Application Deadline: October 30, 2009

The Classical Association of the Middle West and South will offer $250 cash prizes, book awards, and letters of
commendation to qualifying winners in its School Awards Latin Translation Contest.

This year’s competition is open to advanced Latin students enrolled in secondary schools in the 31 states and 3 provinces of CAMWS. Their teachers must be individual members of CAMWS, or their schools must be institutional members of CAMWS, or their school libraries must subscribe to Classical Journal. Following an annual alternation of Prose and Poetry, the 2009-2010 one-hour exam will offer Latin Poetry as exemplified by Vergil, Ovid et al. Contestants should translate as literally as possible without violating English idiom, and they should know the relevant vocabulary presented in Colby’s Latin Word Lists or the ACL Basic Latin Vocabulary, since words cited there are normally not defined on the test. The examination is intended for students who have had at least three years of Latin, but is also open to superior second-year students. This exam must be administered by a school official other than the Latin teacher during the week of November 30 - December 4, 2009.

Writers of the ten most outstanding papers will each receive a $250 cash prize. An additional twenty outstanding
contestants will receive a book prize relevant to classical antiquity. Writers of meritorious examinations will receive
letters of commendation.

To enter, click here to download this year's contest application.

A $2.00, non-refundable fee underwriting the costs of the examination is required for each contestant. All applications will be acknowledged via email. Return your completed form and a check made payable to CAMWS to:

Robert White
c/o Shaker Heights High School
15911 Aldersyde Drive
Shaker Heights, OH 44120-2505
white_r at shaker dot org

Click on the year to view recent poetry exams: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008

Last Year's Winners (2008-09):

Cash Award Winners (alphabetically, with school and teacher)

• Matthew Byrd, Florida State University School, Tallahasse, FL (Craig Bebergal)
• Michael Cowett, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH (Robert White)
• Samuel Milner, Hawken School, Gates Mills, OH (Nick Fletcher)
• Vinay Prasad, University School, Hunting Valley, OH (Darren Keefe)
• Ketan Ramakrishnan, Madison West High School, Madison, WI (Gale Stone)
• Isaac Sears, East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, NC (Betsy Dawson)
• Amalia Skilton, Tempe Preparatory Academy, Tempe, AZ (Lori Hickemell)
• Eduard (Ben) Vangelder, Oak Hall School, Gainesville, FL (David Jackson)
• Rebecca Wiggins, Westminster Schools of Augusta, Augusta, GA (Randall Nichols)
• Laura Withers, Home School, Atlanta, GA (Conway Brackett)

Book Prize Winners (alphabetically, with school and teacher)

• Thompson Barr, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN (Edward Gaffney)
• Collin Burks, Durham Academy, Durham, NC (Edith Keene)
• Quinton P. Burks, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN (Edward Gaffney)
• Chris Daniell, The Summit Country Day School, Cincinnati, OH (Larry Dean)
• Jennet Dickinson, St Catherine’s School, Richmond, VA (Lee Perkins)
• David Drewry, Durham Academy, Durham, NC (Edith Keene)
• Mackenzie Emerson, The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA (Ken Rau)
• Melissa Freilich, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH (Robert White)
• Catherine Groden, Loyola Academy, Wilmette, IL (David Mathers)
• Philip Halsey, St Catherine’s School, Richmond, VA (Lee Perkins)
• Aaron Lancaster, Western reserve Academy, Hudson, OH (Jeffrey Cronheim)
• Sarah Leonard, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH (Robert White)
• William Parham, Durham Academy, Durham, NC (Edith Keene)
• Max Ramage, Durham Academy, Durham, NC (Edith Keene)
• Zach Schaffer, University School, Hunting Valley, OH (Darren Keefe)
• Collin Sibley, Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA (Laurie Covington)
• Mason Soun, Memphis High School, Memphis, TN (Ryan Sellers)
• Will Taylor, Memphis High School, Memphis, TN (Trey Suddarth)
• Thomas Vandermeulen, University School, Hunting Valley, OH (Darren Keefe)
• Jonathan Wang, Oak Hall School, Gainesville, FL (David Jackson)

Letters of Commendation (alphabetically, with school and teacher)

• Matthew Bellet, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN (Edward Gaffney)
• John Chen, University School, Hunting Valley, OH (Darren Keefe)
• Pat Killian, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN (Edward Gaffney)
• Lauren MacGuidwin, Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA (Laurie Covington)
• Adam Sadick, St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School, Alexandria, VA (Ian Hochberg)