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In Latin teacher Tom Herpel’s Latin 3 class, Herpel sets up a chariot race in his room. Junior Madi Michajliczenko won the first race in a series of six and was crowned with the laurel wreath of victory. “The race was weirdly stressful. The entire class was cheering for who they wanted to win and counting laps. At one point, everyone lost count, and I had to complete an extra lap to make sure I got the seven needed. When I finally crossed the finish line, Katie Henak, the person counting my laps, and I were excited because I won,” Michajliczenko said.

Latin teacher Tom Herpel shares the benefits of his course

Jordan Scales, Staff Writer April 11, 2022

With more than half of English words rooted in Latin, Latin teacher Tom Herpel is surprised that only 100 students enrolled in the 22-23 school year program. Herpel believes that students think Latin is...

Latin Club

Latin Club

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief December 22, 2020

Every other Wednesday at 8 a.m., Latin Club hosts a Zoom meeting to play Kahoot, make livergrams and create yearly T-shirts in hopes of expanding their knowledge on ancient Rome.  Possible members do...

During an after-school meeting on Jan. 20, Latin Club members participated in a trivia contest.

Latin Club Rises from “Ancient History”

Emily Dickson, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF January 21, 2015

If you stroll through the language department, you will see classrooms for four languages. Three of them, Spanish, German and French, are spoken by millions of people around the world. One of them is extinct:...