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What an amazing Statecon we had this year! Thank you so much to Rock Eagle, teachers, sponsors, and everyone else who came to make this truly magical. It is the GJCLers who make this community and its events the one of a kind.

To those who are graduating, we’ll miss you. To the rest of y’all, I hope to see you next year!

Next up, Natcon!

What an amazing Statecon we had this year! Thank you so much to Rock Eagle, teachers, sponsors, and everyone else who came to make this truly magical. It is the GJCLers who make this community and its events the one of a kind.

To those who are graduating, we’ll miss you. To the rest of y’all, I hope to see you next year!

Next up, Natcon!

The February and March POTM results are here! Again, thank you to all those who submitted, and congrats!

The February and March POTM results are here! Again, thank you to all those who submitted, and congrats!

The November, December, and January COTM results are here! Thank you to all those who submitted and congrats to the winners!

The November, December, and January COTM results are here! Thank you to all those who submitted and congrats to the winners!

The August, September, and October COTM contest results are here! Thank you for all your submissions!

The August, September, and October COTM contest results are here! Thank you for all your submissions!

Statecon is in 2 days! Please refer to this list to ensure that you bring everything you need for convention. Remember that these are just recommendations and not completely comprehensive, so you can bring more or less than what is included!

Statecon is in 2 days! Please refer to this list to ensure that you bring everything you need for convention. Remember that these are just recommendations and not completely comprehensive, so you can bring more or less than what is included!

As state convention approaches, the due dates for pre-convention contests approach even faster!
GJCL has 7 pre-convention contests that you can submit to. Please look at the GJCL website on the pre-convention contests page for more information on these contests and their submission links.

Reminders for due dates:
Community Service- 3/27
Promotional Video- 3/23 (accepting late submissions)
Local Publications- 3/23 (accepting late submissions)
Digital Scrapbook-3/26
Social Media- 3/23 (accepting late submissions)
Publicity- 3/27
Website- 3/23 (accepting late submissions)

As state convention approaches, the due dates for pre-convention contests approach even faster!
GJCL has 7 pre-convention contests that you can submit to. Please look at the GJCL website on the pre-convention contests page for more information on these contests and their submission links.

Reminders for due dates:
Community Service- 3/27
Promotional Video- 3/23 (accepting late submissions)
Local Publications- 3/23 (accepting late submissions)
Digital Scrapbook-3/26
Social Media- 3/23 (accepting late submissions)
Publicity- 3/27
Website- 3/23 (accepting late submissions)

The February POTM results are out! Thank you for all the submissions, I had a great time going through all of them.

Congrats to Sinaa Tinker for winning first, Irene Kim for being the 1st runner up, and Lela Mariolis for being the 2nd runner up!

The captions are as follows:

“Celebrating Lupercalia with card making”

“Marist students, dressed as the Olympians, sit excitedly with their bright young tutees as they await the results of an energy-filled Mythopaloosa!”

“Check out these Cookie Coins at Midtown!”

The February POTM results are out! Thank you for all the submissions, I had a great time going through all of them.

Congrats to Sinaa Tinker for winning first, Irene Kim for being the 1st runner up, and Lela Mariolis for being the 2nd runner up!

The captions are as follows:

“Celebrating Lupercalia with card making”

“Marist students, dressed as the Olympians, sit excitedly with their bright young tutees as they await the results of an energy-filled Mythopaloosa!”

“Check out these Cookie Coins at Midtown!”

The Georgia Junior Classical League is calling for academic journal submissions!

The GJCL’s inaugural journal intends to showcase classics-focused academic work prepared by high school scholars. As an annual publication, the GJCL journal hopes to encourage JCL members to explore the world of antiquity beyond the classroom and serves as a stepping-stone for high school authors in their future endeavors in academia.

Submissions can include, but are not limited to, written work from class, mentored research, literary reviews, literature (poetry, prose), editorials, and essays.

The first submission due date is April 15 and the submission link is in the linktree in the bio!

The Georgia Junior Classical League is calling for academic journal submissions!

