The Certamen club had a strong performance in the competition on Saturday the 11th at  Flint Hill! Twenty-six 6th and 7th graders competed on seven teams to assess their skills at knowledge of Latin language and culture. This is four times as many students as participated last year. Three of the teams scored in the top three for their division. The team of Max Aaron, Ben Blier, and Archer Griffin placed 3rd in the Novice Amateur division. Maeve Marchand, Alice Pittard, Aaron Gill, and Evan Kendall placed 2nd. Sophia Smith, Niamh O’Donovan, Liam Saxon, and Ben Fisher placed 3rd in Novice Competitive. Sixth graders Zuri Shepard, Reva Kelly, Eliza Lowenfish, Aaron Gill, Evan Kendall, Evan Darling, Godiya Dakim, Valerie Deleon, Abbey Hawkinson, and Jahari Samuels all were first time competitors. The next competition is Saturday February 29th at Thomas Jefferson High School in Virginia.