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Cornerstone JCL had an impressive showing at the 61st Annual State Latin Forum of the Junior Classical League in Orlando, during April 15th -17th. Nearly 50 schools from around the state were in attendance for the festivities, tests, project judging, and Olympic events. This was our third year to attend State, and our students performed very well—it appears, in fact, that this year was our best showing yet! Please congratulate the following students on their successful club representation and a personal job well done:

Jake Altom: 7th in Models/5th in Open Certamen
Timon Angerhofer: 2nd in Vocabulary ½ /4th in Grammar ½ /3rd in Open Certamen
Beth Brewster: 2nd in Games
Cassie Brewster: 7th in 2D Non-Graphic Art/8th in Latin Derivatives ½
Adam Dagan: 6th in 2D Non-Graphic Art/4th in Open Certamen
Timothy Davis- 1st in Modern Myth
Kathryn Doles: 1st in Club Scrapbook/7th in Games/9th in Greek Literature I
Elizabeth Duenas: 1st in Female Costume as Niobe/2nd in Open Certamen
Peter Emery: 3rd in Sculpture&Pottery/9th in Hellenic History I/5th in Marathon
Taylor Ford: 5th in Miscellaneous Art (Jewelry)/8th in Greek Derivatives I
Matt Gibby: 5th in Sculpture&Pottery/10th in Geography I/5th in Open Certamen
Devin Gregory: 5th in Models/6th in Hellenic History II/1st in Open Certamen
Jack Gregory: 4th in 2D Non-Graphic Art/4th in Open Certamen
Haley Grooms: 1st in Club Scrapbook/3rd in Games/9th in Latin Literature I/4th in Marathon
Ana Kondratiev: 2nd in Modern Myth/8th in Classical Art I
Sarah Larson: 1st in Textiles
Isabella Liuzzo: 3rd in 2D Non-Graphic Art/ 4th in Classical Art I
Andrew Maule: 8th in Models
Chris Moss: 6th in History of the Republic II/8th in History of the Empire II
Cade Rakes-Chick- 5th in Declamations/2nd in Bazaar Booths
Rachael Shaw: 1st in Modern Myth
Jacob Smith: 8th in Hellenic History II/9th in Models/4th in Open Certamen
Jessica Willis: 2nd in Miscellaneous Art (Traveler's Pouch)/8th in Geography I
Jamison Wyatt- 3rd in Paintings

We received numerous club awards as well. Many of our student contributed to our performance in these events:

4th in Club t-shirt (Bella Liuzzo's "MODUS BESTIAE" design)
4th in Small Club of the Year
2nd in Club Publicity
3rd in Club Website
2nd in Bazaar Booth
1st in Ultimate "Discus"
2nd in girls'/1st in boys' Shuttle Run
1st in Roman Dress Relay

Finally, the club received trophies in four sweepstakes categories:

1st Place Overall in Ludi (Games)
4th Place Overall in Academic
1st Place Overall in Creative
4th Place Overall in Junior Division (all categories)

Please stop by our table in the front office to see some of our winning projects and awards! A special thank-you to our parent chaperones, who served as judges and chauffeurs over the weekend: Jim Brewster, Dawn Larson, Lee-Anne Lawson, Debra Liuzzo, Steve Maule, and Teresa Shaw. Your help was invaluable to our students and especially to Mrs. Reed. Thanks also to Cade Rakes-Chick, our JCL club president, for his outstanding leadership during our trip and for his hard work for the club this year.

Congrats again to our Cornerstone Latin Club!;

A Great Showing by Cornerstone Latin Club at Regionals

On Saturday, January 30th, twenty-eight Cornerstone JCL Latin Students attended the Florida Junior Classical League Region IV Forum at Oak Hall School in Gainesville. Five schools from around north-central Florida (including St. Francis, Ocala Forest, and Leesburg High) competed in various academic, creative, olympic and certamen events.

Our students presented their Latin projects that they made for school and everyone did a great job in their events. Cornerstone students received 33 individual academic and creative awards, plus numerous placements in Olympika. Congratulations to all our students who attended and contributed to Cornerstone's performance at Regionals!

Creative awards:

Timothy Davis (1st), Rachel Shaw (3rd), and Ana Kondratiev (4th) in Modern Myth
Elizabeth Duenas (1st) in Female Costume as Hebe
Cade Rakes-Chick (1st) in Declamation
Sarah Larson (1st) in Textiles
Jessica Willis (1st) and Taylor Ford (2nd) in Miscellaneous Art
Isabella Liuzzo (1st), Jack Gregory (2nd), and Adam Dagan (3rd) in 2D Non-Graphic Art
David Cook (2nd), Noah Goodall and Jacob Smith (tied for 4th), and Andrew Maule (5th) in Models
Rachel Richards (2nd) in Drawing
Peter Emery (2nd) and Matt Gibby (5th) in Pottery/Sculpture
Beth Brewster (2nd) and Kathryn Doles (5th) in Games
Jamison Wyatt (3rd in Painting

Academic awards:

Tyler Hall (4th) in Heptathlon and (4th) in Classical Art
Cade Rakes-Chick (3rd) and Timothy Davis (4th) in Derivatives
Timon Angerhofer (2nd) in Grammar, and (4th) in Vocabulary
Jamison Wyatt (4th) in Greek Literature
Jacob Smith (2nd), Devin Gregory (3rd) and Peter Emery (4th) in Hellenic History
Chris Moss (3rd) in History of the Monarchy and Republic
Rachel Shaw and Noah Goodall (tied for 4th) in Customs/Roman Life

Additional Awards:

Numerous placements in Olympika
Best of Show-1 award (Sarah Larson in Textiles)

Mrs. Reed says a BIG thank you to the parents who chaperoned and helped the day run smoothly, despite the rain! Next up for the Latin Club is the FJCL State Forum to be held in Orlando from April 15—17. Information packets have been distributed and can also be accessed online at http://cornerstonejcl.wordpress.com

Congratulations to our Varsity Soccer and Varsity Volleyball players, as well as to our JV Volleyball Team. They all did outstanding in the NACA Tournament, held in Tennessee earlier this month. GO COUGARS!!!

Congratulations Cougar Soccer Club - 2009 Division III National Champions

Congratulations Varsity Volleyball - 4th Place Division I

Congratulations JV Volleyball - 6th Place Division III