A delegation of middle and upper school Latin students, accompanied by assistant division head Alison Ung, attended this year’s State Latin Convention at St. Francis High School in Sacramento from March 27-28. Harker Middle placed first in the state, with the following awards earned by participants.

Individual Awards

MS1 (all grade 6)

Crystal Chen: Second in 400 m, Second in Pandora’s Box Novice

Audrey Hu: Second in Reading Comp 1, Second in Vocabulary, Third in Sight Reading, First in 400 m

Hannah Liu: Second in Derivatives, First in Reading Comp 1, First in Vocabulary, Second in Sight Reading, First in Dramatic Interpretation, Third in 400 m

MS2 (all grade 7)

Astraea Browei: First in Acrylic/Oil, Second in Impromptu Art, First in 100 m

Nathan Chi: Second in 100 m, Second in Pandora’s Box Intermediate

Terence Heng: First in Ancient Geography, First in Roman History (tie), First in Pentathlon, First in Latin Oratory, First in Maps, Second in Pandora’s Box Novice

Ally Horan: Second in Mythology

Jason Huo: First in Classical Art, First in Daily Life, First in Roman History (tie), Third in Latin Oratory, Second in Cartoons, First in Pottery/Sculpture, First in Small Models, Second in Pandora’s Box Intermediate, Third in Modern Myth

Warren Kong: Third in Derivatives, Second in Open Certamen

Suanne Li: Second in Derivatives, First in Grammar 1, Second in Reading Comp 1, Second in Latin Oratory, First in Sight Reading, First in Impromptu Art

Evelyn Shen: Second in Grammar 1 (tie), Third in Vocabulary

Jeannie Song: Second in Grammar 1 (tie), First in Reading Comp 1, First in Vocabulary, First in Charts, Second in Pandora’s Box Novice

MS3 (all grade 8)

Claire Alpha: First in Classical Art, Second in Grammar 2, Third in Reading Comp 2, First in Latin Oratory, Second in Sight Reading, First in Dramatic Interpretation, First in Chalk/Pastel, Second in Black/Colored Ink, First in Black Pencil, Second in Greeting Cards, First in Mosaics, First in Textile Arts, Second in Pandora’s Box Intermediate

Natasha Chatterjee: Third in Daily Life, Second in Roman History, Third in Essay

Meena Mudigonda: Third in Mottos, Third in Latin Oratory, First in Black/Colored Ink, First in Mixed Media, First in Colored Pencil, First in Watercolor, First in Illustrated Quotes

Vihaan Shrivastava: First in Ancient Geography, First in Roman History, Third in Pentathlon, First in Essay

Kyle Xu: Second in Mythology, Second in Reading Comp 2, Second in Vocabulary

Leo Zhang: Second in Classical Art, First in Daily Life, Second in Pentathlon, Second in Essay

Third in That’s Entertainment (talent show): a skit about Media – Jeannie Song, Ally Horan, Crystal Chen, Nathan Chi, Terence Heng, Warren Kong, Jason Huo

Sweepstakes Awards

Top score awards:

Jeannie Song, Reading Comprehension 1

Vihaan Shrivastava, Ancient Geography, Roman History

Overall Academics, MS1: Hannah Liu

Overall Academics, MS2: Terence Heng

Overall Academics, MS3: Claire Alpha

Overall Athletics, MS2: Astraea Browei

Overall Arts, MS2: Jason Huo

Overall Arts, MS3: Claire Alpha

Overall Individual, MS1: Hannah Liu

Overall Individual, MS2: Jason Huo

Overall Individual, MS3: Claire Alpha 

Chapter Awards

Second in Spirit

Third in Certamen, MS1 (Crystal Chen, Audrey Hu, Hannah Liu)

First in Certamen, MS2 (Terence Heng, Jason Huo, Evelyn Shen, Jeannie Song)

Second in Certamen, MS3 (Claire Alpha, Vihaan Shrivastava, Kyle Xu, Leo Zhang)

First in Scrapbook (Historian Evelyn Shen)

First in T-shirt (Artist Suanne Li)