TMI Students Participated in the Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) Convention

This past weekend, April 8-9, 2022, TMI Latin students, accompanied by their teachers Claudia Monsalvez Clark and Alleyne Rogers, joined schools from across the state at Alamo Heights High School to take part in the annual Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) Convention. The TSJCL is a state organization that is part of the larger National Junior Classical League, an organization for middle and high school students who are taking classics-related courses. NJCL proudly holds the honor of being one of the largest academic youth organizations in the world.  There are over 35,000 members in approximately 1,000 chapters, located in … Continue reading TMI Students Participated in the Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) Convention

TMI Students Participated in Texas State Junior Classical League Area B Convention

On February 25-26, 2022, TMI Latin students, accompanied by their teachers, Claudia Monsalvez Clark and Alleyne Rogers, joined 21 area schools at Clark High School to take part in the annual Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) Area B Convention. The TSJCL is a state organization that is part of the larger National Junior Classical League, an organization for middle and high school students in classical courses. NJCL proudly holds the honor of being one of the largest academic youth organizations in the world.  There are over 35,000 members in approximately 1,000 chapters, located in almost every state and in … Continue reading TMI Students Participated in Texas State Junior Classical League Area B Convention

2019 Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) Area B Convention

3/6/2019 On Saturday, February 23, 2019, 20 middle school students and 11 upper school students were accompanied by Latin teachers, Claudia Clark and Alleyne Rogers, along with parent volunteer, Kristin Jackson, as they attended the 2019 Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) Area B Convention at Clark High School.  Students took a variety of academic tests pertaining to classical knowledge and brought home many awards.  Both the middle school and the upper school placed 3rd overall in their respective divisions of novice and gold.  Pentathlon, general classical knowledge test:  Cum Laude: Zachary Burgos, Hannah Jackson, Benny Jimenez, Sean Power, Karina Samuel, Maddie Sherburne  Magna cum Laude: Lennox Cross, Montserrat Martinez, Abby Panther, Aidan Sherman, Maxima … Continue reading 2019 Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) Area B Convention

Students attend Texas State Junior Classical League Convention

This past weekend, April 11-12, 2014, TMI students attended the Texas State Junior Classical League Convention (TSJCL) in Austin. Faculty members Alleyne Rogers and Claudia Clark took 19 students from TMI who joined over 2,500 other Latin students from all over the state and gathered at Westwood High School for the annual TSJCL Convention. Fifteen TMI students placed in the top 10 of their academic tests. The mission of the Junior Classical League is to encourage interest in and an appreciation of the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and to impart an understanding of the debt … Continue reading Students attend Texas State Junior Classical League Convention

Students attend Texas State Junior Classical League Convention

This past weekend, April 11-12, 2014, TMI students attended the Texas State Junior Classical League Convention (TSJCL) in Austin. Faculty members Alleyne Rogers and Claudia Clark took 19 students from TMI who joined over 2,500 other Latin students from all over the state and gathered at Westwood High School for the annual TSJCL Convention. Fifteen TMI students placed in the top 10 of their academic tests. The mission of the Junior Classical League is to encourage interest in and an appreciation of the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and to impart an understanding of the debt … Continue reading Students attend Texas State Junior Classical League Convention