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The Lurlene W. Todd Teacher of the Year Award
The Angela P. Lloyd Book Award
The Wayne W. Wray CAV Student Scholarship
The CAV Latin Tournament Awards
The CAV Classical Essay Contest Awards
The CAV Latin Essay Contest Awards

The Lurlene W. Todd Teacher of the Year Award

Printable Copy of Information (pdf) | Nomination Form (pdf)

The CAV is proud to announce the creation of The Lurlene W. Todd Teacher of the Year Award to recognize our outstanding Latin teachers and professors in Virginia. This award is made possible through the generous donation of Wayne W. Wray in honor of his own Latin teacher, Lurlene Walker Todd. Wayne is an outstanding teacher in his own right who recently retired from Stafford High School in Fredericksburg.

Past Recipients
2009: not awarded
2008: Amy Cohen, Randolph College
2007: Andrew Becker, Virginia Tech
2006: Deborah Mason, Altavista High School
2005: Gregory Daugherty, Randolph-Macon College

ELIGIBILITY
All teachers and professors of Classics who have taught successfully for at least three years in a public or private school (elementary, middle, high, college, or university) in Virginia and who are members in good standing of the Classical Association of Virginia by November 1 of the academic year of the award competition.

CRITERIA
The criteria for this award are similar to those used for the American Philological Association Awards for Excellence in Teaching at the Pre-collegiate Level. Applications are evaluated on at least four of the following factors:

• Evidence of the success, size, and growth of the teacher's program;

• Examples of innovative and creative classroom activity;

• Evidence of improved student learning;

• Significant numbers of students who continue their study of the classics at the next available level;

• Examples of outreach and promotion of the classics inside and outside of the teacher's institution;

• Evidence of the teacher's professional service and profession development;

• Student success in contests and competitions, especially those offered by the CAV;

• Examples of student travel and field trips which enhance learning and promote the program;

NOMINATION PROCESS
1) The teacher may be nominated by anyone with a personal or professional knowledge of the teacher's qualifications. These may include an administrator, supervisor, fellow teacher or colleague, CAV member, student, or parent.

2) The nominator must provide the basic information about the nominee and up to three other supporters who are providing evidence or support for the nominated teacher. This would include the name, address, contact information, school, and school division for each. It should also include contact information for a local newspaper or the district media relations office.

3) The nominator and each supporter (to the maximum of four) must submit a letter which addresses the criteria listed above. The letters do not need to address all of the areas, as long as at least four of the eight criteria are supported. Additional materials may be submitted in the form of a portfolio, with a maximum of two items per criterion.

4) The nominee must provide a current curriculum vitae and a personal statement which addresses at least four of the above criteria.

5) It is the responsibility of the nominator to assemble the submit three paper copies (or one electronic version in PDF format) of the completed packet at the time of nomination directly to the current chair of the Award committee. The packet may not include any items which must be returned or cannot be transmitted electronically.

6) Nominations are due on April 1, 2010. Send completed application with the nomination form attached to:

Mark Keith
11809 Clarence Drive
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Phone: 540-785-6855
E-mail: pallanteum@comcast.net

SELECTION PROCESS
1) The three Award committee members shall be appointed for overlapping three year terms by the CAV President. The senior member will serve as the chair. All members of the committee will receive copies of the Nomination Packet with all supporting documents.

2) Each member of the committee will read the documents and rank the nominees.

3) The committee will meet in person or by e-mail to compare notes, discuss nominees, select a winner and notify the Executive Board by way of the CAV President.

4) The committee chair will arrange for an appropriate certificate and plaque.

AWARD PROCESS
1) The Winner will be notified that he/she has won and invited to attend the Spring CAV meeting where a plaque and check is presented. If the winner is unable to attend, a CAV officer or representative should present the award at the School or some other public venue, such as a school board meeting.

2) The winner's school, school district, and local paper will be notified of the award.

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The Angela P. Lloyd Book Award

Nominations for THE ANGELA LLOYD BOOK AWARD FOR 2009 are open from September 22, 2008 through April 1, 2009. Please consider the following criteria when submitting the application for your nominee:

• Be a secondary school teacher in Virginia (public or private)

• Demonstrate commitment to teaching

• Demonstrate excellence in teaching

• Be a member of the Classical Association of Virginia

• Participate in CAV meetings or have student who participate in CAV contests

PROCEDURE FOR NOMINATION
Any member of the CAV may submit a name for consideration by completing the application form. Please limit your comments to the space noted on the form itself. This form may also be found in the CAV Newsletter. The completed application should be postmarked by April 1, 2009, and mailed to:

Past and present winners of the Angela Lloyd Book Award
pose for a group shot at the 2004 Spring Meeting.

