Upper School Wins Area F Latin Competition Overall Sweepstakes;

Upper School wins Area F Latin competition overall sweepstakes;

St. Andrew’s Advanced certamen team wins area championship;

Reid Swanger and Matthew Miller receive high individual awards

On Friday, February 19 and Saturday, February 20 the St. Andrew’s Upper and Middle School Latin Clubs attended Area F Latin Convention hosted this year on the Upper School campus. Our Middle School certamen team of Asa Buehler, Nick Fox, Logan Giberson, and Julia Josowitz, along with alternates Sam Martens, Lancer Sharp, and Evan Young reached finals and won 2nd place. Our Novice certamen team composed of Andy Newell, Catherine Pace, Eliana Gill, and Annie Osborne advanced to finals and won second place. The Intermediate team of Connor Butler, Robert Luke, Cameron Osborn, Trace Turner, and alternates Gabi Hindera, Reeves Smith, Charlie Dennis, and Rachel Dimston took 2nd, and will be eligible to compete for spots on the team that will represent our area at the state convention. The Advanced certamen team composed of Reid Swanger, Matt Miller, Mason Osborn, Scott Dollen, and alternates Emma Richardson, Ali Campion, Rachel Deleery, and Colin Vanderburg won first place and will represent the area at the state tournament.

As a team, St. Andrew's Upper School took first in the overall academic sweepstakes by 98 points. The Middle School placed 5th. Four students were recognized for having the highest score at any level on their tests: Mason Osborn for Reading Comprehension in both the poetry and prose tests; Scott Dollen for Roman Life; Matthew Miller for Grammar, Ali Campion for Girls' Dramatic Interpretation, and Reid Swanger for the Decathlon. Reid was named the Armadillo Classical Society's Senior Scholar as the most outstanding Latin student at the convention, and Matthew Miller was awarded the ACS Senior College Scholarship.

The individual awards follow.

Academic contests

First place:

Asa Buehler / Roman History / 1/2 A
Jared Samuels / Greek Life and Literature / 1/2 B
Andy Newell / Elementary Grammar / 1
Annie Osborne / Mythology / 1
Eliana Gill / Decathlon / 1
Rachel Dimston / Roman Life / 2
Robert Luke / Roman History / 2
Jose Lopez / Sight Recitation / 2
Seth Davis / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / 2
Connor Butler / Latin Oratory / 2
Daniel Martens / Geography / 3
Mason Osborn / Reading Comprehension - Prose / 5+
Colin Vanderburg / Sight Recitation / 4
Reid Swanger / Decathlon / 5+
Matthew Miller / Advanced Grammar / 5+
Scott Dollen / Mythology / 5+
Scott Dollen / Roman Life / 5+
Reid Swanger / Roman History / 5+
Mason Osborn / Reading Comprehension - Poetry / 5+
Ali Campion / Girls' Dramatic Interpretation / 3

Second place:

John Sealy / Greek Derivatives / 1/2 A
Sara Thiessen / Vocabulary / 1/2 A
Nick Fox / Decathlon / 1/2 B
Lila Brand Schmidt / Roman Life / 1
Andy Newell / Decathlon / 1
Catherine Pace / Sight Recitation / 1
Charlie Dennis / Advanced Grammar / 2
Alex Adams / Latin Literature / 2
Will Pearson / Greek History / 2
William Howard / Decathlon / 2
Emma Richardson / Advanced Grammar / 3
Rachel Deleery / Mythology / 3
Richard Dietz / Latin Derivatives / 4
Katherine Stegmann / Vocabulary / 4
Garrett Holody / Latin Literature / 4
Richard Dietz / Mottoes / 4
Matthew Miller / Decathlon / 5+

Third place:

