According to Caren Rickett, club sponsor and Latin teacher, the club will meet Feb. 1 to prepare for the state convention. According to Rickett, the club meets in A231 until the late bus. Students are free to stop in at any time and join.

“We have a big meeting around May which is the big convention,” secretary and senior Jordan (J) Galloway said. “And basically what you do is have schools against each other and have competitions with gladiators, mythology, and sports chants.”

According to Katie Schmelz, senior and club member, at their last meeting Jan. 25, the club did logistic work including fundraiser planning and coming up with service project ideas. Among the ideas include volunteering and creating paper dolls.

Club members are also preparing for the Indiana Junior Classical League (IJCL) event. This coming meeting, the club will focus on state convention registration and what it entails, Schemlz said. According to Schmelz, each meeting follows a similar schedule: talk about the syllabus, conduct activities, eat food and create next meeting’s syllabus.

“We have about 6 members who will travel to Purdue University for a day long event to meet new people. That’s my favorite part,” Galloway said. “And the ability to do fundraisers and come up with different service projects makes Latin Club not only a club about the language, but culture and helping each other.”