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The Wayne W. Wray CAV Student Scholarship

Printable Copy of Information and Application Form

The Classical Association of Virginia is pleased to offer a new scholarship for Latin students thanks to a generous gift from Wayne W. Wray.  This $500.00 scholarship will be awarded to the student who most exemplifies the principle on which our organization was founded almost a century ago: a love of and the promotion of the classics.

Any CAV member may nominate any student who is taking or has completed four or more years of Latin (wherever that may fall – 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade).  Should a sophomore or junior be selected, the scholarship will be held for disbursement until his/her senior year.   There may be more than one nominee per school.  This scholarship is not based on financial need.  CAV is looking for a student who is passionate about Latin and has demonstrated enthusiasm on every level: in his daily classroom work, participation in club activities, and promotion of Latin within his school and/or community.  While participation in CAV (and other) contests is preferred, the primary focus of this scholarship remains the student’s ability to “spread the word” about classics and encourage others to study Latin.

The name of the recipient will be announced at the Spring CAV meeting. Please be sure to include all items listed below; incomplete applications will not be considered.  Return the completed application and recommendations, postmarked no later than March 24, 2010, to:

Kevin Perry
505 Charlotte Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
MagisterPerry@cox.net

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The CAV Latin Tournament Awards

The CAV Latin Tournament, which some call the State Latin Exam, is designed to identify the best Latin students in Virginia. Where the numbers of exam participants merit, CAV awards 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Places and Honorable Mentions on each exam for both public and private schools. The student in 1st Place wins an engraved Jefferson Cup, while the 2nd and 3rd Place winners earn medals. All winners, including those of Honorable Mention, receive a signed certificate. Furthermore, that public and private school which wins the most awards receives an engraved plaque.

2009 RESULTS

Alpha Plaque
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Christine Conklin and Patty Lister

Beta Plaque
Flint Hill School
Howard Chang, Laurie Covington, Richard Hang, Chris Marchetti,
Kathy Smerke, and Adam Williams

&

St. Catherine's School
Lee Perkins and Katie Wood

Latin One Alpha

1st Place: Jared Golant (97), TJHSST, Patty Lister
2nd Place: Rachel Goldstein (95), TJHSST, Patty Lister
3rd Place: Sam Sohn (93), TJHSST, Patty Lister
Honorable Mentions (scores 92-72):

Latin Two Alpha

1st Place (tie): Joe Martin (89), MWGS, Cliff Broeniman
1st Place (tie): Seung Kim (89), TJHSST, Christine Conklin
2nd Place (tie): Olivia Baumann (88), MWGS, Cliff Broeniman
2nd Place (tie): Ishani Premaratne (88), MWGS, Cliff Broeniman
3rd Place: Candace Wiltenmuth (86), Courtland HS, Susan Stokes
Honorable Mentions (scores 83-70):

Advanced Prose Alpha

1st Place: William Bergan (83), TJHSST, Patty Lister
2nd Place: Evan Liu (72), TJHSST, Patty Lister
3rd Place: Catherine Zucker (69), TJHSST, Patty Lister
Honorable Mentions (scores 68-53):

Vergil Alpha

1st Place: Sarah Angelo (89), MWGS, Cliff Broeniman
2nd Place: Laura Tait (83), MWGS, Cliff Broeniman
3rd Place: Kathryn Battle (80), MWGS, Cliff Broeniman
Honorable Mentions (scores 73-61):

Catullus III-IV Alpha

1st Place: Vivaek Shivakumar (86), TJHSST, Christine Conklin
2nd Place: Danley Hsu (83), TJHSST, Christine Conklin
3rd Place: Amith Ananthram (82), TJHSST, Christine Conklin
Honorable Mentions (80-61):

Catullus V Alpha

1st Place (tie): William Czaplyski (91), TJHSST, Christine Conklin
1st Place (tie): Christina Wallin (91), TJHSST, Christine Conklin
2nd Place: Emily Strong (79), Rockbridge County HS, Patrick Bradley
3rd Place: Lillian Waller (78), TJHSST, Christine Conklin
Honorable Mentions (scores 73-66):