The GJCL’s inaugural journal intends to showcase classics-focused academic work prepared by high school scholars. As an annual publication, the GJCL journal hopes to encourage JCL members to explore the world of antiquity beyond the classroom and serves as a stepping-stone for high school authors in their future endeavors in academia.

Submissions can include, but are not limited to, written work from class, mentored research, literary reviews, literature (poetry, prose), editorials, and essays.

The first submission due date is April 15 and the submission link is in the linktree in the bio!

Hey Georgia!
As Statecon is approaching, so is the time for elections! The linktree in the bio contains the election information and rules, the submission form for papers of candidacy, and campaign policy. If you plan on running for any state position, please make sure you read over the documents and fill out the candidacy form that is due on Friday, March 14th!

Hey Georgia!
As Statecon is approaching, so is the time for elections! The linktree in the bio contains the election information and rules, the submission form for papers of candidacy, and campaign policy. If you plan on running for any state position, please make sure you read over the documents and fill out the candidacy form that is due on Friday, March 14th!

The January POTM contest results are in! Thank you to everyone who submitted. As always, it was great seeing what all y’alls chapters have been doing.

Congrats to Alfredo Guadarrama on winning first, Kimi Holes on being 1st runner up, and Sophia Lin on being 2nd runner up.

The captions are as follows:

"Students carving soap together at our January meeting! We saw some really creative and funny designs!"

"During Saturnalia, we played a very intense game of BS!"

"All toga out JCL members at our annual Murder Mystery event. Ready to host it for GJCL State Convention once again!!"

The January POTM contest results are in! Thank you to everyone who submitted. As always, it was great seeing what all y’alls chapters have been doing.

Congrats to Alfredo Guadarrama on winning first, Kimi Holes on being 1st runner up, and Sophia Lin on being 2nd runner up.

The captions are as follows:

"Students carving soap together at our January meeting! We saw some really creative and funny designs!"

"During Saturnalia, we played a very intense game of BS!"

"All toga out JCL members at our annual Murder Mystery event. Ready to host it for GJCL State Convention once again!!"

Thank you to everyone who came to our 2nd annual Middle School Forum and to @bwoodjclga for being a great host! We had more than 45 middle schoolers come and we can't wait for even more next year!

Thank you to everyone who came to our 2nd annual Middle School Forum and to @bwoodjclga for being a great host! We had more than 45 middle schoolers come and we can't wait for even more next year!

Salvete amici! If you are a middle schooler or have a middle school chapter, join us for a day of classical fun at Brookwood High School for our second annual middle school forum! It will be on February 1st at Brookwood High School; the fax is in our bio!

Salvete amici! If you are a middle schooler or have a middle school chapter, join us for a day of classical fun at Brookwood High School for our second annual middle school forum! It will be on February 1st at Brookwood High School; the fax is in our bio!

POTM December results are here! Thanks to all of you for submitting, it was fun seeing what you guys have been up to!

Congrats to our winner Sophia Lin and two runner-ups, Irene Kim and Ethan Lo. The captions are as follows:

"Brookwood JCL leaders at Community Trunk or Treat handing out candy for all cluster schools students and community! Getting out there to grow our following and membership by connecting with our community!"

"Marist students offer their joyful cheer for Latin (and the holidays) in this festive tradition with plenty of carols in Church Latin and cocoa."

"Fun gingerbread making!"

I can't wait to see everyone's January submissions!

POTM December results are here! Thanks to all of you for submitting, it was fun seeing what you guys have been up to!

Congrats to our winner Sophia Lin and two runner-ups, Irene Kim and Ethan Lo. The captions are as follows:

"Brookwood JCL leaders at Community Trunk or Treat handing out candy for all cluster schools students and community! Getting out there to grow our following and membership by connecting with our community!"

"Marist students offer their joyful cheer for Latin (and the holidays) in this festive tradition with plenty of carols in Church Latin and cocoa."

"Fun gingerbread making!"

I can't wait to see everyone's January submissions!

The results are in! Thank you to all who submitted to the November POTM contest, I was delighted to see what you all were up to in the past months.

