A school in Melbourne and one near Gainesville were winners this month in the first Florida Junior Classical League Certamen Tournament hosted by the Department of Classics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida.
The event, held Saturday, Feb. 17, was coordinated by first-year students Ellie Riggs and Jonathan Nunes.
Certamen is a quiz-bowl style game for students of Latin, Greek, and classical civilizations. It allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of the ancient peoples, languages, and cultures, and the relationships between those topics and the modern world. Students say they find the matches fun, competitive, informative, and compelling.
Eight middle and high schools participated in the day-long competition in Turlington Hall. Students competed in three levels: Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne won the Novice and Advanced levels. Oak Hall School won in Intermediate.