The Junior Classical League
Latinitas
Competition

The Latinitas Points System

The Latinitas Award honors commitment and excellence in Latin through the Junior Classical League (JCL). JCL members compete with each other within each level of Latin to earn the most points through participation, competition, and volunteerism. 

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JCL Events and Associated Point Values

Designing the JCL T-Shirt or Hoodie = 10 pts.
Fall/Spring JCL Dinners (Participation = 3 pts.)
Other Non-Academic Event (Participation = 3 pts.)
Fall Forum (Participation = 10 pts, Results)
Certamen Tournaments (Participation = 5 pts., Results)
Certamen Tournament that our JCL hosts (Participation = 5 pts, Volunteerism, Results)
NJCL Online Exam (Participation = 5 pts., Results)
SCRIBO Creative Writing Contest (Partipation = 5 pts., Award = 10 pts.)
Fox Classics Writing Contest (Participation = 5 pts., First Place = 20 pts, Honorable Mention = 10 pts.)
Medusa Mythology Exam (Participation = 5 pts., Gold = 10, Silver = 8, Bronze = 6, laurea = 4, olivae = 2)
CAMWS Translation Exam (Participation = 5 pts.; Cash Award = 20 pts., Book Prize = 15 pts., Commendation = 10 pts.)
National Latin Exam (Book Award = 20 pts., Perfect Paper = 20 points, Gold = 20 pts., Silver = 15 pts., Magna Cum Laude = 10 pts., Cum Laude = 5 pts.)
JCL State Convention (Participation = 20 pts., Participation in each event = 1 pt., Awards)
Governor's Honors Program (State Interview = 10 pts, Participant = 20 pts.)

Previous Year’s National Convention (Participation = 20 pts., Participation in each event = 2 pts., Awards)
JCL State Officer (On Final Ballot = 10 pts., or consequently Elected/Appointed = 20 pts.)
JCL Host/Hostess = 10 points

NJCL Officer (On Final Ballot = 20 pts., or consequently Elected/Appointed = 40 pts.)

Convention meeting days beyond the minimum requirement may be counted.

Volunteerism = 1 point / hour

 

Fall Forum and JCL Convention Awards

1st Place = 10 pts.

2nd Place = 8 pts.

3rd Place = 6 pts.

4th Place = 4 pts.

5th Place = 2 pts.

Certamen Tournament Awards

1st Place/Gold = 10 pts.

2nd Place/Silver = 6 pts.

3rd Place/Bronze = 3 pts.

 

National JCL Convention Awards

1st Place = 20 pts.

2nd Place = 16 pts.

3rd Place = 12 pts.

4th Place = 8 pts.

5th Place = 6 pts.

6th - 10th Place = 4 pts.

State JCL and NJCL Certamen Tournaments

1st Place = 20 pts.

2nd Place = 12 pts.

3rd Place = 6 pts.
4th Place = 4 pts.

5th Place = 2 pts.