Congrats to Ethan Lo for being the winner and Logan Shenton and Sophia Lin for being the 1st and 2nd runner-ups respectively! The captions are as follows:

"We had an amazing time at our annual Latin pumpkin carving event!"

"Emmi Tu and Megan Snyder playing Latrunculi, a latin board game, at a chapter meeting"

"Friendship Bracelet making at Brookwood Community Pep Rally"

The results are in! Thank you to all who submitted to the November POTM contest, I was delighted to see what you all were up to in the past months.

Congrats to Ethan Lo for being the winner and Logan Shenton and Sophia Lin for being the 1st and 2nd runner-ups respectively! The captions are as follows:

"We had an amazing time at our annual Latin pumpkin carving event!"

"Emmi Tu and Megan Snyder playing Latrunculi, a latin board game, at a chapter meeting"

"Friendship Bracelet making at Brookwood Community Pep Rally"

Thank you to all the wonderful people who attended this year's Praetoria and made it so fun! More than 40 people from 18 different schools attended. Can't wait for next year's!

Thank you to all the wonderful people who attended this year's Praetoria and made it so fun! More than 40 people from 18 different schools attended. Can't wait for next year's!

The results of the October POTM contest are here!

I enjoyed judging all the wonderful submissions for October and seeing all the fun you guys had. I can't wait to judge next month's contest!

Congratulations to Alfredo Guadarrama on winning first place, Tess Cobb on being the first runner-up, and Kimi Holmes on being the second runner-up!

Captions are as follows:
"Players lunge at the frisbee during an Ultimate Frisbee Match"

"DSA’s closing ritual after our annual Equus October beheading!"

"During our annual ice cream social, our members reenacted the very scary Mount Vesuvius eruption as it was the anniversary"

The results of the October POTM contest are here!

I enjoyed judging all the wonderful submissions for October and seeing all the fun you guys had. I can't wait to judge next month's contest!

Congratulations to Alfredo Guadarrama on winning first place, Tess Cobb on being the first runner-up, and Kimi Holmes on being the second runner-up!

Captions are as follows:
"Players lunge at the frisbee during an Ultimate Frisbee Match"

"DSA’s closing ritual after our annual Equus October beheading!"

"During our annual ice cream social, our members reenacted the very scary Mount Vesuvius eruption as it was the anniversary"

GET EXCITED! Praetoria is just around the corner - Read the FAX and register by November 14th to attend! All materials can be found on the GJCL Website, I hope to see you all there!

GET EXCITED! Praetoria is just around the corner - Read the FAX and register by November 14th to attend! All materials can be found on the GJCL Website, I hope to see you all there!

Huge thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday to Fall Forum and to @jclparkview for being amazing hosts! It's all of you guys that attend that make Fall Forum the fun event that it is. Hope to see you all at Statecon!

Huge thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday to Fall Forum and to @jclparkview for being amazing hosts! It's all of you guys that attend that make Fall Forum the fun event that it is. Hope to see you all at Statecon!

Meet your 2024-2045 GJCL officers! We are so excited to serve on the board and can't wait to see all the amazing things that happen this year!

Meet your 2024-2045 GJCL officers! We are so excited to serve on the board and can't wait to see all the amazing things that happen this year!

September POTM results are out!
Thank you to everyone who submitted photos! I had such a hard time choosing this month. All of you had some very fun events and I enjoyed seeing what you guys were up to. I can't wait to see what you all submit in the coming months!

Congratulations to Logan Shenton from The Walker School for winning this month!
Caption: "Members of the The Winona Robuck Chapter Of The Junior Classical League at The Walker School racing a chariot at a chapter meeting"

Also, great job to our two runner-ups: Elizabeth Link from Dekalb School of the Arts and Grace Lumpkins from North Springs High School. Here are their captions respectively:
"Latin club's three-legged toga race at club fair!"
"Cake and Quiplash: Our first meeting that shows how much our club members love the Cambridge Latin course!"

September POTM results are out!
Thank you to everyone who submitted photos! I had such a hard time choosing this month. All of you had some very fun events and I enjoyed seeing what you guys were up to. I can't wait to see what you all submit in the coming months!

