Author: Ben Johnson

Also to note that there’s a world languages position open at Sacopee Valley. Here’s the job description from ServingSchools.com: MSAD 55 is seeking a dynamic World Language Teacher at Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram, Maine.   Our students were previously participating in a vibrant Latin program; however, we would consider changing languages and broadening our students’ horizons, except for… Read more →

Westbrook High School is looking for a full-time Latin teacher for the 2019-2020 school year. The course load includes 2 sections of Latin I, 2 sections of Latin II, and 1 section of Latin III. WHS supplies students and teachers with laptops, and we use the Cambridge Latin Course online platform as a textbook. This position, posted externally the week… Read more →

The deadline for Class of 2019 students, who have completed AP or IB Language testing, to apply for the Maine Seal of Biliteracy is July 22, 2019.  School districts should review the information on the Maine Seal of Biliteracy website under the FAQ “Some tests listed on the criteria page do not report scores until after graduation.  Will the Maine Seal… Read more →

Avē! If you are planning on attending the MCA Spring Meeting (May 4th at Winthrop HS), please be sure to fill out the preregistration form at this link. For more information and to hear about what you’ll be missing if you DON’T attend (Shaler … Johnson … Lavinia), check out this post. And keep in mind that the most important… Read more →

From Stephen Farrand at Chewonki: I need a volunteer adult who knows Latin to accompany the field trip Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki is taking to the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden on Friday, May 3rd. This person could meet us either at Chewonki in Wiscasset at 12:45 or at the CMBG at 1:30. We’ll be there about three hours and… Read more →

The MCA Spring Meeting will be on May 4th at Winthrop High School in Winthrop, ME. Coffee and registration begin at 8:30 am, and the meeting starts at 9:00 am. Ross Shaler, Winthrop HS, will be starting off the talk by connecting Vergil’s Aeneid to the Apollonius’s Argonautica, the only surviving Hellenistic epic. After the break, Ben Johnson, Hampden Academy,… Read more →

The Maine Classical Association is looking for members interested in holding leadership positions for the upcoming term, starting in Fall 2019 and running through Spring 2021. The executive board consists of the following offices: President Vice-President Corresponding Secretary Recording Secretary Treasurer FLAME Representative CANE Representative CLAMOR Editor Technology Coordinator If you are interested in applying for one of these offices,… Read more →

Because of the winter storm coming tomorrow, the Maine JCL Fall Convention is being rescheduled for November 30. Same Latin time, same Latin place. If you have any questions, please email one of the state chairs. Sit nix! Read more →

The Maine delegation to the 2018 National Junior Classical League Convention numbered 21 this year:  16 high school students, 3 teachers who are local JCL sponsors and one retired teacher. The convention took place on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from July 22 – July 29. Several awards were earned during the week.  The student delegation placed… Read more →

Members of the Maine Classical Association enjoyed an informative and entertaining meeting at Colby College on Saturday, October 13, 2018.  Seventeen people were in attendance at the Colby College Alumni Center, where they enjoyed breakfast items and then later a delicious lunch of sandwiches, salad and cookies. Delivering talks at this meeting were: Hamish Cameron of Bates College.  His presentation… Read more →