PWC students win 26 awards on National Latin Exam

Latin continues to flourish in Prince William County Schools as evidenced by the performance of students on this year’s National Latin Exam (NLE). Honors are awarded to those achieving top scores on the NLE taken by more than 150,000 Latin students annually in 50 states and 13 foreign countries. It is offered under the joint sponsorship of the American Classical League and the National Junior Classical League to “promote the study of Latin and to encourage the individual student.”

Prince William County Public School students fared well in this year’s exam, bringing home 26 awards.

There are 842 students studying Latin in Prince William County Public Schools at five high schools: Battlefield, Brentsville District, Hylton, Osbourn Park, and Stonewall Jackson High Schools. Forest Park and Patriot High School students are enrolled through the Virtual High School@PWCS and Virtual Virginia.

This year’s winners are:

Battlefield High School - Teacher: Kendra Yount
Elizabeth Dudas, Magna Cum Laude
Dylan Fernandes, Gold Medal, Summa Cum Laude
Jack Lynam, Magna Cum Laude
Donovan Murphy, Cum Laude

Brenstville District High School - Teacher: Stephanie Lopez
Caitlin Boyce, Cum Laude
Ashley Dimino, Silver Medal, Maxima Cum Laude
Gavin Kent, Cum Laude
Rachel Landry, Magna Cum Laude
Robert Mangum, Cum Laude
Campbell Miles, Magna Cum Laude
Deysi Orellana, Cum Laude
Nathaniel Romanowski, Cum Laude
Megan Underwood, Cum Laude

Hylton High School - Teacher: Page Warren
Keyyatta Bonds, Magna Cum Laude
Timothy Cha, Magna Cum Laude
Arianna Lawrence, Silver Medal, Maxima Cum Laude

Osbourn Park High School - Teacher: Anne Tra
Alexandria Christie, Magna Cum Laude
Matthew DeLancey, Cum Laude
Gwendolyn Etemadi, Cum Laude
Jackson Hoppe, Silver Medal, Maxima Cum Laude
Chance Moore: Gold Medal, Summa Cum Laude
Kevin Malloy, Silver Medal, Maxima Cum Laude
Grace Sheehy, Silver Medal, Maxima Cum Laude
Justin Staff, Silver Medal, Maxima Cum Laude

Stonewall Jackson High School - Teacher: Kristen Fort
Jason Farrell, Magna Cum Laude

The philosophy of the NLE is “predicated on providing every Latin student the opportunity to experience a sense of personal accomplishment and success in his study of the Latin language and culture. This opportunity exists for each individual student since, on the NLE, he is not competing with his fellow student on a comparative basis, but is evaluated solely on his own performance on the exam.”