Classical Association of Western New York

CAWNY Regents and SLP Drafts Now Available! Deadline for edits and field testing results is April 1st.

The first drafts of both exams are now available and have been sent to CAWNY members who have expressed interest in proofreading and/ or field testing.

To get involved in this process, please become a member. Please fill out the membership form at the following site and send it to Gail Taylor: /about_us

Let me know that you are still interested and as soon as I receive the membership confirmation from Gail Taylor, I will send you drafts of our exam.

If you are already a member, and would like to help out, please get in touch with me at [email protected].

You are certainly welcome to get involved in our exam. Participants the last four years have been very satisfied with the exam we produced. We hope to make a quality product available electronically to all members free of charge by the first week of May. Any member of CAWNY will be entitled to an electronic copy of the exam when it is produced. You may then use it in your classrooms as long as you follow the exam security guidelines. I have posted below last year's exam security guidelines which will be very similar this year.

P.S. Other Details and Some Legalese:

By using the exams or answer keys provided in this e-mail in any way, teachers and school districts agree to the following:

- This exam has been created as a collaborative benefit to any professional member of CAWNY in good standing. Members are not required to have made submissions or to have worked on the exam in any way in order to receive a copy. However, all of those receiving a copy of the exam are asked to keep the exam secure and away from anyone who is not a professional member of CAWNY in good standing.

- Teachers and their school districts are responsible for making the required amount of copies for these exams; they are responsible for keeping the exams secure; they are responsible for administering the exam in a secure environment reflective of all of the standards and procedures established for state-wide examinations; they are required to provide any assistance allowed for special need students in accordance with their individualized educational plans; and they are responsible for the scoring of the examination, for reporting scores, and for the bestowing of credit. They will not be required to submit their exam scores to CAWNY.

- Please note, that when making copies, the exams are formatted so that if making duplex copies, collated and stapled, the student answer sheet or booklet will be the last page(s) and can be removed from the stapled pack without removing any of the questions (an extra page has been inserted at the end for exactly this purpose). Teachers may also choose to make copies of the student answer sheet or booklet separate from the exam itself.

- The teacher dictation copy on the Regents exam has been removed from the Exam document and has been added to the answer key document so that it is not accidentally duplicated and distributed to students as part of the exam. Teachers should use the teacher dictation copy to administer Part II of the Regents exam (and not use the answer key itself for this purpose).

- To the extent possible, these exams should be administered during the NYS Regents Exam week in June.

-Teachers are encouraged to use these exams in their entirety, the purpose being to save them from having to write the entire exam themselves and to maintain standardization across districts. A variety of experienced teachers, both current and retired, as well as college professors have been involved in the writing of this exam. These exams are being provided in the form of Microsoft Word Documents. PDF documents are also available. Note though,CAWNYcannot prohibit any teacher from making alterations to the exam. If alterations are made however,CAWNYcannot be held responsible for the accuracy of changes made nor the validity of the exam.CAWNYwill not be held liable in any situation concerning the exam, even if the exam is administered in its entirety. Being provided with this exam is simply a benefit of being aCAWNYmember. The security of the exam, its administration, the bestowing of credit, and the assessment of checkpoint standards is ultimately the responsibility of individual teachers and school districts.

Heads Up: Spring Fling NYSJCL Certamen To Be Held At SUNY Buffalo April 9th

Look For An Official Invitation In Your Mailboxes Soon!

NEH Summer Institute

In the summer of 2016 (July 18-August 5), there will be an NEH Summer Seminar for pre-collegiate teachers on the topic of Roman Daily Life. This seminar is an opportunity to read Petronius and some graffiti in Latin and look at Pompeian archaeology for various topics of Roman daily life. The Petronius reading in particular forms a central core of the seminar, and thus an intermediate level of Latin proficiency (1 year of college level Latin) is required. The seminar will be held in St. Peter, Minnesota (1 hour from Minneapolis) on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College. The NEH pays each person $2700 to participate, which will more than cover the living and food expenses (approximately $1500). The seminar has been organized by Matthew Panciera (Gustavus Adolphus College) and will be co-taught by him, Beth Severy-Hoven (Macalester), Jeremy Hartnett (Wabash), and Rebecca Benefiel (Washington and Lee).

If you have any questions, please write me (Matthew Panciera), the director of the seminar, at [email protected].

The 2016 Annual Institute will be held October 28-29 at Union College in Schenectady, NY. Please consider presenting or leading a workshop at this year's conference. Whether you teach Latin to 6th graders, or Greek to university students, CAES invites you to share your expertise and passion to our institute attendees. Click the following link to submit a workshop proposal:

http://www.caesny.org/p/submit-workshop-proposal.html

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A Latin Covivium (workshop/ mini conference) under the auspices of the NYSJCL to be held at Sacred Heart Academy

A Latin Convivium (workshop/mini-conference for high school students and their teachers) will be held January 9th from 1-4pm at Sacred Heart Academy, 3860 Main Street, Buffalo 14226. Come enjoy a Classics filled day without the stress of tests. Dr. Thomas Banchich, Canisius College will be giving a talk. There will be skit and artwork contests, food and drink, dancing, and an open market. Admission is free. For more information or the detailed flier, click here.

Constellation Myths Uncensored: Ancient mythology is not as tame as we are often led to believe, because the juicier details are often left out. Learn the whole truth about your favorite Greek and Roman deities and their mortal acquaintances. This program contains mature content and we will not be admitting anyone under the age of 18. (Ages 18 and up ONLY). Nov. 19th, 7pm at Williamsville North HS. See this link for more details.

The NYSJCL Fall Festival To Be Held at Skaneateles High School November 21st

Skaneateles High School will be hosting the 2015 NYS Junior Classical League Fall Festival. The event will be scheduled for 1pm through 9pm, November 21st. Look to your mailboxes for the official letters and registration forms, or click this link for all registration forms and details!

Interested in participating in helping put together the 2016 CAWNY Level III Regents or 8^th Grade SLP Exams? Contact [email protected]. We need volunteers to proofread the exam, or field test the exam in one of their higher level classes and provide feedback. We need volunteers to write and submit questions for the following sections:

Please let [email protected] know what part you are volunteering to write. Then submit your questions by e-mail to [email protected] by December 31st, 2015.

All CAWNY members are eligible to receive an electronic version of this exam once the final draft is ready. The CAWNY Exams may be used by districts for APPR purposes as described in the Engage NY Guidance Document for APPR.

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Here is a quick and fun Halloween Lesson in case you need a last minute idea!

Click on this word document for a sweries of questions you can ask while going around the room to describe different types of Halloween candy. If the student guesses the right candy, they might get that one for a reward (as if they'll need more candy fior Halloween!).

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CAWNY Fall Meeting Set for October 17th at UB; Keynote Speaker Dr. John Dugan

Our annual CAWNY Fall Meeting will take place Saturday, October 17th at 10:00am at SUNY Buffalo, Amherst Campus(North Campus) in Goetz Library (Classics Wing, 3rd Floor Fillmore Academic Complex). For a campus map, go to www.buffalo.edu/buildings/maps/NorthCampus.pdf. Dr. John Dugan has agreed to be our keynote speaker. Dr. Dugan is the author of Making a New Man: Ciceronian Self-Fashioning in the Rhetorical Works, published by Oxford University Press. An expert in prose, poetry, rhetoric, and oratory in the Late Republic, and author of several papers and lectures in addition to his book on Cicero, the much beloved Dr. Dugan holds an M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Yale University, and teaches upper level and graduate courses in Latin literature at UB.

In addition to Dr. Dugan's talk, we will also conduct a business meeting for those interested in contributing to the 2016 CAWNY Exam. Also, we will hold an emporium and an open items session. So come join us for a great talk, refreshments, new resources, and get involved in this year’s CAWNY exams. There’s no better way to start off the new academic year!

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NYS JCL Fall Festival to be held at Skaneateles, November 21st' Mark Your Calendars Now!

Keep an eye out for registration mailing. As soon as registration materials become available they will also be posted here.

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Mark Your Calendars: CAWNY Fall Meeting Set for Saturday, October 17th at 10am

Mark your calendars. A tentative date for the CAWNY Fall meeting will be Saturday, October 17th at 10am. Speaker and location To Be Announced. We will also begin the process again of seeking volunteers to help write different parts of the CAWNY Exam at this meeting. Please make sure too to renew your membership at this time.

Heads up. The annual CAES Conference will be held October 22nd - 24th in Syracuse. Barry Straus from Cornell University will be giving a keynote address. Registration and a program overview is available on the CAES website: caesny.org. Check out the CAES website too for job openings in the NYC area.

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Mark Your Calendars: The Annual 2015 CAWNY Banquet- Saturday, June 6^th at 4:00pm.

This year’s CAWNY Banquet will be held Saturday, June 6th, at4:00pm at the Ramada in Amherst. We are honored to have Buffalo State Professor Micheal Johnson as our keynote speaker. Dr. Johnson has been a long time and dedicated member to our CAWNY organization. He teaches courses in Latin, Greek, Classical Mythology, at Buffalo State College. His research interests range from Biblical and Classical literature to pedagogy, surrealism, and science fiction. His talk for the 2015 Banquet is entitled, "Every Myth is Awesome: Ancient Building Bricks in the Lego Movie". As always, Dr. Johnson's expertise in Classics combined with his in depth knowledge of it's relevance and prominence in today's world (even in the most unlikely places), as well as his constant ebullience and congeniality combine to set up what will surely be an exciting talk. So, come join your local Latin and Classics colleagues for an afternoon of great conversation, good food and drink, and an enlightening lecture. Come to get involved in your local CAWNY organization. Click here for the sign up sheet!

The 2015 CAWNY Regents and SLP Exams are now available. If you are a professional member of CAWNY in good standing, and would like to have the exams sent to you via e-mail, please contact [email protected].

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The NYS Junior Classical League Spring Fling Certamen will be held at Pittsford Mendon High School on Saturday April 18th . Schools should plan to arrive by 12:30pm. This year’s event will include nominations for next year’s executive board, certamen, written exams, dinner, and much more! For more information, please click on the document that follows: Registration Form.

Jill Crooker will be offering the following workshops. Summer workshops for AP Latin teachers and teachers of all advance Latin programs might be interested in the following three week-long experiences.

The intent of this workshop is to lead you through all of Vergil's Aeneid in the AP Latin syllabus. Attention will be given to teaching strategies for writing analytical essays that integrate the Vergil text with the de Bello Gallico in the syllabus. In this regard, we will develop a list of as many themes as possible for the two authors as well as suggestions about integrating the concept of themes into instruction. We will score student essay questions from the 2015 exam. Although the focus is upon essays, we will develop short answer questions and look at steps to improve literal translation as well. Additionally, we will discuss strategies for how to write essay questions, how to pair Vergil passages with Caesar passages, Themes and Essential Questions, contextualization and how it enhances class instruction, as well as the importance of Grammar & Syntax in your instruction. You will leave with classroom ready materials. Bring your texts and a laptop computer.

Teaching De Bello Gallico with an eye toward the Aeneid: the intent of this workshop is to lead teachers through all of Caesar's De Bello Gallico in the AP Latin syllabus.

Attention will be given to teaching strategies for writing analytical essays and developing short answer questions. We will develop a list of themes from the Caesar passages and pair them, where possible, with lines from Vergil. We will score student essays and short answer questions from 2015.

What is unique about this workshop is that participants will have the opportunity to sit in on a number of sessions of Lynne West’s workshop, 21^st Century Technology In the Latin Classroom. In their final project, participants can integrate what they have learned about the AP Caesar course with the use of a new technology tool.

Additionally, we will discuss how to integrate technology, visuals, and online resources into your course, contextualization and how it enhances class instruction, as well as the importance of grammar & syntax in your instruction. You will leave with classroom ready materials. Bring your texts and a laptop computer.

Teaching the Aeneid with an eye toward Caesar: The intent of this weeklong workshop is to lead teachers through all of Vergil's Aeneid in the AP Latin syllabus. Attention will be given to teaching strategies for writing analytical essays that integrate the Vergil text with the de Bello Gallico in the syllabus. In this regard we will develop a list of as many themes as possible for the two authors as well as suggestions about integrating essential questions into classroom instruction. We will score student essay questions from 2013-2015. Although the focus is upon essays, we will develop some short answer questions and look at steps to improve literal translation as well. This is the workshop from which teachers will leave with classroom ready materials. Bring your texts and a laptop computer or a flash drive.

CAWNY Regents and SLP Drafts Now Available! Deadline for edits and field testing results is April 1st.

The first drafts of both exams are now available and have been sent to CAWNY members who have expressed interest in proofreading and/ or field testing.

To get involved in this process, please become a member. Please fill out the membership form at the following site and send it to Gail Taylor: /about_us

Let me know that you are still interested and as soon as I receive the membership confirmation from Gail Taylor, I will send you drafts of our exam.

If you are already a member, and would like to help out, please get in touch with me at [email protected].

CAWNY Exam Meeting

Happy Holidays! Those who are working on parts of the CAWNY Exam, please submit them to [email protected] as soon as possible. The meeting for putting together the first draft of the exam has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 28th, at 4:30pm at Sacred Heart Academy on Main Street in Amherst. I hope to see everyone there! Happy New Year!

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Our annual CAWNY Fall Meeting will take place September 27^th at 10:30am at SUNY Buffalo, Amherst Campus(North Campus) in Clemens Hall, Room 103. For a campus map, go to www.buffalo.edu/buildings/maps/NorthCampus.pdf. Clemens Hall is labeled #9 on the map, and is in between Lockwood Library and Baird Hall. Our keynote speaker will be Latin teacher and UB alumna, Catherine Nicastro, who just this summer led students on a 14 day Worldstrides tour or Venice, Florence, Sorrento, and Rome (with many other stops in between), took students to the 7 day NJCL Convention in Atlanta, GA, and went herself for 14 more days on an archeological dig in Farnese, Italy, working on the site of an ancient Etruscan fortress. All of this she just did this past summer! And now she is willing to share her experiences at our fall meeting. In addition, we will also conduct a business meeting for those interested in contributing to the 2015 CAWNY Exams, and will look in detail at developing passages for the exams; we will also look at ways to continue to promote Latin across the WNY area. In addition, we will hold an emporium and an open items session. So come join us for a great talk, refreshments, new resources, and get involved in this year’s CAWNY exams. There’s no better way to start off the new academic year!

Are you looking to help prepare your students for the 2015 CAWNY Regents and SLP Exams? The CAWNY Planning Committee/ Executive Board voted recently to make the 2011 and 2012 exams public. Each year, new exams will be made public. Click here for a request form. Anyone can request these exams; you do not have to be a member of CAWNY. Members though, as always have full access to all exams. Because of this change in policy, the 2011 and 2012 exams should no longer be considered secure exams.

What technically is the 50^th anniversary CAES Institute will take place in its place of origin at the Hilton Garden Inn (1389 Washington Ave.) in the state capital, Albany, NY, October 24^th – 26^th, 2014. Discount room reservations can be made before the September 23^rd deadline. Anthony Opalka, Albany city historian will also be taking a group on a classical architecture tour during the conference! For more information, or to register for the conference online, visit the institute webpage at http://www.caesny.org/p/annual-institute.html.

Pittsford Sutherland will be hosting the 2014 NYS Junior Classical League Fall Festival. The event will tentatively be scheduled for 12pm through 9pm, November 1st. Look to your mailboxes for the official letters and registration forms, or click this link for all registration forms and details!

The Ontario Classical Association has invited us to join them for their fall meeting which will be at the Old Mill Inn, Toronto. Their keynote speaker is renowned Classicist Dr. Nigel Spivey of the University of Cambridge, star of the BBC's How Art Made the World and our theme is "How Classics Changes the World". Click here for the flier.

The Old Mill Inn is offering OCA members a special room rate of $199 - those interested must book their room by September 3rd, 2014. Please contact the Old Mill Inn directly at 1-866-653-6455 to book a room (this cost is not included in the meeting fee.)

Toronto is only two hours away from Buffalo and has a wonderful range of activities and attractions. For instance, the AGO has a special exhibit of the art of Alex Colville. There is the Ripleys Aquarium right next to the CN Tower. The ROM has a wonderful Roman and Greek gallery and it is five minutes from the Bata Shoe Museum. The Broadway hit, Wicked, is playing in Toronto and there is shopping to fit every budget!!

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Don’t forget that our annual CAWNY Banquet is coming up Saturday, June 7^th, with cocktails starting at 4pm and dinner at 4:30pm. It will be held at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center on 2402 North Forest Rd., in Getzville, NY. Our guest speaker this year will be Dr. Kathryn Williams, Latin Professor at Canisius College who recently completed a trip to Roman Britain. Come join your local Latin and Classics colleagues for an evening of great conversation, good food and drink, and an enlightening lecture. Click here for the sign up form. Please return the sign up form to Micheal Wright by May 28^th.

The 2013 CAWNY Regents and SLP Exams are available. If you are a professional member of CAWNY in good standing, and would like to have the exams sent to you via e-mail, please contact [email protected].

The CAES 51^st Annual Institute will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Albany October 24^th – 26^th, 2014, and will include a classical architecture tour around the state capital. CAES is turning 50 this year, so don’t forget to follow along and sign up as more conference information becomes available. Submit workshop proposals at caesny.org.

There are still scholarships available for LOTE classes at UB for this fall 2014. Contact [email protected]. Our own Kate Lucia will be teaching the following class: LAI 758-LOTE and Technology: The use of technology in the Foreign Language classroom enhances the quality of instruction and experience for both instructors and students. In this course, we will learn about the most innovative technology and Web 2.0 Tools currently available to LOTE teachers. We will employ a two-fold methodology: direct instruction and a Professional Learning Community (PLC) style of collaboration. Sessions will include guided practice using the tools and programs introduced as well as opportunities to actively integrate them into current lessons or create future plans for implementation. Course readings and discussion will also play a role in examining best practices and teaching strategies. Day and time: Thursdays 4:10pm-6:50pm, Duration of course: October 23 - November 20, Instructor: Kate Lucia

"21st Century Technology in the Latin Classroom" July 1-5, 2012 at the Taft Educational Center, the Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut. (http://www.taftschool.org/tec/nonap.aspx#12B12) Integrating technology in the Latin classroom is a powerful way to increase student achievement and augment engagement. This weeklong workshop will address the many ways that current technology can enhance and enliven the Latin classroom. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of technologies that are valuable additions to both the elementary and advanced Latin curriculum. The workshop will address methods and tools for building vocabulary, teaching language skills, and integrating history and culture. The focus will be on using free or inexpensive web-based tools that work on various computing platforms to create media-rich lessons. Participants will come away understanding both the important role that technology can play in the classroom and how to integrate it effectively. In addition to having multiple lesson plans to take back home, they will come away with a clear understanding of how to construct a technology-rich curriculum for their Latin classes. Participants should be comfortable with basic computing skills and must bring their own laptop for use throughout the week.Instructor: Lynne West, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, CA

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Our final meeting to edit the 2014 CAWNY SLP and Regents Exams will be held Saturday, April 26^th at 10:30am at Sacred Heart Academy. Final versions of the exams will be available by May 1^st and will be sent out electronically to members of CAWNY. Any final edits or field testing suggestions should be sent to [email protected] before April 25^th.

Mark Your Calendars: A Date And Location Have Been Set for the Annual 2014 CAWNY Banquet- Saturday, June 7^th at 4:30pm.

This year’s CAWNY Banquet will be held Saturday, June 7^th at 4:30pm at the Ramada in Amherst. We are honored to have Canisius College Professor, Kathryn Williams as our keynote speaker. Dr. Williams received her BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her PhD from the University of Virginia. She gave an amazing talk at our CAWNY fall workshop in 2011 on Roman Law, and has recently completed a trip where she taught and did work on Roman Britain. An expert on several authors, and an executive board member of CAAS, Dr. Williams is renowned for her in depth talks and research. So, come join your local Latin and Classics colleagues for an afternoon of great conversation, good food and drink, and an enlightening lecture. Come to get involved in your local CAWNY organization.

If you have students who are intending to attend this summer's JCL National Convention at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, please send a list of those students along with their email information to [email protected] by Wednesday April 22^nd. Mr. Finnigan is coordinating chaperones and transportation for the trip. For more information on the JCL Convention, visit their website at: www.njcl.org.

Several AP Summer Institutes will again be offered throughout June and July by our good friend, Jill Crooker. Topics will be on translation and multiple choice, and essays and short answer focusing on both The Aened and the Commentaries on the Gallic War. For the full flier, dates, and the course descriptions, click here.

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A Reminder: If you volunteered to write sections for the 2014 CAWNY Exam, please e-mail them to [email protected] by Friday, January 17th. Also, join us for the first drafting of the exam, Wednesday, January 29th at 4pm at Sacred Heart Academy.

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Interested in participating in helping put together the 2014 CAWNY Level III Regents or 8^th Grade SLP Exams? Contact [email protected] We need volunteers to proofread the exam, or field test the exam in one of their higher level classes and provide feedback. We need volunteers to write and submit questions for the following sections:

Please let [email protected] know what part you are volunteering to write. Then submit your questions by e-mail to [email protected] by January 17^th, 2014.

2013 NYS Junior Classical League Fall Festival Invitational Certamen at East Aurora HS December 7th!

I am very pleased to announce plans for this year’s NYSJCL Fall Festival Invitational Certamen. The annual certamen has always been a hugely successful event. It has given students from all over the state an opportunity to gather, meet other Latin students, have fun, and compete.

The annual NYSJCL Fall Festival Invitational Certamen will be held on Saturday, December 7^th, from 12pm to 8pm at

East Aurora High School is located just south of the 400 expressway that branches off the I90 near Buffalo. Please plan to arrive between 12 and 12:30. Click here for directions.

This event will include: team certamen, pair competition using CPS clickers, online individual exams, volleyball, basketball, open certamen, chess, videos, video games, T-shirt contest, poster contest, and a dance. The cost will be $20 per student. Chaperones and teachers are free! Dinner will be provided (pasta dinner with sides, cookies, and cola). Trophies will be awarded to first place certamen teams; first place medals will be awarded to all first place students, and ribbons for second and third place. Please make all checks payable to East Aurora Schools. Please send a completed information sheet and payment to:

attn: Brian Serwicki, East Aurora High School, 1003 Center Street, East Aurora, NY 14052

All information sheets and payments must be received by Friday, November 29^th. Any questions or concerns, feel free to contact [email protected]

Looking to join the New York State Junior Classical League? Start a chapter at your school! You can find all of the information you need here, including informational cover letters, directions, and membership forms - just click the following link: NYSJCL Information and Membership Forms.

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2013 NYS Junior Classical League Fall Festival Invitational Certamen at East Aurora HS December 7th!

The annual NYSJCL Fall Festival Invitational Certamen will be held on Saturday, December 7^th, from 12pm to 8pm at

East Aurora High School is located just south of the 400 expressway that branches off the I90 near Buffalo. Please plan to arrive between 12 and 12:30. Click here for directions.

attn: Brian Serwicki, East Aurora High School, 1003 Center Street, East Aurora, NY 14052

All information sheets and payments must be received by Friday, November 29^th. Any questions or concerns, feel free to contact [email protected]

CAWNY Fall Meeting – Mark Your Calendars!
The CAWNY Fall Meeting will take place Saturday, November 9^th at the Goetz Library at 10AM in the Classics wing of the UB Amherst Campus. Our keynote speaker will be the esteemed Dr. John H. Starks from the Department of Classics at Binghamton University. Dr. Starks will be delivering a paper entitled, “Make Em’ Laugh: Plautus and Humor in the ‘Original’ Language and in Translation”, which will include a video and handouts from his productions of Plautus’ Poenulus and Mostellaria’s The Ghoul Next Door. Dr. Starks is an expert in Greek and Roman theater history and performance. He teaches classes at Binghamton on the Latin language, ancient theater, social history, political and rhetorical thought, and gender and ethnicity. Recent publications include: “Was Black Beautiful in Vandal Africa?” from African Athena: New Agendas, published by Oxford University Press, and “Servitus, sudor, and sitis: Syra and Syrian slave stereotyping in Plautus’ Mercator” from the New England Classical Journal. Dr. Starks received a Ph.D. in Classics with Historical Emphasis from the University at North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004. So come join us for a great talk given by Dr. Starks, an emporium, membership updates, our annual CAWNY business meeting (start of the timeline for the 2014 CAWNY Exam), and scrumptious refreshments. Converse with old friends and meet new ones at our annual Fall CAWNY meeting!

There is still time to register for the 2013 CAES Institute to be held in Saratoga Springs October 18th - 20th!

There is still time to register for the 2013 CAES Institute! We are accepting conference registrations via the website through October 14th. If you are registering via postal service, please be sure to have your registration postmarked by October 12th.

While the deadline for group rate hotel reservations has passed, rooms may still be available. Call and ask for the Classical Association group. You may get the group rate or be asked to pay the regular price. This can change at any time and is at the discretion of the hotel, not under CAES's control.

To register for the Institute and/or to contact the hotel, follow this link: http://www.caesny.org/p/annual-institute.html

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Change of Date for CAWNY Fall Meeting – Mark Your Calendars!
The CAWNY Fall Meeting will take place Saturday, November 9^th at the Goetz Library in the Classics wing of the UB Amherst Campus. Our keynote speaker will be the esteemed Dr. John H. Starks from the Department of Classics at Binghamton University. Dr. Starks will be delivering a paper entitled, “Make Em’ Laugh: Plautus and Humor in the ‘Original’ Language and in Translation”, which will include a video and handouts from his productions of Plautus’ Poenulus and Mostellaria’s The Ghoul Next Door. Dr. Starks is an expert in Greek and Roman theater history and performance. He teaches classes at Binghamton on the Latin language, ancient theater, social history, political and rhetorical thought, and gender and ethnicity. Recent publications include: “Was Black Beautiful in Vandal Africa?” from African Athena: New Agendas, published by Oxford University Press, and “Servitus, sudor, and sitis: Syra and Syrian slave stereotyping in Plautus’ Mercator” from the New England Classical Journal. Dr. Starks received a Ph.D. in Classics with Historical Emphasis from the University at North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004. So come join us for a great talk given by Dr. Starks, an emporium, membership updates, our annual CAWNY business meeting (start of the timeline for the 2014 CAWNY Exam), and scrumptious refreshments. Converse with old friends and meet new ones at our annual Fall CAWNY meeting!

FALL TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP FOR LATIN TEACHERS in New Jersey!
Exciting professional development opportunities! Open to all Latin teachers and future Latin teachers!
I Came, I Saw, I Clicked: Technology & Online Resources for Latin Teaching
Friday, October 11, 2013 / 8:30 am - 3:30 pm, Franklin High School, Somerset, NJ (approx. midway between Philadelphia and NYC), Made possible by the Classical Association of the Atlantic States and Franklin HS - Registration deadline: 10/1
Want to harness the latest technology and online resources for your classes? Looking for vetted resources that smoothly integrate with your teaching goals and approaches? Tired of technology workshops that have nothing to do with Latin? Wishing you could learn about these things in a calm, clear, low-stress environment? In this workshop, we’ll explore innovative new methods for using technology, software, and online resources for: Latin instruction, Latin practice and review activities, and assessment in the Latin classroom. Teachers will gain ideas that are specific to Latin and can be implemented in the classroom immediately. The presentation style is enthusiastic and supportive, with plenty of opportunity for hands-on interaction by participants, group discussion, and analysis.
Register: online. Cost: $59 (includes registration, all materials, coffee, lunch). Visit our website to get additional workshop details, to purchase publications, or to find out about and schedule other professional development opportunities or student programs! www.ascaniusyci.org

The Vergilian Society has extended the deadline for joining the Roman Provence program scheduled for this winter, Dec 24, 2013 (short version Dec 27) - Jan 4, 2014. The program begins with Autun in the heart of the Aedui lands, where the opening episodes of Caesar's Gallic Wars take place, then moves along Agrippa's Way down the Rhone to the Roman Provincia. We will study such major monuments as the Pont de Gard aqueduct, the Maison Caree temple of Nimes, the Arles amphitheater, and the Arch of Orange. Visits to the well preserved Roman towns of Vaison and Glanum are included. For full details go to our website and click on tours. (http://vergil.clarku.edu/provence.html) The new deadlines are Sept. 30 for sign up and deposit, Oc. 30 to complete payment.

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Mark Your Calendars – CAWNY Fall Meeting Tentatively Scheduled for October 5^th.

Start the year off right! Join your colleagues for the annual CAWNY Fall Meeting tentatively scheduled for Saturday, October 5^th at 10am. There will be a guest speaker, an emporium of teaching materials, refreshments, and familiar and new Classics friends from Western New York. Look back here for more information once details are available.

