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SEPTEMBER 2017

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Kickoff Overview
3 K I C KO F F OV E RV I E W V I V I LU
The 2017 Walton Kickoff
Certamen Tournament was held
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at Walton’s recently-built school
on September 16th, featuring
E A S T C O B B E R PA R A D E ERIN KIM some of the most competitive
and dedicated Certamen players
in Georgia. Teams from different

5 RO M A N S A N D N AT U R A L VIVI LU schools across Georgia faced

each other in a battle of
DISASTERS knowledge and speed in three
different levels: Novice (Latin

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I), Intermediate (Latin II), and
MEET AN OFFICER: Advanced (Latin III+). Players
ERIN KIM tested their buzzing skills as well
S H R E YA PA N D YA as a vast array of information
The Walton A novice team stands with
their hard-earned 1st place trophy
including Latin language, Photo: Anita Singh

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Roman history and culture, and
MEET AN OFFICER: ERIN KIM mythology.
M AG G I E Z H A N G Carrying on the tradition held
by the famed former Advanced
Congratulations to the many
Walton students that participated
in the Certamen tournament. The
next Certamen tournament will

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team consisting of Bryan Wu,
Bryan Zhang, Lucy Wang, and
Allen Zhang, Walton’s Advanced
team placed first by over a
hundred points in the final
round, beating Northview and
North Gwinnett. Impressively,
Erin Kim two of Walton's novice teams
won first and second place. The
& intermediate team performed
well despite difficulties in the
Vivi Lu preliminary rounds, barely missing
the top three.
be Fall Forum on October 21st
at North Gwinnett.
Also, a big thank you to
everyone who volunteered and
donated! Mr. Farnsworth called
this tournament the most
smoothly run Kickoff held at
Walton, and it could not have
been done without all the help
received. (Reminder: If you have
not yet entered volunteer hours
in x2vol, be sure to do so as
soon as possible.)

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WJCL at the East
Cobber Parade ERIN KIM
On September 16, members of the WJCL (Bhargav Tata, Maggie Zhang,
Ron Lee, Leland Burrows, and Anita Singh) participated in the annual
East Cobber parade for the first time in several years. Proposed by Vice
President Bhargav Tata, the VPs of our board came together to come
up with a plan to increase publicity for the JCL. On the cool summer
morning, the five eager JCLers climbed into Mrs. Burrow's truck, ready
to take on the parade. Clothed in bed-sheet togas and equipped with
lolipops attatched with Latin quotes, they were ready to start a new
tradition for the WJCL. Even though the parade was held on the same
day as the Walton Kickoff Certamen, these dedicated members gave
up their possible volunteer hours for this cause, and did not regret it
one bit. Maggie Zhang claims that the parade was "a ton of fun," and
that she "looks forward to participating again next year, hopefully with
more of our WJCL members." Even though this year may not have had
the turn-out we expected, the success experienced by WJCL this year
hopefully means an increased number of eager participants next year.
Not only did members Anita Singh and Maggie Zhang participate in the
parade, they also proved their dedication by baking baked goods for
the certamen tournament. On the night of September 15, the board
all gathered at our histrian Anita Singh's humble abode to bake some
delicious baked goods for the tournament and to whip up some posters
for the parade. A big thanks to Grace Xu, our censor, for the beautiful
JCL poster she created for the truck, which you can also see hanging
on the bulletin board in the back of the room. Also thank you to Mrs.
Burrows for all of her help.
Maggie Zhang peeks
out of the sun roof of
Mrs. Burrow's truck to
see East Cobbers and
let them know more
about the JCL.
Photo: Anita Singh
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Unlike the occurrence of relentless hurricanes this past
month, these natural disasters most likely never hit Rome
because its position in the Mediterranean causes tropical
cyclones to be extraordinarily rare. However, the words
tempestas and procella (tempest and storm) exist in the
Latin language, and Rome along with other nearby ancient
civilizations had other difficulties with weather.
Much of Rome’s mythology originated in Greece, where
forces of weather were viewed as divine and fascinating.
For example, the Greeks told of the gods Aeolus (king of
winds) and Boreas (North wind), both based completely
off of meteorology. The goddess of snow, Chione, appeared
occasionally in myths, while Helios and Selene, siblings that
ruled over the sun and moon, were even more distinguished.
Especially prominent in Greek mythology was Poseidon
himself, the Olympian god whose domain ranged from the
sea to horses and encompassed earthquakes and floods.
Even more intriguing is the idea of floods that appears in
creation myths around the globe. These range from Iroquois
stories to Mesopotamian tales to Chinese fables, and they
include the famous Noah’s Ark, Epic of Gilgamesh, and
Greek myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha. This connection of
prehistoric floods has been a topic of interest for scholars for
generations.
Despite the lack of information on Roman hurricanes, more
on other natural disasters has been chronicled throughout
ancient history, most of which can be found in mythology.
“Juno
Romans Asking
Aeolus to
and Natural
Release
the
Winds”
Disasters
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by
François
Boucher
 Meet
with Erin Kim
the Officer
Shreya Pandya
of the JCL?
Q: What is your favorite part
My favorite part of the
Walton JCL is the family
I've created over the past
five years. From Latin I was
able to meet some of the
funniest people and many of
my best friends. Whenever
we're together we create new
memories that I will cherish
forever.
Q: What is your most
memorable moment from
being a part of Latin?
My most memorable
moment was last year at state
convention when DJ said that
he lost all our pizza money.
which was about $600. Some
of us tried looking for it in
the forest while everyone else
went to his room to make sure
he did not keep his wallet in
his room like a doofus. Not
surprisingly, the wallet was
found on his bed.
Q: Why did you choose to do
Latin?
I decided to join Latin
because all my friends were
and it seemed like the "nerdy
cool" thing to do. It was one of
the best decisions of my life.
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Co-President
Q: Why are you thankful
to the JCL?
I am thankful for
the JCL because it has
allowed me to have
lasting friendships and
has also given me many
opportunities to help the
community.
Q: How could you describe
your experience as Co-
President So far?
I love being Latin Co-
President! All the officers
and seem to get along.
It is amazing to help an
organization that has given
so much to you.
Meet the Officer
with Erin Kim
Maggie Zhang
Co-VP
Q: What is your favorite part of
the JCL?
The JCL community is by
far the warmest, supportive,
and family-like community
that I have ever experienced.
Everyone in the JCL helps each
other, and I am honored to be
a member of the JCL simply
because it makes me proud to
be a part of such a community.
Q: Why are you thankful to the
JCL?
The JCL is one of the
few places where I actually
feel supported by everyone. It
helps me connect with so many
different people. Meeting new
people is always fun for me
because humans are interesting
specimens.
Q: How could you describe your
experience as Co-VP So far?
I It's the most stressful
officer position I have ever
taken on. There are so many
things that I have to help plan,
and so many politics that I
have to weave around to not
disappoint everyone. It is a lot of
work but I still have hope that it
will pay off in the end. I aim not
to get roasted and toasted by the
end of this year.
Q: What is your most
memorable moment from
being a part of Latin?
The moment that I realized
that the JCL is and was bigger
than I had ever imagined was in
freshman year when I attended
my first convention and I saw
how excitedly the GJCL cheered
for Bryan Wu. People that I
had never seen before were all
screaming their heads off in
support of Bryan. I just saw him
as my neighbor, but to see him
so glorified opened my mind to
a whole new world.
Q: Why did you choose to do
Latin?
IFarnsworth and GJCL. I'm
definitely not that good at latin,
but Farns and the GJCL make up
for my lack in translation skills.
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