26 Berkshire Country Day School Students Recognized for High Scores on 2008 National Latin Exam

LENOX, MA (04/14/2008)(readMedia)-- Berkshire Country Day, an independent school serving students in pre-kindergarten through ninth grade, is pleased to announce that 26 Upper School students were awarded certificates and medals for their high scores on the 2008 National Latin Exam. The NLE exam is sponsored both by the American Classical League and the National Junior Classical League. More than 134,000 students from all 50 states and eleven foreign countries took the test in March.

For the Introduction to Latin exam, Achievement Certificates were issued to seventh graders Wolfgang Ballinger (Ghent, NY), Charlie Coan (Ghent, NY), and Lauren Graham (Hinsdale, MA).

For the Latin I National Exam, the following students receive cum laude distinction: Nikolaj Brattke (Grade 8, Lenox, MA), Katherine Crane (Grade 8, Dalton, MA), Jordon Newton (Grade 7, Pittsfield, MA), Ava Paquin (Grade 7, Hinsdale, MA), and Jonah Strassler (Grade 8, Lee, MA).

For the Latin I National Exam, the following student received magna cum laude distinction: Winston Boney (Grade 8, Hillsdale, NY), Roya Daemi (Grade 8, Great Barrington, MA), Eliza Fairbrother (Grade 8, West Stockbridge, MA) and Dylan Cole-Kink (Grade 7, West Stockbridge, MA).

For the Latin I National Exam, the following student received maxima cum laude distinction and a Silver medal: Caleb Braun (Grade 7, East Chatham, NY), Ivy Ciaburri (grade 7, Hinsdale, MA), Malcolm Drenttel (Grade 7, Falls Village, CT), Adam Fraser (Grade 8, Lenox, MA), Sandy Moore (Grade 8, Great Barrington, MA), Harry Rich (Grade 7, Pittsfield, MA), Emily Rowe (Grade 8, Dalton, MA), and Kelt Wilska (Grade 7, Old Chatham, NY).

For the Latin II Exam, the following students received cum laude distinction: Andrew Campoli Grade 9, Pittsfield, MA), Elizabeth Howard (Grade 9, East Chatham, NY), Claire Meyer (Grade 8, West Stockbridge, MA) and Benjamin Paley Grade 9, Pittsfield, MA).

For the Latin II exam, Jeffrey Lowenstein (Grade 9, Sheffield, MA) achieved magna cum laude distinction and Byron Hutchison (Grade 8, Kinderhook, NY) achieved maxima cum laude distinction and a Silver medal.

BCD students participate in Latin from Grade 6 through Grade 9 with teachers Eugénie Fawcett of Tyringham, MA, Marcia Jones of Pittsfield, MA, and Joel Bradley of Windsor, MA.

“We are extremely proud of all of our students for their exceptional placements on this year’s National Latin Exam,” says BCD Head of School Rob Peterson. “It is a testament to the quality of our long standing Latin program and our faculty’s commitment to excellence.”

ABOUT BERKSHIRE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Founded in 1946, BCD is an independent school serving pre-kindergarten through ninth grade. BCD is an academically rigorous school with a caring community in which students and teachers share in the process of learning. Steadfast in its commitment to learning in the spirit of inquiry and discovery, the school community is dedicated to encouraging academic excellence at the highest level, advancing each student's unique potential for well-rounded development, and fostering responsive and responsible citizenship. More information can be found at www.berkshirecountryday.org.

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