Georgia Junior Classical League

Fall Forum Overview

 

I. Cost and Registration

Early registration (by September 30^th) is $13/student

Registration (by October 14^th) is $15/student

Late Registration (by October 21^st) is $18/student

Adults (chaperones and sponsors) are $5 (by October 21^st)

 

II. Location and Schedule

North Gwinnett High School

20 Level Creek Road

Suwanee, GA 30024

Saturday, October 29^th, 2011 from 9:00-2:45pm

 

III. Rules and Regulations

 

IV. Academic Contests

All Latin students may take the Roman Culture/History, Greco-Roman Mythology, and Latin Language tests.  Latin III and above may also take the Pentathlon Exam.

 

V. Creative Arts Contests

Sight Reading and Impromptu Art are available for all students to compete.

 

VI. Olympika

A 3-on-3 Basketball tournament, 50 and 100 yard dash races, softball and frisbee throws will be open to all students.

 

VII. Competitive Certamen

The certamen tournament begins with a preliminary worksheet round which narrows the field at Novice, Lower, and Upper levels to nine teams (only one team per school, per level).  Those nine teams play a semifinal round, from which the three teams in each level with the highest point totals will compete in the finals for the championship.

 

VIII. Workshops

A wide variety of workshops are available in three blocks of time and are focused on Latin- and Roman-related creative arts, aspects of the JCL, and more academic pursuits

 

IX. Host/Hostess Competition

Students may register (with $10 entry fee) to compete for the office of Host/Hostess at the GJCL State Latin Convention.  This contest is pre-registration only.

 

X. Food

A concession stand selling breakfast items will be open before and after the opening assembly.  Lunch is provided by HoneyBaked Ham.  A bake sale will take place during lunch for students who would like to purchase extra dessert items at small costs.  A hospitality room of breakfast items and other snacks will be available for chaperones and sponsors free of charge.

 

XI. GCA Meeting

The GCA will hold its first meeting of the year for members during lunch.

 

 

I. Registration

 

Follow this link to register your delegation for Fall Forum:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEpwRHBKRjBrRWp0cDJieFpJdUk1OGc6MQ

 

Cost:

$5 per chaperone and sponsor

$13/student (before September 30^th, 11:59pm)

$15/student (before October 14^th, 11:59pm)

$18/student (before October 21^st, 11:59pm)

*Registration is closed on October 21^st, 11:59pm*

 

All chapters and students must be members in good standing of the Georgia Junior Classical League.  Chapter and student membership forms may be found here: http://www.gjcl.org/membership.html

 

Before October 25^th:

Please mail your Fall Forum check to:

Ms. Lindsey Lovette

1775 S. Milledge Ave. #15

Athens, GA 30605

 

Please mail your GJCL dues to:

Mr. Brian Lauthen

The Galloway School

215 West Wieuca Road, NW

Atlanta, GA 30342

You may bring your membership dues with you to Fall Forum.

 

II. Location and Schedule

As customary, Fall Forum is hosted by the home school of the current year’s GJCL President.  The 2011-2012 GJCL President is Jason Choi of North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, GA.

 

For those who would like to use a GPS for directions, the address of North Gwinnett High School is:

20 Level Creek Road

Suwanee, GA 30024

 

Brief directions:

Take I-85 North to Exit 111 (Highway 317; Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road).

Take a LEFT off the exit and onto Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road.

Drive about six miles (passing Satellite Blvd., Buford Highway, and Peachtree Industrial Blvd.).

Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road changes names to Suwanee Dam Road after the Buford Hwy intersection.

North Gwinnett High School is at the intersection of Suwanee Dam Road and Level Creek Road.

Turn RIGHT onto Level Creek Road.

Turn RIGHT into the large student parking lot that is across Level Creek Road from the school (and just after

the softball field).

Buses and cars may park here.

Walk across the street towards the school and follow the signs to registration  in the New Gym Lobby.

 

 

Please email Patrick_Yaggy@gwinnett.k12.ga.us if you need directions from another route.

