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2002 STATE CONVENTION INFO The 2002 Massachusetts JCL State Convention will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 10th and 11th at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. As you can tell, this is a two-day convention. This year's convention theme is "Magnos homines virtute metimur, non fortuna" We measure great men by their virtue, not their fortune 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 academic tests and two creative contests. Delegates may enter as many atlethic 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: I 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 X Chariot - Girls XI Chariot - Boys XII Toga Parade XIII Toga Parade Pledge 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 *** Each chapter will receive 5 points for first place, 4 points for second place, 3 points for third place, and 1 point for participation. Chapter registration and check-in will be on Friday, May 10th. On that day, all graphic art projects will also be registered. Academic tests and Candidates Open Forum will also be held on the first day. Creative contests, athletic events, certamen, and the Roman procession will be held on the second day. Since this is a two-day convention, there will also be a dance - a semiformal Friday night. For those who do not like dances, they can attend the Pajama Movie Night. This convention is guarenteed to be fun and memorable. Don't miss out on this wonderful experience. The Massachusetts Junior Classical League State Convention May 10th - 11th Tentative Schedule - Friday, May 10th 3 - 4pm Chapter Registration Graphic Art Registration Check in: Dorms 4 - 5pm General Assembly 5 - 6:15pm Academic Contest Session Art Judging 6:30 - 7:30pm Dinner 7:30 - 10:30pm Semi-Formal Pajama Movie Night 7:30 - 8:30pm Candidates Open Forum 8:30 - 9:30pm Sponsors Meeting 10:30 - 11pm Chapter Fellowship State Officers Meeting 11:15pm Call to Floors 11:25pm Curfew Tentative Schedule - Saturday, May 11th 7 - 8am Breakfast 8 - 9am General Assembly II Voting 9 - 10:30am Creative Contests Scavenger Hunt 9 - 11am Olympika 9 - 11am Art Viewing 9 - 10am Workshop Session I 10 - 10:45am Workshop Session II 11 - 11:30am Chariot Race 10 - 11:30am Certamen Academic Oral Finals 11:30 - Noon Toga Parade Noon - 2pm Roman Banquet General Assembly III