The Massachusetts
Junior Classical League is an organization which consists of middle
and high school students. The Massachusetts JCL is a chapter of the
National Junior Classical League, the largest youth organization in
the USA. We are devoted to the study of the ancient Roman and Greek
languages, literature, and culture.
Website Contest Update!!!
First off, I would like to thank all the webmasters from the local and personal sites for enter the website contest this year. The judging for the website contest is offically starting and I would just like to remind everyone that judging will be based off of the rules set by the National Tech Coordinatorr and the Website Committee. Once again, thank you everyone and I wish you the best of luck.
MassJCL Video
This video was made by our Publications Editor, Christopher Chan.
The video has clips from some of this year's events and also has pictures from the 2007 National Convention.
The song playing is "Call on Me" by Eric Prydz. Enjoy! =]
National Convention
This year's National Convention will be held on July 28 - August 2 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
The cost of the packet is $400 and is available now until May 1st. The request form can be found on the NJCL Website.
State Convention Updates
This year's State Convention will once again be held at Barnsable High School in Hyannis. This event will take place on May 9th- 11th, which is Mother's Day weekend and the weekend between the Advanced Placement (AP) testing weeks, so please take this into account. Each delegate is required to take two (2) academic tests and enter into at least one (1) contest. For more information and forms, please visit the State Convention page.
Semi Update
The Second Annual MassJCL Snowball will be held on March 22nd from 7:00 P.M. to 12:00 A M. At The John Hancock Hotel and Conference Center. Each JCL member is allowed to bring one (1) non-JCL nember guest to the event and both parties are required to sign the code and conduct which must be turned in along with the money. For more information and forms, visit the Semi page.
It's time for the website contest to start. If you are a webmaster for a local club website or just started your own individual one that is based on classics, you should enter. Just send an email to technicalcoordinator@massjcl.org with your name, school, and type of website, i.e. local or individual, to enter. The rulers are the same as the one set by the national technical coordinator, which includes the monthly email updates. Remember to sends these because they make a huge difference in who ends up winning. Good Luck to everyone who enters and I hope you have a great year running your sites.
MassJCL Guestbook
How about trying out the new MassJCL Guest Book. Come by and leave your mark for everyone to see.