April 19, 2006

400 High School Students to Participate in 35th Annual Classics Day at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross will hold the 35th annual Classics Day on April 26. 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 400 students will attend the event this year. Participants include Boston College High School, Classical High School (Providence, RI), Coyle Cassidy High School (Taunton), Doherty Memorial High School (Worcester), Lunenburg High School (Lunenberg), Northbridge High School (Whitinsville), Oakmont Regional High School (Ashburnham, Mass.), St. Bernard’s Central Catholic High School (Fitchburg, Mass.), St. Mark’s School (Southborough, Mass.), St. Sebastian’s School (Needham), Wachusett Regional High School (Holden), Walpole High School and Westborough High School.

The schedule of events is as follows:

• Welcoming Address
  9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., Hogan Campus Center Ballroom
  
• 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.)
  Costume Contest
  10 - 11 a.m., Hogan Campus Center Ballroom
  
• Chariot Races (Student teams build their own chariots. Each team consists of a rider and student "horses.")
  11  - 11:30 a.m., Hart Center
  
• Lunch
  11:30 - 12:30 p.m., Kimball Dining Hall
  
• Final Round Certamen
  12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Hogan Campus Center Ballroom
  
• Awards Presentation
  1:30 - 1:45 p.m., Hogan Campus Center Ballroom

For additional information contact Cristal Perriello at 508.793.2419