Congratulations to Emily Ludwig from Sacred Heart Academy as the recipient of the 2013 CAWNY Scholarship

Congratulations to our 2013 CAWNY Scholarship winner Emily Ludwig from Sacred Heart Academy. Emily will be attending Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio this fall. Her Latin teacher at Sacred Heart was long time CAWNY member and current vice president, Micheal Wright. Emily also served as an executive officer for the NYS Junior Classical League during the 2012-2013 school year. We wish Emily the best as she begins her college career at Case Western.

UB Graduate School of Education Offering Professional Development Courses for Teachers – one of which will be taught by our own Kate Lucia!

UB's Graduate School of Education is offering 11 different 1-credit hour professional development courses for educators and community members during the fall 2013 semester. Our own Kate Lucia from Clarence Schools will be teaching LAI 754 "LOTE and Technology”. Also, our very familiar friend and colleague, Paul Maher, who taught French for many years at West Seneca East will be teaching the LAI 756 "French Through Immersion" course.

Currently, they have funding available to offer scholarships that cover in-state tuition and fees for these 1-credit courses. These scholarships are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, and are open to any individual not currently attending the University at Buffalo.

Click the following link to access information about the courses through the GSE website - http://gse.buffalo.edu/ccpe. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ryan Taughrin by email at [email protected] or phone at 716-645-2110.

CAES is looking for anyone interested in giving a presentation at the CAES Fall Institute. The 2013 CAES Fall Institute will be at the Courtyard by the Marriot in Saratoga Springs Friday October 18^th through Sunday October 20^th. The theme will be: Reconnecting, Recharging. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in presenting. In your e-mail, please provide a brief description of what you will be presenting, your intended audience (middle school/ high school/ college), and any audio-visual needs.

a.d. XVI Kal. Iul. MMXIIIAD

Thank you so much to everyone who attended the 2013 CAWNY Banquet at the Ramada Saturday June 1^st. It was great to see so many friends and the food was terrific. Canisius College Classics major Albert Falcone gave a beautiful key note address about the benefits of studying Classics. CAWNY vice president Michael Wright did an excellent job organizing and planning the entire event, making the centerpieces, and putting together the door prizes. Make sure to join us next year for this seminal event.

As we get into the last exam week, if you are still in need of the 2013 CAWNY Regents or SLP exam, or if you need any guidance or have questions please contact [email protected]. Also, after the exam, though it is not required, we invite any feedback to help guide the process of exam writing in future years.

Canisius High School has an opening for part time work this summer. We need a Latin teacher to run a class for two boys who need to remediate Latin II. The details of employment are listed below. Anyone that has questions can contact John Anderson at [email protected]

1. Classes will run daily for a minimum of one hour beginning June 24th-July 26th (we break for July 4&5th).
2. Class times will vary dependent upon student/ teacher availability.
3. Compensation will be at a rate of $40/hour times 23 class days for a total of $1,000 paid in two installments.

UB is still accepting applicants for those interested in the 2013 Conventiculum. The University at Buffalo, Department of Classics will host its fifth annual three-day spoken Latin workshop from June 26-28, 2013.

The Conventiculum Buffaloniense offers an integrated, immersive experience in which participants practice speaking on a set of topics, then apply these skills through creative and engaging activities. The workshop welcomes anyone with the equivalent of two years or more of college Latin. Participants need not have any previous experience speaking Latin, though the workshop is also suitable for those with some speaking experience who want to improve their skills.

This year’s theme is amicitia. The touchstone for discussions of friendship will be Cicero’s De Amicitia, selections from which will be read in the workshop.

The workshop moderators are: Neil Coffee, Chair and Associate Professor of Classics at UB, and Catherine Nicastro, East Aurora High School, East Aurora, NY, and Kevin Roth, UB Classics Ph.D. Candidate

Dr. Coffee, Mr. Roth, and Miss Nicastro have several years of experience speaking Latin and leading spoken Latin groups, including at previous Conventiculum Buffaloniense workshops, the Kentucky Conversational Latin Seminars of Terence Tunberg, SALVI’s Rusticatio, and the Conventiculum Dickensoniense. All of the moderators are working with active Latin exercises in their classrooms.

After a reception Wednesday evening, sessions will take place through the day on Thursday and Friday. For non-students, there is a participation fee of $95 to defray the cost of meals and materials (opening night dinner, continental breakfast and lunch both days); for students the fee is reduced to $20. Subventions are available for those with need. Teachers can receive professional development credit.

St. John Fisher College , Pittsford, NY **4 day workshop** June 24-27, 2013, Instructor Jill Crooker

AP LATIN: THE NEW COURSE: 2013 was the first administration of the new AP Latin. This workshop will give AP teachers the opportunity to review the new test format and practice scoring all free response questions using actual student papers. In addition, we will read excerpts from both Vergil’s Aeneid and Caesar’s De Bello Gallico with special attention given to the instructional strategies for themes and contextualization. Teachers will prepare and share materials for literal translation, writing analytical essays, and integrating short answer questions into instruction. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop or a flash drive.

This summer the Cambridge School Classics Project is running three 3-day workshops for Latin teachers, focusing on reading methodology. The courses are specifically designed for users of the Cambridge Latin Course, although all teachers are welcome. The 20 sessions on offer at each workshop will cover topics such as pace and planning, developing vocabulary and grammar, integrating mythology and history, digital only classrooms, using images alongside texts, transition to literature and much more. There will also be sample lessons from master teachers and plenty of opportunities to discuss issues that are important to you. 6 professional development hours are awarded per day, giving a total of 18 hours for each workshop.

The workshops are taking place in Memphis, Houston and Williamsburg. The registration deadlines are fast approaching, with the Memphis deadline next Saturday (June 15th).

For full details of these workshops, please visit http://www.LatinWorkshop.com .

Last year's delegates were effusive in their praise for the workshops (`Excellent 3 days - frank, honest, outstanding insights.' `The best and most useful conference I have ever attended.' `I’ve had a road to Damascus experience.'). The cost of each workshop is just $150.

The World Languages Department at Wenatchee Valley College announces a new web site to support its Latin program as well as spoken-Latin activities in the Pacific Northwest. "Boreoccidentales" provides a forum for the events and activities of the Circulus Latinus Seattlensis ("Seattle Latin-Speaking Club") and the Conventiculum Vasintoniense/Septimana Californiana. The web site also houses Cataracta, an online journal, with works by modern Latin authors. Inclusion in the online journal is open to anyone, world-wide! For more information, please contact Dr. Stephen Berard through the "Contact Us" web form. http://www.boreoccidentales.com

Septimana Californiana, based on the lovely campus of Loyola Marymount University, is a full-immersion Latin workshop offering thought-provoking discussions, readings from Latin literature, Latin composition exercises, communal meals (most of which are included in the price), and informative lectures given by expert Latin speakers on a variety of topics. Participants will also enjoy guided tours, given in Latin, to many of Los Angeles' sights. Excursions include the Huntington Library, the Getty Center, the Long Beach Aquarium, and downtown Los Angeles. Program Dates: July 1-8, 2013 Head Instructor: Dr. Stephen Berard, World Languages, Wenatchee Valley College. http://www.latin.org/programs/septimana/English/

a.d. III Id. May MMXIIIAD

The 2013 CAWNY Regents and SLP Exams are now available. If you are a professional member of CAWNY in good standing, and would like to get a hold of these exams electronically, please send an e-mail to [email protected].

The 53^rd Annual CAWNY Banquet will be held Saturday, June 1^st, 2013 at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center at 2402 North Forest Rd., Getzville, NY 14068. Cocktails in the Embers Restaurant at the Ramada will commence at 12pm followed by a 1pm luncheon in the Buffalo Room. Our keynote speaker will be Albert Falcone, a Classics Major at Canisius College. Entrees to choose from include: a salmon filet, a spiniach a four cheese lasagna, or a filet of sirloin. All lunches include salad, potato, vegetable, dessert, and beverage. Come join us for exquisite food, enlightening discussion, and great times with the best of friends. Click here for a flier/ registration form.

The University at Buffalo, SUNY (UB) Department of Classics will host its fifth annual three-day spoken Latin workshop from June 26-28, 2013.

This year’s theme is amicitia. The touchstone for discussions of friendship will be Cicero’s De Amicitia, selections from which will be read in the workshop.

Dr. Coffee, Mr. Roth, and Miss Nicastro have several years of experience speaking Latin and leading spoken Latin groups, including at previous Conventiculum Buffaloniense workshops, the Kentucky Conversational Latin Seminars of Terence Tunberg, SALVI’s Rusticatio, and the Conventiculum Dickensoniense. All of the moderators are working with active Latin exercises in their classrooms.

The Conventiculum Bostoniense, "Latin by the Sea", is a one-week long immersion in Latin: participants interact in Latin 24-7 for seven days and take classes in a selected Latin text or theme, in Oral (spoken) Latin, and in teaching active Latin. This year's theme is "Ekphrasis and Vivid Description in Latin authors", a theme which will take participants on an exciting tour of Latin authors ranging from Vergil to Vives, from Ennius to Erasmus. Besides a tour d'horizon spanning the breadth of Latinity, participants will also tour nearby sites of attraction: a winery, the historic center of old New Bedford, and a zoo. And to take a break from it all, where else but to retreat to the beautiful beaches of Southern Mass, or to a nearby restaurant with friends to discuss the day's news, teaching philosophies, or the major league baseball, all in Latin?

a.d. VIII Id. Apr. MMXIIIAD

Our final meeting to edit the 2013 CAWNY SLP and Regents Exams will be held Wednesday, April 17^th at 4pm at Sacred Heart Academy. Final versions of the exams will be available by May 1^st and will be sent out electronically to members of CAWNY.

This summer, we are hoping to put together a NY contingent to the NJCL Convention at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. For more information about the NJCL Convention, click here: http://www.njcl.org/pages/2013-njcl-convention-overview. Brian Serwicki from East Aurora, and Kitrina Vickery from New Hartford will be the teacher representatives at this event. Please e-mail [email protected] by April 15^th with the names and number of students you have who are officially signed up for the event so that flight arrangements could be made. Flights will be out of Buffalo and are estimated around $450.00.

Pittsford Mendon High School will be hosting an ULTIMA Certamen on May 4^th. The event will include team certamen, academic contests, and other activities. Registration will be from 1:30pm to 2:00pm. The cost will be $10.00 per student and nothing for teachers and chaperones. The event will go to about 7pm and will include dinner (pizza, salad, and drinks) and an awards ceremony. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE REGISTRATION FORM.

Please email David Pellegrino: [email protected] to let him know what teams teachers will be bringing. A check made out to Pittsford Mendon High School can be brought to the event on the day of the certamen, May 4th.

Members of CAWNY and other classicists are invited to join the Classical Association of the Atlantic States (CAAS). Right now there is a call for papers for the annual meeting that will gather in Philadelphia this October. The deadline for submissions is April 7. CAAS is eager to widen its range of participants at its meetings and get faculty, high school teachers. and students, who are not members, to join CAAS and begin to take advantage of the many benefits of membership. These include, among many others, a subscription to Classical World, generous financial support for Classics Department activities, and a calendar of upcoming events - to which members can add their own - throughout the region. Here is a link to CAAS' homepage, where you will find all the details about the upcoming meeting, a calendar of events, and the benefits of membership: http://caas-cw.org/wp/.

Mark Your Calendars: A Date And Location Have Been Set for the Annual 2013 CAWNY Banquet- Saturday, June 1^st at 1pm

This year’s CAWNY Banquet will be held Saturday, June 1^st at 1pm at the Ramada in Amherst. We will also have a Key Note Speaker. Come join your local Latin and Classics colleagues for an afternoon of great conversation, good food and drink, and an enlightening lecture. Come to get involved in your local CAWNY organization.

SUNY Buffalo will be holding its annual three day spoken Latin workshop from June 26^th through June 28^th. For more information, please see the website: http://classics.buffalo.edu/events/buffaloniense/.

The North American Cambridge Classics Project and the University of Cambridge School Classics Project are pleased to announce three 3-day workshops for teachers this summer. The workshops will focus on getting the most out of the reading method and will be held in Memphis, TN (June 30th – July 2nd, immediately after the ACL), Houston, TX (July 16th – 18th) and Williamsburg, VA (August 6th – 8th). For further details about these workshops and to register your interest, please visit http://www.LatinWorkshop.com.

a.d. VI Kal. Mar. MMXIIIAD

The Annual CAWNY Spring Meeting: Wednesday, March 6^th, 5:00pm at Sacred Heart Academy

Ever think about taking students to Europe? Or maybe the JCL National Convention? Or perhaps just want some cool ideas for trips in Western New York? The annual spring meeting is a great opportunity to share resources and materials with fellow teachers! Our theme for this year’s spring meeting is Student Trips, both local, and far away. Meeting participants will be asked to share information about a trip they have taken or plan to take with students; all participants will get to hear about suggestions for field trips, local, national, or international. They will be informed of any upcoming trips area teachers plan on taking with their students. They will hear first hand accounts, pros and cons about different companies, and other tips, tricks, and strategies from experienced teachers to get the most out of any trip. There will also be discussion about the NYSJCL Spring Fling State Convention, as well as the JCL National Convention at the University of Las Vegas, and finally, possible trips that we can take with regional collaboration.

The NYS Junior Classical League Spring Fling Certamen will be held at New Hartford Perry Junior High School on Saturday March 23^rd. Schools should plan to arrive by 12:30pm. This year’s event will include nominations for next year’s executive board, certamen, written exams, athletic events, dinner, and much more! For more information, please click on the documents that follow: Invitation Letter, Registration Form and Permission Slip.

SUNY Buffalo’s annual Classics Department Open House is scheduled for Friday, April 12^th. This half day program invites local high school students from across Western New York for a series of presentations and discussion sessions by faculty and students. There will be mini-lectures by faculty members, a campus tour, a question and answer session with current students, lunch on campus, and more. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Mark Your Calendars: A Date And Location Have Been Set for the Annual 2013 CAWNY Banquet- Saturday, June 1^st at 1pm

The first drafts of both exams are now available and have been sent to CAWNY members who have expressed interest in proofreading and/ or field testing.

To get involved in this process, please become a member. Please fill out the membership form at the following site and send it to Gail Taylor: /about_us

Let me know that you are still interested and as soon as I receive the membership confirmation from Gail Taylor, I will send you drafts of our exam.

You are certainly welcome to get involved in our exam. Participants the last two years have been very satisfied with the exam we produced. We hope to make a quality product available electronically to all members free of charge by the first week of May. Any member of CAWNY will be entitled to an electronic copy of the exam when it is produced. You may then use it in your classrooms as long as you follow the exam security guidelines. I have pasted below last year's exam security guidelines which will be very similar this year.

Dec 27,2013-Jan 4, 2014
or Dec 24, 2013-Jan 4, 2014
Directed by Beverly Berg ([email protected])

Two options, please choose either SHORT VERSION Dec 27, 2013-Jan 4, 2014, or LONG VERSION, Dec 24, 2013-Jan 4, 2014

Provence was early and thoroughly Romanized, and offers many spectacular Roman remains, including the Pont du Gard, the theater and arch in Orange, and the Maison Caree in Nimes. You may choose either the short version (SV), covering the major sites in Provence, or the long version (LV) which prefaces the short version with visits to Autun, an utterly charming city with the most extensive group of ruins in Burgundy, and the Roman colony of Vienne. Warning! The director has spent two Januaries in Provence and experienced excellent weather (not guaranteed, naturally), sunny although occasionally crisp. Long Johns advised. The program uses largely public transportation, so participants will need to be hardy travellers and good walkers. The bargain Long Version extension uses decent but economical hotels in Autun and Vienne. Please see below for payment deadlines and how to contact the director.

Price: Long Version: $1895, single supplement of $300.
Short Version, $1595, single supplement of $250.
Price does not include lunches and dinners. All hotels, breakfasts, entry fees are included as is all transportation beginning in Autun for LV (Orange for SV) and ending in Arles. Deadline for the $750 deposit is due Sept. 1; the balance is due Oct. 1.
Participants should please contact the director at [email protected] as soon as they know of their interest.

This workshop for high school Latin teachers will combine classroom sessions in successful pedagogical practices with thematically relevant site visits that illuminate the lives and works of Caesar and Vergil. Morning study sessions will provide ideas and skills to enrich both beginning and advanced courses, with a focus on the readings and abilities required by the revised Advanced Placement syllabus. Afternoon site and museum visits will contextualize the writings of these authors elucidating the common themes of Caesar's commentarii and Vergil's Aeneid. Through thoughtfully constructed lectures and on-site readings from ancient writers, teachers will acquire interpretive insights and instructional strategies for teaching these essential authors. Sites include: Rome (Forum, Palatine, Campus Martius), Temple of Apollo and Atrium of the Sibyl at Cumae, Lake Avernus, Tomb of Vergil, Sperlonga, Pompeii, Lavinium, Herculaneum and Vesuvius.

The Bay of Naples was always one of the most important centers of Classical culture, and the culminating destination of the European Grand Tour. It was the foothold of the Greeks in their colonization of Magna Graecia; the scene of decisive moments in the Punic, Social, and Slave Wars of the Roman Republic; and the graveyard of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the hundreds of villas buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Celebrated here were the fishponds of Lucullus, the aqueduct of Augustus, the real extravagances of Nero, and the fictional eccentricities of Petronius. Greeks, Etruscans, Samnites, Lucanians, and Romans lived here; Augustus, Tiberius, and Pliny the Elder died here. We will visit the archaeological sites and the several museums which preserve the artifacts from two millennia of Greco-Roman culture. Sites include Sperlonga, Terracina, Cumae, Lake Avernus, Solfatara, Pompeii, Naples, Paestum, Pozzuoli, Beneventum, Saepinum, Herculaneum, Oplontis (Torre Annunziata), Capri, Baiae, Bacoli, Misenum.

We shall walk in the footsteps of Trojan Aeneas upon the acropolis of Cumae, in the Sibyl's cave, and at Lake Avernus, where he descended alive into the Land of the Dead. Vergil's immortalization of this landscape in the Aeneid resulted in many medieval legends attributing to him the magical power of transforming the landscape. Thus all the hot springs in the area were thought by medievalists to have been of his creation. With this and the Aeneid in mind we shall explore with on-site lectures the marvels of Cumae and other early Greek settlements set within the Flaming (Phlegraean) Fields and its environs, and explore places familiar to Vergil.

We will visit sites linked to major and minor gods and mythological characters, discussing both the physical remains at the sites and the literary texts that inform our understanding of their associated myths and rituals. Participants will begin the journey in the city of Antalya on the southern Turkish coast, with visits to nearby Perge and the Antalya Museum. After excursions to Olympos, the mysterious flames of the Chimera and the sanctuary of Leto near Xanthos, the group will then continue on to Fethiye to enjoy a day touring the Lycian coast by boat. Turning inland, we will then visit Hierapolis, Aphrodisias, and Nysa. The tour will then head southwards to ancient Halicarnassus and embark on a ferry trip to Knidos. We will then spend several days visiting major sites along the western coast of Turkey, including Didyma, Priene, Ephesus, Claros, Pergamum, Assos, Tenedos, and Alexander Troas. After a day exploring ancient Troy and discussing the events of the Homeric conflict, the group will cross the Hellespont via ferry and proceed to Istanbul. The trip will end with a day in modern Istanbul, where we will tour the major ancient monuments, visit the famous Archaeology Museum, and get a taste of modern Turkish life.

We invite you to our Summer Latin Course. The classes provide for a total immersion in the Latin language. They are divided into two fundamental courses and a third course which is for teachers and which is contingent on enrollment:

1. Latin I (from the first week to the fourth; 15 ECTS): dedicated to those who have no or hardly any previous knowledge of the Latin language. Students will learn morphology, syntax, and vocabulary (1,800 of the most frequent words), and will begin reading genuine Latin texts (the Gospels, Catullus, Martial, Phaedrus, Caesar). Duration: 156 hours.

2. Latin II (from the fifth week to the eighth; 15 ECTS): dedicated to those who have attended the first course, Latin I, or who already possess an active knowledge of the fundamental notions of Latin grammar and syntax, and who know at least the 1,600 words indicated in the lexicon of Besançon. The students will be taught to read Latin authors fluently in the original texts (Cicero, Sallustius, Livy, Horace, Seneca, Petronius, Pliny the Younger, Eutropius, Ambrogius, St. Augustine, Erasmus, and many others). Duration: 156 hours.

3. Latin III (312 hours: 156 hours during the first 4 weeks + 156 during the last 4 weeks. We will launch this course only if we reach a minimum of 20 registrations): This module is designed specifically for Latin teachers who wish to improve their didactic skills by applying a wide range of strategies in class. This strategies, developed by experts of the didactic of modern languages, facilitate the use of the inductive method in the teaching of Latin. With this approach, teachers are able to explain to young students the works of ancient, medieval and modern Latin writers. With a full immersion in the language, daily practice and Latin conversation, lessons, and other activities, even teachers with no previous experience in the active use of Latin will be able, within two months, to fluently speak, write and teach Latin. As we read the chapters of Latin authors, we will also explore the methods of language teaching used by both Renaissance and modern masters.

a.d. IV Id. Feb. MMXIIIAD

The first drafts of both exams are now available and have been sent to CAWNY members who have expressed interest in proofreading and/ or field testing.

To get involved in this process, please become a member. Please fill out the membership form at the following site and send it to Gail Taylor: /about_us

Let me know that you are still interested and as soon as I receive the membership confirmation from Gail Taylor, I will send you drafts of our exam.

The Annual CAWNY Spring Meeting: Wednesday, March 6^th, 5:00pm at Sacred Heart Academy

A Tentative Date Has Been Set for the Annual 2013 CAWNY Banquet: Saturday, June 1^st at 1pm

Possible locations include the Embers Restaurant at the Ramada in Amherst. We will also have a Key Note Speaker. Come join your local Latin and Classics colleagues for an afternoon of great conversation, good food and drink, and an enlightening lecture. Come to get involved in your local CAWNY organization.

The Digital Classics Association conference to be held at the University at Buffalo, April 5-6, along with the attached program? The registration deadline of February 15 is quickly approaching.

The inaugural Digital Classics Association(DCA) conference will be the first to address the novel perspectives produced by emerging digital methods applied across the range of sub-disciplines that make up classical studies. One goal of the conference is to show how scholars and teachers can more easily access and analyze a range of evidence, from material to textual, to arrive at richer understandings and representations of antiquity. Along with this emphasis on methods will be an equal emphasis on the results they have produced. The conference will also feature speakers who will address the current state of digital humanities and what it means for classical studies. Paper, poster, and workshop sessions, along with included meals, a reception, and an optional dinner will allow time for both formal presentations and informal idea sharing and networking.

The conference program is attached and can be found at the conference website, along withregistration and other information. The registration deadline is February 15, 2013.

Conversations begun at this conference will continue at DCA workshop sessions at the annual APA / AIA meetings beginning January 2014. The call for papers for the DCA 2014 APA / AIA session in Chicago is available on the APA website. The abstract deadline isMarch 29, 2013.

Lynne West to be teaching a “Tech in the Latin Classroom” workshop at Taft this summer

Integrating technology in the Latin classroom is a powerful way to increase student achievement and augment engagement. This weeklong workshop will address the many ways that current technology can enhance and enliven the Latin classroom. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of technologies that are valuable additions to both the elementary and advanced Latin curriculum. The workshop will address methods and tools for building vocabulary, teaching language skills, and integrating history and culture. The focus will be on using free or inexpensive web-based tools (Prezi, the Google suite, Popplet, social networks, animoto etc.) that work on various computing platforms to create media-rich lessons. Participants will come away understanding both the important role that technology can play in the classroom and how to integrate it effectively. In addition to having multiple lesson plans to take back home, they will come away with a clear understanding of how to construct a technology-rich curriculum for their Latin classes. Participants should be comfortable with basic computing skills and must bring their own laptop for use throughout the week.

Id. Jan. MMXIIIAD

Reminder: Meeting to Write First Draft of the CAWNY Regents and SLP Exams Will Be Wednesday, January 23^rd, 4:30PM at Sacred Heart Academy

All CAWNY members are eligible to receive an electronic version of this exam once the final draft is ready. The CAWNY Exams may be used by districts for APPR purposes as describes in Section F of the Engage NY Guidance Document for APPR.

The Annual CAWNY Spring Meeting: Wednesday, March 6^th, 5:00pm at Sacred Heart Academy

A Tentative Date Has Been Set for the Annual 2013 CAWNY Banquet: Saturday, June 1^st at 1pm

Jill Crooker will be offering the following workshops on the new AP Caesar and on how the AP Exam is scored. These workshops are planned for the coming summer. Jill is also doing one 4-day workshop in Pittsford, NY from June 24-27; contact Jill Crooker at [email protected] if you are interested. Last summer's Latin workshops filled in March and were closed after that.

This weeklong workshop is designed to lead teachers through most of Caesar’s Gallic War text for the new AP Latin. Attention will be given to teaching strategies and writing analytical essays that integrate Caesar and Vergil text. Time will be devoted to review of the new test format and practice scoring Caesar questions. Teachers will leave with classroom ready materials. Bring a Caesar text and a laptop computer or a flash drive. For any and all questions or more information contact [email protected].

13C09 AP LATIN: THE NEW COURSE

2013 was the first administration of the new AP Latin exam. This workshop will give AP teachers the opportunity to review the new test format and practice scoring all free response questions using actual student papers. In addition, we will read excerpts from both Vergil’s Aeneid and Caesar’s De Bello Gallico with special attention given to the instructional strategies for themes and contextualization. Teachers will prepare and share materials for literal translation, writing analytical essays, and integrating short answer questions into instruction. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop or a flash drive.

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Click here for the official flier! 2013 was the first administration of the new AP Latin exam. This workshop will give AP teachers the opportunity to review the new test format and practice scoring all free response questions using actual student papers. In addition, we will read excerpts from both Vergil’s Aeneid and Caesar’s De Bello Gallico with special attention given to the instructional strategies for themes and contextualization. Teachers will prepare and share materials for literal translation, writing analytical essays, and integrating short answer questions into instruction. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop or a flash drive.

Montclair State University is offering an online Latin seminar in Caesar during the winter break (December 21-January 18). Below is a basic course description:

Caesar: In this seminar students will read selections from Caesar's de Bello Gallico. This course is recommended for students who have had between 3-5 semesters of college Latin. We will cover all of the Caesar material on the new AP Latin syllabus (as well as some readings that are not!), so current and prospective Latin teachers are encouraged to enroll. Upon special arrangement with the instructor, this course can be taken for graduate credit.

For further information about this course, please contact Dr. Mary C. English at [email protected]. MSU welcomes students visiting from other institutions and has special programs for high school students who wish to take college classes as well senior citizens who wish to return to school (either at the undergraduate or graduate level). Registration information for visiting students can be found at www.montclair.edu.

CAES Summer Jamboree may be taking place at Union College, June 23^rd to June 25^th. Spend time with other Latin teachers to collaborate on projects, and take part in workshops on reading strategies, the new APPR, vocabulary strategies, the common core, technology, and much more. Time spent here can be applied towards professional development hours.

Id. Dec. MMXII AD

Starting in late September and going all the way through December 1^st, local teachers had the opportunity to take part in a class taught at Canisius by Jill Crooker. Jill walked participants through all of the new text required for the AP syllabus from Caesar’s Gallic Wars. All were able to read closely and discuss the Caesar text for the new curriculum in its entirety. Jill Crooker offered insights into the exam. She shared with us strategies for writing discussion questions, multiple choice questions, spot questions, essay questions, and assessing literal translations. She provided opportunities for everyone to try their hand in writing questions, and there was ample time to share our work. Each participant walked away from every session with a plethora of new materials and resources. In addition, Dr. Tom Banchich offered in depth lectures on Julius Caesar’s background, the events and trends that led to Caesar’s invasion of Gaul, and the impact that has had on history. Everyone who took part in the class received a thoroughly comprehensive overview of historical and cultural contexts in which the Gallic War was places, they examined in detail the text of Caesar’s Gallic Wars, and they got the chance to ponder exhaustively the main themes that should guide one’s reading of the text. It was a great opportunity to expand one’s knowledge on the text and times, and to gain new outlooks and strategies for teaching. A very heartfelt thanks to Jill Crooker for devoting so much of her own time and travel to make this possible for the teachers here in Western New York. A very special thanks too to Tom Banchich for the historical lectures he contributed, and for all of his tremendous work coordinating, organizing and hosting the classes.

For those that are not aware, Jill Crooker offers several classes and workshops under the auspices of the College Board around the nation. One of the most extensive takes place at the Taft Institute each summer. Jill will be offering these workshops in 2013, which will continue to focus on the new AP syllabus, the new lines of Vergil that have been included, the new format of the exam, and how to integrate the Caesar and Vergil. Also, for those not aware, Canisius College now offers a major in Classics, and the ability to get certified to teach Latin in New York State. They have a tremendous Classics program at Canisius offering expert classes in both Greek and Latin.

