The Classics Club made great strides iri the third year since its inception. Despite what Prep students tenrl to think, the ancient cultures of Rome and Greece still are very much alive today. “A lot of the time, we focus on the language while in Latin class,” said moderator and Latin Teacher Ms. Kristine Spano, “but in the Clas sics Club, have] a chance to experience b oth the language and the culture instead.” The club changed focus this year and used m odern m ovies and events with classical themes to gain wider ap “Withtogasyou don 'tneedto peal. A screening of Gladiator wearanypants!" and a trip to see Junior Patrick Comey Alexander, the movie, and a live performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar drew dozens of students, offer proof that interest in the Classics Club has grown. Excellent leadership proved part of the reason for this ren ew ed appeal. M oderators Ms. K atherine Lochbrunner and Ms. Spano worked withjuniors presi dent Patrick Comey, vice president Valentino Mills, and secretaries Andrew Anderson and Stephen McDermott This group of hard-working individuals also set its sights on increasing the number of students who enroll in either Latin or Greek as an elective in their junior and senior years. As junior Anderson concisely put it, “Thanks to the Classics Club, Latin is no longer dead!”
Ms. Kristine Spano and Ms. Katherine Lochbrunner begin an introduc tory Classics Club meeting with members juniors Thomas Ongeri, An drew Zhu, Allen Ferrer, sophomore Amit Sathe, and juniors James Dootan, and John Llaneza.
Junior John Llaneza and nice presi dent junior V a le n tin o Mills conduct a meeting-of the Classics Club.
Though the club enjoyed widespread pres ence for the past two years, the Classics Club saw renewed interest via a greater number of events and wider participa tion. In addition to attending films, such as Alexander, and watching movies in school, such as Gladiator and 0 Brother Where Art Thou?, students enjoyed live classical theater in the NYC performance of Julius Caesar. Much credit was owed to the diligence of the co-moderators and both presidentjunior Patrick Comey and vice president junior Valentino Mills. Classics Club
Moderators Ms. Katherine Lochbrunner and Ms. Kristine Spano intro duce the movie that they about to present, Gladiator.