Test-Takers Earn Honors in Latin

Twenty-one Thacher students recently took the annually administered National Latin Exam, joining over 149,000 other test-takers from 50 states and 16 foreign countries including Australia, Belize, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe. The exam tests students on their knowledge and understanding of Roman culture, history, literature, and language at each Latin class level.

Fifteen out of Thacher’s 21 test-takers claimed awards for their performance on the exam:

Richard Garner ’20, Latin I

Ian MacArthur Dunne ’20, Latin I

Marguerite Zion Sonenshine ’20, Latin II

Yousef Lawrence ’18, Latin III

Anthony Aristides Nikitopoulos ’17, Latin IV

Colin Dahl Smith ’20, Latin I

Alika Jay Ka'imipono Williams ’19, Latin II

Yao Yin ’19, Latin II

Nicholas Montgomery Edwards ’18, Latin IV

Paiton Toshiko Kanda Gleeson ’18, Latin IV

Winslow Avery Atkeson ’20, Latin I

John Ford Shaper ’19, Latin II

Celia Ysabel Cowles ’20, Latin II

George Cleveland Lawrence ’19, Latin III

Asher Buffett Duvall Wood ’17, Latin IV

Congratulations!