Twelve Shelbyville High School Latin students earned first place overall in small school Sweepstakes by a substantial margin Friday and Saturday at the IJCL State Latin Convention at Indiana University.
The group had 126 top-10 placings and was awarded second place for delegate spirit (highest in Shelbyville history) and second place in chapter T-shirt design.
Olivia Bowman and Leila Patrick earned the “Fan Favorite” award for their performance of “Patris Ioca” or “Dad jokes” about Latin class.
Those SHS students honored at the convention were:
- Anna Ballast – 58 points including second place in both Constructed Charts and Greek Derivatives
- Ev Barnum – 65 points including third place in both Modern Myth and Jewelry
- Olivia Bowman – 56 points including third place in both Latin Derivatives and Constructed Charts
- Isabella Bradburn – 73 points including first place in Latin Grammar, Pentathlon, and Advance Reading Comprehension
- Sydney Brown – 11 points including fourth place in Roman Life & Customs
- Lilly Conners – 66 points including second place in Dolls
- Cora Flynn – 79 points including second place in Hellenic History
- Leila Patrick – 33 points including first place in Roman Life & Customs
- Sharielis Rodriguez – 62 points including first place in Latin Derivatives
- Andrea Rosales – 80 points including third place in both Geography & Colored Pencil
- Addysyn Wettrick – 74 points including first place in Latin Derivatives
- Madelyn Scott – 151 points overall in a large variety of academic test, graphic arts submissions and creative arts contests. She earned second place in Costume, first place in Greek Derivatives and first place in Impromptu Art.
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