riverbend High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia
NON EST AD ASTRA MOLLIS E TERRIS VIA (Seneca the Younger) ~ It is not an easy road from the earth to the stars
CONTESTS AND EXAMINATIONS
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES
For information specific to each class, please see SCORE)
CLASSICAL
LINGUA LATINA
LATIN
AND THE CLASSICS
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
LATIN CLUB
LATIN HONOR SOCIETY
CERTAMEN
RES GESTAE ANNUAE
FOREIGN
TRAVEL
CALENDAR
ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
The
NATIONAL LATIN EXAM
will be given
to all RHS Latin students
on Thursday, March 11 during B-5 in the Commons.
Bonam fortunam!
TWO GREAT ACTIVITIES COMING UP
1) To mark the
Ides of March, interested Latin students are invited to come
to the Latin room after school on Monday, March 15 for a spirited reading
of selections from Shakespeare's
Julius Caesar. Toga optional!
2)
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!
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!
Eric and Jessica battle it out at the Saturnalia!
The National Committee for
Latin and Greek Releases
a Promotional Video for
the Study of Latin
Upcoming Movie Release of Interest to Latin Students
Clash of the Titans (Release Date: March
26, 2010): View
Trailer
Potential for
a trilogy?
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:
March 13, 2004. Last revised:
March 8, 2010.