Latin students attended Regionals on Jan. 27 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy.

“There’s events all over campus, so there’s never a dull moment,” freshman and Latin club Vice President Daniel Mirell said. “There’s a Percy Jackson movie in the theater, ludi on the lawn or in the gym, certamen in the classrooms and creative projects on display in the library.”

Regionals is a statewide event organized by the Florida Junior Classical League. The event is held each in the eight FJCL regions. It offers students the opportunity to engage in various academic and creative assessments, participate in ludi (games) and commemorate the classics.

“We had a much larger delegation this year at Regionals, which allowed us to fill all three certamen teams and show off our program overall,” Mirell said. “For me personally, since I had knee surgery two days before, I didn’t get to experience Regionals to the full extent I had wanted to, but I made the most of it.”

Students could participate in artistic endeavors at the competition.

“I did a digital art piece of Mt. Olympus on a sea at night,” freshman Eileen Hatch said. “First, a made a few thumbnail sketches, testing out different times of day and architecture. Then, I drew the final sketch, laid down the base colors, and went into the details. I wanted to picture Mt. Olympus in a landscape that people can more easily get to, rather than out of the reach of mortals in the sky as it has often been pictured. I drew it being lit up by the torchlight as well for this reason: to have it be “revealed” to people, even at night.”

Hatch said she looked forward to attending the event after participating last year.  

“I loved the atmosphere and activities from last year, so it was a must to go again,” Hatch said. “I would 110 percent do it again. If I had to change anything, it would be the amount of time I spent on my project; I would spend more time and add more details on it if I could.”

By Samiya Neely