On July 20th 2026 I jumped on a plane and headed to Bloomington Indiana and I wondered if anyone on the flight knew that I was about to have the best week of my life at the 73rd National Junior Classical League Convention knee deep the classics with thousands of others who also decided to spend a week of their summer in the Hoosier state. After arriving at the university and unpacking my suitcase Cassidy, Amalia and Izzy headed to dinner and I went downstairs to help bring u

Third times the charm, this was my third time at convention and I think it was my best one yet. So much happened this year. It is my junior year and I decided to run for the VJCL office of editor. I always love being at convention but getting to talk to everyone and campaign was an experience I will never forget. Pre convention: everyone was working really hard on their projects and the club officers were working on our spirit and social media, making posters and signs for sp

The Romans didn’t have Halloween, they didn't pass out treats to children dressed in costumes they did however have a holiday called October horse to celebrate Mars. Edison Latin club had our own celebration of fall on the 29th of October October Horse was celebrated on October 15th. October Horse was a ritual to the god Mars. A chariot race would be held in honor of Mars. The winning horse would then be sacrificed to Mars by being speared by the Flamen Martialis, the high

Usually quite an unfortunate month for students, August marks the slow end of summer and the transition into the beginning of the school...

Monday August 18th was the first day of school for Edison high school. The Latin classes and clubs wasted no time before jumping right...

For the second time I got on a bus filled with people dedicating a whole week of their summer in Oxford Ohio to study and celebrate Latin and the classic world. We drove for 8 hours with only one stop for lunch to get to Miami University for the 2025 national latin convention. Day 0: At 8 am we left Flint Hill secondary school on a bus. 9 hours later we were at Miami university. I unpacked my bags and went to dinner, the rest of Edison had not arrived yet. After dinner we wen

So you found out your housing finials what do you need to do One week in advance: Find as many student volunteers as you can. The more helping hands the better. Try to bribe them with service hours to encourage even non Latin students to sign up. Two days in advance: Remind you volunteers that certamen is in 2 days. One day in advance: Stay after school with the student volunteers to set up the directional signs and the desks in the classrooms, make sure to take a before pict

March update, We did a lot in the month of march starting with a certomen on the first and an Ides of march party on the thirtieth. On...

February was a big month for parties in the Edison Latin club we had both a roman market and a dance party. Nidhi Vasudevan On February...

This was my second state convention and as always it was amazing but this year felt stronger somehow. My freshman year I liked Latin but...

Last summer, I got on a bus full of other people who were also willing to spend fifteen hours on a bus for a week in Knoxville, Tennessee...