Shelton and Derby Students at Sacred Heart Academy Receive National Latin Honors

The following press release is from Sacred Heart Academy in Hamden:

Eleven students attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2016 National Latin Examination. Students earned one award of Summa cum Laude plus Gold Medal, five awards of Summa cum Laude plus Silver Medal, and five awards of Cum Laude. The National Latin Exams are sponsored through the American Classical League and are offered annually. These examinations test students on Latin grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension, as well as on Greek and Roman history, culture, mythology and geography.

Sacred Heart students have a long history of excellent performance on the National Latin Exam and were taught by Latin teacher Jessica Kapteyn (Hamden.) The following students earned national recognition:

Summa cum Laude + Gold Medal
Arushi Khanna ’18—Latin II (Derby)

Summa cum Laude + Silver Medal
Julia Cyr ’17—Latin II (New Haven)
Abigail Kelly ’17—Latin II (Shelton)
Laura Mocciola ’18—Latin II (Shelton)
Amelia Rozear ’18—Latin II (Branford)
Amy Ziobran ’18—Latin II (Cheshire)

Cum Laude
Michaela Gibbons ’18—Latin II (Guilford)
Meredith McConnell ’18—Latin II (Branford)
Sarah Nastri ’18—Latin II (Hamden)
Alicia Pekar ’17—Latin Lit (Branford)
Kierstin Jones ’17—Latin Lit (Hamden)

According to the American Classical League website, more than 153,000 Latin students from all fifty states participated this year, as did students from twenty foreign countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe.

World Language offerings at Sacred Heart currently include levels I through AP in French, Latin, and Spanish including AP French Language, AP Latin Literature and AP Spanish Language. Chinese I and II are also offered. The study of world language reinforces English skills and offers students an appreciation of the diversity of cultures and peoples according to the department chair.

Sacred Heart Academy, a Catholic college preparatory school founded in 1946 by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, successfully prepares young women in grades 9 – 12 for learning, service, and achievement in a global society. The Academy currently has an enrollment of 500 students who hail from 80 different schools and 60 towns in Connecticut. Visit www.sacredhearthamden.org to learn more.