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ILJCL Nuntius - Spring 2021 Edition

The Spring 2021 edition of the ILJCL publication, the Nuntius! Read for a Virtual Convention recap, National Classics Week information, and more! Chief Editor of this edition: Taylor Sellers-Varela

Keywords: iljcl,njcl,jcl,junior classical league,illinois junior classical league

ILJCLNUNTIUS
APRIL15,2021-SPRING

Followoursocial
mediastostayupdated:

@iljcl iljcl @iljcl

@IllinoisJCLIllinoisJunior

ClassicalLeague
IllinoisJuniorClassicalLeague

Ourwebsite:iljcl.org

TABLEOFCONTENTS

ILJCLStateConvention2021Recap 1

ConventionStoriesandPictures 2
Meetthe2021-2022Board!
6
NationalClassicsWeek2021
8
WhatisNationalClassicsWeek?
NationalClassicsWeekThemes 9
ILClassicsWeekActivities
10
ILJCLMerch!
ChapterSpotlight 11
JCLStories
ArtCorner 12
14
WanttobefeaturedintheNuntius? 15
15
ChapterSpotlightSubmissionLink:
tinyurl.com/ILNuntiusChapterSpotlight

JCLStoriesSubmissionLink:
tinyurl.com/ILNuntiusJCLStories

ArtCornerSubmissionLink:
tinyurl.com/ILNuntiusArtCorner

ILJCLSTATE
CONVENTION2021

Keepreadingtohearallaboutourveryfirst
virtualConvention!Whileweallmissedthe
Westin,westillhadagreattimeandkeptthe

spiritoftheILJCLalive!
1

CONVENTIONSTORIESAND
PICTURES

FRIDAY

GAI

NCPhadafuncolloquium!
-JoeGiambrone,NorthsideCollegePrep

FELLOWSHIP

-RionaDuncan,WalterPaytonCollegePrep

2

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.

6

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

8

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.

9



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!

12

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.

13

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

14

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!


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