Latin One Beta

1st Place: Georgi Klissurski (93), Woodberry Forest, Paul Huber
2nd Place: Juliette Robin (91), Saint Catherine’s, Kathryn Wood
3rd Place: Colin Sweeney (88), Bishop Sullivan Catholic HS, Kathleen Earles
Honorable Mentions (84-72):

Latin One Advanced Beta

1st Place: Evan Draim (99), St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, Charlie Joyce
2nd Place: Isaiah Spinney (93), Classical Cottage, Hartley Schearer
3rd Place: Patrick Sanguineti (91), Flint Hill School, Adam Williams
Honorable Mentions (85-72):

Latin Two Beta

1st Place (tie): Carolyn Manion (92), Classical Cottage, Susan Schearer
1st Place (tie): Aoky Sarhan (92), Saint Catherine’s, Lee Perkins
2nd Place: Peter Carr (89), Saint Catherine’s, Lee Perkins
3rd Place: Min Su Kim (87), Woodberry Forest, Donald Brewster
Honorable Mentions (85-70):

Advanced Prose Beta

1st Place: Ingrid Heidelberger (94), Classical Cottage, Susan Schearer
2nd Place: Ratna Gill (89), Flint Hill School, Howard Chang
3rd Place: Philip Halsey (86), Saint Catherine’s, Lee Perkins
Honorable Mentions (scores 82-53):

Vergil III-IV Beta

1st Place: Catherine Lambert (84), Episcopal HS, Jeff Streed
2nd Place (tie): Kenneson Chen (83), Flint Hill School, Laurie Covington
2nd Place (tie): Jennet Dickinson (83), Saint Catherine’s, Lee Perkins
3rd Place: Adam Sadick (82), St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, Ian Hochberg
Honorable Mentions (80-59):

Vergil V Beta

1st Place: Nadia Ghosheh (86), Flint Hill School, Laurie Covington
2nd Place: Collin Sibley (83), Flint Hill School, Laurie Covington
3rd Place: Matthew Dziuban (78), St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, Ian Hochberg
Honorable Mentions (75-58):

Catullus Beta

1st Place: no award given
2nd Place: no award given
3rd Place: Aubrey Geyer (72), Classical Cottage, Susan Schearer
Honorable Mention (score 66):

May Their Names Become Legends

Several students have consistently placed among the top three award winners for the last three or more years.  Seven students are being added to this list in 2009.  All "Legends" receive a special certificate which lists their accomplishments.

Amith Ananthram (Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Science & Technology)

First in Latin I-Advanced, 2006
|Third in Latin II, 2007
Second in Advanced Prose, 2008
Third in Catullus III-IV, 2009 

Kenneson Chen (Flint Hill School)

Third in Latin I Advanced, 2006
Third in Latin II, 2007
Second in Catullus, 2009 

Jennet Dickinson (St. Catherine’s School)

Third in Latin I, 2006
First in Latin II, 2007
Second in Vergil III-IV, 2009 

Aubrey Geyer (Classical Cottage School)

First in Latin I Advanced, 2007
First in Latin II, 2008
Third in Catullus, 2009 

Philip Halsey (St. Catherine’s School)

Second in Latin I, 2005
Third in Latin II, 2006
Third in Advanced Prose, 2009 

Ingrid Heidelberger (Classical Cottage School)

Second in Latin II, 2005
First in Cicero, 2006
First in Catullus, 2007
First in Vergil, 2008
First in Advanced Prose, 2009 

Carolyn Manion (Classical Cottage School)

Second in Latin I, 2007
First in Latin I Advanced, 2008
First in Latin II, 2009

Vivaek Skivakumar (Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Science & Technology)

Third in Latin II, 2007
First in Advanced Prose, 2008
First in Catullus III-IV, 2009 

Collin Sibley (Flint Hill)

First in Latin I-A, 2005
First in Latin II, 2006
First in Advanced Prose, 2007
Second in Catullus, 2008
Second in Vergil, 2009 

Laura Tait (Maggie Walker Governor’s School)

Third in Advanced Prose, 2007
Second in Catullus, 2008
Second in Vergil, 2009 

Christina Wallin (Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Science & Technology)

Second in Latin II, 2006
First in Advanced Prose, 2007
First in Vergil III-IV, 2008 
First in Catullus V, 2009

