This page contains the latest PVI registration information. Contests are
added as information becomes available. Check frequently for updates.
Magistra Lukes or Magister Moore MUST handle ALL PVI REGISTRATIONS.
Contest links are provided below for contest requirement information. Sites
are updated as the school year progresses.
CONTESTS ARE LISTED IN ORDER OF PVI CLOSING DATES
National Latin Exam
PVI REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. ALL PVI LATIN STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED
to PARTICIPATE. Registration and fee has been supported by PVI
and the World Languages Department.
2010 NATIONAL LATIN EXAM test information is available. You may
practice old exams. EXACT PVI Contest date is to be scheduled
during the 2nd week in March 2010 during 3rd period.
National Latin Exam
JANUARY 8, 2010 National Mythology Exam
PVI REGISTRATION IS OPEN. The NME is open to ALL 9th-12th GRADERS
attending PVI. See Magistra Lukes, Magister Moore, or your PVI
ENGLISH teacher for details.
PVI registration CLOSES JANUARY 8, 2010. The Exam will be
offered AT PVI on a date to be announced in February or March
2010.
FEE: $3.
National Mythology Exam
JANUARY 8, 2010 Medusa Mythology Exam
PVI REGISTRATION IS OPEN. The MEDUSA is open to ALL 9th-12th
GRADERS attending PVI. See Magistra Lukes, Magister Moore, or
your PVI ENGLISH teacher for details.
Check site for past exams and bibliography information.
PVI registration CLOSES JANUARY 8, 2010. The Exam will be
offered AT PVI on a date to be announced in March 2010.
FEE: $3.
Medusa Mythology Exam
JANUARY 8, 2010 Classical Literacy Exam
PVI REGISTRATION IS OPEN. This is a NEW contest for PVI Latin
students.
The site is under construction and periodically changes. It will
eventually contain sample questions and matching exercises. See
Magistra for additional practice exercises.
PVI registration CLOSES JANUARY 8, 2010. The Exam will be
offered AT PVI on a date to be announced during the first week in
February 2010.
FEE PAYBLE TO A PVI LATIN TEACHER is 50 cents.
Classical Literacy Exam
FEBRUARY 6, 2010 CAV Tournament Contest
PVI REGISTRATION IS OPEN. The CAV Tournament Contest will be
offered to PVI LATIN students during the last week in March,
2010. Exact date to be determined.
PVI registration and payment of $3 fee MUST BE MADE
to the Latin teacher BY FEBRUARY 6, 2010.
This lengthy contest (1 1/2 hours)of 75 multiple choice questions
and a sight translation passage has an extensive syllabus which
may be viewed at the website. DUE TO ITS LENGTH,THIS CONTEST
MAY BE OFFERED AFTER SCHOOL.
FEE is $3.
Classical Association of Virginia (CAV) Tournament Contest
FEBRUARY 6, 2010 CAV Classical (English) Essay Contest
PVI REGISTRATION IS OPEN. The CAV Classical Essay (English)
Contest is offered only to PVI Latin students. Registration,
payment of fee, and submission of English essay entry MUST BE
MADE to the Latin teacher NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 6, 2010.
See website or topics, format, and rules. Entries NOT following
website requirements will be disqualified.
FEE is $2.
Classical Association of Virginia (CAV) Classical (English) Essay Contest
MARCH 1, 2010 Phaedrus Latin Composition Contest
PVI REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. The program is for high school age
students, typically 15 to 18 years old. Student entries will be
due March 1, 2010 to the website. A top prize of $500 will be
awarded for first place. Other cash prizes will be given to the
second- and third-place winners, along with honorable mention
recognition for other deserving entries.
Participating students will submit a 100- to 200-word original
fable in Latin, along with an English translation of the
submitted piece. Compositions will be graded based on the
student’s ability to accurately use Latin vocabulary and forms of
speech, the student’s creativity in subject matter and writing
style.
Phaedrus Latin Composition Contest
March 14, 2010 Bernice Fox Contest
PVI REGISTRATION IS OPEN. The BERNICE FOX is open to LATIN
students only. PVI LATIN students MUST SUBMIT entries to the
Latin Teacher NO LATER THAN MARCH 14, 2010.
