ILJCLNUNTIUS
APRIL15,2021-SPRING
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
ILJCLStateConvention2021Recap 1
ConventionStoriesandPictures 2
Meetthe2021-2022Board!
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NationalClassicsWeek2021
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WhatisNationalClassicsWeek?
NationalClassicsWeekThemes 9
ILClassicsWeekActivities
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ILJCLMerch!
ChapterSpotlight 11
JCLStories
ArtCorner 12
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WanttobefeaturedintheNuntius? 15
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ChapterSpotlightSubmissionLink:
tinyurl.com/ILNuntiusChapterSpotlight
JCLStoriesSubmissionLink:
tinyurl.com/ILNuntiusJCLStories
ArtCornerSubmissionLink:
tinyurl.com/ILNuntiusArtCorner
ILJCLSTATE
CONVENTION2021
Keepreadingtohearallaboutourveryfirst
virtualConvention!Whileweallmissedthe
Westin,westillhadagreattimeandkeptthe
spiritoftheILJCLalive!
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CONVENTIONSTORIESAND
PICTURES
FRIDAY
GAI
NCPhadafuncolloquium!
-JoeGiambrone,NorthsideCollegePrep
FELLOWSHIP
-RionaDuncan,WalterPaytonCollegePrep
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CONVENTIONSTORIESAND
PICTURES
SATURDAY
GAII DuringfellowshipSaturdayevening,our
STESESSITOINNGI delegationhadagreattimejusttalkingand
laughingtogether.Inayearfullofisolation
andreminiscingaboutmissed
opportunities,thiswassuchalovely
momentspentwithfriends.Wedidn'teven
doanythinginparticular(exceptforwhen
Rionagaveusasneak-peakofhertogatying
how-to,whichwasablast),butwestillwere
abletoconnectandenjoyeachother's
company.Eventhoughthiswasmylast
conventionasaJCLer,Iwouldn'thave
wanteditanyotherway.
-StaciaKonow,WalterPaytonCollegePrep
3 LMUNIXCEHR
MEETTHE
2021-2022BOARD!
President
Name:BrianaSuchyta
Pronouns:She/her
School:ElginAcademy
FunFacts:Shecandotenbackflipsina
row,andcanfinisha5,000piecepuzzle
inafewdays.
1stVP
Name:RionaDuncan
Pronouns:She/her
School:WalterPaytonCollegePrep
FunFact:ShecanidentifymostChicago
birdsbysight.
2ndVP
Name:ColleenDeAllaume
Pronouns:Any
School:WalterPaytonCollegePrep
FunFacts:They’reallergictopeanuts,
andtheirfavoritecolorispurple.
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MEETTHE
2021-2022BOARD!
CoCo
Name:MichaelRapp
Pronouns:He/him
School:NorthsideCollegePrep
FunFact:Hecansolvebotha2x2anda
1x1Rubik’scube.
Parli
Name:ValentinaPannarale
Pronouns:She/her
School:BenetAcademy
FunFacts:Shelovesphotographyand
hastwodogs.
Name:TaylorSellers-Varela Histo
Pronouns:He/they
School:WhitneyYoung
FunFact:HehasaturtlenamedFat
Turtle.
WanttotaketheILJCLO cersBuzzfeedQuiz?
tinyurl.com/ILJCLbuzzfeed 7
NATIONALCLASSICS
WEEK2021
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NATIONALCLASSICS
WEEK2021
WhatisNationalClassicsWeek?
FromtheNJCLwebsite:
“NationalClassicsWeekistheJCL'sannual
celebrationofthecivilizationsofGreeceandRome
andtheircontinuingimpactuponour
contemporaryculture,language,arts,etc.All
aroundthecountry,weinvitemembersoftheJCL
andadmirersoftheclassicstocarryout
communityserviceandpublicityprojectstogive
backtotheirlocalcommunitieswhilepromoting
theenduringlegacyoftheclassicalGreco-Roman
languagesandcivilizations.Thefestivitieswill
culminateinacelebrationofthefoundingofRome
2773yearsagoonApril21st.Weinviteyoutojoin
usinpayinghomagetothelanguagesandcultures
welovebest.
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ILLINOISCLASSICS
WEEKACTIVITIES
APRIL Movienight! Pictionary! APRIL
18 5-7PM CST 5-6PM CST 19
Joinusforascreeningof Wewillbeplayingonline
Dreamworks’OvertheHedge Pictionaryonthewebsite
(2006)andasmalldiscussion skribbl.io!
a erwards!
APRIL ServiceProject!BirthdayParty! APRIL
8-9PM CST 8-9PM CST
20 21
We’llbecelebratingRome’sbirthday!
