1. Curriculum Night Dies Lunae
I will post this to the GCA’s Website as soon as we are given the okay to create our faculty pages.
Curriculum Night
Dies Lunae

2. SCIO LINGUAM LATINAM I have studied Latin for the last 11 years
Started in 9th grade with Mrs. Palumbo (next door)
Bachelor of Arts (Chinese, Economics, Latin)- University of Arizona
Master of Arts (Classics – Latin Pedagogy)- University of Arizona

3. AMO LINGUAM LATINAM 1. National Junior Classical League
State conventions
National conventions
Certamen chair for state conventions
2. American Classical League
3. I have traveled to Italy and Greece multiple times

4. Teaching Experience
This is my third year teaching and my first year at GCA
Previous experience:
University of Arizona – Latin 101, 102, 201, and 202
Student teaching at The Gregory School in Tucson

5. Google Classroom and Infinite Campus
Students have access to EVERYTHING through GC. It can be used on ANY device.
The codes/abbreviations
HW-Homework
Week 1.1 (Quarter 1, week 1)
VQ-Vocab quiz
CQ-Chapter quiz
Participation-5 times per week-SOTW
Drill-Being a great student grade (tardies, cells, etc)
I update all the time

6. OPPORTUNITIES National Junior Classical League (Latin Club) $10
Wednesdays at lunch in 110
Open door policy
National Latin Honor Society (Tutoring)-Schedule on a later slide
Scholarships-For seniors
AZJCL, NJCL, NLE, National Latin Honor Society
State Activities, State Latin Convention and National Latin Convention
Italy Travel-GCA does not do the AZJCL trip

7. Opportunities only available to Latin Club (JCL)
*National Latin Honor Society
*State Latin Convention
*National Latin Convention
*NJCL Online Contests (vocab, etymology, civ)
However, ALL students are required to take the National Latin Exam

8. *You cannot help your child with Latin!
BIGGEST CHALLENGE
*You cannot help your child with Latin!
*What you can do is tell them to go to tutoring!

9. Tutoring *Before school (I arrive at 7:00 each day) and after school
*Every lunch period EXCEPT WEDNESDAYS due to Latin club
*Private GCA Tutors are available- me!
This is a free service provided by National LATIN Honor Society

10. High School Latin Honors Latin II Honors Latin III Honors Latin IV
AP Latin (Mrs. Palumbo doing the paperwork for the official approval)
Humanities Service Learning (Mrs. Palumbo has asked for the the paperwork for the official approval)