Mr. Steven Ross, teacher, along with his students of Latin and Latin Club members, scored outstanding results from the State Latin Convention this past weekend (11/19-20). Students participated in academic, arts, and performance contests, and were ranked among all students that participated in each event (who hailed from all over the state). A placement indicates that students were in the top ten people who took the test/participated in the event amongst every student at their level.
Level 2 Students
Deepanshi Kumar: Sixth Place Derivatives, Fourth Place Grammar, Fourth Place Mottoes, Eighth Place Lower Pentathlon, Second Place Reading Comprehension, Fifth Place Vocab, and Fifth Place Latin Oratory
Madin Murthy: Third Place Derivatives, Seventh Place Grammar, Seventh Place Reading Comprehension
Everett McCoy: Fourth Place Derivatives, Second Place Grammar, Fourth Place Mottoes, Second Place Mythology, Third Place Reading Comprehension, Seventh Place Vocab
James Bae: Fifth Place Derivatives, Eighth Place Grammar, Fourth Place Mythology, Seventh Place Reading Comprehension
Evelyn Batkins: Seventh Place Derivatives, Seventh Place Reading Comprehension, Eighth Place Vocab
Yash Maurya: Third Place Grammar, Tenth Place Lower Pentathlon, Seventh Place Reading Comprehension, Ninth Place Vocab
Sriram Panchagnula: Third Place Grammar, Fifth Place Lower Pentathlon, Fourth Place Reading Comprehension, Eighth Place Vocab
Level 3 Students
Michael Klausner: Second Place Derivatives, First Place Grammar, Second Place Upper Pentathlon, Second Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), First Place Reading Comprehension (Prose), Second Place Vocab
Aarav Lodha: Third Place Derivatives, Third Place Grammar, Tenth Place Upper Pentathlon, Fifth Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Seventh Place Reading Comprehension (Prose), Fourth Place Vocab
Katie Watson: Third Place Derivatives, Fifth Place Grammar, Ninth Place Upper Pentathlon, Eighth Place Reading Comprehension (Prose), Eighth Place Vocab, Second Place Storytelling
Sriyutha Morishetty: Fourth Place Derivatives, Seventh Place Grammar, Fourth Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Fourth Place Reading Comprehension (Prose), Sixth Place Vocab
Celia Harrison: Fifth Place Derivatives, Third Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Fifth Place Reading Comprehension (Prose)
Ritvika Palani: Eighth Place Derivatives, Third Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Tenth Place Reading Comprehension (Prose)
Nathan Lee: Ninth Place Derivatives, Seventh Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry)
Arnav Kadambi: Sixth Place Geography, Second Place Grammar, Third Place Upper Pentathlon, First Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Second Place Reading Comprehension (Prose), Second Place Vocab
Abby Barnett: Fourth Place Grammar, Sixth Place Myth, Second Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Third Place Reading Comprehension (Prose), Second Place Roman Life, Fourth Place Vocab
Isabella Arcaro: Ninth Place Grammar, Third Place Myth, Sixth Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Sixth Place Reading Comprehension (Prose), Sixth Place Vocab
Anusha Algappan: Eighth Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Ninth Place Reading Comprehension (Prose)
Level 4 Students
Ethan Choe: Fifth Place Derivatives, First Place Grammar, Eighth Place Upper Pentathlon, Sixth Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Fourth Place Reading Comprehension (Prose), Second Place Vocab
Anna Conley: Ninth Place Grammar, Seventh Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry)
Lilith Holmes: Tenth Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Sixth Place Upper Costume Contest
Level 5+ Students
Trip Taylor: Second Place Derivatives, Seventh Place Grammar, Second Place Upper Pentathlon, Fourth Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Third Place Reading Comprehension (Prose), Second Place Vocab
Liam Reed: Third Place Derivatives, Seventh Place Grammar, First Place History, Fifth Place Mythology, Second Place Reading Comprehension (Prose), Eighth Place Vocab
Samantha Schappert: Third Place Derivatives, Seventh Place Mythology, Second Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Third Place Vocab, Best in Show – Cartoons
Ethan Ngai: Fourth Place Derivatives, Third Place Grammar, Fifth Place Upper Pentathlon, Fifth Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), First Place Reading Comprehension (Prose), Fifth Place Vocab
Virginia Zhang: Fifth Place Derivatives, Fourth Place Grammar, Sixth Place Latin Literature, Fifth Place Reading Comprehension (Poetry), Seventh Place Reading Comprehension (Prose)
Some Other Stats
- Michael Klausner scored the most points of anyone at Maggie Walker, and scored the third highest total academic points of anyone in the state
- Ethan Ngai, Michael Klausner, and Arnav Kadambi all scored in the top 10 11th grade students in the state
Results reported by Katie Watson, co-president of the Latin Club.
Congratulations, Dragons!