Ana Marcks / Latin Derivatives / 1/2 A
Logan Giberson / Mythology / 1/2 A
Colin Hancock / Geography / 1/2 A
Chloe Denham / Latin Derivatives / 1/2 B
Chloe Denham / Greek Derivatives / 1/2 B
Nick Fox / Vocabulary / 1/2 B
Jared Samuels / Greek History / 1/2 B
Sam Fason / Geography / 1/2 B
Gillean Kelly / Sight Recitation / 1/2 B
Christian Koitzsch / Latin Literature / 2
Sam Andrews / Decathlon / 2
Max Schotz / Greek Life and Literature / 2
Reeves Smith / Mottoes / 2
Kendle Windham / Roman Life / 3
Katie Cooke / Latin Literature / 3
Bryant Bowyer / Roman History / 3
Jade Ross / Mottoes / 3
Conor Keelan / Geography / 3
Ali Campion / Sight Recitation / 3
Colin Vanderburg / Advanced Grammar / 4
Stephen Barron / Greek History / 4
Rachel Deleery / Greek Life and Literature / 3

Classical Civilization contests:

1st place:

Peter Steinbach, Richard Dietz, Will Pearson, Conor Keelan, Lila Brand-Schmitz, Erica Wiesman, Annie Osborne, Ali Campion, Eliana Gill, Ashley Dill / Vocal Ensemble
Nancy Waring / Polychromatic Art

2nd place:

Ali Campion, Trace Turner, William Howard, Will Pearson / Play
Christine Snitkjaer / Monochromatic Art
Annie Osborn / Couples Costume
Ali Campion / Vocal Solo

3rd place:

Conor Keelan / Vocal Solo

Olympika:

1st place:

Meredith Stark / Girls 50 M
Brendan Ingram / Boys Softball Throw
Meredith Stark / Girls Softball Throw

2nd place:

Meredith Stark / Girls 100 M
Christina Stull / Girls 200 M
Jade Ross / Girls Softball Throw

3rd place:

Rachel Deleery / Girls Frisbee Throw

On the Pentathlon, the one test taken by everyone at the convention, Catherine Pace and Eliana Gill tied for the high score in Level 1. Connor Butler had the high score in Level 2, and Reid Swanger had the high score in Level 5. Other Pentathlon results:

Summa cum laude: Annie Osborne, Eliana Gill, Catherine Pace, Patrick Davis, Connor Butler, Nicholas Siegele, Stephen Barron, Richard Dietz, Scott Dollen, Matthew Miller, Mason Osborn, Reid Swanger, Conor Keelan, Jade Ross, Bryant Bowyer, Ali Campion, Emma Richardson, Rachel Deleery, Andy Newell, Rachel Dimston, Will Pearson, Trace Turner, William Howard, Cameron Osborn, Reeves Smith, Logan Giberson, Nick Fox

Maxima cum laude: Justin Ingram, Samuel Leonard, Colin Feo, Meredith Stark, Colin Vanderburg, Nancy Wareing, Katie Cooke, Kendle Windham, Will Dodds, Daniel Martens, Lila Brand Schmitz, Ingrid Hoff, Jose Lopez, Robert Luke, Andrea DelVesco, Sam Andrews, Charlie Dennis, Seth Davis, Tucker Long, Parker Kell, As Buehler, Simran Frontain, Ana Marcks, Annika Mele, John Sealy, Christopher Snitkjaer, Evan Young, Sam Faosn, Gillean Kelly, Michelle Robles, Jared Samuels

Magna cum laude: Katie Newell, Christine Snitkjaer, Ashley Dill, Taylor Dill, Emily Dodds, Christian Koitzsch, Judith Allen, Sarah Thompson, Garrett Holody, Katherine Stegmann, Christina Stull, James Stark, Austin Tedesco, Anna Richards, Gabriela Hindera, Alex Adams, Kathryn McDonald, Max Schotz, Mason Neal, Caroline Dill, Colin Hancock, Kathryn Gernstein, Sam Marten, Sara Thiessen, Annie Tate Cockrum, Patrick Dunham, Callie Evarts, Julia Josowitz, Charhong Quach, Tristan Reed, Lance Sharp

Cum laude: Seamus Gude, Peter Steinbach, Sam Stephenson, Brendan Ingram, Christopher Dill, Erica Weisman, Callie McConnico, Bonham Duncan, Madeleine Mele, Chloe Denham, Noah Ford