The annual CAWNY Fall Meeting was held at the University at Buffalo on Saturday, October 20^th. Guest speaker Debra Nousek gave a fantastic talk on Caesar’s Gallic Wars, and Caesar’s use of geography. Dr. Nousek highlighted specific passages and offered new ways to present Caesar’s work to students.

Thank you to all who participated, provided resources for our emporium, or offered to write sections of the 2013 CAWNY Exams. A very special thanks to Dr. Debra Nousek for the insights and expertise she shared with us at the meeting. Also, a very special thanks to Neil Coffee for allowing us to use the UB facilities and for hosting the event. Look for updates coming soon about the UB Classics Department Open House which is held every spring. Bring your juniors and seniors to explore North Campus, and take an interactive look at what UB’s Classics Department has to offer.

The Meeting to Edit/ Draft the 2013 CAWNY Exams: Wednesday, January 23^rd, 4:30pm at Sacred Heart Academy

Interested in participating in helping put together the 2013 CAWNY Level III Regents or 8^th Grade SLP Exams? Join us at this meeting to help put together the first draft of the 2013 CAWNY Regents and SLP Exams. Teachers will work collectively to go over different questions submitted for the 2013 exams; the next step of the process involves proofreading and field testing, which you can also volunteer for, even if you cannot make the meeting. Those who did volunteer to write questions or sections must submit them to [email protected] by January 4^th. All CAWNY members are eligible to receive an electronic version of this exam once the final draft is ready (by May 1^st). The CAWNY Exams may be used by districts for APPR purposes as describes in Section F of the Engage NY Guidance Document for APPR.

The Annual CAWNY Spring Meeting: Wednesday, March 6^th, 5:00pm at Sacred Heart Academy

A Tentative Date Has Been Set for the Annual 2013 CAWNY Banquet: Saturday, June 1^st at 1pm

Possible locations include the Embers Restaurant at the Ramada in Amherst. We will also have a Key Note Speaker. Come join your local Latin and Classics colleagues for a night of great conversation, good food and drink, and an enlightening lecture. Come to get involved in your local CAWNY organization.

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Our annual CAWNY Fall meeting will be held at the Goetz Library at the University at Buffalo at 10:30am on Saturday, October 20^th. We are delighted to have as our guest speaker Debra Nousek, author of the 2012-2013 AP Caesar Workbook, and associate professor and graduate chair at the University at Western Ontario. Her research interests focus on Latin historiography, the history of the Roman Republic, ancient numismatics, and the study of Latin historical authors within their literary and cultural contexts. She recently gave a workshop at the ACL Institute in Las Vegas entitled “Taming Caesar, which focused on grammatical structures found frequently in Caesar’s works, and many of her current research projects have focused on Julius Caesar. A possible topic for her discussion includes the use of geography in Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War, and how this would be useful in viewing the work as more a piece of literature.

Our meeting will begin with refreshments and a chance to look at our emporium of resources for teachers. All proceeds from the emporium will help support our scholarship fund. If you have donations for the emporium, please bring them to our meeting. You will also have the opportunity to renew your CAWNY membership at our meeting. We will then hear from our keynote speaker, which will be followed by a brief opportunity for questions and discussion. Our business meeting will commence shortly afterwards, where we will discuss our slate of officers for this year, we will be seeking volunteers to help with the CAWNY Exams for 2013, and we will also make announcements for upcoming events.

If you would like to help with the CAWNY Exams for 2013, but will not be able to attend this meeting, please e-mail me ([email protected]) with what you would like to do. We will need people to write specific sections for the exam, proofread the exam, input macrons, and field test the exams with their upper level students.

The CAES/ CAAS Conference was an extremely productive and worthwhile event held this past week in NYC

Between Thursday October 4^th and Saturday October 6^th the Classical Association of the Empire State in conjunction with the Classical Association of the Atlantic States held a conference at the Marriot East Side in New York City. Both registration and lodging near the conference site was very reasonable and participants really received a worthwhile and productive experience. There, participants had the opportunity to hear panels and papers on such topics as literature, philosophy, poetry, Roman women, pedagogy, academic activism, and the rise of Latin in NYC schools. Frederick J. Booth from Seton Hall University presided over a dramatic production of a Plautus and Shakespeare hybrid. The CAES contingency held workshops on Julius Caesar and Roman religion led by Hans Mueller and Chris Choquette. David Pellegrino gave a workshop on deductive reasoning and ambiguous forms, and the use of math-like proofs and English writing in the Latin classroom. Donald Sprague discussed the new textbook series “Latin for the New Millenium”. Peg Minnick, Katrina Vickery, and Brian Serwicki led a panel on SLOs and the new APPR. David Perry, the CAES president-elect led a workshop on Caesar in the AP class, and Brian Serwicki held a workshop on translation methods. A great thanks to all the participants! Keep your ears open and join us next year. Don’t forget to apply for grants and scholarships to help curtail the costs of these conferences!

The JCL Fall Festival will be held Saturday, October 27^th at Albion High School. Click the following for registration forms and permission slips. In addition to certamen, athletic events, exams, a dance, and all of the other fun activities you have come to expect at certamen, serious discussion will also take place to increase student involvement in the NYSJCL, to plan for a state conference in the spring, and to take part in the national conference, which for summer 2013 is scheduled to take place at the University of Las Vegas.

FALL WORKSHOPS FOR LATIN TEACHERS
DC – St. Louis – Boston!
Exciting professional development opportunities!
Open to all Latin teachers and future Latin teachers!

Latin for 2012: Fresh Ideas for Fresh Kids
Friday, November 30, 2012 / 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
The University of Maryland
College Park, MD
We'll explore fresh ideas in Latin teaching through engaging, standards-connected, and rigorous activities. Topics to be explored include grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and translation. Methods to be explored include learning games, kinesthetic activities, listening and speaking activities, multimedia and technology-based activities, and adaptations of modern language techniques. The presentation style is fast-paced, with plenty of multimedia integration, hands-on interaction for participants, and opportunity for group discussion and analysis. Participants will receive myriad materials that can be used immediately in the classroom.
Register: by mail or online. Deadline: 11/19/12. Cost: $45 (includes registration, all materials, light breakfast with coffee).

I Came, I Saw, I Clicked: Technology & Online Resources for Latin Teaching
Friday, November 30, 2012 / 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Plaza Executive Suites
Chesterfield, MO (30 minutes west of St. Louis)
Want to harness the latest technology and online resources for your classes? Looking for vetted resources that smoothly integrate with your teaching goals and approaches? Tired of technology workshops that have nothing to do with Latin? Wishing you could learn about these things in a calm, clear, low-stress environment? In this workshop, we'll explore innovative new methods for using technology, software, and online resources for: Latin instruction, Latin practice and review activities, and assessment in the Latin classroom. Teachers will gain ideas that are specific to Latin and can be implemented in the classroom immediately. The presentation style is enthusiastic and supportive, with plenty of opportunity for hands-on interaction by participants, group discussion, and analysis.
Register: by mail or online. Deadline: 11/19/12. Cost: $59 (includes registration, all materials, coffee, lunch).

Carmina Discipulosque Cano: Using Music to Enliven and Enrich the Latin Classroom
Friday, November 30, 2012 / 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
The Glen Urquhart School
Beverly, MA (30 minutes north of Boston)
Music is an important aspect of our students' lives, so we can use music to involve our students more deeply in their study of the Latin language, or in Latin literature texts which may seem strange and distant to them. This workshop features two main components: 1) the multifaceted nature of music and its many applications for education in general and the Latin classroom specifically, and 2) weaving music into the study of Latin literature. More specifically, participants will learn about background music; focus music; music as a project; using music to stimulate discussion, develop critical thinking, and gauge student comprehension of a text; and activities for pre-reading, analysis, projects, and tests. Participants will be able to discuss and try out the activities presented, and will receive myriad materials that can be used immediately in the classroom.
Register: by mail or online. Deadline: 11/19/12. Cost: $59 (includes registration, all materials, coffee, lunch).

Visit our website to get additional workshop details, to purchase publications, or to find out about and schedule other professional development opportunities or student programs! www.ascaniusyci.org

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Sign Up for the CAES/ CAAS Conference in NYC before Saturday 14^th to avoid late registration fee

Saturday, Sept. 14^th is the last date to register for the Annual CAES Conference at the low cost of $35. The Annual CAES Conference which is in conjunction with CAAS this year will be held at the Marriot East Side in NYC October 4^th-6^th. Click here on this link to go to the CAES website, to register, and get information about meals and lodging. There is also now an updated proposed schedule for the conference.

CAWNY Fall Meeting to feature Debra Nousek from the University of Western Ontario

Our annual CAWNY Fall meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 20^th at 10:30am, and will take place at the University of Buffalos Classics Library. It will include guest speaker Debra Nousek, author of the 2012-2013 AP Caesar Workbook, and associate professor and graduate chair at the University at Western Ontario. Her research interests focus on Latin historiography, the history of the Roman Republic, ancient numismatics, and the study of Latin historical authors within their literal and cultural contexts. She recently gave a workshop at the ACL Institute in Las Vegas, entitled Taming Caesar, which focused on grammatical structures found frequently in Caesars works, and many of her current research projects have focused on Julius Caesar. A possible topic for her discussion includes the use of geography in Caesars Commentaries on the Gallic War, and how this would be useful in viewing the work as more a piece of literature.

Refreshments will also be served. An emporium will be available to acquire more resources and books for the classroom, or simply for your personal collection. We will also have a general business meeting and will invite your input as we make plans for the upcoming year. Finally, we will be seeking volunteers at this meeting to help write the CAWNY Regents and SLP Exams for 2013. Come join us and help shape your local Classics community. New members are welcome to join, and continuing members will have the opportunity to renew their membership at this meeting.

There will be a class on teaching AP Caesar at Canisius College, taught by Jill Crooker. The first meeting will be Saturday, September 22^nd at 9am in Old Main 320. The class is expected to cover the entire AP syllabus. The cost is only $300 and a certificate of college equivalency credits will be awarded. Registration is still open. Click here for more information and a registration form. Participants will be permitted to park in Loring Lot 2 or Loring Lot 4 on workshop days, which is directly across Main Street from Old Main. Click here for the campus map. A very special thank you to Jill Crooker and Thomas Banchich for all of their efforts, time, and coordination, without which this would not have been possible.

The JCL Fall Festival will be held Saturday, October 27^th at Albion High School. Watch your mailboxes for more information and registration forms. In addition to certamen, athletic events, exams, a dance, and all of the other fun activities you have come to expect at certamen, serious discussion will also take place to increase student involvement in the NYSJCL, to plan for a state conference in the spring, and to take part in the national conference, which for summer 2013 is scheduled to take place at the University of Las Vegas.

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The Annual CAES Conference which is in conjunction with CAAS this year will be held at the Marriot East Side in NYC October 4^th-6^th. Click here on this link to go to the CAES website, to register, and get information about meals and lodging.

Our annual CAWNY Fall meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 20^th at 10:30am, and will take place at the University of Buffalos Classics Library. It will include a guest speaker, Emporium, and business meeting. We will also be seeking volunteers at this meeting to help write the CAWNY Regents and SLP Exams for 2013. Come join us and help shape your local Classics community.

There is still time to sign up for the AP Caesar Class at Canisius this fall.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Lou Bolchazy and his family, a great friend and advocate who really made a difference for all of us, and worked so hard for the Classics community. He will be sorely missed. I have included his obituary below:

Ladislaus "Lou"BolchazyPh.D. (June 7, 1937 - July 28, 2012)

Ladislaus J. "Lou"Bolchazy, Ph.D; beloved husband of Marie; proud father of Allan (Paul Mallatt)Bolchazy; fond brother of Janine Bolchazy, Josephine (Stan) Moroch and Gene (Betty Brendel)Bolchazy; caring uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Born June 7, 1937 in Michalovce, Slovakia, he passed away on July 28, 2012 at the Pepper Family Hospice Center in Barrington. He was 75 years old.

Lou was the publisher ofBolchazy-Carducci Publishers, which specializes in books dealing with the ancient world, the president of the Slovak-American International Cultural Foundation, Inc., and an active member of the Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club. For more information on Lou and his life, please visit <www.caringbridge.org/visit/loubolchazy>.

In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the American Cancer Society, <www.cancer.org>.

If you are a member of the ACL, you should have received an invitation to the Northeastern Elite Certamen Tournament which will be held Saturday, September 29^th at Boston University. This tournament is intended for college students, teachers, and other Latin enthusiasts who have had and will continue to have immense trouble letting go and moving on from their days as a JCLer. The first place team will be awarded an NJCL packet for the 2013 convention in Las Vegas, NV. Check your e-mail for more information or the invitation from the ACL.

SALVI (Septentrionale Americanum Latinitatis Vivae Institutum, or North American Institute for Living Latin Studies) proudly presents the second annual Claymont Biduum Latinuma full-immersion Latin weekend workshop. The Biduum Latinum will be a restorative weekend in which we experience a sort of mini-Rusticatio. This will take place at Claymont Mansion in Charles Town, West Virginia, February 22^nd-24^th, 2013. Click here for the flier and additional information.

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Over 270 Latin teachers from the United States, Canada, and across the world as far away as Australia gathered together at the University of Nevada Las Vegas for the 65^th Annual American Classical League Institute. Despite temperatures that soared to close to 110 F each day of the conference, the energy of the attendees of the Institute did not wane, as presentations on every level from elementary to college Latin gave the participants much to think about. Here is a sampling of the talks and workshops I attended:

1)When Latin Falls on Deaf Ears and Flows from Signing Hands, presented by Victoria Stockton of the New York State School for the Deaf, in Rome, NY. Ms. Stockton talked about her success teaching Latin to both middle and high school students. She pointed out that Latin word order is similar to Signing word order (e.g. adjectives are signed after the nouns they modify in Sign Language, just as adjectives often follow the nouns they modify in Latin.)

2) Romare Beardens Black Odyssey, presented by Prof. Mary Pendegraft of Wake Forest University, and her sister Betsy Bilger, a 4^th grade teacher. Bearden was an African American painter from North Carolina, who spent most of his adult life in Harlem. Bearden had an education degree from NYU, and studied philosophy at the Sorbonne. Several of his paintings were inspired by Homeric themes, including the 1977 Black Odyssey.

3) The Latin Reading Proficiency Test and Webinar, presented by Sherwin Little, the director of the ACL Teacher Placement Service, and Sally Davis of the National Latin Exam. Mr. Little discussed at length the ACTFL Reading Assessment in Latin. He explained that the goals in putting together the test included making an assessment that: a) is based on ACTFL performance ratings, b) reflects national standards, c) assesses interpretive reading, d) is visually rich, e) reflects classical and medieval texts, f) is computer adaptive, g) can be delivered on demand, and h) reflects the living nature of Latin. Mr. Little feels that a test has been put together which measures to what extent the test-taker sustains his performance at a particular level (the levels of the questions are novice, intermediate, and advanced). In May and June of this year ACTFL conducted field testing of the work. 300 teachers and students participated. Three forms of the test were given. The tests can be given in a 45 minute time period. Tests should be available to Latin teachers by September 2012. The cost is $10.00 per test. Announcements about test availability will be found in future ACL and APA publications.

4) Taming Caesar, presented by Debra Nousek of the University of Western Ontario, and Rose Williams of McMurray University in Texas. Each professor discussed in detail handling grammatical structures found in Caesar. Prof. Williams discussed Caesars use of infinitives and participles, and Prof. Nousek discussed how Caesar employed various pronouns, such as demonstratives and relative pronouns (there are approximately 170 relative clauses in the AP Caesar curriculum).

5) Linguam Latinam Latine Doceamus, presented by Suzanne Henrich and Matthew Webb of the Ascanius Youth Classics Institute. This talk had to do with Immersion Learning. This of course means teaching the content of the course in the target language. Ms. Henrich thought the Latin Immersion method was useful because through it: students were learning vocabulary in a meaningful context; they were thinking of Latin as a language, not a code to be deciphered; the reading and writing abilities of students in Latin were enhanced; and the playing field was leveled for students coming from various language backgrounds. The Ascanius program is a two week summer camp program designed for middle schoolers. For more information, the website for the program is www.ascaniusyci.org/teachers.html.

6) Games and Puzzles for the Classical Mythology Classrooms, presented by Dr. Michael Johnson of Buffalo State College. Dr. Johnson talked about using jigsaw puzzles as well as mythological crosswords to engage students in his myth classes. He also talked about using visuals such as a pie chart to have students diagram how much of their time they spend doing the various activities of their week. He then speaks of mythos as the story you think you are living and the logos, which is the day you actually are living.

7) Roman Florentia: Florence for Latin Teachers and Students, an illustrated talk presented by Prof. Thomas Sienkewicz of Monmouth College in Illinois. Prof. Sienkewics says most guide books focus on Renaissance Florence, but Florence can be looked at from a Classical point of view. The Archeological Museum in Florence contains Roman bronzes, as well as Etruscan cinerary urns. Prof. Sienkewicz also suggests taking students to the hills above Florence where the ancient Etruscan city of Faesulae (modern Fiesole) was located. There you can see the hypocausts of the Roman Baths and the remains of an Etruscan temple. Sienkewicz pointed out that Hannibal marched through Faesulae on his way south and that approximately a century and a half later Catililne and his forces were headquartered in Faesulae, after he left Rome.

8) The Report on the 2012 AP Latin Reading, given by Dr. Robert Cape, the chief AP Latin grader, from Austin College in Texas. Dr. Cape went through all five free response questions carefully and discussed where the students had trouble and where they did well. Some 6,500 students took the AP Vergil Exam this year and approximately 21% of them received a grade of 5. A more complete analysis of the exam will be given in the Classical Outlook in the Fall.

Next year the ACL Institute will be held at the University of Memphis, Tenessee, in late June. Besides all the presentations on the program, there will be opportunities to talk with colleagues in the book exhibit room between sessions and at various events, such as the ACL council meeting, the lunch for organizational delegates, and alternates to the ACL Council, and the final Banquet and Dessert Reception on the last night of the Institute. It is my experience that teachers who attend ACL Institutes are delighted that they did. There are scholarships available for those ACL members who have never attended an Institute before, in order to help defray the cost.

A class on the new AP Caesar material will be taught by Jill Crooker at Niagara University and will take place starting July 30^th. There are still spaces available. For more details or the registration form, visit the website at http://www.niagara.edu/ce-courses/show/157. Or contact Jill Crooker at [email protected]. Another AP class by Jill Crooker covering the entire AP Caesar syllabus will take place at Canisius College in the Fall starting September 22^nd. The cost is only $300, and a certificate for college equivalency credits will be awarded. Contact [email protected] in you are interested or click here for more information and a registration form.

Mark Your Calendars: A Tentative Date for the CAWNY Fall Meeting has been set for October 20^th at 10:30am.

More information about a speaker and location will be posted as it becomes available. There will be a guest speaker though beneficial to teachers and classicists as in previous years, and will be applicable towards professional development. Also, beginning discussions will take place concerning the 2013 CAWNY Exams as well as a divvying up of assignments.

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Another Great Year for UB's Conventiculum Buffaloniense

This June, Conventiculum Buffaloniense 2012, Animalia Antiqua, marked the University at Buffalo's 5^th annual three-day active Latin workshop led by moderators Neil Coffee (University at Buffalo), Scott Ettinger (Riverdale Country School, Bronx, NY) and Catherine Nicastro (Williamsville South High School, Williamsville, NY). This years Conventiculum included a variety of conversational activities, reading analysis and games intended to practice vocabulary and grammatical skills, all while focusing on a theme of animals in the ancient and modern world. After an opening dinner and introductions at Byblos Restaurant and Bar, participants met the next morning at the newly renovated Honors College at the University at Buffalo. Conversation began with personal identification and occupations, moving into sessions on travel destinations and animals of all shapes and sizes. Amid these conversational activities, attendees also compared Catullus passer poems with two of Martials own poetic references to them. The following day, participants learned some life lessons through a careful reading of several of Phaedrus fables. They later had the opportunity to act out and describe their own interpretations of these fables by taking photos of various scenes around the university campus. Two guessing games also gave participants the challenge of using all their newly learned vocabulary during Infandum, a taboo-style game, and Res Occulta, an identity guessing game. Next year's Conventiculum will take place in late June, 2013, when the theme will be Amicitia. We hope to see you all there!

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How did it go? Please feel free to provide any feedback that will help us in the future to [email protected]. And if you feel like getting involved in the writing process for next year, please let us know.

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TEACHING ABROAD: Nancy Andrakes journeys since retiring from Horseheads Central

Nancy Andrake, who retired from her position as Latin teacher at Horseheads Central School in 2005, delivered a very interesting and informative presentation on her teaching experiences since her retirement from the New York State public school system. She remarked that only a few months into her retirement she got the itch to do something more. Thus, she traveled to Iowa to participate in a teaching fair for those interested in teaching abroad. She accepted a job in South Korea and taught there for two years. She remarked how well she was treated by the students, administration, and all South Koreans. While there she also had the great fortune to travel extensively, including to Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, and Borneo. She remarked about some of the unusual foods she had eaten. She also stated that many of the cities of Asia are very advanced, especially in the world of technology. She would have remained in South Korea for another year, but the birth of her first grandchild called her back to the states.

However, soon the itch grabbed her again, and she found herself teaching on a remote Indian reservation in New Mexico (Yes, Indians, not Native Americans, as she was corrected by one of her students.). After a year of teaching in a mobile classroom and the lack of many modern conveniences she returned home.

Soon the itch struck again, and she checked into a program to teach an SAT prep course in International Schools; the course is taught in English since the test itself is written in

English. All of the students are proficient in English as well as many other languages. Most of the students are part of affluent families; as a matter of fact, in some cases students pay $20,000 per year tuition. This teaching experience has taken her to such places as Beijing, Amsterdam, and Cairo, both pre- and post-revolution. While in Cairo she stayed at the apartment of her daughter who has taught in the Egyptian capital for a few years. She stated how one girl tried her hardest in the course, but she wasnt scoring as well as others on practice tests. She mentioned this to one of the administrators and was told not to worry about her because she will get into any school she wantsshes President Mubaraks niece..however, this was before the revolution.

All at the luncheon seemed to enjoy Nancys vivacious and interesting presentation. It was obvious to see that as she herself said shes not retired, but rather rewired.

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I am sorry to report the death of Robert K. Sherk, on July 8, in Lockport, NY. Bob's work in Greek and Roman epigraphy remains fundamental. Those familiar with his teaching and scholarship alone will not know that during World War IIhe was a bombardier in B-24s, flying 21 missions over Germany and Austria. After his plane was shot down, he was a prisoner of war in Germany in the infamous Stalag III. He received his Ph.D. in 1950 from Johns Hopkins, taught at the University of Maine, Bangor, and then, from 1962 until his retirement in 1990, at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

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Canisius College plans on hosting a workshop for area Latin teachers entitled Julius Caesar and His Times/ The Gallic Wars. This course will be taught by veteran educator and AP grader Jill Crooker, and college professors Dr. Thomas Banchich and Dr. Kathryn Williams. The course will include all the new AP Caesar readings, lectures on the historical, cultural, and political environment of the times; there will be an emphasis on writing and scoring essays and spot questions, and developing strategies for literal translation. Meetings are schedules for Saturdays at 9am: Sept. 22 & 29; Oct 6, 20, 27; Nov 3 & 17. A discussion during the first meeting where dates and times can be negotiated/ modified if needed by the participants. Snacks will also be included. The cost is only $300 and should be paid directly to Jill Crooker. You may contact her at jmc[email protected]. There must be at least 5 participants in order for the workshop to go ahead as planned. Click here for a complete flier on AP workshops being offered, including the one described above. Very special thanks to Dr. Tom Banchich and Jill Crooker for all of their hard work putting this together.

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The 2012 Banquet, which was held at the Ramada Inn on June 9th was once again a great success. A special thanks to Margaret Curran for all of her hard work putting together the banquet again this year. Also, a very special thanks to Madeleine Kaufman for her excellent talk on the Ancient Olympics. Participants heard about the sweltering conditions of Olympia, common misconceptions about athletes, symbols, and traditions, different events like horse-racing, Pentathlon (which often times wasnt a Pentathlon), wrestling, and racing, and awards which often were given to the owners of different horses rather than the athletes themselves. Thank you so much Prof. Kaufman for this insightful presentation. I hope that everyone again will be able to join us for next years banquet.

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CAES this year offered a summer workshop at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs from June 25^th through June 27^th. Thank you so much to Thomas Hayes for organizing the event, to Michael Arnush for hosting the event, and to David Perry for providing such excellent resources, including his own book A Call to Conquest from Pearson on the new AP Caesar readings. Having been using the book this summer to work on the new AP material for next year, I can vouch that it has been a magnificent resource. Other workshops that took place included Joe Crisafullis presentation on NYSUT, APPRs and SLOs. A great deal of work was done by Peg Minnick and Kitrina Vicery on SLOs and diagnostic assessments. David Perry gave a presentation on the new Caesar for the AP; David Pellegrino provided participants with several new online resources, as did Tom Hayes; Michael Arnush gave a presentation on role-playing Reacting to the Past games, including an excellent one on Caesar and the Ides of March; finally, Caleb Shomaker gave an insightful presentation on the tri-partite soul in the Aeneid. It was a invigorating and resourceful workshop, and I thank all the presenters from CAWNY for the experience. Look for more details on the Annual Fall Conference in NYC and other CAES activities forthcoming.

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Septimanae Latinae nostrae appropinquant. Restant aliquot dies, quibus inscriptionem pro Septimana Latina accipi dixeramus. Hoc anno, ut iam scitis, duae fient, et Amoeneburgi apud Marburgum et Frisingae prope Monachum in Germania. Cum Septimana Latina Amoeneburgensis iam omnino plena sit, Frisingae adhuc nonnullos participes accipere possumus. Omnes ergo ii, qui desiderant Septimanae Latinae interesse, se proximis diebus inscribant oportet. Etiam Frisingae vero loci liberi iam pauci sunt. Si plura comperire voletis, adite paginam nostram interretialem, quae est haec:http://www.septimanalatina.org

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The AcademyVivarium Novumis offeringten full tuition scholarshipsfor high school students of the European Union (16-18 years old) andten full tuition scholarshipsfor University students (18-24 years old) of any part of the world. The scholarships will cover all of the costs of room, board, teaching and didactic materials for courses to be heldfrom October 8, 2012 until June 15, 2013on the grounds of the Academys campus at Rome.

Application letters must be sent to[email protected]by June 30^thin order to receive consideration.

The goal is to achieve a perfect command of both Latin and Greek through a total immersion in the two languages.All the classes will be conducted in Latin, except for Greek classes which will be conducted in Greek.

(For more information about the Academy, you may visit the websitewww.vivariumnovum.net.)

BOCES will be hosting an assessment writing workshop on July 18, 8am 3pm, and July 19^th(date will be split based on curriculum area to be announced.) It will either be 7:30am 2:30pm or10:00am 4pm. Sessions will be located on both days at the Erie 1 BOCES on 355 Harlem Road in West Seneca.

It is part of a consortium of more than 20 schools in the region working on the development of multiple test item banks to assist with the development of pre and post assessments for K-12 courses. This resource may be used for Student Learning Objective (SLO) and other assessment development for teachers and courses.

For more information, contact your school administration to see if they are participating.

Niagara University will also have an AP Latin Workshop this summer! Look below for more information:

20122013 is the first year of the new AP Latin.This workshop will give AP teachers the opportunity to

read excerpts from the new lines of books 1, 2, 4, 6 of Vergils Aeneid, and some of the text from

Caesars De Bello Gallico.Special attention will be given to the Curriculum Framework and the

instructional strategies for themes and contextualization in the new course.Time will be spent

preparing materials for literal translation, writing comparative essays, and integrating short answer

questions into instruction.Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop computer or a flash drive. For

any and all subject specific questions,please feel free to email [email protected].

The 2012 JCL Fall Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 27^th, 2012 at Albion High School. Mark your calendars!

Final chance to register for Conventiculum Buffaloniense 2012. The registration deadline has been extended to June 1^st(this Friday)! Dont miss this final opportunity to share in this unique and enjoyable learning experience. You will find the registration form at theConventiculum website. You may also e-mail Neil Coffee with registration information and any questions as they may arise. ([email protected])

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Registration for the CAWNY Banquet (Saturday June 9^th, 12pm, Ramada Hotel, Amherst) due by Wednesday, May 30^th. Contact Margaret Curran at [email protected] with any questions. Click here for the registration form.

