Students Soar on the National Latin Exam

The National Latin Exam, given in March every year by the American Classical League, tests students on their knowledge of Latin grammar and vocabulary as well as aspects of Roman culture such as history, architecture, and clothing. Birchwood’s 7th and 8th graders - coached by Catherine Haskins - participate in the test every year. This year fourteen of them received recognition for their studies, including 7th grader Joshua Gordon who earned a perfect score on his test.

7th Graders:
Gold (Summa Cum Laude) & Perfect Paper Award:
Joshua Gordon  

Silver (Maxima Cum Laude):
Haadeya Salman 

Cum Laude:
Manya Raina 

8th Graders:
Gold (Summa Cum Laude):
Omar Elbadawy 
Angela D'Souza 
Jordan Gordon 

Silver (Maxima Cum Laude):
Arsheya Ahuja 
Jaiden Burkholder


Magna Cum Laude:
Ben Miyares 
Brooke Gemechu 
Jasmine Chen 
Michael Zhu 
Siya Lakireddy 

Cum Laude:
Areesha Nouman 

Haskins said about this year’s results: “It is very unusual to have a perfect score; it has happened only twice before in the ten years Birchwood has participated. I am very proud of my students and most especially of the effort they invested in preparing for the exam, since it results in a good deal of extra learning during the winter months.”
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