FA Students Honored for Their Achievements in the National Latin Exams

On April 10th, during the All-School meeting, Mr. Manning, the head of school, along with Ms. Paulding from the world languages department, recognized the following FA students for their outstanding performance in the National Latin Exams: Arthur Osborne '26 and Olivia Piccinali '25, both of whom earned Gold Medals; Beatrice Lunghi '25, who received a Silver Medal; and Everett Helvie '28 and Camila Luna '27, who achieved Honorable Merit.

Over 100,000 students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 20 other countries—including Australia, Belgium, Belize, Canada, China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom—participated in these exams.

The exams featured a rigorous assessment of various levels of Latin, including Advanced Latin Prose and Advanced Latin Poetry. Each exam included 40 questions covering grammar, comprehension, mythology, derivatives, literature, Roman life, history, geography, oral Latin, and the relevance of Latin in the modern world.