You may now submit workshop proposals for the Fall CAES/ CAAS Institute which will be held in NYC, October 4^th 6^th. See this website to submit proposals: http://www.caesny.org/p/submit-workshop-proposal.html

The Ancient Roots of War: A Summer Workshop at SUNY Buffalo for high school students and older

This workshop will provide students of the ancient world with some hands-on experiences in confronting many of the issues that are involved in the study of ancient military history. We are looking for students interested in ancient history and technology, and the intersection of these two disciplines in the world of military practices. During the week we will address several fundamental issues involving equipment, coordination and ground-based strategy: simple weapons and their manufacture; body armor; shields; troop organization; siege operations; the introduction of chariots and horses into the military equation; etc. We will combine daily lectures and films with hands-on, outdoor explorations of military craft and technology.We will move from a consideration of tribal and village-based military organization and logistics to explorations of more complex systems at the city-state level.

LOCATION: 330 Millard Fillmore Academic Center (MFAC), Ellicott Complex, UB North Campus

Registration fee, less university processing fee(s), will be refunded by request if registration is cancelled 2 weeks in advance.

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The CAWNY 52^nd Annual Banquet will be held Saturday, June 9^th, 2012 at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center on 2402 North Forest Road, Getzville, NY 14068. Cocktails in the Embers Restaurant at the Ramada will start at 11:30am and a luncheon will follow at 12:00pm in the Buffalo Room. Dr. Madeleine Kaufman from the Classics Dept. at SUNY Buffalo and Canisius College will give a talk entitled, The Real Olympics. Lunch entrees include fresh broiled haddock, cheese tortellini, or chicken marsala. In addition to the entre, there will be salad, potato, vegetable, dessert, and beverage. Come youre your colleagues for a fun, refreshing, and thoughtful afternoon. Please send in a registration form and a check payable to CAWNY by May 30^th. Click here for a registration form.

The University at Buffalo invites you to attend the 4^thannual Conventiculum Buffaloniense, a 3 day active Latin workshop designed to introduce, improve and practice the art of using spoken and active Latin. You will find further information about this event below, including a link to theConventiculum website.

Registration is May 15^th, so I ask that you forward this information to your Latin-loving friends, students, co-workers or Classical association members as soon as possible. We hope to see you (and share some lively Latin conversation with you) there!

A Message from CAES the CAES Summer Get-Together at Skidmore College, June 25^th 27^th

Everyone reading this message knows that we as educators,and especially as teachers of the Classics are being buffeted if not threatened by dangers both without and within the profession.So now more than ever we need to spend time together both homing our skills and making plans. So please join us for the get-together right after school at Skidmore College,The dates again are June 25-27, from noon Mondayto Wednesday afternoon. Theevent willinclude some presentations and formal discussion--about the new AP, about the APPR, about SLO's, about program retention and expansion. Thesepresentations will be scattered throughout the three days. The rest of the time will be devoted to people working in groups on their own concerns. Some of those groups may be outgrowths of the presentations, We will have a computer lab and a number of people are eager to share their expertise with particular programs,and there should be ample time to practice and ask questions. You are encouraged to bring any materials that you have developed or found that might be helpful to the rest of us. While we are not soliciting moreformal presentations,we are eagerto let a thousand chalk (smart-board?) talks bloom. If you have a particular area of expertise that you would like to lead a discussion on, please let me know, so we can include a spot in the program.

Follow this link to the CAES websitehttp://www.caesny.org/and sign-up.We mustcharge a $20 insurance fee,but themeeting roomand computer use have been generously donated by Skidmore. All other expenses are on your own, although we are planing a few refreshment momentsalong the way--a pizza party has already been donated!.The website has a link to Skidmore housing atreasonable rates, and of course the Saratoga area has lots of accommodation to choose from.

Please sign-up assoon as possible and pass this message on to your friends and colleagues--this is an opportunity not to be ignored.

Have a great rest of the year and (for those of you involved) a non-controversial administration of the Proficiency and CERC examinations.

Please disregard any e-mail you have received from Jill Crooker about being stranded in Manila. Her e-mail was HACKED and a mass e-mail was sent out from her account phishing for money and personal information from any contact she has ever had. Sorry for any inconvenience. Please feel free to contact Jill or myself with any questions or concerns.

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The Regents and SLP Exams written by CAWNY are now available for all members in good standing. Please e-mail [email protected] if you would like a copy of these exams and their answer keys.

The exam has been the collaborative effort of severaly current teachers, retired teachers, and professors from the Western New York area and beyond. Many hours have been volunteered and invested. We have truly put together exams that accurately measure checkpoint standards, that are original in content, that are framed in the form and expectations of the most recent state exams, and that draw upon the experience and expertise of a wide range of educational professionals from throughout our community.

If you are not a member of CAWNY, but are interested in receiving a copy of the exam, please complete the membership form that can be found here:

/about_us

Send it in and a copy of the exam will be provided to you. Please let me know if you have any questions.

This years CAWNY Banquet will actually be a luncheon that will take place on Saturday, June 9^th at the Ramada in Amherst. I am very pleased to announce that our guest speaker for this year will be Madeleine Kaufman. Dr. Kaufman received both her BA and PhD from SUNY Buffalo. Her work and specialization includes such topics as Ancient Rhetoric, Sports and Spectacles in the Ancient World, and the Public World of Athenian Women. The topic for her talk this year will focus on the Ancient Olympics. So, come join your colleagues for a delightful meal, drinks, and a fascinating talk on a topic that will set the stage for this years summer Olympics in London.

Canisius College plans on hosting a workshop for area Latin teachers entitled Julius Caesar and His Times/ The Gallic Wars. This course will be taught by veteran educator and AP grader Jill Crooker, and college professors Dr. Thomas Banchich and Dr. Kathryn Williams. The course will include all the new AP Caesar readings, lectures on the historical, cultural, and political environment of the times; there will be an emphasis on writing and scoring essays and spot questions, and developing strategies for literal translation. Meetings are schedules for Saturdays at 9am: Sept. 22 & 29; Oct 6, 20, 27; Nov 3 & 17. A discussion during the first meeting where dates and times can be negotiated/ modified if needed by the participants. Snacks will also be included. The cost is only $300 and should be paid directly to Jill Crooker. You may contact her at [email protected]. There must be at least 5 participants in order for the workshop to go ahead as planned. Click here for a complete flier on AP workshops being offered, including the one described above. Very special thanks to Dr. Tom Banchich and Jill Crooker for all of their hard work putting this together.

This past Wednesday, April 18th, CAWNY members met at Sacred Heart to share materials, hold their annual spring business meeting, and work on the SLP and Regents exams. Several excellent new resources were provided by Patrick Neveu from Orchard Park, Catherine Nicastro from Williamsville, and Gail Taylor, also from Williamsville. Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting and for all of your hard work on the Regents and SLP. A special thanks to Michael Wright for hosting the meeting and providing refreshments.

The Department of Classical & Near Eastern Studies, Binghamton University SUNY presents

TheGhoulNext Door:A Musical Roman Comedy (Plautus'Mostellaria) and Comedy Scholars' Colloquium
Directed, Adapted, Translated and Co-produced by John H. Starks, Jr., Asst. Professor
Co-produced with Original Music by Santino DeAngelo

FREE ADMISSION!Comedy Today and Night!
Thursday May 10 (7:30 PM), Friday May 11 (6:00 PM)after the Colloquium end (see below)
Cider Mill Playhouse, 2 South Nanticoke Ave., Endicott NY

Information/Directions/Groups:[email protected],607-777-4524,http://binghamton.edu/cnes/ghoulnextdoor.html

Comedy Scholars' Colloquium, Friday May 11- University Union West 324, Binghamton University
Session I: 9:30-11:30
Michael Fontaine, Cornell University - "Knocks on Both Your Houses! WhyMostellariais a Terrible Title for This Play"
Timothy J. Moore, University of Texas at Austin - "Mostellaria's Musical Merriment"
Session II: 12:45-3:30
Peter Meineck, Aquila Theatre/New York University - "The Face of Comedy: Monstrosity and the Mask"
Dorota Dutsch, University of California, Santa Barbara - "Stuffed Chick(en) with a Side of Saucy Slave: The Desirable Body in theMostellaria"
Niall W. Slater, Emory University - "Speculating in Unreal Estate: Locution, Locution, Locution"
6 PM curtain forTheGhoulNext Doorat Cider Mill Playhouse

Sponsored by: Classical Association of the Atlantic States (Presidential Initiative Grant Project); Office of the Dean, Harpur College of Arts & Sciences, Binghamton University; New York Classical Club (Presidential Grant Project); Classical Association of the Empire State; Cider Mill Playhouse

Here are the results from the other competitions that took place at the JCL Spring Flig at Amherst last month:

News from the College Board on Scholarships for Professional Development for AP teachers:

The College Board has raised funds to pay for a limited number of AP Biology, AP Latin and AP Spanish Literature and Culture teachers to attend an AP Summer Institute this summer. If you want to attend an AP Summer Institute and have no other source of funding, we invite you to apply for this scholarship.

With the AP course redesign taking effect in the 2012-13 academic year, many teachers are interested in attending professional development programs this summer. But cuts to district and school professional development budgets are preventing some teachers from attending.

This scholarship is being offered on a first-come, first-served basis and is open to all AP teachers of AP Biology, AP Latin or AP Spanish Literature and Culture who are teaching in the 2012-13 academic year at public or private schools.

The College Board funding will pay the full registration fee for you to attend any AP Summer Institute in your subject area. You or your district/school will be responsible for any travel, lodging or other expenses.

Visit our website forAP Summer Institute locations and dates.

Because the funds we have raised are not sufficient to cover all AP teachers in your subject, we have developed an application process with a required essay. These funds will be awarded in the order that applications are received. The required essay will be used to provide information to the AP Summer Institutes about the learning needs of the attendees. To enable as many AP teachers as possible to attend an AP Summer Institute this summer, we ask you not to apply for this funding if you have any other source of funding. However, if you have already registered to attend an AP Summer Institute, and having done so is presenting you or your district/school with an economic hardship, you can apply for the College Board funding. If you apply and qualify, we will pay the full registration fee directly to the AP Summer Institute you attend.

The essay question for the application is:
Describe the key differences, as you see them, between the AP course you currently teach and the redesignedAP Curriculum Frameworkthat will take effect next fall. What about the changes is most appealing to you, and what about the changes causes you the greatest concern? What do you hope to gain from attending an AP Summer Institute this summer? If you are a new AP teacher, describe your perceptions of the new course and your areas of focus as you prepare for the 2012-13 school year.

Your essay should be at least 500 words and no more than 1,000 words.

Click here to apply now.Applications are being accepteduntil April 29, 2012, and notifications will be sent the week of April 30. At that time, we will provide recipients with information on how to register, and we will pay the full registration fee, as permissible by state law, directly to the AP Summer Institute the recipient registers to attend (see More About the Program section below)*.

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CAWNY Spring Meeting Sharing Session and SLP Exam Writing April 18^th at Sacred Heart at 5pm

Dont forget that our CAWNY meeting for the SLP and Regents Exam editing will be held April 18^th at 5:00pm at Sacred Heart Academy. The meeting will begin with a brief sharing session so bring a lesson plan you would like to share to the meeting. We will then move immediately to going through both the SLP and Regents exams to evaluate the latest drafts and analyze field testing results. All proofreading edits and field tests must be completed and the feedback submitted to [email protected] before April 18^th. Please contact me (Brian Serwicki) with any questions or concerns. We hope to make the final drafts of the exam available to all teachers the first week of May electronically.

SUNY Buffalo Classics Dept. Open House hosts another successful year for area high school students

On Friday, March 23^rd area high school students had the opportunity to take part in UB's annual Classics Department Open House. The UB Classics Dept. was remarkably gracious and flexible with their schedule. The day started with an introduction from the department chair, Neil Coffee, followed by breakfast refreshments provided free to students by the department. Prof. Bradley Ault then gave a presentation on the Roman military complete with realistic replicas of Roman military weapons and gear. This was followed by round of jeopardy and a quick question and answer session where high school students received first hand information from Classics majors at UB. Finally students received another fascinating lecture from Prof. Philip Kiernan on Roman curses and superstitions. Before heading to lunch, students also received a personal tour of the entire Amherst campus led by one of the Classics majors. Thank you to all of the faculty and students who helped organize this excellent event. Don't miss out next year; plan now to bring your students to the UB Open House next March!

On Saturday, March 24^th schools from across New York State participated in the annual NYSJCL Spring Fling, which this year was held at Amherst High School. It was a fun-filled day packed with certamen, exams, chess, ping-pong, volleyball, basketball, a T-shirt contest, a poster contest, badminton, movies, and games. A special thank you to Tom Virginia, as well as to Kevin Finnigan and Lynn Smith. Thanks also to the Amherst students, parents, and volunteers that made the event possible. Results for the individual exams are listed below:

Vocabulary-- 1st Stephen Zayac (ALB), 2nd Isabella Prest (ALB), 3rd Josh Barnett (ALB)
Roman Civilization-- 1st Cassidy Thompson(ALB), 2nd Horatius Klonowski(CL)

Derivatives-- 1st S. Zayac(ALB); 2nd Celeste Hoffman (ALB); 3rd(tie) Karina Rosario and Katie Restayo(ALB)

Pentathlon--1st(tie) Destiny Wolfe and Skyler Smith(ALB); 2nd Savannah Wirth(ALB); 3rd H. Klonowski(CL)

Mythology-- 1st(tie) Kari Ashworth and C. Thompson(ALB); 2nd Audrey Parker (EA); 3rd S. Wirth(ALB).In

Roman Civ.--1st E. Delsignore(WS); 2nd(tie)Olivia Binda(WS) and Zach Zlotnick(IR); 3rd Spencer Sonnefeld(WS).

Mythology-- 1st S. Sonnefeld(WS); 2nd(tie) O. Binda and E. Delsignore(WS); 3rd Evan Bille(SK).

Vocab.-- 1st Dalton Carter(SK); 2nd(tie) GabyBianchi and A. Wood(CL); 3rd Jennifer DeRosa(SK).

Roman Civ.-- 1st Jonathan Boundy(CL); 2nd(tie) G. Bianchi, Amber Dubill, and A. Viola(CL); 3rd D. Carter(SK).

Derivatives-- 1st D. Carter(SK); 2nd Domenik Mastrodomenico(CL); 3rd(tie) A. Dubill(CL) and Matthew Henette(WS).

Pentathlon-- 1st Robbie Markwick(PIT); 2nd J. Boundy(CL); 3rd Paul Thomasello(CL). Mythology--1st Anna May Lawrence(CL); 2nd(tie) D. Carter(SK), A. Dubill(CL) and Brigid Ryan(Sacred Heart); 3rd Brittany Seder(Sacred Heart).

Vocab.-- 1st Chelsea Thomeer(WS); 2nd Melanie Johnson(CL); 3rd Alex Tryjonkowski(CL).

Roman Civ.-- 1st Aaron Robertson(WE); 2nd(tie) C. Thomeer(WS) and Allison Steiner(CL); 3rdM. Johnson(CL).

Derivatives-- C. Thomeer(WS);2nd Larissa Borglum(no school given); 3rd(tie) M. Johnson and Ashley Wzontek(CL).

Pentathlon 1st Jack Quinlivan(AM); 2nd(tie) Max Costrich and M. Johnson(CL)andC. Thomeer(WS); 3rd(tie) A. Robertson(WE) and A. Tryjonkowski(CL).

Mythology-- 1st C. Thomeer(WS); 2nd(tie) J. Quinlivan(AM) and M. Johnson(CL); 3rd A. Robertson(WE).

Derivatives-- 1st (tie) E. Encherman(PIT) and Natalie Janzow(CL); 2nd E. Benfanti(CL); 3rd(tie) Nicholas Kochan(SK) and Teresa Li(PIT).

Mythology--1st N. Janzow(CL);2nd Dan McMonagle(CL); 3rd(tie) T. Li and E. Encherman(PIT)

WS stands for Williamsville South; WE stands for Williamsville East; CL stands for Clarence; ALB stands for Albion; SK stands for Skaneateles; AM stands for Amherst; EA stands for East Aurora; PIT stands for Pittsford; IR stands for Irondequoit.

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UBs Classics Department Open House for high school juniors and seniors will be Friday, March 23^rd. Please contact Prof. Bradley Ault at [email protected] for more information.

The JCL Spring Fling Certamen will be held at Amherst High School at 12:30pm on Saturday, March 24^th. Contact [email protected] for more information.

The CAWNY Spring Meeting Sharing Session and Regents and SLP Exam Writing Meeting will be held at Sacred Heart Academy at 5:00pm on Wednesday, April 18^th. All proofreading edits and field tests must be completed and the feedback submitted to [email protected] before that date. Please contact me (Brian Serwicki) with any questions or concerns.

The CAWNY Banquet this year will be a luncheon held at the Ramada in Amherst and will be Saturday, June 9^th. More details to follow. Invitations/ a flier will soon be mailed to all members.

The CAES Jamboree for Latin Teachers will be held at Skidmore College from Monday, June 25^th through Wednesday, June 27^th. Check out the CAES webpage here, http://www.caesny.org/, for more information.

UBs Conventiculum Buffaloneinse Spoken Latin Workshop will be held from Wednesday, June 27^th through Friday, June 29^th. Check out the updated flier by clicking on this link for more information.

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Early planning for the 2012 CAWNY Banquet has modified the date and time. So, mark your calendars. The Banquet will this year be a luncheon rather than a dinner, and will be held Saturday, June 9^th (NOT Saturday, June 7^th). More details will follow as they become available.

The 2012 NYSJCL Spring Fling will be held at Amherst Central High School, 4301 Main Street, Amherst, NY 14226 on Saturday, March 24^th. Registration will begin at 12:30pm. For more information, or if you have not received materials to register, please contact Dr. Thomas Virginia, [email protected]. The cost per student will be $20. registrations slips must be post-marked no later than March 10^th. The event will include certamen, academic tests, volleyball, basketball, ping pong, chess, a poster contest, awards, dinner etc.. Come join school districts from across the state at this huge, fun, and exciting event.

The Conventiculum Buffaloniense will take place from June 25-27, 2012 on the UB North Campus. This years theme is Animalia Antiqua. They hope to include readings and activities based on ancient animals, and even take an excursion to the Buffalo Zoo.

CAES is sponsoring a summer get-together for Classics teachers. The three day teachin will have two foci. One is the continuingand growing-- need to become more familiar with computer-based technology and how it can be used to support our teaching and strengthen our programs. The second is the new AP curriculum which will give a chance even to those who dont plan to teach the syllabus to renew acquaintance with the concise and fast moving prose of Julius Caesar. Remember, when we teach grammar we are for the most part teaching Caesars grammar. This will be a BYO affair, and everyone will be encouraged to bring suggestions, successes, programs, syllabi (or syllabuses) and we will learn together.In hopes of keeping the cost of attending down, both food and bed will be at each persons discretion. The penthouse and sirloin might be your option, camping and hot dogs would work as well. Whatever the case, mark your calendar: June 25 -27 at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York. Be thinking about what you can contribute and how you think this get together might support you and your students.

There has been some planning underway for a course on the new AP Caesar syllabus that would take place at Canisius College during the Fall 2012. The course could be part of a workshop series which would significantly reduce the cost, making it between $150-$200 per person. Participants could also apply for CEUs (though this is not required) but they would likely be charged the regular cost of tuition at Canisius c. $700/ credit hour times three credit hours. The course would be led by Jill Crooker, who has for many years run similar courses with great success for the College Board at the Taft Institute. It would primarily focus on reading and developing materials for the new AP Caesar syllabus. It might also include lectures on history, culture, and other topics by the Canisius Classics Department.

Current planning is looking at Saturday mornings for scheduling, with six to eight sessions of about two to two and a half hours each. We would need a minimum of five people (and hopefully more) for the workshop. Many CAWNY members have expressed great interest. Please contact [email protected] if you are seriously thinking that you would be able to commit to such a course in the fall 2012 so that we could gauge the number of participants and take it to the next step. Also, please provide any suggestions or comments on the times/ scheduling/ etc. and what might work best?

The first drafts of both exams are now available and have been sent to CAWNY members who have expressed interest in proofreading and/ or field testing.

To get involved in this process, please become a member. Please fill out the membership form at the following site and send it to Gail Taylor:/about_us

Let me ([email protected]) know that you are still interested and as soon as I receive the membership confirmation from Gail Taylor, I will send you drafts of our exam.

1) to proofread the exams for any errors (Latin errors, grammar errors, spelling errors, contextual errors, content errors, typos etc..)

Participants last year were very satisfied with the exam we produced. We hope to make a quality product available electronically to all members free of charge by the first week of May. Any member of CAWNY will be entitled to an electronic copy of the exam when it is produced. You may then use it in your classrooms as long as you follow the exam security guidelines. I have pasted below last year's exam security guidelines which will be very similar this year.

2011 CAWNY Regents and SLP Security Guidelines:

Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to these exams. I know that it has been a labor intensive, time consuming, and painstaking process. I thank you for all of the hard work you volunteered: writing questions, reading over the exam word by word and macron by macron, taking the extra time to attend the meetings throughout the process, and for all of your suggestions and edits. I have tried to incorporate every suggestion and edit made to these final drafts. I really believe we have set a outstanding example of collaboration and we should all be proud of the quality, professionalism, and process of these exams. We have truly put together exams that accurately measure checkpoint standards, that are original in content, that are versed in the form and expectations of the most recent state exams, and that draw upon the experience and expertise of a wide range of educational professionals from throughout our community. It has been a privilege to have been a part of this process. I think that our experience will certainly be useful to many of our Spanish, French, and Italian colleagues now that they too face the same challenges we did one year ago.

Next year, I very much hope that all of you will again be willing to work in this endeavor. We hope next year to begin this process earlier in the school-year so that deadlines on question writing, proof-reading, and formatting can be extended and so that final drafts can be provided to teachers earlier. Please let me know of any other suggestions concerning the exam writing process for next year.

I wish you all the best and hope to see all of you at the CAWNY Banquet. Enjoy the rest of your Memorial Day weekend. Curate ut valeatis, Brian

P.S. Other Details and Some Legalese:

By using the exams or answer keys provided in this e-mail in any way, teachers and school districts agree to the following:

- This exam has been created as a collaborative benefit to any professional member of CAWNY in good standing. Members are not required to have made submissions or to have worked on the exam in any way in order to receive a copy. However, all of those receiving a copy of the exam are asked to keep the exam secure and away from anyone who is not a professional member of CAWNY in good standing.

- Teachers and their school districts are responsible for making the required amount of copies for these exams; they are responsible for keeping the exams secure; they are responsible for administering the exam in a secure environment reflective of all of the standards and procedures established for state-wide examinations; they are required to provide any assistance allowed for special need students in accordance with their individualized educational plans; and they are responsible for the scoring of the examination, for reporting scores, and for the bestowing of credit. They will not be required to submit their exam scores to CAWNY.

- Please note, that when making copies, the exams are formatted so that if making duplex copies, collated and stapled, the student answer sheet or booklet will be the last page(s) and can be removed from the stapled pack without removing any of the questions (an extra page has been inserted at the end for exactly this purpose). Teachers may also choose to make copies of the student answer sheet or booklet separate from the exam itself.

- The teacher dictation copy on the Regents exam has been removed from the Exam document and has been added to the answer key document so that it is not accidentally duplicated and distributed to students as part of the exam. Teachers should use the teacher dictation copy to administer Part II of the Regents exam (and not use the answer key itself for this purpose).

- To the extent possible, these exams should be administered on Wednesday June 22nd, 2011.

-Teachers are encouraged to use these exams in their entirety, the purpose being to save them from having to write the entire exam themselves and to maintain standardization across districts. A variety of experienced teachers, both current and retired, as well as college professors have been involved in the writing of this exam. These exams are being provided in the form of Microsoft Word Documents. PDF documents are also available. Note though,CAWNYcannot prohibit any teacher from making alterations to the exam. If alterations are made however,CAWNYcannot be held responsible for the accuracy of changes made nor the validity of the exam.CAWNYwill not be held liable in any situation concerning the exam, even if the exam is administered in its entirety. Being provided with this exam is simply a benefit of being aCAWNYmember. The security of the exam, its administration, the bestowing of credit, and the assessment of checkpoint standards is ultimately the responsibility of individual teachers and school districts.

This Italy-based workshop for high school Latin teachers will combine classroom sessions in successful pedagogical practices with fascinating and relevant site visits that illuminate the lives and works of Caesar and Vergil. Morning study sessions will provide ideas and skills to enrich both beginning and advanced courses, with a focus on the readings and abilities required by the revised Advanced Placement syllabus. Afternoon site and museum visits will contextualize the writings of our authors elucidating the common themes of Caesar's commentarii and Vergil's Aeneid. All teachers will acquire interpretive insights and instructional strategies for teaching these essential authors.

Sites include: Rome (Forum, Palatine, Ara Pacis), Temple of Apollo and Atrium of the Sibyl at Cumae, Lake Avernus, Tomb of Vergil, Sperlonga, Pompeii, Lavinium, Herculaneum, Vesuvius and more!

The workshop will be co-directed by two award-winning teachers: a veteran high school teacher and an archaeologist: Amy Leonard, The Walker School & Steven Tuck, Miami University

Cost: $2595 and includes all room and board, all transportation during the program, site and museum admissions, a packet with classroom materials, site plans, maps, readings and selections from ancient texts, and attendance certificate. For further information, applications, pictures of last years trip, and detailed itinerary, see the Vergilian Society websitehttp://vergil.clarku.edu/cumae2.htmor email Steven Tuck at[email protected].

Scholarships are available.http://vergil.clarku.edu/scholar2.htm
Vergilian Society Scholarship deadline is March 1, 2012. Application deadline is April 1, 2012.

Feedback from previous participants:
The combination of Steves penetrating surveys of the material and historical legacies of sites and Amys hands-on, practical-minded workshops in our class sessions provided the rare combination of an inspiring and useful experience that I cannot wait to apply in all my classes.
Our directors were incredibly informative and personable. I owe my amazing experience to them
This was an all around terrific experience. I got more out of it than I would have ever imagined.
Absolutely fabulous experience! Ive learned so much on this trip I will definitely recommend it.

Graduate Credits and Continuing Education Units are available through Miami University.
Ohio residents qualify for a 50% discount on graduate tuition.

This year will be a special one for those who like to speak Latin because there will be two European Latin Weeks: One at Amneburg near Marburg / Germany, the other at Freising near Munich / Germany. Both European Latin Weeks will be organized by the Europische Lateinwochen e. V. Frankfurt.

Those of you who participated in the last Amneburg Latin Week know well that the number of participants exceeded every expectation. Therefore we decided to organize two Latin Weeks this year. The first one will take place as usually at Amneburg near Marburg / Germany while the second one will be organized at Freising near Munich, in the heart of Bavaria / Germany. The two towns have in common that Latin is flourishing there for over 1000 years.

The first European Latin Week at Amneburg will start on July 28th and finish on August 04.

The second European Latin Week will be held from September 02 to September 08 at Freising.

For our Latin Weeks we finally managed to have new books available! Some of you may already have given up their hope to get our old Piper Salve, because it was exhausted since a couple of years. Our new books have now been published under the well known title SEPTIMANA LATINA. Part 1 consists of texts and images while part 2 contains exercises, grammar and vocabularies.

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Reminder CAWNY Regents and SLP Exam Writing Meeting Next Week, January 28^th

A reminder that teachers involved in writing the Regents and SLP Exams should submit their questions/ sections that they have written to [email protected] by 3pm on Friday, January 27^th.

We will then hold a meeting on Saturday, January 28^th at 10:30am at Gail Taylors home. For her address and directions, please contact Mrs. Taylor at [email protected].

A rough draft will be created at this meeting of both exams, and will be provided to proofreaders at that point. Field testing options will also be discussed.

A follow-up meeting will then occur on Wednesday, April 18^th at 5:00pm at Sacred Heart Academy. There we will look at the latest draft, take into account all proofreading suggestions and field testing results and we will produce final versions of the exams. These will be made available to all CAWNY members electronically by the first week of May.

Grex, UBs spoken Latin table, will resume its weekly meetings this semester Wednesdays, 5:30PM, starting next week on January 25. Please join us as we improve our understanding of the language and culture of Rome by speaking Latin, and have some fun while were at it.

If you have comments on the meeting time, please contact [email protected]. If it proves inconvenient for those who want to attend, we can look at alternatives.

Second, UMass Boston Classics is fortunate to now count Neo-Latin scholar James Dobreff among its faculty: 'Jacobus' will be co-leading the Conventiculum starting this year.

Finally, we are now accepting applications for this coming summer. Visit the updated site athttp://conventiculum.orgfor more. In the advanced-level course (675) we'll read Caesar's de bello Gallico in anticipation of the new AP curriculum part of which will be devoted to Caesar.