2009 CAV Latin Tournament Report

The Latin Tournament’s success depends on the selfless contributions of many Latin teachers who contributed to the registration, writing, proofreading, grading, and awarding.  A heartfelt thank you goes to this year’s exam writers (Katie Wood, Susan Schearer, Cliff Broeniman, David Winn, and Jeff Streed) and to the Proof-reading Coordinator Linda Montross and her team of proofreaders this year (Denise Brown, Patty Lister, Kevin Gushman, Stephanie Pope, and Sally Davis).  In addition, thank you to the Tournament Registrar Linda Wagstaff, the Awards Coordinator Kathy Smerke, and the UVA Sight-translation overseer pro tempore John Miller.  Christine Conklin played a vital role by providing a scantron machine and sacrificing three hours of her Spring Break.  Susan Schearer’s guidance through the entire process was invaluable.  I now know what Susan has done for the past 10 years, and I can’t thank her enough for her never-ending commitment to the CAV.  The combined energy of all the aforementioned people contributed to a smoothly-run 2009 Latin Tournament.

You too can be one of the many people who make this tournament happen!  I am looking for potential CAV “saints” to volunteer to write the 2010 exams this summer with a due date of November 1^st (but if you can submit the exam before the end of the summer, that is preferable). 

This year, 859 students from 27 Virginia schools registered for the tests.  This is 169 more students and one fewer school than in 2008.  715 (378 Alpha and 337 Beta) students actually took the exam, an increase of 135 from 2008.  Of those who registered, 424 attend 12 public schools (Alpha), an increase of 49 exams from 2008, with 4 fewer schools entered.  435 students attend 15 private or home schools (Beta), an increase of 120 exams, with 3 more schools entered.

Registration comparisons: (+ or – indicates numbers relative to 2008)

Latin One                    Alpha: 16 +                             Beta: 86 +

Latin Two                   Alpha:  51 +                             Beta: 48 +

Advanced Prose          Alpha:   6 +                             Beta:   5 +

Vergil                          Alpha: 79 –                             Beta: 25 +

Catullus                       Alpha: 42 +                             Beta: 31 –

There were few complaints about the content of this year’s exams, and there were also many compliments.  The Catullus Exam had a few answer choices with the same letters.  Multiple answers were accepted on three questions for which these errors affected the answers.

34% of the students taking the exams qualified as winners or honorable mention recipients, about 16% lower than in 2008 but 5% higher than in 2007.  13 of the 27 entering schools may boast of having at least one winner of first-, second-, or third-place.  20 of the 27 entering schools have at least one honorable mention.

The 2009 Alpha Plaque is presented to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Fairfax County, VA (teachers: Christine Conklin and Patty Lister).  The winner of the 2009 Beta Plaque is a tie between St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, VA (teachers: Katie Wood and Lee Perkins) and Flint Hill School in Oakton, VA (teachers: Laurie Covington, Howard Chang, Richard Hang, Chris Marchetti, Kathy Smerke, and Adam Williams).

The students’ scantrons and sight translations are being returned to the teachers.  We grade the sight translation of ONLY those students whose multiple-choice score is above a certain score, a number that varies from year to year and test to test.  If your student’s sight translation has no numbers in the upper left corner, that student’s multiple choice score was too low.  Some students will have numbers which total an amount beneath the final cut-off score.  Because two or more graders read sight translations for each level, I personally reread the top several on each level to make sure of consistency in scoring.

Future years:

1) Registration numbers did improve this year, but it seems there are plenty more schools and students who could participate in future years.  We need to actively convince teachers and schools to offer one more test to their Latin students.  I challenge every teacher reading this report to convince two more teachers/schools to register for the CAV Latin Tournament next year.  Your individual help is the best kind of promotion.

2) To this end, we will be adding a new Gamma division to the exam for next year to include any “Magnet”, Governor’s, and Charter schools.  We hope this will encourage more public schools to enter the tournament in that results will more accurately reflect student performance in neighborhood public schools.  The original concept of Alpha and Beta was that public and private schools ought not to be compared to each other.  This principle should equally apply to public and magnet/governor’s/charter schools.

3) The Catullus Exam will continue to be given in 2010.  Based on registration numbers in 2010, we will revisit whether to keep this exam in light of The College Board’s decision to discontinue its Latin Literature exam after 2009.

4) I have been looking into changing the scantron format to one which requires bubbles for registration as well as multiple choice answers.  I will continue to look into this, and I will make changes as necessary and viable.  Bubbled scantrons would allow grades to be processed by a computer program which automatically arranges the top multiple choice scores on each level and lists students, school, and teacher.  This would require using a company (most likely Clement Testing Service who work with the NLE and Medusa exams) to process the data, but it would significantly streamline the process and ensure accurate results. 

