We are pleased to announce the results of the National Latin Examinations (NLE), taken by all Hill students studying Latin. In late February, 93 Hill School students were among the more than 148,000 students across the United States and several foreign countries who took these standardized tests, which are administered in one full academic period.
The NLE Committee honors students for their performance by issuing certificates of achievement which correspond to the various scoring levels (exact numbers vary according to each test). The highest award consists of a gold medal and a certificate of achievement entitled, Summa Cum Laude, granted only to those students who have achieved either perfect scores or who have offered no more than one or two incorrect answers. The second highest award consists of a silver medal with a Maxima Cum Laude certificate of achievement. Additional awards include Magna Cum Laude and Cum Laude certificates.
Of the 93 Hill School students who took the exams, 62 received awards. Of those 62 awards, 11 were summa and 22 maxima, meaning that 53% of the total awards to Hill students were in the two highest categories. Of the 34 students who took the Latin I exam, 17 (50%) received awards; 30 students completed the Latin II exam and 21 (70 percent) received awards; 29 students took the Latin III/IV exam with 23 (79 percent) receiving awards.
LATIN 1:
Silver medals and Maxima Cum Laude citations were awarded to: Timothy Rutt ’15, Preston Tietjen ’15 (students of Dr. Lake); Paula Noller ’15, William Garrett ’15, Garrison Smith ’15 (students of Dr. Cox).
Magna Cum Laude Certificates of Merit were awarded to: Sam Norton ’15, Autumn Lafferty ’15, Konstan Golobokov ’15, Stephanie Barron ’16, Mary McCardle ’15, Mark Forest ’15 (students of Dr. lake); Liam Eadie ’15, Jonathan Young ’15 (students of Dr. Cox)
Cum Laude Certificates of Merit were awarded to Alexandria Shirey ’15, Lauren Selwyn ’15 (students of Dr. Lake); James Gould ’13, Charles Preletz ’15 (students of Dr. Cox).
LATIN II:
Gold medals and Summa Cum Laude citations were awarded to: John Carson ’14, Braden Cordivari ’14, My Linh Luu Hoang ’14, Joey Stephens ’13, Jordan Trout ’14, Berenger Wegman ’15 (students of Dr. Lake); Robert A. Kerr, III ’12 (student of Dr. Cox)
Silver medals and Maxima Cum Laude citations were awarded to: Luke Andersen ’14, Julia Donald ’14, Ivan Katyshev ’13, Schuyler Metzger ’14, Abigail Mortimer ’12, Sanobar Shaikh ’14(students of Dr. Lake); Elizabeth Gudas ’14, Nana Y. Owusu ’14 (students of Dr. Cox).
Magna Cum Laude Certificates of Merit were awarded to Kyle Gawel ’14 and Rosa Volpe ’14 (students of Dr. Lake).
Cum Laude Certificates of Merit were awarded to: Alexandra Lange ’14, Colin Spencer ’14 (students of Dr. Lake); Taylor Hendrickson ’14, Cynthia Teinowitz ’14 (students of Dr. Cox).
LATIN III/IV:
Gold medals and Summa Cum Laude citations were awarded to Robert Young ’12 (student of Dr. Lake); Charles Buschmann’13, David Eckhart’13, Nabil Shaikh’13 (students of Dr. Bender).
Silver medals and Maxima Cum Laude citations were awarded to: Ronuk Modi’12, Katherine Ferrara’12, Lindsey Hassinger’12 (students of Dr. Lake); Christian Argenti’13, Carson Stephens ’13 (students of Dr. Cox); Michelle Adjangba’13, Kara Beckman’13, Nate Smith-Ide ’13, William Worrilow ’13 (students of Dr. Bender)
Magna Cum Laude Certificates of Merit were awarded to: Adam Beards’13, Madeline Finaly ’13 (students of Dr. Cox); Monica Patel ’12, Hollyn Taylor ’12 (students of Dr. Lake); Theodore Poatsy ’13, Mala Sharma ’12 (students of Dr. Bender).
Cum Laude Certificates of Merit were awarded to: Kimberly Breeding ’13, Dominic Lucchesi ’13 (students of Dr. Cox); Blair Bellis ’12, Amy Amuquamdoh ’12 (students of Dr. Lake).
The National Latin Examination Committee, whose membership consists of university professors and secondary school teachers of Latin, composes the tests annually with the intention of measuring a student’s command of Latin grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. With some questions on Roman culture, architecture, and history, the tests cover Latin I, II, III/IVProse and III/IVPoetry, V and VI. Each test consists of 40 multiple-choice questions inclusive of a Latin passage on which questions explore the student’s ability to comprehend and translate.