Latin at St. Mary’s High School Why study Latin? Latin Course Offerings St. Mary’s Classics Club National Junior Classical League

Why Study Latin Latin helps with English grammar and vocabulary. Approximately 60% of English words, 90% of words over two syllables, come from Greek and Latin. Because it is an inflected language, Latin helps with any foreign language study, but it is especially helpful for the study of the Romance Languages. Knowing Latin vocabulary is very useful for work in scientific and medical fields. Latin is very attractive to law schools because of its training in analytical and synthetic thinking. Latin is the living language of the Roman Catholic Church. Latin helps verbal SAT scores.

Latin Course Offerings Latin I and Honors Latin I Latin II and Honors Latin II Latin III and Honors Latin III Honors Latin IV Honors Latin V

Latin I and Honors Latin I

Latin II and Honors Latin II

Latin III and Honors Latin III

Honors Latin IV

Honors Latin V Catullus Horace Ovid Cicero Ancient Greek The Gospel According to St. John

St. Mary’s Classics Club

Latin Organizations National Latin Exam Level I: First Year Latin Prose Level III/IV: Third Year Latin Poetry Level III/IV: Fourth Year Latin National Junior Classical League Honors Society of the NJCL National Latin Honors Society Maryland Junior Classical League