Parliamentarian – Daria Butler Serving as the NVJCL Parliamentarian for the past year has taught me innumerable lessons about responsibility, cooperation, and participation. Working with the other officers from Liberty and Meadows and Mr. Fisher over the past year has been such a wonderful experience. Assuming responsibility for this year’s NVJCL elections and essentially the future of our JCL for the upcoming year has been both trying and lifechanging. I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity I’ve been given and am thrilled to see what new successes the NVJCL will without a doubt accomplish in the coming years.
Daria Butler, Grade 12
To the most incredible Latin teacher I could ever ask for: Thank you so much Mrs. J! Over the last four years, your class is the one that I’ve consistently looked forward to! I’ve learned so much from you not only concerning the Lingua Latina, mythology, and the ancient Greeks and Romans but also some valuable life lessons.
Editor – Aliya Farmanali Being the Editor of the Nevada Junior Classical League has been such a wonderful and exciting experience. While I have been in office, I have grown to appreciate more than ever the time and dedication put into organizing NVJCL events throughout the year, the most important of which is our annual NVJCL State Convention! I can testify to the fact that the JCL is one of the most inclusive and diverse organizations that exist. Thus, I have found it so thrilling that as an NVJCL officer, I have helped to preserve the value of the JCL in bringing together people of different backgrounds, interests, and talents and encouraging strong friendships to form at events such as the NVJCL State Convention. I can’t pick out a favorite JCL moment from this year because they were all great. However, I know that this weekend’s NVJCL Convention at The Meadows School will be filled with the best ones. I would like to thank Ms. Jankowski for everything that she has done for TMS JCL, the NVJCL, and the NJCL over the past year. Moreover, I would like to thank her for the encouragement which she has given me over the years. She is the epitome of JCL-ness, continuing to inspire me every day through her dedication to the classics and to the community and reminding me of why I became a JCLer in the first place.
Aliya Farmanali, Grade 11
Historian – Abi Balarajan
Abi Balarajan, Grade 12
It truly has been a blessing, the years I have been able to spend with the JCL organization. Since my first state convention in 8th grade my love and passion for this organization has grown and blossomed. My year as being the state historian has allowed me to share my passion and love for this organization and encourage it onto others. My most favorite memory of being a state officer was creating the state scrapbook. This scrapbook I dedicated days of my life to with other individuals, finishing it the night before convention. Coming up with the idea, seeing it come to life, and showing what the state has done are all things that I want the world to see. Definitely a favorite memory is taking the funny, awkward, and hilarious photos that JCLers that somehow end up posing for. Illustrating the joy individuals have for this organization is something I have wanted to encourage in my office, and as I leave it, I hope this state JCL continues to thrive on the fond memories that JCLers have at these conventions and makes sure that these memories get recorded in a snapshot.