SALVI is very pleased and excited to announce the Biduum Latinum Angelopolitanum, a weekend Latin-immersion event at the Getty Villa in Malibu, CA, March 10-11, 2012. While this workshop will specifically target teachers of Latin, living Latin enthusiasts of all levels are welcome. Dr. Nancy Llewellyn will serve as head instructor. Registration fee is $35. For more information and to complete an application, please visit the SALVI web site at: http://www.latin.org/

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Regents and SLP Exam Writing and Proofreading Meeting will be held January 28^th at 10:30am at the home of G. Taylor

Note well that this is a change from the previous January 14^th date set at the Fall Meeting. The new date will be Saturday, January 28^th at 10:30am at the residence of Gail Taylor. For directions to Gails home or for her address please contact Mrs. Taylor at [email protected] or contact me at [email protected].

Exam sections and question assignments have already been assigned. There may still be some sections that are in need of volunteers. If you would like to volunteer to write a section of the SLP or Regents exams, or if you believe you have volunteered but are unsure of the section for which you are responsible, please contact [email protected].

Exam writers must submit their questions and/ or sections to [email protected] by 3:00pm on Friday, January 27^th so that copies can be made for all members who will be attending the January 28^th proofreading session. Proofreaders will receive a draft of the exam after the January 28^th meeting. This initial draft will also undergo some field testing following the January 28^th meeting.

A second proofreading meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 18^th at 5:00pm at Sacred Heart Academy. There, members will have a final opportunity to examine the most recent drafts of the exam and to analyze the field testing results. Final copies of the exam will be provided to CAWNY members by the first week of May. It was also reiterated that there will be no charge for the exam. The exam is a service provided to CAWNY members. You must be a member of CAWNY in good standing to receive a copies of the exams. Members are also asked not to disseminate the exam to non-members.

CAWNY Spring Meeting to take place Wednesday, April 18^th at 4:00pm at Sacred Heart

Mark your calendars. The date for the CAWNY Spring meeting has been set for Wednesday, April 18^th at 4:00pm at Sacred Heart Academy on Main Street in Amherst. The spring meeting again this year will be a materials sharing forum, where each participant is asked to bring a lesson or activity that they use in their classroom to share with the group. Like last year, this meeting is taking place in conjunction with the Regents and SLP proofreading session. Members can attend the spring meeting at 4pm and then the proofreading session at 5pm. Come join us; get some great new ideas for your classes; share some of your own; and get involved in this years CAWNY exams.

Pencil in your calendars, the 2012 CAWNY Banquet will take place Thursday, June 7^th at 6:00pm. Keep your eyes peeled location and speaker to be announced.

Experience an amazing Latin immersion conventiculum in Boston this summer. The dates for this summers conventiculum are set for July 28^th to August 5^th. There are now two different options to receive college credit. The text for this summers course will focus on Caesars Gallic Wars (perfect for the new AP curriculum). The contact person is Peter Lech at[email protected]. Updated information will appear atwww.conventiculum.org.

Call for Proposals Eureka Conference 2012: Teaching the Ancient World in the Elementary and Middle School

When: May 11-12, 2012
Where: Derry, New Hampshire (southern NH)
Cost: $25 per teacher (waived for presenters)
Deadlines: 2/1/2012 (to submit a proposal) and 4/16/2012 (to register)

At Eureka, elementary and middle school educators gather to learn not only from each other, but also from other experts in the field of ancient studies. The focus is on pedagogical excellence in teaching about the ancient world. Sessions are connected to state curriculum frameworks.

Presentations and activities at Eureka will focus on ancient Roman civilization - from politics and family to hobbies and mythology to language and literature. Other cultures, including ancient Greece, Egypt, Mesoamerica, China, and Japan may be included.

*sessions and workshops on a variety of ancient cultures by your colleagues and peers!
*clear, engaging summary of the latest research on what we know about the ancient Romans!
*authentic ancient Roman foods for you to try!
*educational musical concert by a local singer who specializes in writing and performing songs with clever mythological themes!
*performance of an ancient Roman comedy!
*Latin language exploration!

Consider submitting a proposal! Do you have an awesome idea for teaching about the ancient world? Have you found a lesson, activity, or unit that engages your students' minds? Has recent research or travel inspired you to share? Proposals may concern the theme (Rome) or any ancient culture. If your proposal is accepted, registration fees will be waived.

Now that we have reached the holiday season, why not get yourself a gift which will make you joyful and pay dividends in the classroom? There are four fabulous Vergilian Society tours planned for next summer:

Roman Jordan
July 7-18, 2012--Directors: Phillip Stanley, Professor Emeritus; George Perko

In the Footsteps of Poets and Painters, Proletarians and Princes: Rediscovering the Bay of Naples in Greek and Roman Times
July2-14, 2012--Directors Ann Koloski-Ostrow,Brandeis University; Steven Ostrow, M.I.T.

TheItalyof Caesar and Vergil: A Workshop for Teachers
July 12-23 2012--Directors Amy Leonard,The Walker School; Steven Tuck, Miami University

The Archaeology of Identity in Coastal Campania
July 30-August 11, 2012--Directors Anne Haeckl,Kalamazoo College; Christopher Gregg,George Mason University

For more information on any of these exciting excursions, please point your browser tohttp://www.vergil.clarku.edu/cumae.htm.

We hope to see you at the Annual Meeting of the APA at4:30 PM Friday, January 6th, for the General Membership Meeting and the Reception following at 5 PM. Both will be in the Loews Hotel.

The Methods of Medieval Translators: A Comparison of the Latin Text of Virgils Aeneid with its Old French Adaptations by Raymond J. Cormier

Forty years in the making, this study is literary archeology at its most imaginative and ambitious.Prof. Stephen G. Nichols, Johns Hopkins University

Cormiers [monograph] is a lively and learned account of French translations and adaptations of Virgils Aeneid, particularly the twelfth-century Old French Roman dEneas. Through a variety of wide-ranging and interdisciplinary theoretical lenses, Cormier argues persuasively for the significance and relevance of this exemplary roman antique to the (post-)modern world.Michelle Bolduc, French, Italian, and Comparative Literature, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

To characterize Cormiers work as an important treatment of the reception of Virgil in the medieval Roman dEneas is to reduce it drastically. It is also a vast study of adaptation and translation in general. Cormier pours a lifetime of learning into this wide-ranging study [...]. It will be consulted by experts on the Roman dEneas. But anyone with an interest in translation theory, second-language acquisition, cognitive theory of learning, and the broader afterlife of the great Virgilian epic, would be well advised to read Cormiers magnus opus and to keep it close at handit is both a monograph and a reference work. Cormier is at the crest of a wave of scholars revising the judgment of anachronism in the Roman dEneas and other medieval adaptations of ancient epic. The authors free-wheeling, witty, allusive style keeps this book, though massively freighted with scholarship, highly readable.C. Stephen Jaeger, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign

This monograph examines the medieval French translation/adaptation of Virgils Aeneid. The work employs Relevance Theory, second language pedagogy and hermeneutics in its analysis

The Edwin Mellen Press-- ISBN10: 0-7734-1577-7. ISBN13: 978-0-7734-1577-5. Pages: 394 October 2011

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Thank you so much to all of the teachers, parent volunteers, and students who helped make this event possible! It was a great success with over twelve schools from across the state and with close to 300 participants. Congratulations to all of the students below who won awards:

High School Volleyball 1^st Place Pittsford Mendon, 2^nd Place East Aurora, 3^rd Place Skaneateles

High School Basketball Shootout 1^st Place Elizabeth (Skaneateles), 2^nd Place Kathy (Gates Chili), and Amy (Gates Chili), 3^rd Place Morgan Dodds (East Aurora), Rachel (Gates Chili), and Evan (Skaneateles)

Middle School Chess 1^st Place James Xu, 2^nd Place Matt Wang, 3^rd Place Lucas Tran

High School Chess 1^st Place Robert June, 2^nd Place Jagger Jaworski, 3^rd Place Evan Brillie

Poster Contest 1^st Place Caroline Thomas (Barker), 2^nd Place Ashley Cahalame and Kiran Eiden, 3^rd Place Fiona Danieu (East Aurora)

Middle School Recitations 1^st Place Dalton Carter (East Aurora), 2^nd Place Zoe Choclah (Pittsford Sutherland), 3^rd Place Myan Ormsbee (Pittsford Sutherland)

High School Levels I-III Recitations 1^st Place Aarom Robertson (Williamsville East)

7^th Grade 1^st Place Kiera Ebeling and Nina Stomelli (Calkins), 2^nd Place James Xu (Barker) and Matt Wang (Calkins), 3^rd Place Caroline Thomas and Maryam Zafar (Barker)

8^th Grade 1^st Place Ashley Cahalane and Kiran Eiden (Clarence), 2^nd Place Caeallaigh Davui and Nadia Endulovski (Gates Chili), 3^rd Place Brandon Mawk and Morgan Palmer (East Aurora)

Latin I 1^st Place - Maka Scarfia and Chelsea Thomeer, 2^nd Place Hailey Lawrenson and Olivia Binda, 3^rd Place Emily DelSignore and Stephanie Hahn

Latin II 1^st Place Megan Ormsbee and Robbie Markwich, 2^nd Place Paul Tomasello and Jonathan Boundy, 3^rd Place Hannah Distaffen and Amy Dinh

Latin III 1^st Place Christopher Joshi and Nick Khorz, 2^nd Place Emily Schupbach and Melanie Johnson

Latin IV/V 1^st Place Peter Reiter and Derek Boyer, 2^nd Place Eliza Encherman and Brenna Roets, 3^rd Place Meagan McCadden and Kim Carlson

7^th Grade 1^st Place Nina Stormelli (Calkins), 2^nd Place Margaret Zhang (Barker), 3^rd Place Maryam Zafar (Barker)

8^th Grade 1^st Place Chris Evans (Barker), 2^nd Place Aidan Stanley (Barker), 3^rd Place Jake Betiem (Gates Chili) and Lucas Tran (Barker)

Latin I 1^st Place Kiran Eiden (Clarence), 2^nd Place Jane Edgington (Amherst), 3^rd Place Jonathan White (Amherst) and Hailey Lawrenson (Williamsville South)

Latin II 1^st Place Hannah Distaffen (Gates Chili), 2^nd Place Lizzy Jones (East Aurora), 3^rd Place Lea Paris (Gates Chili)

Latin III 1^st Place Chelsea Thomeer (Williamsville South), 2^nd Place Larissa Borglum (Pittsford Mendon), Melanie Johnson (Clarence), and Jack Quinlivan (Amherst), 3^rd Place Jack Thiemel (Pittsford Sutherland), and Nicholas Knore (Clarence)

Latin IV/V 1^st Place Eliza Encherman (Pittsford Mendon), 2^nd Place Kim Carlson (Clarence), 3^rd Place Brenna Roets (Pittsford Mendon), Derek Boyer (Clarence), Teresa Li (Pittsford Mendon), Meagan McCadden (Clarence), and Emily Ludwig (Sacred Heart)

7^th Grade 1^st Place Nina Stomelli (Calkins), 2^nd Place Kiera Ebeling (Calkins), 3^rd Place Maryam Zafar (Barker)

8^th Grade 1^st Place Aidan Stanley (Barker), 2^nd Place Kelley Ahlers (Clarence), 3^rd Place Nadia Endulouski (Gates Chili)

Latin I 1^st Place Emily DelSignore (Williamsville South), 2^nd Place Taylor Johnson (Amherst) and Kiran Eiden (Clarence), 3^rd Place Hailey Lawrenson (Williamsville South)

Latin II 1^st Place Max Szalapski (Pittsford Sutherland), 2^nd Place Dalton Couter (Skaneateles), 3^rd Place Jennifer DeRosa (Skaneateles)

Latin III 1^st Place Larissa Borglum (Pittsford Mendon), 2^nd Place Chelsea Thomeer (Williamsville South) and Emily Schupbach (Clarence), 3^rd Place Melanie Johnson (Clarence) and Nicholas Knorz (Clarence)

Latin IV/V 1^st Place Eliza Encherman (Pittsford Mendon), Brenna Roets (Pittsford Mendon) and Caitlin Weiser (Clarence), 2^nd Place Aaron Dietrich (Amherst), 3^rd Place Derek Boyer (Clarence) and Kim Carlson (Clarence)

7^th Grade 1^st Place Nina Stormelli (Calkins) and Rachel Norman (East Aurora), 2^nd Place Carter Heinzmann (Barker), 3^rd Place Dickey Maceleb (Clarence)

8^th Grade 1^st Place Neville Maliakkal (Barker), 2^nd Place Lucas Tran (Barker) and Chris Evans (Barker), 3^rd Place Max Sirianni (Barker)

Latin I 1^st Place Mira Scarfia (Williamsville South), 2^nd Place Olivia Binda (Williamsville South), 3^rd Place Stephanie Hahn (Williamsville South)

Latin II 1^st Place Amber Dubill (Clarence) and Carol Pritchard (Albion), 2^nd Place Anna Lawrence (Clarence), 3^rd Place Ethan Bittner (East Aurora), Jonathan Boundy (Clarence), and Tyler Langl (Williamsville South)

Latin III 1^st Place Melanie Johnson (Clarence), 2^nd Place - Miles Michienzi (Clarence), 3^rd Place Chris Joshi (Clarence), Aaron Robertson (Williamsville East), Ben Seefeldt (Pittsford Mendon), and Grant Marthinsen (Pittsford Mendon)

Latin IV/V 1^st Place Aaron Dietrich (Amherst), 2^nd Place Derek Boyer (Clarence), 3^rd Place David DuBois (Skaneateles)

7^th Grade 1^st Place Emma Kealy (Barker), 2^nd Place Nina Stormelli (Calkins), 3^rd Place Dickey Macaleb (Clarence) and Carter Heinzman (Barker)

8^th Grade 1^st Place Kiran Eiden (Clarence), 2^nd Place Nadia Endulovski (Gates Chili), 3^rd Place Dalton Ankenman (Calkins) and Bethany Greenway (Clarence)

Latin I 1^st Place Olivia Binda (Williamsville South), 2^nd Place - Michael Donette (Williamsville East), 3^rd Place Emily DelSignore (Williamsville South) and Hailey Lawrenson (Williamsville South)

Latin II 1^st Place Alex Quinlian (Amherst) and Anna Lawrence (Clarence), 2^nd Place Amber Dubill (Clarence) and Rob Lehman (Pittsford Mendon), 3^rd Place Dalton Carter (Skaneateles) and Megan Ormsbee (Pittsford Sutherland)

Latin III 1^st Place Chelsea Thomeer (Williamsville South), 2^nd Place Brigid Ryan (Sacred Heart), Melanie Johnson (Clarence), and Jack Quinlian (Amherst)

Latin IV/V 1^st Place Eliza Encherman (Pittsford Mendon), 2^nd Place Teresa Li (Pittsford Mendon), 3^rd Place Greg Huba (Skaneateles) and Chase Szafnicki (East Aurora)

7^th Grade 1^st Place Nina Stormelli (Calkins), 2^nd Place Maryam Zafar (Barker), 3^rd Place Oliver Smith (Barker) and Kiera Ebeling (Calkins)

8^th Grade 1^st Place Kiran Eiden (Clarence), 2^nd Place Bethany Greenway (Clarence), 3^rd Place Ashley Caralare, Miranda Allen (Albion), and Neville Maliakkal (Barker)

Latin I 1^st Place Emily DelSignore (Williamsville South), 2^nd Place Olivia Binda (Williamsville South), 3^rd Place Jane Edginington (Amherst)

Latin II 1^st Place Robbie Markwich (Pittsford Sutherland), 2^nd Place Megan Ormsbee (Pittsford Sutherland), 3^rd Place Ally Wood (Clarence)

Latin III 1^st Place Chris Joshi (Clarence), 2^nd Place Jack Quinlian (Amherst), 3^rd Place Aaron Robertson (Williamsville East)

Latin IV/V 1^st Place Aaron Dietrich (Amherst), 2^nd Place Eliza Encherman (Pittsford Mendon), 3^rd Place Brenna Roets (Pittsford Mendon)

7^th Grade 1^st Place Calkins Road 7, 2^nd Place Barker Road 7A, 3^rd Place Barker Road 7B

8^th Grade 1^st Place Clarence 8B, 2^nd Place East Aurora 8B, 3^rd Place Gates Chili 8A

Latin I 1^st Place Williamsville South I, 2^nd Place Williamsville East I, 3^rd Place Amherst I

Latin II 1^st Place Pittsford Sutherland II, 2^nd Place Clarence IIC, 3^rd Place Gates Chili IIB

Latin III 1^st Place Williamsville South IIIC, 2^nd Place Pittsford Mendon IIIB, 3^rd Place Pittsford Mendon IIIC

Latin IV/V 1^st Place Pittsford Mendon IV, 2^nd Place Amherst IV, 3^rd Place Clarence IVC

SALVI (Septentrionale Americanum Latinitatis Vivae Institutum or North American Institute for Living Latin Studies) is pleased to announce two full-immersion Latin seminars for Summer 2012:

Septimana Californiana, July 2-9, 2012, in Los Angeles, California

Septimana Californiana, based on the lovely campus of Loyola Marymount University, is a full-immersion Latin workshop offering thought-provoking discussions, readings from Latin literature, Latin composition exercises, communal meals (most of which are included in the price), and informative lectures given by expert Latin speakers on a variety of topics. Participants will also enjoy guided tours, given in Latin, to many of Los Angeles' world-famous sights. Excursions include the Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach, Griffith Observatory, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Getty Villa.

Rusticatio, July 12-19, 2012, in Charles Town, West Virginia

Rusticatio is a full-immersion Latin workshop offering high-energy conversation exercises and readings from Latin literature. In a supportive, intimidation-free environment, Rusticatio participants live together for
seven days while they speak, read, write, cook and relaxall while communicating entirely in Latin. Through a variety of exchanges, including instructional sessions, a common kitchen, daily shared tasks, down-time, and excellent food and wine (which are abundant and included in the price), Rusticatio participants enjoy a feeling of camaraderie while they experience first-hand various teaching methods that are directly applicable to teaching Latin in the classroom.

Permultis linguae Latinae cultoribus non solum Americae Septentrionalis regiones, verum etiam alias orbis terrarum partes habitantibus iam innotuerunt conventicula Latine loquentium, quae Lexintoniae in civitate Kentukia quotannis celebrantur, quorum participes Latine interdiu sermocinantes, Latine noctu somniantes, Latine noctes diesque viventes communitate quadam atque sodalitate fruuntur iucundissima. Itaque omnes Latine loquendi studiosos diligenter legere oportebit hunc nuntium. Conventiculum nostrum anno bis millesimo duodecimo a mensis Iulii die vicesimo altero (22) usque ad diem undetricesimum (29) agitabitur, cui qui interfuerint oblectamentis cum in conventiculo iam usitatis, tum etiam aliquot novis delectabuntur.

Eo in primis proposito ad conventicula nostra veniunt tot homines tam iuvenes quam aetate provecti, ut peritiam aliquam ex tempore et Latine de multis argumentis sermocinandi adipiscantur. Id tantum in ipsis sessionibus agitur ut conventiculi participes facultate Latine loquendi, audiendi, intellegendi, scribendi assuefiant. In hoc tantum cottidie ab horis matutinis usque ad vespertinas summa opera et contentione incumbitur. Non solum disseritur et disputatur de litteris deque libris, sed argumenta quoque nostra ad res cottidianas, familiares, domesticas spectant.

Huiusmodi conventicula linguam Latinam discere iam ingredientibus nec ultra elementa prima progressis haud sunt idonea. Itaque invitantur illi qui monumenta scripta satis bene legere queant, qui normas regulasque grammaticas magna saltem ex parte compertas habeant. At peritia Latine loquendi nequaquam est necessaria. Sermonis extemporalis omnino rudes libentissime invitamus, immo adhortamur ut adfuturi sint colloquiisque Latinis nobiscum fruantur.

Credimus sessiones nostras litterarum magistris, professoribus, omnibus, qui aliquam Latine sermocinandi, disputandi, scribendi facultatem consequi cupiant, magno fore subsidio et emolumento. Prosunt conventicula nostra vel illis qui Latine loqui et scribere sciant, sed occasionem expetant facundiae exercendae commodam et iucundam. Denique, id quod haud minimi momenti videtur, qui nostris interfuerint sessionibus postea invenient scripta sese Latina quodammodo facilius, citius, melius legere et intellegere posse - idque multo maiore cum fructu.

Neque praetermittendum est illud, quod dirigentur colloquia nostra ad normas grammaticas illorum auctorum proprias, qui aurei et argentei nonnumquam appellantur, quorum sermo ad omne argumentum mirum in modum accommodatus atque elegantia quadam insignis esse videatur. Ad vocabula scilicet et voces recentioris et recentissimae Latinitatis proprias nonnumquam confugiendum est: aliquando, etsi multo rarius, vocabula prorsus novanda et fingenda. Hac in re praecones litterarum renatarum optimos, qualis fuit Laurentius Valla, qualis Erasmus Roterodamus, qualis Marcus Antonius Muretus, quales alii permulti, imitari volumus, qui ut ab antiqui sermonis proprietatibus desciscere nolebant, ita voces novas, cum opus fuerat, non gravate usurpabant. Fontes igitur quidam in conventiculo aperientur unde sodales nostri verba recentiora commode mutuentur. Praeterea quibus sermonibus conveniant vocabula recentiora novatave, quibus sufficiant antiqua, omnes una et coniunctim considerabimus.

Omnes, quicumque conventiculo interesse voluerint, nonagena quina (95) dollaria solvent, ut aditum in conventiculum habeant.

Erogabit etiam pro suo quisque cibo cottidiano centena et quadragena dollaria (140). Hac enim pecunia antea data, unus quisque ientaculum et prandiumsingulis conventiculi diebus(h.e., cottidie per spatium septem dierum) et cenamquinque diebusaccipiet. (Cibus in aedificio, cui nomen Blazer Dining Hall, e mensa dapifera ministrabitur). Cena autem duobus diebus aliunde poscenda erit.

Scitote nosnequeadeundinequecibi cottidiani pretium iis rependere posse, qui post pecuniam erogatam participandi consilium mutaverint.

Quaesumus ut omnes, quicumque conventiculo interesse constituerint, pecuniam pro aditu et pro alimentis persolvant ad KALENDAS APRILES, quae est nominibus accipiendis et inscribendis DIES PRAESTITUTA. At quo quis maturius rogaverit ut in conventiculum conscribatur, eo verisimilius erit locum ei dari posse. Nam haud plus triginta quinque petitores novos (h.e. homines, qui conventiculo Lexintoniensi antea numquam interfuerint) anno bis millesimo duodecimo nobis licebit admittere. Quasdam enim sessiones hominibus Latine loquendi minus peritis destinatas in conventiculo quotannis adornare et instruere solemus, unde maximum emolumentum accipiunt tirones, dummodo ne sint plures quam ut unusquisque cum aliis omnibus et singulis satis commode colloqui possit.

Participes nonnullis modis Lexintoniae commorari poterunt. In xenodochio discipulorum: qui suum et proprium cubiculum habebit, noctibus singulis vicena sena (26) dollaria (vectigalibus inclusis) solvet. Hoc xenodochium est in Academiae regione satis commode situm, unde homines brevissimo itinere ad locum sessionibus destinatum facile ambulare queant. At hoc in hospitio manentibus necesse erit balneis communibus uti. II) In 'Rubro Tecto': qui septem dies minimum ibi manebit, noctibus singulis quinquagena (50) dollaria (vectigalibus inclusis) solvet.

At ibi deversantibus opus erit vehiculis quibus inter deversorium et conventiculi sedem commeent. III) In hospitio 'University Inn' nominato: qui suum et proprium cubiculum habebit, noctibus singulis sexagena septena dollaria et denas centesimas (67.10) (vectigalibus inclusis) solvet. Oportet tamen lectores intellegere haec pretia nobis tempore aestivo esse anno bis millesimo undecimo indicata, et fieri posse ut nobis insciis mutentur.

Conventiculi participes pretium deversandi neque in antecessum neque nobis, sed ipsis deversorii
ministris conventiculo peracto solvent.

Si quis ad conventiculum suo et proprio vehiculo vectus raedam suam in Academiae regione constituere voluerit, tesseram ei necesse erit emere, qua vehiculo affixa liceat ei raedam in areis Academiae stativis per totam hebdomadem relinquere. Quicumque sibi talem tesseram comparare decreverit, ministros areis stativis praefectos telephono adeat, hisce numeris:

Advenis praeterea licebit usque ad horam quartam postmeridianam, diebus scilicet profestis, ipsam sedem horum ministrorum petere, cuius est haec inscriptio cursualis:

Die conventiculi primo (h. e. mensis Iulii vicesimo secundo) nullae sessiones ordinariae agitabuntur, sed convivium initiale et aditiale (ut sic dicamus) ab hora sexta vespertina ad nonam decimamve celebrabitur, cui convivio ut unusquisque intersit enixe rogamus et obtestamur.

Quolibet sermone, sive patrio sive alio, in convivio aditiali licebit comissantibus uti -- quamquam auctores sumus ut etiam in primo illo congressu participes, si voluerint, Latine loquantur. Attamen, convivio aditiali peracto, nihil inter ipsas sessiones dicetur nisi Latine, nullam per totum conventiculum linguam usurpabimus nisi Latinam.

Omnes qui huic conventiculo interesse meditamini ad Terentium Tunberg, linguae Latinae professorem, scribatis oportet, cuius est haec inscriptio cursualis electronica:[email protected].

UNESCO has recognized the Garifuna language, the oral traditions of the people of Zapera, and the Semeiskie language as the immaterial heritage of humanity. We are very fortunate on this account because every defended and thereby saved culture is a tremendous resource and a veritable treasure for the whole world.

No one is able to deny that the Latin and Ancient Greek languages qualify as part of the priceless immaterial patrimony of mankind. These languages have passed down philosophical, scientific, iuridical, and literary culture through the ages not only to Europe but to the whole world.

We believe, therefore, that they are also worthy to be included by UNESCO as part of the immaterial patrimony of humanity.

If you agree, please sign this petition so that the Latin and Ancient Greek languages may obtain this recognition: www.vivariumnovum.net/unesco

We will be talking about these and other issues this November the 28th beginning at 15.30, during the solemn inauguration of the Academic year at the AcademyVivarium Novumlocated at number 20 Via Corrado Barbagallo, Rome. We invite you to join us.

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All Hallows Eve/ Samhain

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Don't Forget - CAWNY's Fall Meeting 10am, October 29th at Canisius College, Old Main 314

Dr. Kathryn Williams will speak on Roman Law. We will begin planning for 2012 CAWNY Regents and SLP Exams to be commenced at the Fall Meeting. Join us at this fall for a great talk and to get involved in writing and/or proofreading the 2012 CAWNY Regents and SLP. Emporium too! Contact [email protected] if you would like to donate gently used resources to the emporium.

SUNY Buffalo Classics Alumni and Friends Reception Saturday, November 5th 7PM

UB's Department of Classics would like to invite all area Latin teachers to our UB Classics Alumni and Friends Reception next Saturday, Nov. 5 from 7-9PM, where there will be drinks and snacks on hand, and Professor Peradotto will give a lecture entitled "Euthyphro, Abraham and the Azande Witchdoctor: The Last Lecture I Never Gave."

More details are available on our web calendar:http://classics.buffalo.edu/events/calendar/.

It should be a fun time. RSVP with Classics Dept. secretary, Alison Blaszak ([email protected]) if you plan to attend.

NYSJCL Fall Festival at East Aurora High School, Saturday November 19th (the weekend after Veteran's Day) at 1pm!

Join us for a great time - certamen, individual exams, pair competitions, basketball shoot outs, ping pong and volleyball tournaments, a dance and much more! Dinner is being catered by Riccotta's. Adult volunteers and teachers are free! Bring your students to this exciting massive event! For more information, click the following links for the Cover Letter, Registration, and Permission Slips.

ALSO...

CONVENTICULUM DICKINSONIENSE July 6-12, 2012

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Don't Forget - CAWNY's Fall Meeting 10am, October 29th at Canisius College, Old Main 314

NYSJCL Fall Festival at East Aurora High School, Saturday November 19th (the weekend after Veteran's Day) at 1pm!

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NYSJCL Fall Festival at East Aurora High School, Saturday November 19th (the weekend after Veteran's Day) at 1pm!

Join us for a great time - certamen, individual exams, pair competitions, basketball shoot outs, ping pong and volleyball tournaments, a dance and much more! Bring your students to this exciting massive event! For more information, click the following links for the Cover Letter, Registration, and Permission Slips.

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2. CAWNY Fall Meeting October 29^th at Canisius College, 10am. Dr. Kathryn Williams to speak on Roman Law and initial planning for 2012 CAWNY Regents and SLP Exams to be commenced at the Fall Meeting. Join us at this fall for a great talk and to get involved in writing and/or proofreading the 2012 CAWNY Regents and SLP. Possible Emporium too! Contact [email protected] if you would like to donate gently used resources to the emporium.

