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2003 STATE CONVENTION INFO
The 2003 Massachusetts JCL State Convention will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 16th and 17th at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. As you can tell, this is a two-day convention. This year's convention theme is
"Natura inest in mentibus nostris insatiabilis quaedam cupiditas veri videndi.""
"Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth."
*Tentative Schedule for the Convention*
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Friday May 16 |
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2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Registration/Dorms/Graphic Arts Assembling |
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3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
General Assembly I |
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4:15 – 5:45 p.m. |
Academic Contest Session/Art Judging |
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6:00 – 7:00 p.m. |
Dinner |
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7:00 – 8:30 p.m |
Creative Contests |
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7:30-10:30 p.m. |
Dance/ Coffee House |
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7:45 - 8:45 p.m. |
Candidates Open Forum |
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8:45 - 9:45 p.m. |
Sponsors Meeting |
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10:30 -11 p.m. |
Chapter Fellowship/State Officers Meeting |
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11:15 p.m. |
Call to Floors |
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11:25 p.m |
Curfew |
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Saturday May 17 |
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7:00- 8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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7:30 –8:00 a.m. |
Academic and Creative Contest Winners Announced |
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8:00 - 9:00 a.m. |
General Assembly II/ Voting |
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9:00 – 9:45 a.m. |
Workshop Session I/Art Viewing |
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9:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Certamen/ Academic Oral Finals |
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9:00 – 11:00 a.m. |
Olympika/Spirit Games |
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10:00 - 10:45 a.m. |
Workshop Session II |
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11:15 – 11:45 a.m. |
Chariot Race |
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12:00 – 12:30 pm |
Toga Parade |
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12:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
General Assembly III/ Lunch |
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2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Leave Dorms, Valete! |
***For the complete MassJCL Convention Booklet, click on the following link:2003 MassJCL State Convention Booklet
MassJCL chapters are encouraged to attend State Convention. There are numerous events that allow each delegate to test his skills. There is a graphic arts, creative art, athletic, and academic contests.
Chapters are no longer restricted to have a limited number of students in each event. Now each chapter can have as many delegates participate in each event. However, each delegate is restricted to only two creative contests. Delegates may enter as many atlethic, academic, and pre-convention contests as they wish. The top 5 scorers in each category will receive a ribbon. The top 3 scorers of each contest (i.e. academic, creative, graphic, and athletic) will receive a medal. The top 3 delegates who receive the most points and who have at least one ribbon in at least three of the four contest area will receive a trophy. For each contest, a delegate will receive 10 points for first place, 8 points for second place, 5 points for third place, 3 points for fourth place, 2 points for fifth place.
State Trophy - The state trophy will be determined by the following whole school contests only:
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Novice Certamen |
| II |
Lower Certamen |
| III |
Upper Certamen |
| IV |
Oral Academics - Latin I |
| V |
Oral Academics - Latin II |
| VI |
Oral Academics - Latin III |
| VII |
Oral Academics - Latin IV |
| VIII |
Oral Academics - Latin V |
| IX |
Scrapbook |
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Chariot - Girls |
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Chariot - Boys |
| XII |
Toga Parade |
| XIII |
Toga Parade Pledge |
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| XIV |
Web page Contest* |
| XV |
Publicity |
| XVI |
Catapult - Marshmallow |
| XVII |
Catapult - 8 pound weight |
| XVIII |
Catapult - Arrow |
| XIX |
Participation points and points for having a candidate for election |
| XX |
Community Service * |
| XXI |
Communtiy Outreach* |
| XXII |
School Newsletter* |
| XXIII |
Tee Shirt* |
*** Each chapter will receive 5 points for first place, 4 points for second place, 3 points for third place, and 1 point for participation.
*These contests either are new contests or have new rules. To learn further about these contests, check out the whole club contests.
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