Congratulations to Logan Shenton from The Walker School for winning this month!
Caption: "Members of the The Winona Robuck Chapter Of The Junior Classical League at The Walker School racing a chariot at a chapter meeting"

Also, great job to our two runner-ups: Elizabeth Link from Dekalb School of the Arts and Grace Lumpkins from North Springs High School. Here are their captions respectively:
"Latin club's three-legged toga race at club fair!"
"Cake and Quiplash: Our first meeting that shows how much our club members love the Cambridge Latin course!"

Hey Georgia!
The Fall Forum is right around the corner! Join us at Parkview High School on 10/26 to have a great time with other GJLers,
and have a fun-filled day. Regular registration is due on 10/11 and late registration is due on 10/18. Please take a look at the Fall Forum fax in the bio for more information. Hope to see you all there!

Hey Georgia!
The Fall Forum is right around the corner! Join us at Parkview High School on 10/26 to have a great time with other GJLers,
and have a fun-filled day. Regular registration is due on 10/11 and late registration is due on 10/18. Please take a look at the Fall Forum fax in the bio for more information. Hope to see you all there!

Your GJCL editor, Jerry Xu, has released the Summer edition of the Alae Mercurii, so go check it out using the link on the GJCL website or Discord. Inside you'll find an in-depth Natcon recap, the Latin GHP experience, information about the local Georgia editors, and more!

Your GJCL editor, Jerry Xu, has released the Summer edition of the Alae Mercurii, so go check it out using the link on the GJCL website or Discord. Inside you'll find an in-depth Natcon recap, the Latin GHP experience, information about the local Georgia editors, and more!

Become a more active GJCL member! Join the Membership Advisory Committee!
MAC meetings are hosted bi-weekly by 1st VP Sadie Crowder via Zoom! Meetings aim to boost membership in the GJCL through outreach and sharing ideas. The link to apply can be found on the GJCL discord, link-tree, & website. Anyone can join, so please submit applications by September 5th at 11:59pm. Please feel free to reach out to sadie.crowder@wheelerhigh.com for any questions. THANK YOU!

Become a more active GJCL member! Join the Membership Advisory Committee!
MAC meetings are hosted bi-weekly by 1st VP Sadie Crowder via Zoom! Meetings aim to boost membership in the GJCL through outreach and sharing ideas. The link to apply can be found on the GJCL discord, link-tree, & website. Anyone can join, so please submit applications by September 5th at 11:59pm. Please feel free to reach out to sadie.crowder@wheelerhigh.com for any questions. THANK YOU!

HEY GEORGIA!! Our week Natcon was absolutely amazing and we definitely solved a lot of problems with ingenuity. Huge thanks to @nationaljcl for organizing such a wonderful convention. Hope to see y’all at Miami, Ohio (not Florida) next year!!

Art Creds: Erin Hanson

HEY GEORGIA!! Our week Natcon was absolutely amazing and we definitely solved a lot of problems with ingenuity. Huge thanks to @nationaljcl for organizing such a wonderful convention. Hope to see y’all at Miami, Ohio (not Florida) next year!!

Art Creds: Erin Hanson

Hey Georgia!! Heres the packing list for Natcon, this is just a general packing list so make sure to supplement with whatever you need as well (like snacks or projects) and check your email for any updates. Can’t wait to see you all there!

Hey Georgia!! Heres the packing list for Natcon, this is just a general packing list so make sure to supplement with whatever you need as well (like snacks or projects) and check your email for any updates. Can’t wait to see you all there!

Join us to help make spirit props for NatCon! The session will be held at Chastain park (469 Stella Dr NW, Atlanta, GA) at 11 am.
Make sure to bring a lunch, snack, and water. We will provide art supplies, but extra scissors, pencils, or anything else of the sort would be greatly appreciated!

Art Creds: Driving Sky by Erin Hanson, The Triumph of Galatea by Corrado Giaquinto

Join us to help make spirit props for NatCon! The session will be held at Chastain park (469 Stella Dr NW, Atlanta, GA) at 11 am.
Make sure to bring a lunch, snack, and water. We will provide art supplies, but extra scissors, pencils, or anything else of the sort would be greatly appreciated!

