James Caldwell High School Inducts 19 into Latin Honor Society

West Caldwell, NJ – June 5, 2014 – Nineteen students from James Caldwell High School (JCHS), West Caldwell, were inducted into the National Junior Classical League (NJCL) Latin Honor Society last month at an ceremony held at the school. Led by the World Languages Department Coordinator for Classical Languages, Latin teacher and club advisor Dr. Christopher Trause, this is just the second time the school has inducted students into the society after installing its first members last spring. Of the nineteen students recognized, seven students were inducted for the first time.

“These students commit a lot of time and energy to their Latin studies,” said Dr. Trause. “The students inducted exemplify not only what it means to be a good student, but also what it means to be a good person.”

Society members come from the NJCL, which annually extends membership to more than 50,000 students of Latin worldwide. The NJCL is composed of local and state chapters and is the largest Classical organization in the world today. Its purpose is to encourage an interest in and an appreciation of the language, literature, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome.

To become a member of the Latin Honor Society, students must maintain an A average in the Latin course, be a member in good standing of the NJCL, and exemplify good citizenship. The candle lighting ceremony includes a question and answer section conducted completely in Latin.

The new inductees seniors Brendan Cullinane and Eileen McCormick, and sophomores Emily Cannavale, Leo Chiaet, Leah Friedenberg and Noelle Spitz, join existing members seniors Maria Bychkov and Drew Siedel, and sophomores Samantha Chang, Rebecca Coughlin, Tina Janulis, Joshua Kopen, Daniel Mattei, Meredith Reilly, Harjot Sidhu, Hunter Smith, Brennan Thiemann, and Spencer Wielgus.

For more information on James Caldwell High School, visit www.cwcboe.org/jchs. For more information on the National Junior Classical League Latin Honor Society, visit http://www.njcl.org/pages/latin-honor-society.