This past weekend, April 4–6, 2025, 26 TMI students represented our school with excellence at the Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) Convention, hosted by Bellaire High School in Houston. Joining 64 schools from across the state, our Latin scholars competed in a wide range of academic, artistic, and athletic events.

We are thrilled to announce that both our Middle School and Upper School teams placed in the top ten of their respective divisions. The Middle School earned a 10th place trophy, while the Upper School brought home a 9th place trophy.  Additionally, every individual TMI student received some sort of state recognition for their individual academic performance at the convention.

We are incredibly proud of the dedication, scholarship, and spirit our students displayed throughout the weekend. Their achievements reflect not only their hard work but also their commitment to the classics.

Individual results are listed below. Congratulations to all our Latin scholars!

Pentathlon awards.  The Pentathlon is a general Latin knowledge test consisting of vocabulary, grammar, derivatives, mythology, and ancient Roman culture.

Summa Cum Laude
Klair Allison, ‘26, Level IV
Henry Burgos, ‘26, Level IV
Luke Horton, ’26, Level IV
Lucas Senecal, ‘27, Level III
Maxima Cum Laude
Payton Brady, ‘30, Level ½ A
Lauren Birnbaum, ‘27, Level III
Jayden Dacres, ‘29, Level ½ B
Claire Foley, ‘28, Level II
Isabella Ongaratto, ‘29, Level ½ B
Bella Patel, ‘27, Level III
Riley Wentlandt, ‘29, Level ½ B

Magna Cum Laude
Brice Allison, ‘26, Level IV
Margo Delmer, ‘27, Level III
Zane Gates, ‘28, Level II
Cecilia Murphy, ‘ 27, Level II
Nikhil Isiguzo, ‘30, Level ½ A
Luke Robinson, ‘30, Level ½ A

Cum Laude
Lior Berrocal, ‘29, Level ½ B
MacKenna Colbert, ‘27, Level III
Fox Griffin, ‘27, Level III
Samuel Kitayama,’30, Level ½ A
Eshaan Sanka, ‘27, Level III
Ben Srinivasan, 30, Level ½ A
Jaya Tewari-Pine, ‘29, Level ½ B

Individual Academic Tests

1st place
Claire Foley, ‘28, Mottoes and Abbreviations, Level II
Riley Wentlandt, ‘29, Ancient Roman History: Empire, Level ½ B

2nd place
Margo Delmer, ‘29, Dramatic Interpretation, Level III
Nikhil Isiguzo, ‘30, Latin Derivatives, Level ½ A
Isabella Ongaratto, ‘29, Vocabulary, Level ½ B
Ben Srinivasan, ‘30, Roman Life, Level ½ A

No 3rd place

4th place
Klair Allison, ‘26, Vocabulary, Level IV
Klair Allison, ‘26, Advanced Grammar, Level IV
Henry Burgos, ‘26, Reading Comprehension: Prose, Level IV
Samuel Kitayama, ‘30, Reading Comprehension, Level ½ A
Riley Wentlandt, ‘29, Latin Derivatives, Level ½ B

5th place
Lior Berrocal, ‘29, Reading Comprehension, Level ½ B

6th place
Payton Brady, ‘30, Decathlon,Level ½ A
Luke Robinson, ‘30, Ancient Roman History:  Monarchy and Republic, Level ½ A
Samuel Kitayama, ‘30, Elementary Grammar, Level ½ A

7th place
Fox Griffin, ‘27, Greek History, Level III
Kisaan Ramzan, ‘28, Advanced Grammar, Level II
Ben Srinivasan, ‘30 Ancient Geography, 7th, Level ½ A

8th place
Brice Allison, ‘26, Latin Derivatives, Level IV
Lior Berrocal, ‘29 Greek Derivatives, Level ½ B
Payton Brady,’30 Vocabulary, Level ½ A
Margo Delmer, ‘ 27, Reading Comprehension Prose, Level III
Luke Horton, ‘26, Roman History Empire, Level IV
Nikhil Isiguzo, ‘30, Mottoes and Abbreviations, Level ½ A
Lucas Senecal, ‘27, Roman History Empire, Level III
Lucas Senecal, ‘27, Decathlon, Level III

9th place
Brice Allison, ‘26, Roman Life, Level IV
MacKenna Colbert, ‘27, Vocabulary, Level III
Jayden Dacres, ‘29, Decathlon, Level ½ B
Zane Gates, ‘28, Greek Life and Literature, Level II
Shyam Mohan, ‘28, Vocabulary, Level II
Jaya Tewari-Pine, ‘29, Ancient History: Monarchy and Republic, Level ½ B

10th place
Lauren Birnbaum, ‘27, Ancient Geography, Level III
Isabella Ongaratto, ‘29, Elementary Grammar, Level ½ B
Luke Robinson, ‘30, Mythology, Level ½ A