Who We Are

The Boston Latin School Junior Classical League is an organization dedicated to the promotion of ancient culture, including Greek and Roman, in the modern world. We are a chapter of a much larger organization - the ACL. The student branches of this classics organization includes the NJCL (National Junior Classical League) and MassJCL (Massachusetts Junior Classical League), of which BLSJCL is an affiliate.

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The BLSJCL chapter is one of the largest in NJCL, as well as one of the largest at MassJCL. Throughout the year, BLSJCL attends many state level events, such as kickoff and state convention (to learn more, visit the Events tab). We also attend the main national event - The NJCL Convention 2024, which will be held at University of Tenessee, Knoxville, Tenessee.

 

As part of JCL, many of us join the NJCL Latin Honor Society. The NJCL Latin Honor Society is a special designation given to Junior Classical League students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and citizenship in Latin class. NJCL Latin Honor Society induction matters because it shows prospective colleges and employers that a student values high academic achievement and has maintained proper citizenship. Colleges especially value language honor society induction because they are eager to accept students who challenge themselves in meaningful courses and who succeed. The Latin Honor Society membership is earned annually based on student performance.

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JCL offers a plethora of competitive and fun events as well! The competitive events are classified into 4 categories: Academics, Graphic Arts, Creative Arts, Olympika, and Certamen.

 

Certamen is a competitive, buzzer-style game where participants answer questions for classically themed questions. The four major categories are the Latin language, Greco-Roman mythology, Roman history, and Roman culture.