Worlds Collide at Franklin High
Somerset, NJ, April 23, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Classic’s students from New Jersey’s public, private and home schools will meet on Saturday May 12, 2012 at Franklin High School in Somerset, NJ for the New Jersey Junior Classical League’s State Convention. The students will compete in academic and artistic competitions based on knowledge of the language and culture of ancient Rome and Greece, as well as sports competitions grounded in the traditional events of the ancient Olympic Games.
It is anticipated that hundreds of students from among the 57 local New Jersey chapters will attend a day of fun and competition. The day will commence with a gathering of students that include school-spirit chanting. The students then have the opportunity to compete in numerous competitions with the grand finale of the day being the chariot race in chariots that the students have prepared in the days and weeks leading up to the Convention.
The annual New Jersey JCL State Convention is an exciting day filled with camaraderie, good sportsmanship and plain old-fashioned fun. Some of New Jersey’s brightest students will be at the Convention demonstrating just how important and entertaining the study of the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome is to the modern student. Franklin High School is located at 500 Elizabeth Avenue, Somerset, NJ.
About the New Jersey Junior Classical League
The New Jersey Junior Classical League is the New Jersey chapter of the National Junior Classical League, an organization of middle school and high school students that is composed of local and state chapters and is the largest Classical organization in the world today. The NJ Junior Classical League and the National Junior Classical League encourage an interest in and an appreciation of the language, literature, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and help impart an understanding of the debt that our own culture owes to that of Classical antiquity.
New Jersey JCL is an organization dedicated to excellence that welcomes all students. If you live in New Jersey and are interested in finding out about starting a new club or joining an existing club, visit the New Jersey Chapter of the JCL at njjcl.webs.com/njjclmembers.htm or contact our representatives at strandhill@att.net.
It is anticipated that hundreds of students from among the 57 local New Jersey chapters will attend a day of fun and competition. The day will commence with a gathering of students that include school-spirit chanting. The students then have the opportunity to compete in numerous competitions with the grand finale of the day being the chariot race in chariots that the students have prepared in the days and weeks leading up to the Convention.
The annual New Jersey JCL State Convention is an exciting day filled with camaraderie, good sportsmanship and plain old-fashioned fun. Some of New Jersey’s brightest students will be at the Convention demonstrating just how important and entertaining the study of the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome is to the modern student. Franklin High School is located at 500 Elizabeth Avenue, Somerset, NJ.
About the New Jersey Junior Classical League
The New Jersey Junior Classical League is the New Jersey chapter of the National Junior Classical League, an organization of middle school and high school students that is composed of local and state chapters and is the largest Classical organization in the world today. The NJ Junior Classical League and the National Junior Classical League encourage an interest in and an appreciation of the language, literature, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and help impart an understanding of the debt that our own culture owes to that of Classical antiquity.
New Jersey JCL is an organization dedicated to excellence that welcomes all students. If you live in New Jersey and are interested in finding out about starting a new club or joining an existing club, visit the New Jersey Chapter of the JCL at njjcl.webs.com/njjclmembers.htm or contact our representatives at strandhill@att.net.
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New Jersey Junior Classical League
Courtney, Dermot or Elizabeth Bree
908-832-0234
njjcl.webs.com
Courtney, Dermot or Elizabeth Bree
908-832-0234
njjcl.webs.com
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