Art Creds: Driving Sky by Erin Hanson, The Triumph of Galatea by Corrado Giaquinto

Hey Georgia! Your JCL Parliamentarian, Ashley Wang, has compiled an FAQ for running and voting this year at State Convention! We are so excited to see who our GJCL Board will be in the 2024-2025 school year! Please read to learn more about how to be prepared for elections/interviews and become a more knowledgeable voter. ALSO read the Candidates’ Hub out on the GJCL website to learn more about candidates! See you TOMORROW!

Hey Georgia! Your JCL Parliamentarian, Ashley Wang, has compiled an FAQ for running and voting this year at State Convention! We are so excited to see who our GJCL Board will be in the 2024-2025 school year! Please read to learn more about how to be prepared for elections/interviews and become a more knowledgeable voter. ALSO read the Candidates’ Hub out on the GJCL website to learn more about candidates! See you TOMORROW!

Convention begins in 3 days! As we approach, please make sure you are prepared for whatever endeavors you plan on participating in! Here are a few reminders of what to consider!

Packing: Please refer to this list when packing to ensure you have everything you need throughout the weekend! However, realize that this list is only recommendations, so ask yourself if you need anything else, and know you don’t NEED to bring everything listed.

Stargazing Session: Join your very own GJCL Officers at Ad Astra: Night Under the Stars! There’s a million stars in the sky, but GJCL, you’re the only star in my eye. Make some lifelong memories and join the GJCL Officers for a spectacular star gazing session with music, glow in the dark face paint, and t-shirt signing. Bring/wear a white t-shirt or any other latin t-shirt to get signed - sharpies will be provided. Feel free to also bring blankets and snacks to chill and enjoy a night under the stars! There is no limit for attendance, so bring a friend!

Candidates’ Hub: Make yourself more knowledgeable for this year’s elections and read the Candidates’ hub to learn about who you are voting for! This can be found on the GJCL website.

Bazaar: If you are planning on selling any merchandise at this year’s Bazaar, please email Webmaster Andrew Albright a picture and description of what you will be selling!

Newsletter: Find the newest edition of the GJCL Newsletter on the GJCL Website!

Preconvention Contest: As we approach convention, please be mindful of the contest opportunities that occur before convention and their deadlines! Contest descriptions can be found on the GJCL Website and the GJCL FAX.

I’M SO EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF YOU THIS WEEKEND!

Convention begins in 3 days! As we approach, please make sure you are prepared for whatever endeavors you plan on participating in! Here are a few reminders of what to consider!

Packing: Please refer to this list when packing to ensure you have everything you need throughout the weekend! However, realize that this list is only recommendations, so ask yourself if you need anything else, and know you don’t NEED to bring everything listed.

Stargazing Session: Join your very own GJCL Officers at Ad Astra: Night Under the Stars! There’s a million stars in the sky, but GJCL, you’re the only star in my eye. Make some lifelong memories and join the GJCL Officers for a spectacular star gazing session with music, glow in the dark face paint, and t-shirt signing. Bring/wear a white t-shirt or any other latin t-shirt to get signed - sharpies will be provided. Feel free to also bring blankets and snacks to chill and enjoy a night under the stars! There is no limit for attendance, so bring a friend!

Candidates’ Hub: Make yourself more knowledgeable for this year’s elections and read the Candidates’ hub to learn about who you are voting for! This can be found on the GJCL website.

Bazaar: If you are planning on selling any merchandise at this year’s Bazaar, please email Webmaster Andrew Albright a picture and description of what you will be selling!

Newsletter: Find the newest edition of the GJCL Newsletter on the GJCL Website!

Preconvention Contest: As we approach convention, please be mindful of the contest opportunities that occur before convention and their deadlines! Contest descriptions can be found on the GJCL Website and the GJCL FAX.

I’M SO EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF YOU THIS WEEKEND!