 

 

 

 

 

Tentative Schedule

8:30-9:00am    Registration (New Gym Lobby)

9:00-9:30         Late Registration (New Gym Lobby)

9:00-9:30         General Assembly #1 (New Gym)

-          Call to Order

-          Welcome and Introductions

-          Pledge of Allegiance

-          JCL Creed

-          Roll Call

-          Keynote Speaker (Mr. Ed Shaddix, Principal, North Gwinnett High School)

-          General Announcements and Updates

-          Adjournment

9:30-10:10       Certamen Preliminaries (New Gym)

9:45-10:30       Workshop Block #1

-          Workshops (see Workshop Handout for list and room locations)

-          Host/Hostess Competition

-          Sight Latin Contest

10:10-10:30     Certamen Semifinals (800 Hall)

10:40-11:30     Workshop Block #2

-          Academic Exams (Theater)

-          Host/Hostess Competition

-          Olympika (Basketball Tournament in Old Gym; other events on football field)

11:30am-12:00pm       Lunch Block “A” (Commons Area)

11:30am-12:30pm       Pentathlon Exam (Theater)

12:00-12:30pm            Lunch Block “B” (Commons Area)

12:30-1:00pm              Lunch Block “C” (Commons Area)

1:00-1:50         Workshop Block #3 (see Workshop Handout for list and room locations)

1:00-1:50         Certamen Finals (Theater)

2:00-2:45         General Assembly #2

-          Call to Order

-          Awards (Academic Tests, Olympika, Sight Reading, Impromptu Art, Pentathlon)

-          Announcements

-          Adjournment

 

Guidelines for Sponsors and Chaperones

Each sponsor is responsible for finding chaperones for his or her delegates.  There must be one sponsor/chaperone for every twelve delegates. 

1. Prior to Fall Forum, please review with your students the important contents of this document, stressing the major rules of conduct and activities that are available for students at Fall Forum.
2. Each sponsor will pick up registration packets for his or her entire group upon arrival at Fall Forum.
3. Each sponsor will verify and distribute the appropriate number of kind of lunch tickets to his or her delegation upon receipt of the registration packet.
4. While at Fall Forum, sponsors should keep in contact with their students and know generally where they are and in which events they are participating.
5. Sponsors should take attendance at assemblies and correct any inappropriate behavior.
6. Sponsors and chaperones should immediately report any suspicious/illegal activities and medical emergencies to Mr. Yaggy or Mrs. Ash, the NGHS JCL Sponsors.

 

 

 

 

III. Rules and Regulations

Delegates will adhere to all normal rules of conduct and dress which apply to their home school.

Specific regulations which will be in effect during Fall Forum are:

1. No delegate may leave Fall Forum/North Gwinnett High School until the end of the scheduled program.

2. The use or possession of alcoholic beverages, tobacco, illegal drugs, weapons or fireworks is strictly

prohibited. Possession of alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs or fireworks constitutes a major infraction of the rules and delegates will be sent home.

3. Any damage to North Gwinnett High School property is strictly prohibited. Disciplinary action

will include financial remuneration for such damage or theft. All areas of the campus must be left in the same condition as found on arrival.

4. It is recommended that no valuables be brought to Fall Forum, as there is no method for securing these items.

5. Attendance at all General Assemblies is mandatory for all delegates, chaperones and sponsors.

6. Sponsors, chaperones and SCL members will behave in a manner that will set an example for all students at

Fall Forum and will adhere to all rules pertaining to North Gwinnett High School.

7. Sponsors, chaperones, SCL members and JCL delegates who fail to adhere to all rules will be notified after

the next meeting of the GJCL Executive Board as to whether or not they will be allowed to attend the

following year’s Fall Forum.

 

IV. Academic Contests

Roman Culture/History Exam

This 30 question, multiple choice examination is available to all Latin I and II students.  All questions are directly derived from past NJCL/ACL National Latin Exams (1980-2011).  Latin I and II students will take the same examination, with questions derived roughly equally from NLE’s designated Latin I and Latin II.  Latin III and above students will take an exam derived from past Latin III/IV NLEs.  The questions will cover the daily life, geography, and history content common to the respective NLE syllabi.  Latin I students will compete only against other Latin I students.  Latin II students only against other Latin II students, etc.  First, second, and third places (with ties) will be recognized with certificates.