3. NYSJCL Fall Festival to be held at East Aurora High School on Saturday, November 19th at 1pm. Click the following links for the Cover Letter, Registration, and Permission Slips.

Contact [email protected] with any questions concerning the October CAWNY Meeting or the November JCL Festival

2. Was Cicero the original Simon of Simon Says? Check out this article submitted by Kate Lucia

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The 51^st Annual CAWNY Banquet on Thursday, June 2^nd was a huge success. A very special thanks to our guest speaker, Dr. Michael Carter, the chair of the Classics Department at Brock University. He gave an excellent talk, entitled Gladiatorial Combat, Sport or Sacrifice. He spoke in detail on the granting of missio during gladiatorial matches, the role of the summa rudis, the umpire of the spectacle, and the lex pugnandi, or rules of gladiatorial combat. With the use of images and inscriptions, Dr. Carter led the audience through an investigation of gladiatorial contests as a sport both through the eyes of the audience and in the perspective of the gladiators themselves, thus challenging the notion of gladiatorial games as simple blood-sport or sacrifice. Maximas gratias tibi agimus Dr. Carter for such a thought-provoking presentation.

Maximas gratias tibi agimus also to Margaret Curran for all of her hard work planning the event. The dinner, organization, friendly-company, restaurant, and the event as a whole was all perfect. Maximas gratias tibi agimus also to Dr. Kathryn Williams for making all the arrangements with the guest speaker. Without either of your efforts, the night would not have been possible.

A very heartfelt farewell to Dr. Patricia Stinger, who will be retiring from Nichols Academy this year and heading to Ohio. Thank you for all your years of service to CAWNY, to Latin, and to Classics in Western New York, as a former president of the organization, as a recipient of the June Stillwell award for excellence in a Latin program, and as a dear friend and colleague. You will be missed, though we very much hope that you will be keeping in touch.

Check out the job postings link above for this new listing: East Aurora Union Free School District will be seeking a 0.6F.T.E. Latin Teacher at either the middle school or high school level for the 2011-2012 school year. Please send a cover letter, application (click on link for PDF document), resume, and any additional materials to: Jane Roesser, Personnel Office, East Aurora Union Free School District, 430 Main Street, East Aurora, NY 14052.

Please contact [email protected] if you know of any other employment opportunities in Latin in the Western New York area, and the information will be posted and disseminated on this website.

If you are a professional member of CAWNY in good standing, contact [email protected] for a copy of these exams to assess your students on checkpoint B (Regents) or checkpoint A (SLP) standards.

The exam has been the collaborative effort of close to twenty current teachers, retired teachers, and professors from the Western New York area from a dozen different schools and colleges. Many hours have been volunteered and invested. We have truly put together exams that accurately measure checkpoint standards, that are original in content, that are versed in the form and expectations of the most recent state exams, and that draw upon the experience and expertise of a wide range of educational professionals from throughout our community.

If you are not a member of CAWNY, but are interested in receiving a copy of the exam, please complete the membership form that can be found by clicking on the About Us tab above.

Send it in and a copy of the exam will be provided to you. Please let me know if you have any questions.

CAES has a new webpage check it out and save the date for the 2011 CAES Fall Conference which will be in conjunction with NYSAFLT.

Check out CAES new webpage at: http://www.caesny.org/. And SAVE THE DATE: The 2011 Annual Institute will be in Rochester October 14-16.We will be joining NYSAFLTat the Rochester Riverside Convention Center (Rochester Hyatt Regency) to share ideas with our colleagues within the LOTE community.

In light of the cancellation of all NYS-created LOTE exams, as well as other changes in NYS, it is crucial that we come together as a community of supporters of Latin, the classics, and language learning in general.

Kal. Mai. MMXI AD

CAWNY Banquet Thursday June 2^nd, 5:30pm cocktails; reservations due by May 20^th; Prof. Carter from Brock University to give talk on gladiatorial combat

You are cordially invited to the 51^st Annual CAWNY Banquet which will be held Thursday, June 2^nd at Ilio DiPaolos restaurant located on 3785 South Park Ave, Blasedell, NY 14219. Cocktails will commence at 5:30pm with dinner following at 6:00pm. Prof. Michael Carter, from the Classics Dept. of Brock University will be giving the keynote address, which will be entitled Gladiatorial Combat: Sport or Sacrifice? Prof. Carter completed his dissertation on Roman gladiatorial spectacles in the Greek East, and he has published several articles on gladiatorial spectacles, gladiators, ancient sports, and ancient Greek and Roman history. He is the recipient of a SSHRCC Doctoral Fellowship, and a SSHRCC Application: 4A Status. A special thanks to Prof. Carter for agreeing to deliver our keynote address for this year. A special thanks also to Kathryn Williams from Canisius College and Margaret Curran for arranging the speaker and organizing the event. So, join us for a great evening, an enlightening discussion, good company, and great food and drink. Entre options include Prime Rib, Chicken Marsala, and Eggplant Parmesan; all entrees include salad, rolls, potato, vegetable, dessert, and beverage.

Reservations for the banquet are due by May 20^th. For more information, for the flier, or for directions on how to reserve your space, please click on the following pdf document: 2011 CAWNY Banquet

Conventiculum Buffaloniense coming up June 27^th 29^th; registration is due by May 20^th

Summer is in sight, and summer means conversational Latin conventicula! On June 27-29, Neil Coffee and Anna Andresian will host the Conventiculum Buffaloniense at the University of Buffalo, SUNY campus. More information about the conventiculum is available at http://classics.buffalo.edu/events/buffaloniense/. On this website, you will find a description of this years Underworld-themed conventiculum as well as the program of sessions. Please submit registration forms by May 20.

The mission of this conventiculum is to further awareness and appreciation of spoken Latin both as a teaching tool and as a source of personal enjoyment. The program is appropriate both for beginning and experienced Latin speakers. Please feel free to e mail Anna Andresian ([email protected]) with any questions you may have.

Nota Bene: The Second Draft of the CAWNY SLP and Regents Exams for 2011 have been sent out to proofreaders and anyone who contributed to the exam. If you have not received a copy of this second draft and would like one, please contact [email protected]. Final Drafts for all teachers will be available by the end of May. If you would like to receive a copy of the exam and answer sheet, please contact Brian Serwicki at the e-mail address above. Only members in good standing will be eligible to receive a copy of the exam. Please make all efforts to keep the exam secure until the end of June. If you are administering the exam at your school, for security purposes, it is requested that you administer the exam (both the SLP and Regents) on Wednesday, June 22^nd (the same day the Regents Exams are being administered for Spanish and French).

Buffalo Greek fest June 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th. 5k Race to be held May 20^th. Proceeds from race to benefit UB Classics Dept.

For more information on the Greek Fest 5km foot race which will benefit UB Classics Dept., click this link: Greek Fest 5k

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Drafts of the CAWNY Regents Exam and Second Language Proficiency Exam Are Available

Drafts of the CAWNY Regents Exam and the SLP were e-mailed today to all proofreaders and those who submitted questions. If you did not receive a draft of the exam, but you submitted questions, or are interested in helping with the writing process in any way, please contact [email protected]. Please make sure to keep all drafts secure.

Reminder: CAWNY Spring Meeting will be held Thursday, April 14^th at 4:30pm at Sacred Heart Academy

The last message that was sent did not include a time for the CAWNY Spring Meeting and I apologize for the oversight. The time will be from 4:30pm to 6:00pm. We will be holding a spring meeting for all members of CAWNY on Thursday, April 14^th at Sacred Heart Academy (Room 302) at 4:30pm. This will be a materials sharing forum. We invite all members (as well as new or prospective members) to join us, and bring one lesson or activity you would like to share with the group. If you are bringing hand outs, please print at least 15 so that all attendees can take materials with them. There is smartboard and internet access. Refreshments will be served. The address is 3860 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14226. Click the following link for a map: Google Map Sacred Heart. There will be plenty of parking available in side parking lot. A special thanks to our gracious host, Michael Wright.

Remember to Mark Your Calendars: Date, Time, and Location for CAWNY Banquet is Confirmed

The 2011 CAWNY Banquet will be held June 2^nd at Ilio DiPaolos Restauant on South Park Avenue. Cocktails (Dutch Treat) at 5:30pm and dinner at 6pm. More information will be forthcoming in the mail. Keep an eye open for more details to follow!

Mark Your Calendars for the 2011 Coventiculum Buffaloniensis at SUNY Buffalo

On Friday, March 25^th, over fifty high school students gathered at the Ellicott Complex at SUNY Buffalo to take part in this years Classics Dept. Open House. After receiving breakfast and an informative talk with Prof. Neil Coffee, students were treated to mini lectures on the Roman military with Dr. Ault, and on Mycenaean deities with Prof. Woodard, as well as a lively jeopardy game, and a tour of the north campus. The students very much appreciated the wonderfully interesting and well organized event. Keep an eye out for next years UB Open House. A very special thanks to Prof. Coffee, Prof. Ault, Prof. Woodard, Meghan Farrell, and all of the undergraduate major volunteers.

On Saturday, March 19^th Clarence Middle School hosted an New York State Junior Classical League Spring Fling Certamen. Over 180 Latin students from over a dozen different school districts from as far away as Rochester and Syracuse participated. There was certamen, ping pong, basketball, volleyball, karaoke, pair competitions, academic tests, chess tournaments, and much more. A very special thanks to Kate Lucia and all of the Clarence teachers and volunteers who organized the event. Also, a special thanks to Lynn Smith who coordinated the certamen, and to Susie Scoppa and Michael Kutny who coordinated the academic tests.

Level 1/2 (7th grade): 1st - Clarence B, 2nd Williamsville, 3rd - Clarence A

Level 1A: 1st Sutherland, 2nd Amherst, 3rd - Sacred Heart

Level 1B (8th grade): 1st - Calkins B, 2nd - Clarence B, 3rd Albion

Level 2: 1st Williamsville, 2nd - Clarence A, 3rd - Clarence B

Level 3: 1st Albion, 2nd Skaneateles, 3rd - Clarence A

Level 4/5: 1st - Sutherland A, 2nd - Skaneateles A, 3rd - Mendon A

Pairs Competition - 7th and 8th grade session : 3rd - Julia McMaster and Paige Lang (Barker Rd.) , 2nd - Gaby Bianchi and Alex Viola (Clarence Middle) , 1st - Ally Wood and Amber Dubill (Clarence Middle)

Pairs Competition - Latin I and II session: 3rd - Larissa Borglum (Pittsford Mendon) , 2nd - Alex Tryjankowski and Judith Brennan (Clarence) , 1st - Peter Reiter and Derek Boyer (Clarence)

Pairs Competition - Latin III and IV session : 3rd - Scott Colby and Cameron Ressington (Pittsford Sutherland) , 2nd - Eliza Encherman and Brenna Roets (Pittsford Mendon) , 1st - Miles Fox and Lexi Edmundson (Pittsford Sutherland)

Dear University in the High School Colleague:

I am writing to you and others appointed to the University at Albany's University in the High School Program. Many of you have expressed concern about the future of the University in the High School Program following last October's announcement regarding the suspension of admissions to our degree offerings in the Classics, French, Italian, Russian, and Theatre. That action was taken as part of a campus-wide plan to absorb a $35 million reduction in annual State operating support. In this challenging context, I want to assure you we value your contribution to our intellectual community, and we continue to count on your expertise and participation on behalf of our mission. We look forward to supporting your professional goals and work to encourage study in these subjects.

After considering all of the commentary I have received in the months since October, I am pleased to let you know I have asked the UAlbany Provost to develop a plan to continue an undergraduate minor in Theatre, French, and Russian, and to continue instruction of the Italian language as well as Latin. Retaining these offerings will require us to search for savings elsewhere. While we will proceed to deactivate the graduate degrees and majors in these areas, this decision preserves a substantial presence and expertise in each subject in the curriculum at the University at Albany. We look forward to continuing our important collaboration and work with all of our University in the High School faculty in the years to come.

A copy of the public announcement of this development is provided below. I also invite you to go to www.albany.edu/budget for additional information and updates.

Thank you for all you do on behalf of the University in the High School Program and the University at Albany.

Sincerely yours,
George M. Philip
President

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

Reminder: CAWNY Spring Meeting will be held Thursday, April 14^th at 4:30pm at Sacred Heart Academy

Please submit any questions you have written for the CAWNY Regents Exam or CAWNY SLP Exam to [email protected] by Saturday, March 26^th. This way, drafts of the exam can be sent out to all writers by the end of March. We hope to meet in April to edit the drafts of the exam, and have the exam proofread and ready by the beginning of May. For the Regents exam, we are looking for Parts IIIA, IIIB, IIID, and IVC. For the SLP, we are looking for parts IIB, IIIB, IIIC, and IV. Additional questions for other sections of the exam are also being requested. Also, please contact me if you would like to be provided with a copy of the exam, or if you are interested in getting involved in this process. We invite all members to get involved.

CAWNY Spring Meeting will be held Thursday, April 14^th at Sacred Heart Academy

We will be holding a spring meeting for all members of CAWNY on Thursday, April 14^th at Sacred Heart Academy (Room 302). This will be a materials sharing forum. We invite all members (as well as new or prospective members) to join us, and bring one lesson or activity you would like to share with the group. If you are bringing hand outs, please print at least 15 so that all attendees can take materials with them. There is smartboard and internet access. Refreshments will be served. The address is 3860 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14226. Click the following link for a map: Google Map Sacred Heart. There will be plenty of parking available in side parking lot. A special thanks to our gracious host, Michael Wright.

Jill Crooker will once again be offering classes at the Taft School in Watertown, CT this summer. Professional development hours and graduate credits are available through this program. Click on the following link for a full list of courses and their descriptions: 2011 Courses and Descriptions. There are several AP courses, including those focusing on the new AP Caesar syllabus for those looking to teach part of the syllabus in the 2011-2012 academic year.

The Spring Fling hosted by Clarence is fast approaching March 19^th a great certamen that will include team competition, pair competition, ping pong, volleyball, chess, food, and much more! Contact [email protected].

Also fast approaching is UBs Classics Day, Friday March 25^th. This will include talks by members of the UB Classics Department, the chance to meet UB professors, a campus tour, and much more! Contact [email protected].

Information soon to be forthcoming on the annual CAWNY Banquet. Possible change of venue to Ilio di Paolos on South Park Avenue. Possible date and time: Thursday June 2^nd at 5:30PM. Time and location confirmations as well as guest speaker will be available soon. Check back here and keep your eyes peeled.

A Meeting At Amherst High School for all teachers interested in writing questions for a Level III Regents bearing exam

Any teacher who is interested in writing questions for a Level III regents bearing exam for this upcoming June should contact myself ([email protected]) or Thomas Virginia ([email protected]). We are hoping to have a meeting at Amherst High School during the last week of January (circa 4pm). We hope to develop an exam that will be disseminated to all CAWNY members to use as a Regents bearing exam this upcoming June.

Clarence Middle School will be hosting the JCL Spring Fling on Saturday March 19, 2011 from 2-9 PM. Contact Kate Lucia ([email protected]) or Mike DelSignore ([email protected]) for more information. More details to be posted shortly.

Check out the Job Postings for an anticipated vacancy at Nichols for the 2011-2012 school year

Nichols will soon be very anxious to hear from possible candidates for this job. Interested teachers could contact Pat Feres directly ([email protected]), or Bella Stack the Foreign Language Dept. chair at Nichols School, or Aranya Maritime the head of the Upper School.

A message from Pat: Nichols is a great place to teach. I have enjoyed my fifteen years here tremendously. My colleagues here are smart and creative and endlessly interesting to have daily contact with. And many of the students are outstanding in their academic ability, and very rewarding to work with. From my senior Latin class last year, two are now at Harvard, two at Yale, one at Brown, one at U Penn, and so on and so on.

Mark Your Calendars: Clarence Middle School will be hosting the JCL Spring Fling on Saturday, March 19th, 2011. Details to follow.

Level IV/V/AP:Clarence A (1^st Place), Pittsford Sutherland (2^nd Place), Pittsford Mendon A (3^rd Place)

Level III: Clarence A (1^st Place), East Aurora B (2^nd Place), Williamsville, Amherst, and Niagara Wheatfield (3^rd Place)

Level II: Clarence A (1^st Place), Williamsville B (2^nd Place), Orchard Park A (3^rd Place)

Level I: Amherst (1^st Place), Pittsford Sutherland (2^nd Place), East Aurora (3^rd Place)

8^th Grade: Clarence B (1^st Place), Clarence A (2^nd Place), East Aurora (3^rd Place)

7^th Grade: East Aurora A (1^st Place), Clarence C and Clarence D (2^nd Place), Clarence B (3^rd Place)

Level III & IV Session: Brenna Roets and Eliza Encherman (1^st Place), Cat Peters and Natalie Janzow (2^nd Place), Elena DAmanda and Kaija Cedras, and Emily Saeli and Camille Paladino (3^rd Place)

Level I & II Session: Peter Reiter and Derek Boyer (Clarence) (1^st Place), Judith Brennan and Alex Tryjankowski (Clarence) (2^nd Place)

7^th and 8^th Grade Session: Amber Dubill and Ally Wood (Clarence) (1^st Place), Alex Viola and Gaby Bianchi (Clarence), and Paul Tomaselbt and Jonathan Boundy (Clarence) (2^nd Place), Maddy Langlotz and Erika Dentinger (Clarence) (3^rd Place)

Level IV Derivatives: Eliza Encherman (Pittsford Mendon) and Mack Ward (Clarence) (1^st Place), Cat Peters (Clarence), Sarah Suleski (Clarence), and Enzo Benfanti (Clarence) (2^nd Place), Emily Frost (Orchard Park) (3^rd Place)

Latin IV Daily Life: Sarah Suleski (Clarence), Mack Ward (Clarence), Cat Peters (Clarence), and Lucas Hartney (East Aurora) (1^st Place), Katie Ebersole (East Aurora) (2^nd Place), Emily Abele (Pittsford Mendon), Brenna Roets (Pittsford Mendon), Kim Carlson (Clarence), Teresa Li (Pittsford Mendon), and Elena DAmanda (Pittsford Mendon) (3^rd Place)

Level IV History: Lucas Hartney (East Aurora) (1^st Place), Emily Frost (Orchard Park) (2^nd Place), Mack Ward (Clarence) and Tom Mascari (Amherst) (3^rd Place)

Level IV Mythology: Eliza Encherman (Pittsford Mendon) (1^st Place), Teresa Li (Pittsford Mendon) and Brenna Roets (Pittsford Mendon) (2^nd Place), Emily Frost (Orchard Park) (3^rd Place)

Level III Derivatives: Kim Carlson (Clarence), Meagan McCadden (Clarence), and Kristen Scherrer (Niagara Wheatfield) (1^st Place), Nicole Galias (Niagara Wheatfield), Claudia Rosen (Orchard Park), Alyson Sion (Orchard Park), Madeline Shilly (Orchard Park), Eileen Bennet (Clarence), Karen Kalita (Niagara Wheatfield) (2^nd Place), Aaron Dietrich (Amherst), Jessica Battaglia (Orchard Park), Arun Venkatraman (Williamsville), Andrew Mohr (Williamsville) (3^rd Place)

Level III Daily Life: Dan McMonagle (Clarence) and Eileen Bennet (Clarence) (1^st Place), Bivant (Clarence), Todd Phillips (Niagara Wheatfield), Karen Kalita (Niagara Wheatfield), Kristen Schrrer (Niagara Wheatfield), and Chase Szafnicki (East Aurora) (2^nd Place), Andrew Mohr (Williamsville) and Arun Venkatraman (Williamsville) (3^rd Place)

Level III History: Brian McAvoy (Williamsville) (1^st Place), Eileen Bennet (Clarence) (2^nd Place), Joe Green (Pittsford Mendon), Brenn Wilkes (Amherst), Nicole Golias (Niagara Wheatfield), and Dan Leman (East Aurora) (3^rd Place)

Level III Mythology: Brian McAvoy (Williamsville) (1^st Place), Chase Szafnicki (East Aurora) (2^nd Place), Andrew Mohr (Williamsville) (3^rd Place)

Level II Derivatives: Larissa Borglum (Pittsford Mendon) (1^st Place), Peter Reiter (Clarence), Ben Goodman (Orchard Park), Allison Steiner (Clarence), and Aaron Robertson (Williamsville) (2^nd Place), Grace Anderson (East Aurora), Nathan Martin (Williamsville), Katie Collins (Orchard Park), Elizabeth Rhoades (East Aurora), Shreya Sood (Orchard Park) (3^rd Place)

Level II Daily Life: Peter Reiter (Clarence) (1^st Place), Grace Anderson (East Aurora) and Melanie Johnson (Clarence) (2^nd Place), Alex Winzenried (Clarence) (3^rd Place)

Level II History: Grant Marthinsen (Pittsford Mendon) (1^st Place), Ben Goodman (Orchard Park) (2^nd Place), Taylor Zaccarelli (Orchard Park), Katie Collins (Orchard Park), Hannah Bullock (Amherst), Derek Boyer (Clarence), and Carlin Sullivan (East Aurora) (3^rd Place)

Level III Mythology: Roxanna Hereid (Orchard Park) (1^st Place), Melanie Johnson (Clarence) (2^nd Place), Derek Boyer (Clarence) (3^rd Place)

Level I Derivatives: Ingrid Tiede (Pittsford Sutherland) (1^st Place), Alex Quinlivan (Amherst) (2^nd Place), Dilpreet Kaur (Niagara Wheatfield) and Zara Raglow-DeFranco (Niagara Wheatfield) (3^rd Place)

Level I Daily Life: Jack Quinlivan (Amherst) (1^st Place), Ingrid Tiede (Pittsford Sutherland) and Zara Raglow-DeFranco (Niagara Wheatfield) (2^nd Place), Alex Quinlivan (Amherst) and Megan Morris (Williamsville) (3^rd Place)

Level I History: Alex Quinlivan (Amherst) (1^st Place), Jack Quinlivan (Amherst) (2^nd Place), Erin OConnell (East Aurora) and Megan Morris (Williamsville) (3^rd Place)

Level I Mythology: Jack Quinlivan (Amherst) (1^st Place), Ingrid Tiede (Pittsford Sutherland( (2^nd Place), Megan Morris (Williamsville) (3^rd Place)

8^th Graders History: Gaby Bianchi (Clarence) (1^st Place), Jennalea Dubill (Clarence) (2^nd Place), Amber Dubill (Clarence) and Colin Denfrund (East Aurora) (3^rd Place)

8^th Graders Mythology: Jonathan Boundy (Clarence) (1^st Place), Anna May Lawrence (Clarence) (2^nd Place), Ethan Bittner (East Aurora) (3^rd Place)

7^th Graders History: Alyson Baumann (Niagara Wheatfield) (1^st Place), Avryn Bonus (East Aurora), Zach Warning (East Aurora), and Nicola Gnecco (East Aurora) (2^nd Place), Erika Davidson (East Aurora), Kullen Sutliff (Niagara Wheatfield), and Ashley Boss (Niagara Wheatfield) (3^rd Place)

7^th Graders Mythology: Eric Deakin (Clarence) (1^st Place), Matt Link (East Aurora) (2^nd Place), Morgan Palmer (East Aurora) (3^rd Place)

Reminder: 2010 CAWNY Invitational Certamen to be held again at EAHS, Saturday, Dec. 4^th from 10am to 5pm. Information sheets and payments should be received by Friday, November 26th. Don't miss out on this exciting event!

The annual CAWNY Invitational Certamen will be held on Saturday, December 4^th, from 10am to 5pm at

The East Aurora Latin Club is sponsoring the event. This event will include: team certamen, pair competition using CPS clickers (back by popular demand), written exams, videos, and video games. The cost will be $10 per student. Lunch will be provided (pasta lunch similar to last year). Please make all checks payable to East Aurora Schools. Please send a completed information sheet (pdf): Information Sheet and payment to:

All information sheets and payments must be received by Friday, November 26^th, 2010. Any questions or concerns, feel free to contact [email protected]

Both ERIE 1 BOCES and ERIE 2 BOCES are holding workshops to develop exams to replace the Regents and Proficiency Exams that have been eliminated. Below you will find the pdf flyer for the ERIE 1 BOCES workshop, and a link to the ERIE 2 BOCES workshop. CAWNY is also considering writing an exam to replace the Regents that will be made available to all members. Contact [email protected] for more information about the CAWNY Exam.

Some News from NYSED on the development and administration of the Second Language Proficiency Exams

On November 4th, a representative from Syracuse University visited the Marriott Center in Buffalo to talk about offering courses in high school for college credit through Syracuse University. The program is called SU Project Advance. They do offer a course in Latin in this regard. For more information, check out the website.

The Conventiculum Dickinsoniense is a total immersion seminar in active Latin. It is specifically designed for all cultivators of Latin who wish to gain some ability to express themselves ex-tempore in correct Latin. A wide range of people can benefit from the seminar, provided that anyone who considers applying has a solid understanding of the grammatical essentials of the Latin language. A minimum requirement for participation is knowledge of Latin grammar and the ability to read a Latin text of average complexity, even if using a dictionary often. But no previous experience in speaking Latin is necessary. Sessions will be aimed at helping participants to increase their ability to use Latin effectively in spoken discourse and to understand others speaking in Latin. Activities will involve both written and spoken discourse, both of which engage the active faculties of expression, and each of which is complementary to the other. After the first evening, Latin will be the exclusive language used in the seminar. Participants will be involved in intensive activity each day from morning until early evening (with breaks for lunch and mid-afternoon pause). They will experience Latin conversations on topics ranging from themes in literature and art all the way to the routines and activities of daily life, and will enjoy the benefits of reading and discussing texts in the target language. The seminar will not merely illustrate how active Latin can be a useful tool for teachers, it will show how developing an active facility in Latin can directly and personally benefit any cultivator of Latin who wishes to acquire a more instinctive command of the language and a more intimate relationship with Latin writings.While the organizers of Conventiculum Dickinsoniense are, of course, convinced that Latin is a viable, communicative language, and that acquiring even a rudimentary active command of Latin can add vastly to ones versatility as a teacher of Latin, and can help make a person a more sensitive and fluent reader of Latin texts, they also recognize that there are some important differences between a classical language like Latin and the modern, national vernacular tongues. For example, the norms of correct expression in Latin are not evolving in the same way they do in the vernacular languages, but are defined in texts. Latin teachers, moreover, typically focus more exclusively and universally on the reading and understanding of literary texts, and do so earlier in the learning process than do their colleagues who teach the national languages. Therefore the organizers of Conventiculum Dickinsoniense recognize that certain approaches and techniques, which are not so prominent in modern language pedagogy, including a denser focus on grammar and a preoccupation with reading literary texts, have evolved for good reasons in the teaching of Latin (and Greek). Activities in the Conventiculum Dickinsoniense have been thought out with due attention to these factors, and are built around the perception that many of the approaches taken for granted by most teachers of the classical languages are not necessarily inconsistent with active approaches, and need not be abandoned, simply because a teacher or learning wishes to add an active and communicative dimension to her or his understanding of Latin. In short, this seminar is designed for Latinists, and for the special needs of Latinists.

If one measures excellence in spoken Latin according to the ability to produce fluent, extempore Latin discourse which adheres correctly to the grammatical norms and idioms of classical Latin, then the moderators of this seminar are clearly two of the very best speakers of Latin to be found anywhere. They are authors of published books on Latin prose composition and have won prizes for original Latin composition. Both have two decades of experience in moderating workshops and seminars on spoken Latin and Latin composition.

We can accept a maximum number of 35 participants. Deadline for applications in May 1, 2011. The participation fee for each participant will $300. The fee includes lodging in a single room in campus housing, and two meals (breakfast and lunch) per day, as well as the opening dinner, and a special cookout at the Dickinson farm for one night. That also covers the facilities fee, which allows access to the gym, fitness center, and the library, as well as internet access. The $300 fee does not include the cost of dinners (except for the opening dinner and the cookout at the Dickinson farm), and does not include the cost of travel to and from the seminar. Dinners can easily be had at restaurants within walking distance from campus.

Dear Colleague,

I am writing to share with you the exciting study tours and overseas workshops
the Vergilian Society is offering for 2011. These programs are specifically
designed to benefit high school teachers by providing them the chance to
experience a rich variety of ancient sites to support their own knowledge and
teaching of the ancient world. For next summer we are especially pleased to be
offering a program on Roman Gaul and a workshop in Italy for AP Latin teachers.

Each of the study tours includes the opportunity for 6-8 Continuing Education
Units as well as for earning graduate credit from Miami University. Some
scholarship support is also available. Take a moment and look at the tour
descriptions on the flyer or directly at the Vergilian Society website
at http://vergil.clarku.edu/cumae.htm . If you know of any colleagues who might
be interested, I would be grateful if you would forward the information to them
as well.