RESULTS!!! Thank you to all who submitted this month; as always, the chapters were very lively. Major congratulations to Tess Cobb from Dekalb School of the Arts for being this month’s winner! Her caption is as follows:
“Creating Roman architecture models out of spaghetti and marshmallows!”

Also, shout out to our first runner-up, Aanshi Patel from Wheeler High School, and our second runner-up, Haejoon Oh, from Walton High School! Their captions are, respectively:
First Runner-up caption:
“Wheeler JCL celebrates our favorite Latin teacher, Mr. Ward’s birthday!”

Second Runner-up caption:
“Ribhu Sonthi gets intimidated by Jerry Xu as he tries to put a piece of cake near his nose!”

Thank you to everyone who submitted, and STAY TUNED FOR STATE CON INFORMATION! I can’t wait to see all of you in just ONE WEEK :)

RESULTS!!! Thank you to all who submitted this month; as always, the chapters were very lively. Major congratulations to Tess Cobb from Dekalb School of the Arts for being this month’s winner! Her caption is as follows:
“Creating Roman architecture models out of spaghetti and marshmallows!”

Also, shout out to our first runner-up, Aanshi Patel from Wheeler High School, and our second runner-up, Haejoon Oh, from Walton High School! Their captions are, respectively:
First Runner-up caption:
“Wheeler JCL celebrates our favorite Latin teacher, Mr. Ward’s birthday!”

Second Runner-up caption:
“Ribhu Sonthi gets intimidated by Jerry Xu as he tries to put a piece of cake near his nose!”

Thank you to everyone who submitted, and STAY TUNED FOR STATE CON INFORMATION! I can’t wait to see all of you in just ONE WEEK :)

The results are in!

As always, thank you sincerely to all who submitted photos. This was definitely one of the most fun months I had looking through the entries! Huge congratulations to all of our winners!

In first place, our winner is Lily Rayne Conort from Chattahoochee High School!
Photo caption:
“Chattahoochee JCL members celebrate Saturnalia with a hot cocoa feast, gingerbread house decorating, and a White Elephant Gift Giving party!”

Also, great job to our two runner-ups, Dhruket Patel from Thomasville Scholars Academy and Harper May from DeKalb School Of The Arts! Their respective captions are as follows:

1st Runner-Up Caption:
“Three JCLers from the Thomasville Scholars Academy JCL and Colquitt County High School JCL battle at our annual Minicon event, in which JCLers from Colquitt County High School, Thomas County Central High School, and Jerger Elementary School, Thomasville Scholars Academy High and Middle School came together to compete and learn about Persephone and the Underworld with Persephone-themed academic testing, Underworld-themed certamen, gladiator fighting, trivia, finger-knitting snakes, soap carving.”

2nd Runner-Up Caption:
“AVE SATURNE!”

Once again, thank you, and congratulations to everyone; I cannot wait to see what you all submit for the March POTM!

The results are in!

As always, thank you sincerely to all who submitted photos. This was definitely one of the most fun months I had looking through the entries! Huge congratulations to all of our winners!

In first place, our winner is Lily Rayne Conort from Chattahoochee High School!
Photo caption:
“Chattahoochee JCL members celebrate Saturnalia with a hot cocoa feast, gingerbread house decorating, and a White Elephant Gift Giving party!”

Also, great job to our two runner-ups, Dhruket Patel from Thomasville Scholars Academy and Harper May from DeKalb School Of The Arts! Their respective captions are as follows:

1st Runner-Up Caption:
“Three JCLers from the Thomasville Scholars Academy JCL and Colquitt County High School JCL battle at our annual Minicon event, in which JCLers from Colquitt County High School, Thomas County Central High School, and Jerger Elementary School, Thomasville Scholars Academy High and Middle School came together to compete and learn about Persephone and the Underworld with Persephone-themed academic testing, Underworld-themed certamen, gladiator fighting, trivia, finger-knitting snakes, soap carving.”

2nd Runner-Up Caption:
“AVE SATURNE!”

Once again, thank you, and congratulations to everyone; I cannot wait to see what you all submit for the March POTM!

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