April Update

Salvete/χαίρετε,

With only two weeks to go until Connecticut State Latin & Greek Day 2024, we want to share some updates for you about some changes to expect.  You can now find information on sessions and events on the website under ‘Important Info’ tab (linked here).  Feel free to share this with students so they can plan their activities.  Diplomas, chaperone info, and soccer/volleyball slots will be available by April 29th.  Here are a few updates; please read carefully:

• We are happy to share that Grumio from Cambridge Latin Course will be offering special prizes to winners of the chariot race this year!  CLC is generously offering the prizes, along with a life-sized Grumio that will be raffled off at CSLGD.  More details to come.  Please remember that the chariot race happens at 12:15pm.
• Due to low participation and lack of a coordinator, we will not be holding a declamation competition this year.  We know this event means a lot to some students, and we apologize.  Students may be interested in a new declamation-related presentation on Classics in CT put on by a student group at Yale.
• To alleviate the long lines at Toga Teddies, this year students will need to get an appointment ticket from the hospitality tent in order to make a Toga Teddy.  Students without a ticket will not be able to participate. 
• Students participating in Certamen must report to Tent III promptly at the signup time (9:00am for lower certamen, 10:30am for upper certamen).  The coordinator will make the bracket and give teams a time to return for their next matchup.  Teams who are not present at signup time or their matchup time will forfeit their entry.
• The bag check this year will be located in the ‘ballfield concessions’ building.  This will better protect them from wet or muddy conditions.

Thanks everyone!

CSLGD 2024 Logo Contest Winner

Salvete/χαίρετε!

We are excited to share the winning logo design for CT State Latin & Greek Day 2024. The committee had many evocative submissions to choose from. In the end, this year’s winning design was submitted by Daniel Yoo of New Canaan High School. Daniel’s logo will be featured on all T-shirts, hoodies, and plaques created for CSLGD 2024. Daniel has won free admission to CSLGD 2024, and 2 free T-shirts featuring his design. Congratulations Daniel!

Here is the updated registration and T-shirt/Hoodie order form. The deadline this year is April 5th, but the earlier registrations are received, the better!

Registration Form AND T-shirts/Hoodies

CSLGD 2024

Salvete/χαίρετε!

We are pleased to announce that Connecticut State Latin & Greek Day will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at Holiday Hill. The theme is Memento vivere // Mέμνησο ζῆν, and the CSLGD Committee is officially looking for a student designed logo to be featured on T-shirts and Hoodies. Please submit designs by January 19, 2024 (see form for details). Here are the Logo Contest Form and the Registration Form. 

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CSLGD 2024 Registration Form

Check back for more information as it becomes available.

CSLGD Awards

Salvete/χαίρετε,

This is a quick post to make you aware of some exciting happenings at CT State Latin and Greek Day this year.  We have 2 special prizes we award each year to an outstanding school/individual in attendance.  The prizes are beautiful plaques which feature the CSLGD logo for the current year.  Each plaque is named in honor of a worthy educator who contributed to Latin & Greek Day.   

The first award is the William J. Mayer Opus Optimum ‘Best in Show’ Award.  Bill Mayer dedicated his life’s work to promoting Classics education at the secondary level in our area.  We present the award in his honor to the student who created the most outstanding display project submitted each year across all categories.  If you have excellent student artwork, please bring it to Latin Day this year in celebration and in competition for the prize!

Our other special award is the Nancy Lister Summa Cum Virtute ‘Best in Spirit’ Award.  Nancy Lister was the leader and coordinator of CT State Latin Day for years, overseeing its growth into the amazing experience it is today.  We honor her legacy by recognizing the school that shows excellence across a range of activities, namely Declamation, Certamen, School Banner, Costume Contest, and Tunica Contest.  These events all reward advance preparation and show that a school puts in the effort.  Schools receive points based on their best finish in each event, and the overall winner takes the prize.

Finally, the CSLGD committee decided to move up our procession and chariot race to a post-lunch time frame, as school departure times have become quite varied.  Please take note when you receive the info packet email, and be aware if you are planning to race a chariot this year.

Thank you!

Registration Deadline Approaches

Salvete/χαίρετε,

I hope you all are doing great and looking forward to a nice April break in the near future!  

Registrations for CSLGD are rolling in, and we’ve entered and confirmed info with everyone whose check/registration arrived as of today.  Tomorrow (March 31st) is our official deadline for registrations.  If you plan to attend but need more time to finalize payment, please scan and email me the registration form at warchut@gmail.com as soon as possible.  

Second, please consider submitting display projects this year.  Maybe a project from earlier this year fits a category, or perhaps you find a project from our list that might fill the last few days before break.  Either way, it’s great to see students rewarded for their excellent classroom work with a medal at CSLGD.  Here are the guidelines and categories: PROJECTS

Next, you can expect an email about a week before CSLGD with the necessary documents (chaperone assignments, schedule of activities, workshops/presentations grid and descriptions, map, etc.).  As always, please make sure students and chaperones know our expectations.  Be aware that Ancient Roman/Greek dress requires some planning for students.