The Vergilian Society has over 60 years experience offering summer study
programs in Classical lands. It is an important part of our mission and I hope
that you can join us for one of these soon if not in the coming year. Please let
me know if you have any questions on this program.

Thanks and best wishes,
Steve Tuck

SALVI (Septentrionale Americanum Latinitatis Vivae Institutum or North
American Institute for Living Latin Studies) is proud to announce:

Rusticatio MMXI, July 9-16, 2011, in Charles Town, West Virginia

Rusticatio is a week-long, full-immersion Latin workshop offering
high-energy conversation exercises and readings from Latin literature.
In an intimidation-free environment crucial for progress in a second
language, Rusticatio participants live together for seven days while
they speak, read, write, cook, and relaxall while communicating
entirely in Latin. Through a variety of exchanges, including
instructional sessions, a common kitchen, daily shared tasks,
down-time, and excellent food and wine (which are abundant and
included in the price), Rusticatio participants enjoy unparalleled
camaraderie while they experience first hand various teaching methods
that are directly applicable to teaching Latin in the classroom.

For more information about Rusticatio and application instructions,
please visit our website at www.latin.org

The 47^th Annual CAES Institute was held at Union College from Thursday, October 21^st, through Saturday, October 23^rd. Latin teachers, retired teachers, professors, and classicists from all over the state and even in neighboring states gathered to attend workshops. Some workshops included college seminars and papers on topics which varied from early Christianity to the depiction of women by Roman writers. Other workshops dealt with pedagogy and included technology, games, new curricula, and modern references. Some workshops given by Western New York teachers included Web 2.0 with Kate Lucia, The Aeneid, the Movie with Allan Collins, an active Latin workshop with Neil Coffee, a mythology workshop with Michael Johnson, a Quia worshop with David Pellegrino, my own projector activities workshop, and a wiki and webquest workshop with former WNYer Aileen Pawloski. Congratulations to Clarence Central School District for being awarded the June Stillwell Outstanding NYS Latin Program Award, recognizing a program of special merit. This is the second time (the first being in 1996) that Clarence has been recognized with this honor.

At the institute, a plenary session also took place which included a question and answer period with Kin Chee, from NYSED, focusing on the elimination of the NYS Regents Exam in Latin. Kin Chee reassured members that there would be no changes to credit, and that students taking Latin in the Middle School would continue to be eligible for high school credit, and that students taking Latin at the high school level would continue to be eligible for Regents credit, a Regents sequence, and a Regents diploma with advanced distinction. The point was also made that the elimination of the Latin Regents was purely a financial decision, and in no way reflected a diminution of the states view of Latin as a viable and pivotal language in our schools.

Kin Chee also pointed out that it is not out of the question, that should the economic situation in New York State improve, that the Latin Regents Exam may one day return. However, he emphasized that Latin teachers should now be focusing their energies on NYSEDs current discussions involving graduation requirements. Chee also highlighted a memo distributed by John Kings office (the senior deputy commissioner) which reinforced that no changes should be made to existing programs (q.v. the previous post). New guidelines will be sent forth in January. Local exams will be used to grant high school and Regents credit in lieu of the SLPs and Regents exams. These must be aligned to the NYS learning standards and the NYS curriculum guide, Latin in the New Millenium (click on the hyperlink for the text). Kin Chee also provided a phone number for his office: (518)474-8775

(518)474-8775 for any questions, concerns, or reassurances that Latin teachers may be seeking.

Keep an eye out for new promotional videos for Latin, and a CAES Facebook page. Next years CAES institute will tentatively take place in Rochester in conjunction with the NYSAFLT annual conference in October. A special thanks to everyone who donated books to the Emporium which was held at the CAES Conference this year (books remaining from the CAWNY Fall meeting were donated to the CAES Institute). Most ended up being sold. Union College collected any still remaining for use by their faculty and students.

The CAWNY Fall Meeting which was held on Saturday October 16^th at Canisius College was a great success. Thank you to Kathryn Williams, Thomas Banchich, and Canisius College for hosting the event; thank you also along with Gail Taylor for providing refreshments.

The meeting started out with an announcement at Canisius about their Classics Major. Students can now declare a full major in Classics at Canisius. They will also be able to declare a major and receive a certificate in teaching. The needed aegis number has already been secured, and details are now being worked out with the education department.

Thank you so much to Jill Crooker for giving the key note address at the fall meeting. Jill Crooker who teaches for the College Board at the Taft Institute discussed the AP exam, the changes being implemented to the exam, and how the AP syllabus can enlighten Latin curricula at all levels of instruction. The discussion covered the logistics of the AP exam, the format, the reasoning behind the reading selections, and the need for implementing the goals of the AP exam starting with Latin I. Jill pointed out resources such as sample AP syllabi for the AP audit, and past exams and questions at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/2260.html (AP Central). She also promoted the SAT II in Latin as a great opportunity for students looking to add a competitive edge to their college admissions. Jill Crooker is also the former Latin teacher at Pittsford Mendon, as well as the former president of CAES; she currently teaches at the University of Rochester and is a chief adviser, reader, and liaison for the AP College Board.

Discussion was also opened concerning the elimination of the Regents Exam in Latin. We continue to encourage Latin teachers to contact the Board of Regents to have this decision reversed. A united front is also necessary. In the meantime though all Latin students will have the same opportunities as their Spanish, French, and Italian counterparts in terms of a Regents sequence and an advanced Regents diploma (q.v. previous post). CAWNY is also considering writing a regional exam with input and questions from teachers from around the area that would follow closely the format of the Latin Regents Comprehensive Exam and that would assess Checkpoint B of the NYS standards. More information to follow.

Reminder: 2010 CAWNY Invitational Certamen to be held again at EAHS, Saturday, Dec. 4^th from 10am to 5pm.

The annual CAWNY Invitational Certamen will be held on Saturday, December 4^th, from 10am to 5pm at

All information sheets and payments must be received by Friday, November 26^th, 2010. Any questions or concerns, feel free to contact [email protected]

Dont Forget to Check Out our previous posts, which includes the Field Memo from John B. King Jr., the senior deputy commissioner at NYSED, and some news items from UB, including a heads up about their Open House this upcoming spring. Contact Neil Coffee at [email protected] if you are interested in bringing students.

Here is a copy of the "Field Memo" that was distributed to all superintendents and administrators from John B. King Jr. from NYSED. (Click on the preceding "field memo" link for the pdf) It expressly states that students taking LOTE before entering high school will still be eligible for high school credit upon completion of a local exam. It also states that students taking any of the languages which now no longer have a state written Regents exam will still be eligible for a Regents sequence and an Advanced Regents Diploma upon completion of a local exam. More guidelines are to follow.

On Monday, September 27, at 3 p.m., in Regis North on the second floor of the Canisius College Student Center, Ryan Balot, Professor of Political Science and Classics at the University of Toronto, will speak on The Psychology of Justice in Democratic Athens. Professor Balot is the author of Greek Political Thought and Greed and Injustice in Classical Athens and the editor of Blackwells Companion to Greek and Roman Political Thought. The lecture is free and open to the public. Driving directions and a campus map are available at <www.canisius.edu/education/directions.asp>.

Reminder: CAWNY Fall Meeting to be held at Canisius College on October 16^th at 10:00am.

Key note speaker Jill Crooker will discuss AP Latin, and provide ideas for teachers of all levels. Emporium to be held. State of Latin in NYS to be addressed. See the August 16^th posting below for more information.

Now is the time to get involved in your local and state organizations like your jobs and the future of Latin in NYS depends on it (because it does). In an update about the Regents situation, final instructions are now said to be delivered by NYSED in October. However, rest assured that Regents credit will be granted. A plenary session on the Regents situation is scheduled for the CAES Conference. Plus at the CAES Conference there will be many great workshops to assist and enhance your own classes (I never come away from any of these workshops without a wealth of new ideas and resources). And, a presentation by yours truly. See the August 16^th posting below for more information.

2010 CAWNY Invitational Certamen to be held again at EAHS, Saturday, Dec. 4^th from 10am to 5pm.

The annual CAWNY Invitational Certamen will be held on Saturday, December 4^th, from 10am to 5pm at

All information sheets and payments must be received by Friday, November 26^th, 2010. Any questions or concerns, feel free to contact [email protected]

The date, time, and location have been set for the CAWNY fall meeting. It will take place at 10am, at Canisius College, 118 Lyons Hall on Saturday, October 16^th.You can view a map of the campus by clicking the pdf file here: Canisius College Campus Map. Lyons, the former Mt. Saint Joseph's, is marked on the map with a red K. It is across the street from the main campus. Attendees should park in Lyons Hall Lot 4 (number 25 on the map), though most other lots will be open. There is a stoplight at the Main Street intersection of the entrance to the Lyons Hall area.

The meeting will include guest speaker, Jill Crooker, AP reader, Taft Instructor, and former president of CAES. The meeting will also include updates on the Latin Regents exam and SLPs, more about the Classics major at Canisius College, a book and resources emporium, and of course, snacks and coffee.

Time to clean out your bookshelves or closets! If any Latin teacher (active or retired) has any unwanted Latin/Mythology/Ancient Civilization books, videos, DVDs or realia, please consider donating them to the CAWNY Emporium. Money raised will go toward our Scholarship Fund. Please contact Margaret Curran at 662-2613 or [email protected] to arrange pick-up of materials.

Use the following link to download a pdf file to register for the CAES Conference or to renew your membership in CAES: CAES Membership and Conference Registration Forms. The conference will be held Thursday, October 21^st through Saturday, October 23^rd.

With all of the changes in the State Education Department, it is vital, now more than ever to attend conferences such as this one, to get involved in state and local organizations, and to present a united and organized front.

In a statement, the state assessment coordinator at NYSED had this to say about the cancelations:

With regards to the recent elimination of the Second Language Proficiency Examinations and the Regents Comprehensive Examinations in German, Hebrew, and Latin, schools do not need to make any significant changes in student schedules. The Department will review current regulations to develop recommendations for the Board of Regents on proposed changes to Part 100.

With respect to the elimination of the Regents Comprehensive Examinations in German, Hebrew, and Latin, students who successfully complete coursework in these languages and earn units of credit may apply those credits towards the requirements for a Regents Diploma or Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation.

In the past. Regents exams for low enrollment subjects have been produced and administered on the local (school system) level, and as long as they followed Regents guidelines, they could be used to award credit. Technically that reg[ulation] has not changed. We as individual members of CAES could choose to work alone or with other individual members to produce a test

As you can see, despite the fact that NYS has canceled 8^th grade second language proficiency exams in all languages, and the NYS Regents Exam in Latin, German, and Hebrew, there are still many options for students to receive Regents credit in Latin. It appears that by virtue of completing the required coursework in Latin students will be eligible for Regents and Advanced Regents diplomas.

Below I have posted a link from the SED sent by Mike Del Signore outlining some other options including SAT IIs and local exams. It is also clear according to a letter received from NYSAFLT that the SED will be announcing some guidelines about receiving Regents credit before the start of the school year. We will continue to keep you updated regarding the Regents and SLP situation.

Remember, nothing is ever set in stone. Tom Hayes continues to urge us to contact our local representatives to have the Regents exams reinstated. You may contact your local representatives using the following links:

Congratulations to Patrick Neveu, who was recently appointed as the new Latin Teacher at Orchard Park High School.

Patrick will be the full time Latin teacher at Orchard Park High School, teaching grades 8 through AP. Patrick is a graduate of Saratoga Springs High School, and the University at Buffalo where he has completed both undergraduate and graduate work. He has student taught at East Aurora Union Free School District and Lockport City School District. He is currently working on finishing his masters degree at the University at Buffalo. We wish him the best of luck as he begins his new career.

Congratulations to Lynn Schroeder and Ross DiPronio (both Orchard Park graduates) as the recipients of the 2010 CAWNY scholarship

New members welcome! Membership forms can be completed at the fall meetings and payments can be made via cash or check at the meeting. For further details or to submit a membership form and check by mail you may use the following word file: Membership Form.

Heads up! Tentatively mark your calendar. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change. Any changes, new details, or new information will be added and forwarded as soon as it becomes available.

Saturday, September 25^th: CAWNY Fall Meeting, possibly at Sacred Heart High School, late morning

Thursday, October 21^st through Saturday, October 23^rd: CAES Conference, Union College, Schenectady, (http://www.caesny.org/). For first time attendees, dont forget to apply for the Donna Cadwell Institute Scholarship to defray some of the costs of attendance (http://www.caesny.org/SkyPage.asp?pg=7).

December 2010: Canisius College Saturnalia? (More Events also may become available from the Canisius College Classics Club)

Learning Objectives. What are students expected to know and be able to do as a result of taking the AP course? Reading and Comprehending, Translating, Contextualization, Analysis of Texts

Evidence statements. What features of a student's work would be sufficient to demonstrate that the objectives are met?

Syllabus. What are students expected to read in Latin vs. in English? What authors are appropriate to recommend for in-class work on reading Latin at sight?

Terminology. What specific grammar terms, figures of speech, etc., are students and teachers expected to use in class? What knowledge about the Latin language are students expected to gain as a result of working with those terms?

Themes and essential questions to guide instruction. What questions and issues, historical figures and events, etc., are important for students to study as they continue to develop their language skills in the AP course? Not required; suggestions only: Literary Genre and Style, History and Memory, Leadership, War and Empire, Roman Values, Human Beings, and the Divine View of non-Romans.

Achievement Level Descriptions. What are the main categories of student performance in the AP course and on the AP exam? Within each category, what features of a student's work would an AP teacher or an AP exam reader expect to see? What types of evidence (and/or how much evidence) would students at different AP score points be expected to provide?/

With over 20 participants, some of whom came from as far away as the British Isles and with five other states across the country represented, this year's Conventiculum Buffaloniense was a great experience. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet other passionate Latin educators and professionals, and take part in a rare immersion experience with active Latin. The sessions this year began on Monday, June 28th with a divine dinner at the Taste of India (Sheridan Drive, Amherst). They kicked into high gear early Tuesday morning at Clemens Hall (SUNY Buffalo) with sessions that focused on conversational Latin, opportunities for outside excursions (set up by UB graduate Aileen Pawloski), and reading discussions and analysis. Wednesday started off with some fantastic classroom activities involving the Pink Panther (led by Anna Andresian who teaches at Sage Ridge in Reno, NV), and concluded with some fun and creative skits. Maximas Gratias Vobis Agimus to the organizers, Neil Coffee, Anna Andresian, Scott Ettinger, and Aileen Pawloski. If you haven't yet experienced Conventiculum Buffaloniense, think about coming next year, and watch the website for updates.

The Latin Comprehensive Regents Exam as well as Second Language Proficiency Exams could be eliminated.

Read the message that follows, sent by WNYFLEC, urgent information regarding the elimination of LOTE Exams for 2010-2011. Use the contact links to petition your state government!

If this happens (if Latin exams are eliminated, but not French or Spanish) it may effect Latin programs all over the state, how they are viewed within a school district, or the ability of Latin students to graduate with Regents diplomas. Contact your representative now! You can also use the following link to download the epistle I prepared on behalf of CAWNY with the support of Kate Lucia and Gail Taylor: Petition to Save the Comprehensive Regents.

While serious budget cuts to the New York State LOTE Exams by the Board of Regents have already begun, WNYFLEC urges you to make your voice heard by contacting your Legislators and asking that our LOTE Exams be saved and/or reinstated. Listed below are the necessary links to help you make your voice heard, including helpful talking points from the NYSAFLT Advocacy Page. Below those you will find a summary of proposed cuts.

Please distribute this message to fellow LOTE teachers and ask them to contact their legislators to authorize the $7 million requested by the State Education Department to preserve our LOTE Assessments. The following recommendation from John B. King Jr. on Assessment Cost Reduction Strategies will be discussed on Monday by the EMSC Committee:If the State budget includes the $7 million that the Regents have requested for the assessment program, the Department recommends that the strategies in Chart A (below) be made to offset the remainder of the deficit. If the State budget does not include the $7 million that the Regents have requested, or a final State Budget is not in place by August 1, 2010, the Department recommends that in addition to the strategies in Chart A, the strategies in Chart B (below) also be made to eliminate the deficit. If all of the cost savings strategies included on Charts A and B are made there will still be a remaining deficit of approximately $1.1 million. The Department will continue to explore additional cost reduction strategies to eliminate the remaining deficit. A decision by the Board of Regents is needed this month in order for the necessary reductions in the assessment program to be made beginning with the 2010-11 school year.

Chart A: Strategy Number of Students Tested Estimated Savings Review all test development processes to reduce reliance on Education Specialists (Special Payroll employees paid on an hourly basis) and limit their involvement to critical work e.g. standard setting N/A $1.25 million Discontinue paper-based scoring materials for Regents exams and post all scoring training materials and answer keys to website to let schools download prior to scoring N/A $.60 million Eliminate Component Retesting in Math & ELA 9,000 $1.6 million Eliminate Grades 5 and 8 Social Studies Exams 447,000 $.80 million Total Estimated Savings for Chart A Strategies $4.25 million

Chart B Strategy Number of Students Tested Estimated Savings Eliminate Grade 8 Second Language Proficiency exams 114,000 $2.0 million Eliminate August Administration of Algebra 2/Trigonometry and Chemistry exams 17,000 $.8 million Eliminate HS Foreign Language Regents exams except for Spanish and French 16,000 $1.2 million Immediately discontinue translating exams into Chinese, Haitian-Creole, Korean, & Russian- Continue Spanish and perform the work with Department staff. 22,000 $.75 million Eliminate January Administration of Regents Exams 300,000 $1.4 million Total Estimated Savings for Chart B Strategies $6.15 million

Join us in the fight to maintain the academic integrity of the New York State LOTE curriculum and its assessments - enough is enough! Contact your Legislators and the Board of Regents today!

At long last, it looks as though Canisius College will be offering the opportunity to major in Classics. It has been de facto that students have gone through Canisius and have accumulated enough credits to earn their teaching certifications. Classics has also been the number 1 minor at Canisius for as long as I can remember. Now finally, it's official, and students will now be able to major in Classics and be recognized. More information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

In the most recent news story we made a grave oversight, completely unintentional, but I apologize for the mistake. We would very much like to thank Canisius College and Dr. Kathryn Williams for the significant role they played in helping put together the banquet. Thank you for being our contact with Dr. Mary Pendegraft, our after-dinner speaker, and chief-AP reader. Thank you for showing her every hospitality during her stay with us including her accommodations, transportation, lunch, trip to Niagara Falls, and for covering her ex gratia honorarium. We are greatly indebted to your efforts and the kindness of your institution. As I said in the previous letter, so much of what makes us as an organization successful is the contributions of our members in every facet of the educational and academic community. And it certainly was no small contribution that Canisius and Dr. Williams made. Maximas Gratias Vobis Agimus!

Thank you to all of the members of CAWNY who attended last night's banquet. It is always an amazing pleasure to see old friends and meet new people. One of the things that makes our organization strong is our willingness to come together and support each other as fellow educators and professionals. One of the things that ensures the continued success of Latin and Classics throughout Western New York is our realization that all of us: middle school teachers, high school teachers, college professors, private school, and public school, rely on and have so much to offer each other.

Maximas Gratias Tibi Agimus Dr. Mary Pendegraft, who gave an outstanding talk after last night's banquet. After the AP Board announced the termination of AP Latin Literature, and then when it made the announcement that the AP Vergil curriculum would be undergoing extensive changes with the addition of Caesar, there was a much anxiety amongst Latin teachers across the country. Like Neptune calming the sea, Dr. Mary Pendegraft's talk last night did much to sooth those anxieties and provide needed information. By putting the recent changes by the college board into a historical perspective in terms of how AP Latin has evolved in the last half century, by showing the growing connect and communication between high school and college educators, and by explaining how the new AP curriculum has been developed with teacher feedback in mind, Dr, Pendegraft offered insights that encouraged hope about the direction of AP Latin and its promising rather than diminishing future.

Maximas Gratias Tibi Agimus Margaret Curran for once again organizing a first-class banquet. I believe everyone would agree that the dinners, the atmosphere, the service, the cake, and all of the finer details of favors, registration, seating, delivery of entrees, decoration and everything else that went into preparation were all top-rate.

Maximas Gratias Tibi Agimus Dr. Tom Virginia, who announced his final year as our president (though, very fortunately, he did agree to continue to serve on the executive board). Thank you for all of your years of dedication, service, and leadership. As a former student, I realize that, like many students, I did not appreciate or fathom all of the extra hours, hard work, stress, focus, and devotion that are part of being a professional educator. As a teacher, I know I will always keep in mind how Dr. Virginia has been committed to all of those traits and responsibilities, and how that has helped shape both my life and countless others he has touched. To both Tom Virginia, stepping down as our president, and Margaret Curran, who in recent weeks has announced her retirement, I do not believe that either could measure how very far their influence extends. It is my hope that I can meet the high expectations that have been set. I humbly thank CAWNY for entrusting its confidence in me as its president for the upcoming year. I hope to continue to operate under your guidance and with the help of all of our members.

We deeply apologize to any vegetarians for the oversight, which has been rectified. A vegetable lasagna with red sauce has been added to the entree selections. Click on the following link for the updated form: 2010 CAWNY Banquet Form. Dinner selections now include: Filet Mignon, Chicken Cordon Bleu, Char Grilled Salmon, or Vegetable Lasagna. All dinner prices include entree, soup, salad, potato, vegetable, dessert, beverage, tax and gratuity. Please be sure to send dinner selections along with a check payable to CAWNY to Margaret Curran by May 20th.

Thursday, June 3rd is the date for the 2010 CAWNY Banquet, to be held at Sean Patrick's Restaurant, 3480 Millersport Hwy., Getzville, NY 14068. Come enjoy cocktails at 6pm and dinner at 6:30pm with colleagues and friends!

Our after dinner speaker is Dr. Mary Pendegraft, the chief faculty consultant for the AP Latin Exam. With a Ph. D. in Classics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Pendegraft is now a professor of Classical Languages at Wake Forest University, and a chief reader for the AP Exam, which, as many are aware, will be undergoing some major changes in the next two years.

Dinner selections this year include Filet Mignon, Chicken Cordon Bleu, and Char Grilled Salmon. Dinner prices include entree, soup, salad, potato, vegetable, dessert, beverage, tax and gratuity. Please be sure to send dinner selections along with a check payable to CAWNY to Margaret Curran by May 20th. Click on the following document to download further information and the reservation form: 2010 CAWNY Banquet Form. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

The third annual Conventiculum Buffaloniense will take place at the University at Buffalo (UB) north campus from Monday, June 28 through Wednesday, June 30.

Participants in the workshop will engage in immersive active-Latin activities that provide practice in important expressions for basic oral communication. The workshop organizers are: Neil Coffee, Associate Professor of Classics at UB and Anna Andresian, teacher at Sage Ridge School, Independent Day School, Reno, NV.

The session schedule is in development, but will be modeled on that of last year, including an opening night dinner on the first day (Monday, June 28). For more information and to register, please visit the workshops web page. Participants are asked to send in their registration forms by May 15.

The third annual Conventiculum Buffaloniense will take place at the University at Buffalo (UB) north campus from Monday, June 28 through Wednesday, June 30.

On Thursday, March 18th, 2010 from 4pm to 6pm at Nichols School CAWNY will again hold a materials sharing forum. We invite all Latin teachers and professors to come and share plans, strategies for reading, creative projects, challenging assignments, and successful techniques that have been time tested in their classrooms. Last year, teachers left with a wide range of materials, including games, project ideas, PowerPoints, and music videos on CD-ROM.

All participants are expected to present a very short (c. 3 mins.) informal presentation on a successful lesson that they have used at the meeting. We also ask that you bring at least 20 copies of anything you wish to distribute for the attendees. The outcome of this workshop is that you will leave with many new ideas, and materials that you can begin using in your own classroom right away.

The meeting will be held at Nichols School in Mitchell Hall, Room 209. The address is: 1250 Amherst Street, Buffalo, NY. Click on the following link to see a map of the location and get driving directions: MapQuest View of Nichols. Attendees are asked to enter from Amherst Street.

Have any seniors in Latin IV or higher that are interested in a little extra cash for college? Why not have them apply for the 2010 CAWNY Scholarship in memory of Donna H. Cadwell. Some of the scholarship criteria has recently been relaxed and the CAWNY Exam is NO LONGER a required part of the scholarship criteria. Scholarship recipients also have the opportunity to be honored at their local award assembly or graduation ceremony. Click on the following link for a scholarship application and for more details: 2010 CAWNY Scholarship Application.

For a membership form and more details, see the "About Us" section of this website.

The 2010 WNYFLEC (Western New York Foreign Language Educators Counsel) Conference, this year titled "Feed the Need for Foreign Language" is being held this Saturday, February 27th at Hamburg High School, 4111 Legion Dr., Hamburg, NY 14075. Registration begins at 8:00am. Don't miss these workshops and exhibitors. Events like this one (as well as the Spring CAWNY meeting mentioned above) are great for teachers looking for ways to accumulate faculty professional development hours for their school or to maintain professional certification. For more information, see the WNYFLEC website at: WNYFLEC.

Anyone need a Latin tutor for a high school or middle school student? Jon Straus, a 2008 graduate of East Aurora High School is available for tutoring. Please contact Work Study Counselor Karen Jerge at (716) 851 - 1680

(716) 851 - 1680 Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays between 9:30am and 3pm if you are interested. Or you can e-mail her at [email protected].

The SUNY Buffalo Classics Department would like to invite all high school Latin teachers and their students to visit our department. The event will take place on the 26th of March from 9 am until 1 pm, and it will include presentations from our faculty, a campus tour, and other academic activities. Interested parties can contact Jenn Bradley at [email protected] for more information.

SUNY Buffalo's spoken Latin group, GREX will be meeting this semester at 5-6pm every Wednesday. Meetings will take place in the Ellicott Food Court of the Millard Fillmore Academic Building (MFAC) on UB's North (Amherst) Campus. GREX is welcoming anyone interested in speaking Latin. No speaking experience is necessary.

Please e-mail Prof. Neil Coffee at [email protected] if you are interested in attending so that he might contact you in case one of the meetings needs to be canceled or rescheduled.

A message from the new Interim Chair of the Classics Department at SUNY Buffalo:SUNY Buffalo is encouraging all teachers of Latin, ancient history etc. to enroll in graduate courses. Beginning Fall 2010, faculty at UB who teach graduate courses will be asked to offer the class at a 4pm time slot. Click on the following link to view the Spring 2010 course listings: Classics Dept. Spring 2010 Graduate Schedule. Fall 2010 course listings will also be posted as soon as they become available.

Rochelle Lindsay from Pittsford Schools is in the process of planning a certamen for March 20th. Mark your calendars. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Thank you so much to everyone who came and helped out during this past extraordinary weekend. The CAWNY 2009 Invitational Certamen was a huge success. It was awesome to see such a large gathering of young Classicists. A special thanks goes out to all of the teachers and SUNY Buffalo graduate students, without whom this past weekend would not have been possible: Lynn Smith, Justin Suhr, Valerie Spiller, Patrick Neveu, Sarah Foels, Michael Kutny, Thomas Virginia, Michael Wright, Allan Collins, Kate Lucia, Mike DelSignore, Kori Grasha, Kate Kohout, Margaret Curran, Julia Smith, David Pellegrino, and Gail Taylor. It is my hope that you and all of your students had a wonderful time, and that everyone will be back next year when we do this again.

Here are the results from the competition. The Invitational Certamen consisted of almost two hundred students from over 10 different schools, including: Pittsford, Niagara Wheatfield, Bishop Timon, Clarence, Amherst, Williamsville, Orchard Park, and East Aurora.

