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April 27, 2004
500 High School Students to Participate in 33rd Annual Classics Day at Holy Cross
WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross will hold the 33rd annual
Classics Day on Thursday, April 29. Designed
to familiarize students with the Holy Cross
Classics department, its faculty and current
students, the event features a variety of activities
relating to the study of Roman culture.
Approximately
500 students will attend the event this year.
Participants include Burncoat High School and
Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester, as
well as several other high schools in Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The
schedule of events is as follows:
-
Welcoming
Address
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m., Hogan Campus
Center Ballroom
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“The
Fall(s) of Troy” (Lecture by
Professor Ethan Adams, of the Classics dept.)
9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., Hogan Campus
Center Ballroom
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Upper
and Lower Division Certamen (Certamen
is Latin for “competition.” Student
teams will compete College Bowl style, answering
questions concerning Roman history, mythology,
culture and the Latin language.)
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Hogan Campus
Center
- Costume
Contest
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Hogan Campus
Center Ballroom
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Chariot
Races (Student teams build their
own chariots. Each team consists of a rider
and student “horses.”)
11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., Hart Center
- Lunch
12 p.m. – 1 p.m., Kimball Dining Hall
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Final
Round Certamen
1 p.m. – 2 p.m., Hogan Campus Center
Ballroom
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Awards
Presentation
2 p.m. – 2:15 p.m., Hogan Campus Center
Ballroom
For additional information contact Cristal Perriello at 508.793.2419
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