Last, we are planning to have a ‘return to normal’ CSLGD this year.  Holiday Hill expects to have a pre-Covid complement of employees on hand, and we have great workshops and presentations returning.  Thank you to everyone helping out this year, and thank you all for bearing with us last year too!

Thanks again!

-Drew 

Logo Winner

Greetings! We have 2 updates today. The first is that the CSLGD committee has chosen a winning design for the logo this year. It was submitted by Mikaela Martinez of Simsbury High School. Her design was chosen over several excellent entries. Thank you to everyone who submitted and congratulations to Mikaela, who will receive complimentary admission to CSLGD 2023 and 2 T-shirts featuring her design.

Please note that the final design will include the Greek theme as well.

The second update is that we need to increase the price for T-shirts and hoodies to $15 and $45, respectively. Sadly everything costs more and the previous prices are no longer viable.

So here is the updated T-shirt and hoodie order form. Have a great weekend and be safe.

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Last Call!

This is a final call for submissions to the Logo Contest for CSLGD 2023. The committee will be making a decision next week among several impressive designs. Please email Drew Warchut (warchut@gmail.com) if you have any submissions that will be later than this Friday (2/17).

CSLGD 2023

Salvete/χαίρετε,

We’re happy to announce that Connecticut State Latin & Greek Day is returning this spring!  We will be holding the event at Holiday Hill on April 27, 2023 8am-3pm.  The cost is $40 per person, and the registration deadline will be March 31, 2023.  We are anticipating a pre-pandemic like experience with a full complement of athletics and supervision provided by the venue.

This year we are planning to further integrate Latin and Greek, as reflected in our themes of natura nihil frustra facit and ούθèν μáτην ἡ φύσɩ𝜍 ποɩεî.  See the attachment or the website for our T-shirt contest this year.  We encourage you to be creative with our dual themes!

I also want to promote the State Latin Contest, an annual tradition celebrating the very best Latin students in Connecticut.  The contest runs in April, and is being offered for free this year, so please check it out – the flyer is attached.

Finally, as always, we as a committee would love to welcome aboard anyone who would like to join the CSLGD committee.  If you’ve got some ideas and aren’t afraid to lean in, let us know!  This year we could certainly use teachers who want to offer Greek sessions.  We’ll meet again in late January, so reach out before then.

Drew Warchut & Arlette de Koning

Co-Chairs, Connecticut State Latin & Greek Day 2023

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Announcing CSLGD 2023!

Salvete Omnes!

Sorry for the late start to the season! We are happy to announce that Connecticut State Latin and Greek Day will be held on April 27, 2023 from 8am to 3pm at Holiday Hill. The cost will be $40 per person (an unfortunate increase due to the venue’s rising prices). In the next few days we will post the official theme and T-shirt contest, as well as this year’s registration form. So stay tuned, and please bask in the reassuring news that CSLGD will return once again to grace the upcoming year. Vale!

Welcome to CSLGD 2022

Salvete/χαίρετε,

Welcome Packet: Please see the ‘Important Info for CSLD 2022’ tab for the key documents. The updated online versions will be the final, official versions of these materials.  Here is a combined pdf for easier printing. You will find:

• A Map of Holiday Hill
• A Schedule of the day’s organized events
• A grid of the workshops and presentations being offered
• A list of chaperones organized by school
• 2 lists of chaperones organized by responsibility
• A list of times specific to volleyball and soccer for schools who indicated interest
• This year’s student diploma

If you have a conflict that makes you or your school unable to fulfill your duty, please let me know as soon as possible. 

What’s new/different:

• Due to staffing issues, chaperones will organize athletic events this year.  If you or your chaperone(s) would like to run an athletic event, please let us know.
• Some previously organized athletic events will not occur.  See the Schedule of Events for details.  Several activities will be available but not organized as in prior years. 
• We will be using the ‘ballfield concessions’ building for display projects this year (see map).  Please bring projects there at the beginning of the day and report to that area if you are assigned to display projects or judging.
• We will be holding workshops/presentations in the rear areas of the Main Pavilion (see workshops/presentations grid).  Several cabins will not be ready to use.

Some usual reminders:

• Please make sure students are wearing ancient Greek/Roman dress.  This is required for all activities including athletic events.
• Please make sure your chaperones know their assignments.  We are more shorthanded than usual this year and it really makes a difference when the adults do their part.
• Check this website, ctstatelatinday.wordpress.com, for the latest rules, event info, and helpful tips leading up to Latin & Greek Day.

That’s it!  We look forward to seeing you all on April 28th!

Drew Warchut & Arlette de Koning

Co-chairs, CT State Latin & Greek Day Committee