See updated website for topic, format, and rules. PVI Latin
teachers decide which entries are sent forward to contest.
NO FEE.
Bernice Fox Contest
MARCH 23, 2010 CAV Latin Essay Contest
PVI REGISTRATION IS OPEN. The CAV Latin Essay (Latin) Contest is
offered only to PVI Latin students. Registration, fee, and
submission of LATIN essay entry MUST BE MADE to the Latin teacher
NO LATER THAN MARCH 23, 2010.
See website or topics, format, and rules. Entries NOT following
website requirements will be disqualified.
FEE is $2.
Classical Association of Virginia (CAV) Latin Essay Contest
MAY 18, 2010 ACL Poster Contest
PVI REGISTRATION WILL OPEN once the ACL website is updated. The
American Classical League (ACL) Poster Contest is open only to
PVI Latin students. POSTERS must be SUBMITTED to the Latin
teacher NO LATER THAN MAY 18, 2010.
Three of the posters submitted to the Latin teachers will be
chosen to be submitted to the national contest at the 64th Annual
ACL Institute at Wake Forest this coming June. The theme will be
stated on the contest's website. See website or Latin teachers
for details on size and other requirements.
NO FEE.
ACL Poster Contest
MAY 30, 2010 Terence Awards
REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION IS DIRECTLY TO CONTEST. Tell PVI
Latin teachers that you are entering contest.
Cash awards and prizes will be given to those junior high, high
school, and university students whose videos convey Classics in a
way that is informative, entertaining, or both. Please see
website for details on EXTENSIVE entry requirements.
All members of your film production team) must be junior high or
high school students (grades 6–12) during the period of January
1, 2009–May 30, 2010. Videos must be filmed during the same time
period. Only one submission per student (or student group if
created as a collaborative project) is allowed. Submissions must
be made NO LATER THAN MAY 30, 2010.
NO FEE.
TERENCE AWARDS
CAMWS Latin Translation Contest
PVI REGISTRATION IS CLOSED AND WAS BY INVITATION ONLY. The
Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS)
offers $250 cash prizes, book awards, and letters of commendation
to qualifying winners in its School Awards Latin Translation
Contest.
This year’s competition is open to advanced Latin students only.
The one-hour exam will offer Latin Poetry as exemplified by
Vergil, Ovid et al. Contestants should translate as literally as
possible without violating English idiom, and they should know
the relevant vocabulary presented in Colby’s Latin Word Lists or
the ACL Basic Latin Vocabulary, since words cited there are
normally not defined on the test. The examination is intended for
students who have had at least three years of Latin, but is also
open to superior second-year students. This exam must be
administered by a school official other than the Latin teacher
during the week of November 30 - December 4, 2009.
FEE: $2.00
CAMWS Latin Translation Contest
The Golden Sponge Stick Competition 2009
PVI REGISTRATION CLOSED as of OF NOVEMBER 30, 2009
This is a NEW contest for PVI.
If you would like to write your own Roman mystery/detective
story, here is your chance. It is a writing contest from the
United Kingdom which is open to international students.
Information (regulations, rules, address, etc.) can be found on
the Roman Mysteries blog.
Let your Latin teacher know you are entering this contest.
The CLOSING DATE of the contest is DECEMBER 10, 2009. Since your
entry needs to be mailed to the United Kingdom (England) with
proper postage for overseas, BE SURE TO HAVE IT MAILED BY
NOVEMBER 30, 2009.
Golden Sponge Stick Competition 2009
PVI REGISTRATION CLOSED as of DECEMBER 4, 2009 5 p.m. for receipt
of play by mail to Arena Stage
Ten-Minute Play Competition
Arena Stage’s annual contest for DC Metro area students in 5th
through 12th grades. The play must be original and unpublished.
A play of 6-10 pages in length must be composed by one person.
While the topic of play is up to the playwright, it is hoped that
Latin students will consider a theme related to the ancient
Romans or Greeks. Cover sheet and more information on
requirements are found at website. Submission must reach Arena
Stage VIA mail by 5 p.m. on DECEMBER 4, 2009. Allow ample time
for mail to reach Arena Stage in time.
NO FEE.
Ten-Minute Play Competition