THE QUINQUE STELLAE STELLAE WINTER 2019-2020
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LETTER LETTERFROM FROMTHE THEEDITOR EDITOR
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YALE YALECERTAMEN CERTAMEN
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EMMA CANGA, DEPUTY EDITOR
DIRECTORY DIRECTORY CHAPTER CHAPTERNEWS NEWS
EMMA CANGA, DEPUTY EDITOR
FARGODOMISM FARGODOMISM REENA SINGHAL, WJCL EDITOR
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LETTER LETTER FROM THE EDITOR EDITOR SALVETE OMNES! Our Deputy Editor Nicholas Chang is graduating soon and Chief editor Emma Canga has been elected to state office. Due to this, the Quinque Stellae is in need of a new editor. If you or anyone you know are interested in contributing to the BAJCL via the Quinque Stellae or aspire to pursue editing in the JCl, please contact any member of the BAjcl. also, general elections are coming up and if you have any interest in running this year, feel free to contact any of your bajcl officers. VALETE
EMMA CANGA
DIRECTORY DIRECTORY SPIRIT OFFICERS EDDIE KUSTNER
PRESIDENT
SAM SIMIC
AMANDA ROESSLER NOAH ABUHAJIR
VICE PRESIDENT VISHRUT AGRAWAL
TECH CO TREASURERS RONIT GUPTA
SECRETARY
KATIE HIEB
PARLIAMENTARIAN
NICHOLAS CHANG ALIÂ WARRIACH
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WJCL 2VP
ARUSHI DHINGRA
WJCL SECRETARY KYLE JAIN
WJCL TREASURER NIELS ARMBRUSTER
WJCL EDITOR
REENA SINGHAL
STATE OFFICERS
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HISTORIANS BELLA TOLEDO
EMMA CANGA
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NEWS NEWS
THE NEXT WJCL BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 1, 2020 AT BROOKFIELD ACADEMY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GOING TO NATIONALS THIS SUMMER, WE ARE FLYING TO RICHMOND SO CONTACT YOUR LATIN TEACHER TO RESERVE THE CHEAPEST PLANE TICKETS PRIOR TO THE PAYMENT DUE DATE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS! NIELS ARMBRUSTER: WJCL PRESIDENT EDDIE KUSTNER: WJCL SECRETARY NOAH ABUHAJIR : WJCL TREASURER EMMA CANGA: WJCL EDITOR
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In November 2019, four Brookfield Academy teams to competed at the annual Yale Invitational Certamen tournament. Two teams competed in the novice division, one in the intermediate division, and one in the advanced division. Middle schoolers Ayushi Chandal, Anvesha Guru, Allison Hieb, and Krish Sharma, and Leo Chen, Kishore Mohanram, Solyana Tatek, and Riya Vijayapal comprised the novice teams. The intermediate team comprised of Hena Allaqaband, Riya Singh, Charlie Hieb, and Alex Li. Meanwhile, Ali Warraich, Kyle Jain, Ronit Gupta, and Emma Canga represented BA in the advanced category.
In addition, Pranav Gogineni also competed on a mixed team with Marquette High School and Homestead Highschool. The three preliminary rounds went fantastically and all four BA teams and the combined team made it into the semifinals. Each team played impressively in this elimination round and our novice team 1 and advanced team won their rounds to continue into the finals. The novice team faced (teams 1, 2) and the advanced team faced BASIS DC (DC) and Boston Latin School 1 (MA).
After suspenseful and intense finals rounds, the novice team took first place and the advanced placed second. (transition) to the overall win in each division, one player from each of the three finals rounds receives the MVP award based on their individual performance and scoring in the finals round. Krish Sharma, from the winning novice team, received this award. Overall, BA had a successful tournament at Yale University. All players on all teams played extremely well; the hard work paid off. The tournament allows for a great experience and a treasured opportunity for BA latin students and we hope to return next year!
REENA SINGHAL
MSIMODOGRAF
"A NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT BORN OUT OF THE 2019 NJCL CONVENTION."
The 2019 NJCL Convention was filled with interesting and iconic moments unique to each individual, school, and state. However, among the thousandor-so delegates in attendance, one experience was shared by all: the glory and beauty of the Fargodome. NDSU’s sports facility (and the bison housed within) captured the hearts and minds of delegates from across the nation for the duration of that fateful week, and became the butt of many convention jokes. On August 15th, a few weeks following the close of that convention, @fargodomism made its first post on Instagram. From there, the account gained traction throughout the JCL, promoting the spread of a religion of the same name based on a deep respect instilled unto JCLers for the hypnotic properties of the Fargodome. From there, the account called for applications to fill its religious hierarchy, which consists of an anonymous “Queen Bee” that steers the movement, followed by High Bison, withWorker Bees at the less powerful end of the spectrum. The future plans of the organization remain confidential, though the message of the group appears to be focused around not only promoting the worship of the Fargodome and “Lord Bison,” but also to advocate for the rights of grasses and to sponsor a societal shift away from dependence on technology (exemplified by the messages “don’t trod on the sod” and “please silence your phone” posted in the account’s biography).
REENA SINGHAL
IS A SENIOR AT BROOKFIELD ACADEMY. SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS WJCL'S EDITOR AND IS ONE OF THE HIGH BISON OF THE FARGODOMIST RELIGION. WHEN NOT ENGANGED IN THE CLASSICS COMMUNITY, SHE FENCES AND PLAYS MINECRAFT.
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