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NATIONAL JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE Print an NJCL Brochure
Middle or Upper School students of Greek, Latin, History, or Classical Explorations are eligible to join LCA's chapter of the National Junior Classical League. Formed in 1936, the National Junior Classical League (NJCL) is an organization of junior and senior high school students sponsored by the American Classical League. Composed of local and state chapters across the US, Canada, and Australia, it is the largest Classical organization in the world today with over 50,000 members. Its purpose is to encourage an appreciation of the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and to impart an understanding of the debt of our own culture to that of Classical antiquity.
Students in LCA's Chapter may attend the state and national conventions of the NJCL with an Institute teacher as the required sponsor. At the 2008 state JCL Convention in Lexington from February 8th – 10th, the LCA delegation won the Spirit Stick, as well as numerous awards for academic tests. The 2008-2009 national convention will be held on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, OH from July 28th – August 2nd.
Both the state and national conventions are packed with hilarious traditions and cameraderie. The national convention also provides opportunities for students to compete for national awards that are a rare and impressive entry on an academic resume. The Academy's program will prepare its students to be strong competitors for these awards.
Scenes from the 2006 National Junior Classical League Convention
at Indiana University
The Wisconsin JCL delegation, in matching red togas and cheesehead hats, engages KY's delegation in the ongoing cheering wars while waiting for the traditional Spirit Procession across IU's campus to begin.
In one of the excellent Colloquia sessions, Fabius the Tribune demonstrates Roman
arms and tools of war as he enacts a fascinating portrayal of the life
of a Roman legionnaire.
Large scale models like this sculpture of the mythological hydra were somehow transported from all over the
United States for the artistic competitions.