I appreciate everyone who supported me through this my first year as director, most of all my wife, Kathy Smerke, the Awards Coordinator, whose patience is amazing!  This year was a bit of an adventure what with a new baby at home and undertaking this CAV position; I am just glad to have one year under my belt.

If you have questions about anything, do not hesitate to contact me.  I will reply as promptly as “the traditional end of the school year chaos” for teachers permits.

Ian Hochberg
ihochberg@sssas.org

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The CAV Classical Essay Contest

The CAV Classical Essay Contest is designed to recognize those students who have submitted outstanding essays on a topic appropriate to each level or class. Where the number of participants merit, CAV awards 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Places and Honorable Mentions on each level.

2009 Results
Director: Patrick J. Bradley, RCHS

First Year: “Pater Materque Familias”             

Division A (6^th-8^th grade); 21 entries; Judge:  Laura Green

1st Place: Evan Draim, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, Ian Hochberg
2nd Place: Patrick Sanguineti, Flint Hill School, Adam Williams
3rd Place: Leah Ostendorf, The Steward School, Carrie Vandervelde

            Division B (9^th-12^th grade); 12 entries; Judge:  Kevin Gushman

1st Place: Clarence “Ren” Simpson, Flint Hill School, Laurie Covington
2nd Place: Cindy Zou, Thomas Jefferson HS for Sci. & Tech., Patricia Lister
3rd Place:  Brendan Goggin, Highland School, Sarah Roach
Honorable Mention: Jacqueline Nguyen, Th. Jeff. HS for Sci. & Tech., Patricia Lister
Honorable Mention: Sarah Cooper, Highland School , Sarah Roach

Second Year: “Diem Obiit: Death in Ancient Rome” 38 entries; Judge:  Kevin Crotty

1st Place: Rachel Babb, Midlothian High School, Sue Robertson
2nd Place: Ciceli J. Bradshaw, The Steward School, Carrie Vandervelde
3rd Place: Alexander Kersten, Flint Hill School, Howard Chang
Honorable Mention: Akhila Ananthram, Th. Jeff. HS for Sci. & Tech., Christine Conklin
Honorable Mention: Peggy Day, Highland School, Sarah Roach
Honorable Mention: Annie Bennett, Highland School, Sarah Roach
Honorable Mention: Shea Patrick, Flint Hill School, Christopher Marchetti    

Third Year: “Oro Vos Faciatis: Campaigning in Ancient Rome” 26 entries; Judge:  Glenn Bugh

1st Place: Donald Rogers, Highland School, Sarah Roach
2nd Place: Abby Lohr, Highland School, Sarah Roach
3rd Place: Sarah Beisler, Th. Jeff. HS for Sci. & Tech., Patricia Lister
Honorable Mention: Patrick Reece, Highland School, Sarah Roach
Honorable Mention: Caitlin Bryan, Highland School, Sarah Roach
Honorable Mention: Sonya Chartoff, Flint Hill School, Howard Chang

Advanced Latin: 33 total entries

            Vergil: “Sunt Lacrimae Rerum:  Art, Emotion,  Experience in the Aeneid” 9 entries; Judge: Liz Heimbach

1st Place: Lauren MacGuidwin, Flint Hill School, Laurie Covington
2nd Place: Chris Herlihy, Flint Hill School, Laurie Covington
3rd Place: Peter Labovich, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, Ian Hochberg
Honorable Mention: Lauren Coleman, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, Ian Hochberg

            Ovid: “Non ego sum pastor: Apollo’s Plea to Daphne” 13 entries; Judge: Janice Siegel

1st Place: Erin Kennedy, Highland School, Sarah Roach
2nd Place: Lindsay Ellmore, Flint Hill School, Howard Chang
3rd Place: Eamonn Patrick, Flint Hill School, Howard Chang

            Lyric: “ ‘Mens avet vagari’ – ‘Recondita quies’: Rest and Restlessness in Catullus’ Carmina” 11 entries; Judge:  Miriam Carlisle

1st Place: Emily Strong, Rockbridge County High School, Patrick Bradley
2nd Place: Elise Hansen, Rockbridge County High School, Patrick Bradley
3rd Place: Collin Sibley, Flint Hill School, Laurie Covington

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The CAV Latin Essay Contest Awards

The CAV Latin Essay Contest is designed to recognize those students who have submitted outstanding Latin compositions on a topic appropriate to each level or class. Where the number of participants merit, CAV awards 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Places and Honorable Mentions on each level.

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