7^th Grade = 3^rd Place: Aadi Patel (Barker Road), 2^nd Place: Will Fabian (Barker Road) and Ethan Bittner (East Aurora), 1^st Place: Kendal Mapstone (Barker Road) and Rishaan Sharma (Barker Road)

8^th Grade = 3^rd Place: Grant Marthinsen (Barker Road), 2^nd Place: Alison Steiner (Clarence), 1^st Place: Ed Kieienberg (Barker Road)

Latin I = 3^rd Place: Brianna Willis (Orchard Park), 2^nd Place: Christine McCune (Orchard Park), 1^st Place: Katie Collins (Orchard Park)

Latin II = 3^rd Place: Aaron Dietrick (Amherst), 2^nd Place: Brian McAvoy (Williamsville), 1^st Place: Chase Szafnicki (East Aurora)

Latin III = 3^rd Place: Jacob Vasbinder (East Aurora) and Patrick McMahon (Bishop Timon), 2^nd Place: Calvin Nemec (East Aurora), 1^st Place: Brenna Roets (Pittsford Mendon)

Latin IV/V/AP = 3^rd Place: Liam Allman (Orchard Park), Reid Palmer (Pittsford Mendon), and Alexandra Wagner (Orchard Park), 2^nd Place: Dan Gustafson, 1^st Place: Zach Pace (Clarence)

7^th Grade = 3^rd Place: Rob Lehman (Barker Road), 2^nd Place: Ethan Bittner (East Aurora) and Elizabeth Woldeyononnes (Barker Road), 1^st Place: Krishaan Sharma (Barker Road)

8^th Grade = 3^rd Place: Grant Haffenden (East Aurora), 2^nd Place: Carl Davidson (East Aurora), 1^st Place: Grant Marthinsen (Barker Road)

Latin I = 3^rd Place: Katie Collins (Orchard Park), 2^nd Place: Stephen Moran (Bishop Timon), 1^st Place: Christine McCune (Orchard Park)

Latin II = 3^rd Place: Alison Sion and Dan Leman (East Aurora), 2^nd Place: Caitlin Weiser (Clarence) and Chase Szafnicki (East Aurora), 1^st Place: Edward Crow (East Aurora)

Latin III = 3^rd Place: Lauren Weber (Clarence) and Joe Pace (Clarence), 2^nd Place: Dana Voll (Clarence) and Lucas Hartney (East Aurora), 1^st Place: Damian D'Arcy (Orchard Park) and Emily Frost (Orchard Park)

Latin IV/V/AP = 3^rd Place: Lynn Schroeder (Orchard Park), Alexandra Wagner (Orchard Park), Dan Gustafson (Orchard Park), 2^nd Place: Enzo Benfanti (Clarence) and Scott Colby (Pittsford Sutherland), 1^st Place: Zach Pace (Clarence)

Latin I = 3^rd Place: Grace Anderson (East Aurora), 2^nd Place: Natalie Voos (East Aurora), 1^st Place: Shreya Sood (Orchard Park)

Latin II = 3^rd Place: Kristen Scherrer (Niagara Wheatfield), 2^nd Place: Edward Crow (East Aurora), 1^st Place: Caitlin Weiser (Clarence)

Latin III = 3^rd Place: Reid Wilkens (Pittsford Mendon), 2^nd Place: Damian D'Arcy (Orchard Park), 1^st Place: Emily Frost (Orchard Park)

Latin IV/V/AP = 3^rd Place: Scott Colby (Pittsford Sutherland), 2^nd Place: Enzo Benfanti (Clarence), Alanna Ross (Orchard Park)

Latin I = 3^rd Place: Katie Collins (Orchard Park), 2^nd Place: Grace Anderson (East Aurora), 1^st Place: Sean Overdorf (Bishop Timon)

Latin II = 3^rd Place: Edward Crow (East Aurora), Dan McMonagle (Clarence), Genevieve Van Voorhis (Pittsford Sutherland), and Kimberly Carlson (Clarence), 2^nd Place: Chase Szafnicki (East Aurora), Aaron Dietrick (Amherst), 1^st Place: Eileen Bennet (Clarence)

Latin III = 3^rd Place: Jenny Kichijin, 2^nd Place: Damian D'Arcy (Orchard Park), Joe Pace (Clarence), and Heather Jones (Orchard Park), 1^st Place: Sunny Opper (Clarence), Brenna Roets (Pittsford), Kendal Clarke (East Aurora), Reid Wilkens (Pittsford), and Emily Frost (Orchard Park)

Latin IV/V/AP = 3^rd Place: Olivia Wastenys (Orchard Park) and Alanna Ross (Orchard Park), 2^nd Place: Natalie Janzow (Clarence), 1^st Place: Enzo Benfanti (Clarence) and Zach Pace (Clarence)

Latin 7 and 8 = 3^rd Place: Grant Marthinsen and Ed Knienberg (Barker Road), 2^nd Place: Alex Tryjankowski and Judith Brennan (Clarence), 1^st Place: Peter Reiter and Derek Boyer (Clarence)

Latin I and II = 3^rd Place: TJ Bradfield and Todd Phillips (Niagara Wheatfield), 2^nd Place: Aleen Bennett (Niagara Wheatfield) and Karyn Kalita (Clarence), 1^st Place: Genevieve Van Voorhis and Danielle O'Connor (Pittsford Sutherland), and Meagan MeCadren and Kim Carlson (Clarence)

Latin III, IV, V, and AP = 3^rd Place: Scott Colby and Rob Grendyke (Pittsford Sutherland), Damian D'Arcy and Lynn Schroeder (Orchard Park), and Natalie Janzow and Sunny Opper (Clarence), 2^nd Place: Ross DiPronio and Dan Gustafson (Orchard Park), 1^st Place: Zach Pace and Enzo Benfanti (Clarence)

Latin 7 = 3^rd Place: Clarence A, 2^nd Place: Barker Road C, 1^st Place: Clarence B

Latin 8 = 3^rd Place: Clarence B, 2^nd Place: Barker Road, 1^st Place: Clarence A

Latin I = 3^rd Place: Bishop Timon, 2^nd Place: Williamsville, 1^st Place: Orchard Park A

Latin II = 3^rd Place: Clarence B, 2^nd Place: Clarence A, 1^st Place: East Aurora A

Latin III = 3^rd Place: Clarence A, 2^nd Place: Orchard Park B, 1^st Place: Pittsford Mendon

Latin IV/V/AP = 3^rd Place: Orchard Park B, 2^nd Place: Clarence, 1^st Place: Orchard Park A

Don't Forget: Registration Forms for the 2009 CAWNY Invitational Certamen are due by Friday, November 27th.

The Saturday, December 5th Invitational Certamen at East Aurora High Schoolis fast approaching, and registration forms need to be mailed out soon. Come join us, and provide a fun and unique experience for your students. q.v. the September 18th post below for more information and a downloadable registration form.

Rusticatio Virginiana next summer will be July 18 - 24, 2010. Complete info and application are available for download on SALVI's newly revamped web page at http://www.latin.org/. Rusticatio Virginiana is a week of total immersion in the Latin language designed for participants at all levels of experience in conversational Latin. It is sponsored by Septrenionale Americanum Latinitatis Vivae Institutem (SALVI), i.e. The North American Institute for Living Latin Studies.

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The CAWNY Fall Meeting was held today, Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 at Orchard Park High School. A thank you goes out to the large number of participants that attended the meeting. Special thanks to Margaret Curran for hosting the meeting, for providing a much appreciated breakfast for the attendees, and for organizing the emporium. The emporium was also a great success, with over three tables of books and resources. It appeared that each attendee left with a stack of new books and resources for their classrooms and lesson plans. Maximas gratias vobis to all those who donated books. There was certainly a good deal of money raised for the CAWNY scholarship fund.

Special thanks is also required to Mrs. Kate Lucia and Dr. Allan Collins, both from Clarence Middle School who gave a presentation on spoken/ active Latin for classroom use. Both Dr. Collins and Mrs. Lucia are former participants of the Conventiculum Buffaloniensis, a weekend long workshop in Junefocusing on active/ oral Latin. Both Mrs. Lucia and Dr. Collins will also be giving two separate presentations at this year's CAES annual institute in Saratoga Springs which will take place October 22nd through October 24th. It is not yet too late to sign up for this year's CAES Institute. Come and support your Western New York colleagues. For more information, see the link below in the August 19th post. Thanks also to Dr. Thomas Virginia who added to the oral/ active Latin presentation with additional activities for classroom use. Dr. Virginia, who teaches at Amherst High School was a recent attendee of the Conventiculum Bostoniensis, a week long spoken Latin worshop held at UMASS Boston in the summer.

In addition, maximas gratias tibi to Professor David A, Teegarden, who is an assistant professor and Greek historian at SUNY Buffalo. Dr. Teegarden, who received both his masters and Ph.D. from Princeton University gave an insightful presentation to CAWNY members at this morning's meeting on democrary inAncient Greece. Dr. Teegarden's curent area of research interest and expertise lies in how democracy arose, spread, and persistedthroughout the Ancient Greek city-states. By focusing on social scientfic theory and applying it to Greek history Dr. Teegarden has been able to pose and examine new questions and ideas. We wish Dr. Teegarden the bestwith his research and with his classes in Greek, Greek Literature, and Thucydides at SUNY Buffalo, and we look forward to working together again in the near future.

Bring Your School to This Year's CAWNY Invitational Certamen, December 5th at East Aurora High School.

An Amherst resident in the Snyder areais looking for a Latin tutor for their 11 year old daughter. The potential student has already had two years of Latin with a previous tutor.The student is looking to continue their study of Latin, and comes highly recommended from their previous tutor. For more information, plase contact [email protected]. I will then work to get you in touch with the parents.

JCL Fall Festval to be held Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at Skaneateles High School

This year Skaneateles H.S., (Skaneateles, NY) will host the Junior Classical League Fall Festival. It will take place November 14th, 2009 from 1:00pm to 9:00pm. The festival will include team certamen, academic tests, open certamen, a volleyball tournament, a basketball shootout, ping pong, chess, a T-shirt design contest, a poster contest, and an oratory contest. The cost is $20.00/ student and $10.00/ adult. This includes registrtion, dinner, awards, and entertainment. Registrations and payment (1 check payable to Skaneateles JCL) must be postmarked by October 31st and should be sent to:

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Just a reminder, the CAWNY Fall meeting will be held at Orchard Park High School, 4040 Baker Rd., Orchard Park 14227 on Saturday, October 3rd from 10:00am - 12:30pm. There will be an Emporium and used book sale, providing resources to teachers. All proceeds will benefit the CAWNY scholarship fund. Please contact Margaret Curran at 662-2613 if you wish to donate books and materials for this Emporium.

There will also be a discussion by Kate Lucia and others who have attended the SUNY Buffalo Conventiculum on Active/ Oral Latin in the classroom. New members and members who wish to pay their dues may do so at this meeting by cash or check. Or you may mail your dues in using the following membership form (pdf): Membership Form

The Annual CAWNY Invitational Certamen (usually held at Amherst High School) this year will be held at

This event will include: team certamen, pair competitions using CPS clickers, written exams, videos, and possibly video games (e.g. Circus Maximus chariot racing).

The cost will be $10.00 per student. Lunch will be provided (similar to last year). Please make all checks payable to East Aurora Schools. Please send a completed information sheet (pdf) Information Sheet and payment to:

The CAWNY Fall meeting has been confirmed. It will take place on 10:00am, Saturday, October 3rd at Orchard Park High School, 4040 Baker Road, Orchard Park, NY 14127.

One of the events that will take place at the CAWNY Fall meeting will be an Emporium in which teachers will have the opportunity to purchase an abundance of resources (at giveaway prices) like books, posters, videos etc..

Emporium donations needed for Oct 3rd CAWNY Fall Meeting. If any CAWNY member (especially retired) has any old books, workbooks, videotapes, CDs, records, slides, etc. useful to a Latin teacher, which could be donated to the CAWNY Emporium, please contact Margaret Curran, 662-2613 to arrange for pick-up.

Great idea for a field trip or just a night out. Euripide' Electra will be playing at the Alt Theatre, 255 Great Arrow, at the corner of Elmwood and Great Arrow, one block north of Amherst on Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00pm between September 10th and 26th.

Tickets are $12.00. Group rates and reservations can be obtained by contacting Amy Taravella at 868-6847. For a flier click on the following pdf link: Electra.

Tentatively mark your calendar. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change. Any changes or new information will be added and forwarded as soon as it becomes available.

Thursday, October 22^nd through Saturday, October 24^th: CAES Annual Institute, Saratoga Springs, NY (http://www.caesny.org/)

Thursday, June 3^rd: 50^th Annual CAWNY Banquet, Sean Patricks Restaurant, Getzville, NY

On Thursday, May 28th the 2009 CAWNY Banquet was held at Sean Patrick's Restaurant in Getzville. Maximas Gratias Tibi Agimus Ms. Catherine Nicastro for her outstanding presntation on her experiences and archeological studies in Turkey. Maximas Gratias Tibi Agimus also Margaret Curran who organized and planned the event.

The Greek Festival will be held this weekend, June 5th through 7th at Taverna Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, 146 West Utica Street, Buffalo. A huge array of lectures, demonstrations, documentaries, and films are slated to be presented. For a full itinierary, download the following document: Cultural Schedule.

Hamilton College Classics major, Miss Kelsey Craw, of Orchard Park, is available for short or long term Latin tutoring. She is a former student of Margaret Curran and past recipient of the CAWNY Scholarship. Her phone number is (716) 880 - 7148

(716) 880 - 7148 and her email is [email protected]. Please contact Kelsey if interested.

"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at the Lanecaster Opera House

The Lancaster Opera House is going to put on "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" from June 12 - June 21. Their phone number is (716) 683 - 1776

(716) 683 - 1776 and their website is www.lancopera.org.

SALVI is pleased to announce the availability of three need-based scholarships, funded by the Amy High Latin Foundation of Virginia, for our general-enrollment spoken-Latin workshop Rusticatio Virginiana Omnibus Destinata 2009. Applications for scholarships to Rusticatio Omnibus will be accepted through June 10, 2009. The SALVI Scholarship Committee chair will notify applicants of the Committees decision via email on June 15. Please note that scholarships cover only the Rusticatio Omnibus program fees, and do not include support for travel expenses. For an application, q.v. www.latin.org/rusticatio.html.

The North American Institute for Living Latin Studies proudly presents "Rusticatio Virginiana Omnibus Destinata", a week of total immersion in the Latin language designed for participants at all levels of experience in conversational Latin. Rusticatio Omnibus will be team taught by Nancy Llewellyn and David Morgan, with special assistance from Don Cleto Pavanetto, past President of the Vatican's Latinitas Foundation. The dates of the workshop are July 13 - 19, 2009.

For a more complete description of Rusticatio, as well as eligibility requirements, please see the application on the SALVI website at http://www.latin.org/omnibus.html. Participants with particular queries are welcome to contact Nancy Llewellyn directly at [email protected].

Reservations for the CAWNY Banquet must be received by Margaret Curran by Wednesday, May 20th. q.v. "a.d. IV Kal. Mai. MMIX AD" post below for more information and the banquet form.

Registration for the 2009 Conventiculum Buffaloniensis must be received by SUNY Buffalo (Neil Coffee) by this Friday, May 15th. More information can be found at the "a.d. IV Id. Feb. MMIX AD" post below or by clicking on the following link: http://classics.buffalo.edu/events/buffaloniense/.

The Annual CAWNY Banquet will be held on Thursday, May 28th, 2009, at Sean Patrick's Restaurant, 3480 Millersport Hwy., Getzville, NY. Cocktails will commence at 6:00 pm and dinner will be at 6:30pm. Come join your fellow teachers and Classics enthusiasts as another academic year begins to wind down! The after dinner speaker this year will be Catherine Nicastro, recipient of the 2008-2009 SUNY Chancellors Award for Student Excellence. Results from this year's CAWNY Exam will also be available at the banquet. To reserve your place this year, please complete the banquet form and return to Margaret Curran by May 20th. Please include meal selection and payment. You may download the banquet form by clicking on the following link: 2009 CAWNY Banquet Form. We look forward to seeing you at this year's banquet.

The annual CAWNY Banquet will be held on Thursday, May 28th, 2009, at Sean Patrick's Restaurant, 3480 Millersport Hwy., Getzville, NY. A registration form will be mailed to CAWNY members in late April.

Looking for a creative and scholarly way to challenge your students this spring?

Seeking a way to build camaraderie, encourage students to continue their study of Latin, and participate in your local Classics organization?

This year the 25th Silver Anniversary CAWNY Latin Exam gives you the opportunity to compete with local school districts for high quality awards (wooden plaques for the top scores), and for opportunities for scholarship money. Last year there were more than 300 contestants from ten schools. Give your students an opportunity to participate in this exam which assesses derivation, culture, mythology, history, and reading skills in unique ways different from other tests and contests. The cost of the exam is far less expensive than the NLE, and provides your students with more of a competitive edge against a more localized pool of contestants.

On Thursday, February 26th, CAWNY held a meeting at Nichols in which area Latin teachers shared resources, lesson plans, and materials. Every teacher left the meeting with piles of new ideas, teaching materials, and plans. As Latin teachers, many of us teach in schools where we alone teach Latin. To be able to support each other and share with each other is a benefit which is rare but precious in our profession. It is through such endeavors that someone else's experience and years of effort can be applied to more than one classroom. It is indeed the case then that we do not know how far our efforts ripple.

A thanks goes out to Mary Missert, Jennifer McCann, Franny Antoniadis, Thomas Virginia, Brian Serwicki, Margaret Curran, and Gail McDonald for sharing lesson plans, resources, etc. etc.. A Very Special Thanks goes out to Dr. Pat Stinger for hosting the event. The degree of enthusiasm and amount of creative material was outstanding. Thanks to everyone who participated.

Keep an eye out on the "Resources" page for some of the downloads and links that were made available during this meeting.

Date set for UB Classics Department Open House AND New Information about 2009 Coventiculum Buffaloniense

The Department of Classics SUNY Buffalo will host its annual Open House for Latin teachers and students on Friday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Open House will begin with a short introduction, followed by two 30-minute faculty presentations (Professor Carolyn Higbie will speak on the Greek language, the other presentation is to be determined) with a break in between for a visit to the archaeology laboratory. Undergraduates will then give a one-hour tour of the department and other areas on campus while answering questions about classics and UB student life. Students and teachers will finish the day with an opportunity to buy lunch at a nearby food court.

Two school groups have already expressed interest, but the Classics Department is seeking an additional 15 or so teachers and students who would like to participate. There is no charge for attending, but those wishing to do so should contact Dr. Neil Coffee at [email protected].

The University at Buffalo, SUNY (UB) Department of Classics will host a weekend spoken Latin workshop for area Latin instructors and others interested in conversational Latin on the UB north campus from June 26-28, 2009.

The workshop has two goals. It will supplement last years program by increasing participants familiarity with spoken Latin while still offering an experience suitable for newcomers, and also provide a forum for the discussion of spoken Latin pedagogy.

Neil Coffee, Assistant Professor of Classics at UB, Scott Ettinger, a teacher at the Riverdale Country School in the Bronx, NY, winner of the 2003 APA Award for Excellence in the Pre-collegiate Teaching, Kathryn Kohout, and Aileen Pawloski.

After a reception Friday evening, sessions will take place through the day on Saturday and Sunday. There will be a participation fee of under $85 to defray the cost of meals and materials (coffee and pastry, lunch and snacks will be provided both days), but will be reduced for student participants and subventions are available for instructors whose institutions do not provide funding. Arrangements will be made for teachers to receive professional development credit.

To download a flier which includes this information as well as some further details, click on the following link: Conventiculum Buffaloniense Info.

Next CAWNY meeting to be held February 26th: Pedagogical Resource Exchange for Latin Teachers

On Thursday, February 26th, 2009 at 4:30pm at Nichols School in Mitchell Hall, Latin teachers will have the opportunity to meet and exchange lesson plans and other teaching resources. Latin teachers attending the meeting are expected to give short presentations about a lesson plan,. project, reading strategy, or technique that they have used in their classroom. They are also expected to provide handouts or sample materials for the other teachers present. This way, each attendee will leave the meeting with an abundance of new lesson plans and teaching ideas.

The United Latin Teachers in the Monroe Area (ULTIMA) will host a Certamen Tournament for the Western and Central New York areas on Saturday, March 28th at Pittsford-Mendon High School, 472 Mendon Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534 near Rochester.

The total cost of the event will be $10.00 which includes the food (light dinner of pizza, salad, and drinks), awards, and participation in the Certamen Tournament. Reservations and money must be postmarked no later than March 20. Checks should be made payable to Pittsford Mendon High School.

SUNY Buffalo Announces 2009 UB Classics Department Open House and the second Conventiculum Buffaloniense

The UB Classics Department is planning to once again hold an Open House on a Friday (usually 10AM 1PM) in the spring (March or April) for area high school instructors and students. The event is filled with a number of informative lectures and discussions about what the UB Classics Department has to offer. For more information, or if you are interested in attending, contact Prof. Neil Coffee ([email protected]) or download last year's program to get an idae of what is in store. You can dowload this program by clicking on the following link: 2008 UB Classics Dept. Open House Program.

SUNY Buffalo is also in the process of planning for a second Conventiculum Buffaloniense. Organizers are looking for input as to what dates would be most suitable to prospective attendees. Right now, Friday June 19th through Sunday June 21st is the target date. This however may be flexible. Contact Prof. Neil Coffee ([email protected]) to offer your suggestions. Last year a number of interactive workshops were presented by area teachers and professors from across the nation (Janina Brutt-Griffler, Scott Ettinger, Kathryn Kohout, Matthew McGowan, and Aileen Pawloski to name a few). For an idea of what one could expect at the Conventiculum, download last year's schedule by clicking on the following link: 2008 Conventiculum Schedule.

The Eighth Annual Amherst Invitational Certamen was held Saturday, December 6th, 2008. It was a huge success! Hundreds of students from schools spanning both the Western New York and Rochester Region were present. Students from many different districts were awarded ribbons and trophies for their performance in both individual and team competitions.

Level 1/2 (Latin 7) Division: 1st Place - Clarence B, 2nd Place - Clarence C, 3rd Place - East Aurora A

Level I Division: 1st Place - Clarence C, 2nd Place - Mendon, 3rd Place - East Aurora B

Level II Division: 1st Place - Orchard Park B, 2nd Place - Pittsford/ East Aurora A [tie], 3rd Place - Clarence A

Level III Division: 1st Place - Amherst, 2nd Place - Clarence, 3rd Place - Orchard Park

Level IV Division: 1st Place - Orchard Park A, 2nd Place - Williamsville East, 3rd Place - Clarence/ Williamsville South [tie]

Level 1/2 (Latin 7) Division: 1st Place - Justina Cincotti (East Aurora), 2nd Place - Jamie Cullen (Clarence)/ Judith Brennan (Clarence) [tie]

Level I Division: 1st Place - Eliza Encherman (Mendon), 2nd Place - Eileen Bennett (Clarence)/ Aaron Dietrich (Amherst) [tie]

Level II Division: 1st Place - Brenna Roets (Sutherland), 2nd Place -Enzo Benfanti (Clarence)/ Emily Saeli (Orchard Park) [tie]

Level III Division: 1st Place - Miles Fox (Sutherland), 2nd Place - Lesley Crawford (Williamsville East), 3rd Place - JessicaDolnick (Orchard Park)

Level IV Division: 1st Place - Zack Pace (Clarence), 2nd Place - Justin Owen (Irondequoit), 3rd Place - Dan Gustafson (Orchard Park)/ Olivia Wasteneys (Orchard Park) [tie]

Level 1/2 (Latin 7) Division: 1st Place - Adam Goodnough (Calkins Road), 2nd Place - Peter Reiter (Clarence), 3rd Place - Jamie Cullen (Clarence)

Level I Division: 1st Place - Eliza Encherman (Mendon), 2nd Place - Brent Pizzuto (Amherst)/ Claudia Rosen (Orchard Park) [tie]

Level II Division: 1st Place - Joshua Miles (Mendon), 2nd Place - Kendal Clarke (East Aurora)/ Brenna Roets (Sutherland) [tie]

Level III Division: 1st Place - Mary Bigelow (Mendon), 2nd Place - Alexandra Wagner (Orchard Park), 3rd Place - Michael Latina (Bishop-Timon)

Level IV Division: 1st Place - Zack Pace (Clarence)/ Olivia Wasteneys (Orchard Park) [tie], 3rd Place - Dan Gustafson (Orchard Park)

Level 1/2 (Latin 7) Division: 1st Place - Alison Steiner (Clarence), 2nd Place - Alana Danieu (East Aurora), 3rd Place - Peter Reiter (Clarence)

Level I Division: 1st Place - Eliza Encherman (Mendon)/ Chase Szafnicki (East Aurora) [tie], 3rd Place - Patrick Monroe (Williamsville East)

Level II Division: 1st Place - Joshua Miles (Mendon), 2nd Place - Natalie Jauzow (Clarence)/ Brenna Roets (Sutherland) [tie]

Level III Division: 1st Place - Ross DiPronio (Orchard Park), 2nd Place - Jessica Dolnick (Orchard Park), 3rd Place - Alexandra Wagner (Orchard Park)/ Miles Fox (Sutherland) [tie]

Level IV Division: 1st Place - Zack Pace (Clarence), 2nd Place - Alex Holt (Williamsville East), 3rd Place - Shawn Brodzik/ Grace Pappalasdo [tie]

A Very Special Thanks goes out to Mr. Lynn Smith of the Pittsford Schools and NYSJCL for helping to coordinate the certamen. Also, A Very Special Thanks goes out to Dr. Thomas Virginia of Amherst Central who worked very hard organizing, promoting, and running the event.

The Eighth Amherst Invitational Certamen Competition will be held Saturday, December 6th, 2008 at Amherst High School from 10:00am to 4:00pm. The Amherst Latin Club is sponsoring this event along with expert guidance provided by Mr. Lynn Smith of the Pittsford Schools (and NYS JCL). The cost is $10.00 per student. Lunch will be provided for all students.

Applications can be downloaded and printed by clicking the following link: Application Sheet. If you are interested please send a completed application sheet and a check payable to the "Amherst High School Latin Club" by Monday, December 1, 2008 to:

Amherst Central School District attn: T. A. Virginia 4301 Main Street Amherst, NY 14226-3504

On Saturday, September 27th, CAWNY held its annual fall meeting at Lyons Hall, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY. Prof. Neil Coffee, from SUNY Buffalo gave an engaging speech on Active Latin and emerging technologies. Neil Coffee plans on holding a full multi-day workshop in Active Latin sometime this upcoming spring. Contact [email protected] for more information. Alison Morgan, a Canisius College senior, gave a second presentation on the Canisius College Classics Club. The Classics Club hopes to include secondary students in many of their activities this year. Contact [email protected] for more information.

The Annual CAWNY Exam will be held again this upcoming spring, at a date which will not conflict with AP Examinations. High quality trophies and accolades are awarded to high performing students, and some students may be eligible for a scholarship from CAWNY by taking this exam. Scholarship criteria for CAWNY scholarships have also been changed recently. For more information on the CAWNY exam or CAWNY scholarships, please contact Paul Romanowski at [email protected].

The 2008 CAES Conference was held at Saratoga Springs, NY. Allan Collins, Kate Lucia, David Pellegrino, Susan Scoppa, Brian Serwicki, Thomas Virginia, and Michael Wright attended the conference from Western New York. Contact any one of them for more information about the institute.

The Annual CAWNY Winter Meeting will be held in January and include a materials sharing opportunity for teachers. Teachers are asked to bring materials that they use in their own classroom to share with other teachers. This will be a great opportunity to obtain a wide range of different lessons, worksheets, and resources. Also plans and preparations for the Amherst Invitational Certamen will be made at that time. Be on the lookout for exact dates in the upcoming CAWNY newsletter which will arrive in your mailboxes soon.

Please let [email protected] know what part you are volunteering to write. Then submit your questions by e-mail to [email protected] by December 31st, 2015.

The NYSJCL Fall Festival To Be Held at Skaneateles High School November 21st

Please let [email protected] know what part you are volunteering to write. Then submit your questions by e-mail to [email protected] by December 31st, 2015.

The NYSJCL Fall Festival To Be Held at Skaneateles High School November 21st

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Look For An Official Invitation In Your Mailboxes Soon!

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Call for Papers: 2016 Annual Fall Meeting, October 20-22

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Call for Papers: 2016 Annual Fall Meeting, October 20-22

The Heldrich Conference Center, New Brunswick, New Jersey

All submitters and all Program participants must be current members of CAAS. Participants in the 2016 Annual Fall Meeting must be members when they submit proposals and must renew their memberships for 2016-2017 (The membership year is September 1-August 31).

All abstracts and proposals must be submitted electronically here

Panels and Workshops

Panels and Workshops may be 1 ½ or 2 hours in length, depending on the number of presenters. Submissions of abstracts must be uploaded as a single PDF (.pdf) or Word 97-2003 (.doc) file of no more than 700 words which must include:

◾Title of the session and titles of each individual presentation (if appropriate).

Deadline for Panels and Workshops: the submission date is March 6, 2016. No substantive changes (e.g. additional speakers) will be allowed after this date.

Individual Submissions

Individual papers must be no more than 15 minutes in length. Submissions of abstracts must be a single PDF (.pdf) Word 97-2003 (.doc) file of no more than 300 words which includes:

The deadline for individual submissions of abstracts is March 6, 2016.

All abstracts and proposals must be submitted electronically here

For further information, please contact CAAS Program Coordinator Judith P. Hallett([email protected]). Please contact Webmaster Jana Soska ([email protected]) ifyou experience difficulties with the online forms.

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