Gabe Adams, Kellan Bristol, Ignacio Montague, Conall Keneddy. Back: Sam Keith, Riley Washington, Lydia Reimert, Camryn Reimert, Kate Mackenzie, Lennon Daffinrud. Second picture: Gabe Adams celebrates after winning the gladiator competition against high schoolers.

On Sunday, April 10th, a group of nine students, five parents, and two Latin teachers from The Riverside School made the two-hour drive to St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire to participate in the New Hampshire Junior Classical League conventions. The three concepts the event focused on were philia (friendship), agon (competition), and paideia (learning).  Riverside students took advantage of all three by participating in candidate elections, competing in written tests, certamen (classical trivia), chariot races, Roman coin workshops, and even gladiatorial combat. The students’ preparation certainly paid off: their skit won first place, 8th grader Sam Keith won 1st place in  the mythology test, Gabe Adams won the overall gladiatorial competition, and the certamen team came in second place. Head of School and Latin Club sponsor Roy Starling said, “I think they were all a little overwhelmed by all the high schoolers at first, but everyone had a great time and it was wonderful to see them take home so many prizes at the end of the day.”