Wisconsin Junior Classical League
Convention Summary (2025)
The Wisconsin Junior Classical League convention took place on January 30th – Feb 1st. Luther Prep’s 20 students were among the 330 students from 11 high schools who attended this year’s convention in Madison, WI.
At the convention, students take part in a variety of activities, including general assemblies, spirit contests, competitions in art, chess, essays, and oratory, as well as a toga banquet.
Students are also tested on their knowledge of the classics of ancient Greece and Rome. This year students took a number of tests and placed in the top 5 for their respective levels in the categories listed below:
Another highlight of the convention is a competition called certamen. (Certamen is a Jeopardy-style quiz bowl game.) Teams from each school compete against each other, 3 at a time in 3 preliminary rounds. Each preliminary round consists of 15 toss-up questions with 2 bonus questions for each toss-up question. Whichever team answers the toss-up correctly gets a chance at the two bonus questions. For each level (1-4), the top 3 teams after the preliminary rounds, compete in the final round: 20 toss-up questions, 2 bonus questions per toss-up.
This year our Latin 4 team made it to the finals and placed 3rd overall. Congrats to the following seniors on our team: John Balge, David Grunewald, Caleb Hahnke, Allie Hinz, James Norton, Logon Sellnow.
We thank the organizers of the WJCL for making the convention possible this year. Above all, we thank God and give him the glory for the gifts he has given to our students and for the ways in which he is preparing them to be a blessing to his church, as was evident at this year’s convention.