Anightofservice!Staytunedon Bringadessertofyourchoosing,we’llsing
socialmediaformoredetailsand happybirthday,thenplayagameon
asynchronousservicesuggestions!garticphone.com,andpossiblydosome
mythologyBingo!
APRIL Kahoot! Coniuratio! APRIL
22 8-9PM CST 5-6PM CST 23
OurKahootwillfeaturea Coniuratio,alsoknownasMafia,
widevarietyofclassics-related isaspokenAmongUs-esque
questions! partygame!Theruleswillbe
explainedbeforethegamebegins.
APRIL Trivia! Alloftheseeventswillbe
hostedonourDiscordserver!
24 5-7PM CST
Joinat
Certamen-styletrivia!No
tinyurl.com/ILdiscord.
formalsign-upisrequired,and MembersofotherstateJCLchapters
teamsofupto4peopleare aremorethanwelcometojoinand
attendClassicsWeek!
11allowed!
ILJCLMERCH!
WeopenedaRedbubble!Thefundsraisedwillbeusedfor
scholarshipsforpeoplewhoneedfinancialassistanceto
attendILJCLconvention!
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ILJCLMERCH!
TocelebrateourRedbubbleopening,wewillbegivingawayfree
prizesduringNationalClassicsWeek!
OnApril19th,eachPictionarywinnerwillgetanILJCLsticker!
ThefirstplacewinneroftheKahootonApril22ndwillgettheir
choiceofapairofILJCLsocksoranILJCLfacemask!Thesecond
placewinnerwillgetsocksoramask,whicheverthefirstplace
winnerdidnotchoose,andthirdplacewillgetanILJCLpin!
ThewinningTriviateamonApril24thwillgetfacemasksforeach
memberoftheirteam!Thesecondplaceteamwillgetpinsfor
eachmemberoftheirteam!
Additionally,therewillbeara e!Everyonewillgetonera e
ticketforeveryClassicsWeekeventtheyattend,andthosewho
attendtheServiceProjectonApril20thwillgettwora etickets!
ThewinnerswillbedrawnonApril24thaerTrivia,andthera e
prizesareanILJCLhoodieandanILJCLt-shirt!
Winnerswillbeprivatelycontactedfollowing
ClassicsWeektoworkoutshippingdetails.
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CHAPTERSPOTLIGHT
WALTERPAYTON
COLLEGEPREP
Sponsor:
KellyBlock
Payton'sLatinclub
hasworkedhard
despitethe
challengesthe
pandemichasposed!Wehaveadaptedtodigitalservice,makinga
freerice.comgroup.Ouradvancedcertamenteamplaced3rdat
ILJCL,animprovementfromlastyear,whenweplaced5th.We
startedaninstagramthisyeartostayconnecteddespitephysical
distance.Additionally,ourmembershavedoneveryimpressive
things.Oneofour
memberswonNJCL
videoofthemonth,
andtwoofour
memberswere
electedtotheboard!
-TieganDuncan
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JCLSTORIES
Everyyearduringin-personconvention,ourschoolplaysagame
calledAssassin,ataglikegamewhereyouhavespecifictargetsthat
youhavetoeliminatebytappingonthebackoftheirheadwithout
beingspotted.in2019,wewereplayingthisgameandmytargetwas
Eva(theformer2ndVicePresident).Sheknewshewasmytarget
becauseIhadfailedtoeliminateherearlier.Iwentuptoafriendof
minetoaskfortheirhelpindistractingEva'sfriendinorderto
eliminateherfromthegame.WeagreeontheplanandIbeginon
themission,onlytofeelatapontheneck.Iwasmyfriend’starget,
andIhadbeenbetrayed.Ithenhelpedmyfriendalmostwinthe
gamebecausefriendshipismorepowerfulthanadumbgame.
-CassidyMazzeo,WhitneyYoung
ARTCORNER
AurenBoynton,NorthsideCollegePrep RionaDuncan,Walter
PaytonCollegePrep
(Someof)TheOlympiansinlimerickform!
Painting,drawing,andsculpture Hermes
Birdoraplane?It’sHermes
15 Hefloatedinonthebreeze
A eryourdeaththroe
He’llguideyoubelow
Buthe’snotgrave-he’satease!
Apollo
Whatishethegodof?Truth,
Music,philosophy,youth,
Foreignersandsun,
Archerywell-done,
Prophecy,andmoreforsooth!
Aphrodite
BeautifulAphrodite
Hersmilealoneismighty
Thegoddessoflove
Hersymbol’sadove
Sonowondershe’sflighty!
THANKYOUFOR
READING!
TheSummer2021editionoftheILJCL
Nuntiuswillfeaturestoriesand
picturesfrompastNJCLConventions!
JCLersfromanystatearewelcometo
submit!
Submitat
tinyurl.com/ILNuntiusSummer21
STAYTUNEDFOR
FUTUREEDITIONS!