 

Greco-Roman Mythology Exam

This 30 question, multiple choice examination is available to all Latin I and II students.  All questions are directly derived from past NJCL/ACL National Latin Exams (1980-2011).  Latin I and II students will take the same examination, with questions derived roughly equally from NLE’s designated Latin I and Latin II.  Latin III and above students will take an exam derived from past Latin III/IV NLEs.  The questions will cover the mythological content common to the respective NLE syllabi.  Latin I students will compete only against other Latin I students.  Latin II students only against other Latin II students, etc.  First, second, and third places (with ties) will be recognized with certificates.

 

Latin Language Exam

This 30 question, multiple choice examination is available to all Latin I and II students.  All questions are directly derived from past NJCL/ACL National Latin Exams (1980-2011).  Latin I and II students will take the same examination, with questions derived roughly equally from NLE’s designated Latin I and Latin II.  Latin III and above students will take an exam derived from past Latin III/IV NLEs.  The questions will cover the Latin language content (grammar, syntax, vocabulary, derivatives) common to the respective NLE syllabi (usually, the first twenty questions of each NLE).  Latin I students will compete only against other Latin I students.  Latin II students only against other Latin II students, etc.  First, second, and third places (with ties) will be recognized with certificates.

 

Pentathlon Exam

Students in Latin III and above may take the 100 question, multiple choice Pentathlon examination, which covers Greco-Roman mythology, Roman history, Roman daily life, Latin grammar, and Latin vocabulary.  First, second, and third places (with ties) will be recognized with certificates.  The first place winner of this exam will win the GJCL State Convention Scholarship, which covers the entire registration cost for Convention at Rock Eagle in April of this year.  Examinees should plan to eat lunch during Lunch Block “C.”

 

V. Creative Arts Contests

Latin Sight Reading

Sight Latin Reading is a competition open to all levels.  Students may register for the competition at any point during Workshop Blocks 1 and 2 (the cut off is 15 minutes from the end of Workshop II).  At the time of registration, the participant will receive a short speech from antiquity and be given ten minutes to prepare the speech (pronunciation, intonation, etc.).  When called, the student will read the speech for the judge(s), who will evaluate the speech on Latin pronunciation, ability to convey meaning of the speech, and the overall reading ability.  Students will be ranked only with other competitors in the same level.  Levels of competition are Latin I, Latin II, and Advanced (3 or higher).  Summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude will be awarded to the participants.

 

Impromptu Art
This competition will take place during Workshop Block #1.  Students will be given a variety of materials with which they need to construct an artfully visual representation of a given theme.  Places are awarded based on creativity, cleanliness, application of the theme, and overall impression.

 

VI. Olympika

Basketball Tournament

A three-on-three basketball tournament will take place in the Old Gym during the entirety of Workshop Block II.  At all times, each team must have at least one girl on the court.  A team may have up to three substitutes and substitutions may only be made at halftime and between games.  There will be three-minute halves; fouls will of course be called, but only resulting in a change in possession (not free throws).   The tournament is single-elimination.

Because of the element of time, this competition is pre-registration only and each school may register one team.  First place, second place, and third place will be awarded.

Participants in the basketball tournament should be aware that this event will prevent participation in the dashes and throws occurring at the same time.

 

50 and 100 yard Dashes

These events will be split up into four categories: Junior Boys, Junior Girls, Senior Boys, and Senior Girls.  First place, second place, and third place will be awarded.  Participants should arrive at the track promptly at the beginning of Workshop Block II.  Spiked shoes are not permitted.  Participants should plan to run a preliminary heat and a finals heat, competing against other students in their category.  Participants in the dash events will also be able to participate in the Frisbee and softball throws.

 

Softball and Frisbee Throws

These events will be split up into four categories: Junior Boys, Junior Girls, Senior Boys, and Senior Girls.  First place, second place, and third place will be awarded.  These Olympika events will take place directly after the dash events (so, in the second half of Workshop Block II).  Spiked shoes are not permitted.  Participants will be allowed one practice throw and an official throw for measurement, competing against other students in their category.  Participants in the throw events will also be able to participate in the 50 and 100 yard dashes, which will be held immediately before the throws.

