Latin Students Earn Top State Honors

Altamont School students earned top honors at the annual Alabama Junior Classical League (AJCL) Latin Convention in February.

The organization also honored Altamont Head of School Emerita Sarah Whiteside with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Whiteside is a classics scholar who taught Latin at Altamont through her 40 years of service as a teacher and administrator at the school.

 

The 43 Altamont Latin students competed in academic and athletic Olympiads, with these impressive results:

 

AJ Gallitz – Pentathlon, advanced

Emma McLain – Mythology, level 2

Aadi Raval – Mythology, level 1

 

Paine Gray – History, level 2

Olivier Maloney – Pentathlon, advanced

 

Lilith Dyson – Pentathlon, advanced

Travis Franklin – Greek & Roman History, advanced

Sanjana Gaddamanugu – Greek & Roman History, level 2

Sanjana Gaddamanugu – Pentathlon, level 2

Meghana Hiremagalore – Mythology, level 1

Jack Hoover – Greek & Roman History, level 1

Thomas Langloh – Greek & Roman History, level 2

Thomas Langloh – Mythology, level 2

Olivier Maloney – Greek & Roman History, advanced

Ivan Riley – Pentathlon, advanced

Jackson Shah – Pentathlon, level 1 (tie)

Arman Sultan – Pentathlon, level 1 (tie)

Noah Wolfe – Greek & Roman History, advanced