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CPL Award for Outstanding Promotional Activity
in the Schools

To support programs and activities in primary and secondary schools, the CAMWS Committee for the Promotion of Latin (CPL) annually recognizes with a plaque and a certificate the group which develops the most outstanding and effective activity for promoting Latin in CAMWS territory during each academic year (including the preceding summer). The winner of this award is announced every spring at the annual CAMWS meeting.

Any group wishing to compete for this award must be sponsored by a current CAMWS member and must submit a letter of application to the CPL chair by February 3, 2012. (Applications for CPL grants may be combined with applications for this award.) The application letter must include a 100-word summary of the project and a more detailed project description not to exceed 500 words in length. Applicants are encouraged to attach supporting materials such as photographs, flyers, pertinent newspaper articles, etc.

2010-2011 CPL Award for Outstanding Promotional Activity in the Schools

This year's winning outreach project was the presentation of ancient flower myths by students of Sherri Madden (Master's Academy) in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

On February 17, 2011, Sherri's students dressed as flowers and visited Carrington Place, an assisted living center in Charlotte.  Each of the 150 residents was given a flower with an attached card explaining the classical myth behind the flower's name.  A CPL grant provided funding for the flowers, vases, paper, ribbon, and costume supplies.

Previous recipients:

• 2009-2010: Saturday Latin Workshop at AFLTA Festival in Little Rock, Arkansas, February 20, 2010 (Maureen Stover, sponsor); honorable mention to Ancient Roman Art Booth at Festival in the Park in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 24-27, 2009 (Sherri Madden, sponsor)
• 2008–2009: The Terence Award for the Best Use of Latin in a Film, eClassics (Andrew Reinhard, sponsor); honorable mention to the Roman Family Fun Day at Jackson Park, Master's Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina (Sherri Madden, sponsor)
• 2007–2008: Knights of the Tiber Cantors, the Latin Club at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, OH (Stergios Lazos and Daniel Cavoli, sponsors)
• 2006-2007: Latin Enrichment Day, Master's Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina (Sherri Madden, sponsor)
• 2005-2006: Andrew O'Brien at St. Paul's Episcopal School, Metairie, LA, and Stephen L. Pearce at Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA (the usual CPL awards were replaced this year by special awards for two high-school Latin programs struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina)
• 2004-2005: Saturnalia Festival, Parkview High School in Georgia (Robert Patrick, sponsor)
  
• 2003-2004: Orange County JCL in North Carolina (Peggie Murray, sponsor)
• 2002-2003: NW Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina (Sarah Wright, sponsor)
• 2001-2002: Elizabeth City High School in North Carolina (Mary Carroll, sponsor)
• 2000-2001: Mount Vernon High School in Indiana (Judy Grebe, sponsor)
• 1999-2000: Monmouth High School Latin Club in Illinois (Jackie Urban, sponsor)
• 1998-1999: Mount Vernon High School in Indiana (Judy Grebe, sponsor)

Please send all inquiries and applications to:

Dr. Nicoletta Villa-Sella
Foreign Language
The Linsly School
60 Knox Lane
Wheeling, WV 26003
304-233-3260
nsella at linsly dot org