 

VII. Competitive Certamen

There are three divisions of certamen: Novice for students in first year Latin, Lower for students in second year, and Upper for students in Latin III and higher. No student may register for more than one level. Students may compete in a higher level of competition than their present year of Latin, but no downward movement will be allowed, e.g. first year students may play Lower, but a second year student may not play Novice.

Each chapter may enter as many teams as they would like in each level for the preliminary exam, however only one team per school, per level may advance to the semi-final round. A team may be composed of up to

four members, but chapters may list up to four more alternates on the team roster.  Alternates may be rotated in or out at the beginning of the semi-final and final rounds, but no substitutions will be allowed during a round (the preliminary exam is considered a round for purposes of substitution).

All teams will take a preliminary written exam, consisting of 50 questions. The highest scoring nine teams will compete in an oral semi-final round with teams 1, 8, 9 and 2, 6,7 and 3, 4, 5 playing each other. After the semi-final round, the three top-scorers of the nine semi-finalists in each level will play a final round.

A round of certamen will consist of 20 toss-ups, worth ten points each, with two five point bonus questions for the team answering each toss-up correctly. There are toss-ups and bonuses from each of the eight convention contest areas: Latin vocabulary, literature, Latin grammar, Roman history, Roman daily life, mythology, derivatives, and mottoes. A minimum of 50% of the questions in any round will be from Latin grammar and vocabulary, and the remaining questions will be from the six other categories. The bonuses associated with a toss-up should be from the same category, i.e. a mythology toss-up should be accompanied by two mythology bonuses.

A toss-up question worth ten points will be read by the moderator. The player who is first to press the hand-held button shall have the opportunity to answer that question and must begin his answer immediately after being called upon. If this player "buzzes in" before the question is read in toto, he may not ask for any more information (e.g. spelling) concerning the question. Team members MAY NOT CONFER on toss-ups. Toss-up questions may be read through a maximum of two uninterrupted times. The first answer given by a player will be the accepted answer. An answer containing any incorrect information will be counted as incorrect. If the signaling team member answers incorrectly, then any one player on another team may signal, and when called upon, attempt the answer. If the question answered incorrectly was interrupted by the first signaling team, it may be repeated in full for the other team/teams provided that someone has not already "buzzed in." If no team answers the toss-up correctly, then the moderator will proceed to the next tossup. If the toss-up is answered correctly, then the team shall have the opportunity to answer two bonus questions, worth five points each. Team members may confer on bonuses. A

team shall have no more than 20 seconds to begin to respond to any bonus question. After 15 seconds have elapsed, the timer will announce "five seconds" as a warning. Once "time" is called, no answer will be accepted. An answer in progress may be completed.

If a tie exists at the end of the semi-final round, a play-off round of five toss-ups and bonuses will

be played.

If, in the course of a match, the moderator inadvertently discloses the correct answer to a toss-up question before all teams have been given a fair opportunity to answer, the team or teams which are penalized will be read an additional toss-up question with bonuses at the end of the round only if this question is critical in the outcome of the match.

 

VIII. Workshops    

Workshops

Art-based workshops, JCL-themed workshops, and academically-related workshops are offered in an even distribution across three blocks of time, and some workshops are offered multiple times.  This distribution should enable any Fall Forum participant to attend a wide variety of sessions. 

The list of workshops is as follows:

Millefiori Bowls

Latin Insults

Wax Tablets

Eta Sigma Phi/Majoring in Classics

Mosaics

“Dr. Who” in Pompeii

GJCL and NJCL Conventions

Digital Scrapbook

Roman Make-up

Latin Skit Competition Introduction

Running for JCL Office

Roman Helmets and Shields

Greek Dancing

Tali

Cookie Coins

Soap Carving

Greco-Roman Mythology

Chapter Newsletter

Harry Potter and Latin

Oral Latin

Intro to GHP