Emma Vanderpool, MC’17, of Frankfort, Illinois was
recently awarded a highly-coveted National
Latin Honor Society Scholarship from the National Junior Classical
League (www.njcl.org). To be eligible
for this scholarship an applicant must they must have been a member in
good standing of the NJCL for at least three years; be a member of the
NJCL Latin Honor Society; be planning to enter college in the upcoming
academic year; be planning to major in and teach Latin, Greek or the
Classics; have superior grades in school and write an essay on what
honor and excellence mean. In her essay wrote the following: “By
constantly trying to outdo ourselves we almost always end up surpassing
ourselves and becoming excellent and we rather often end up
outperforming others as a side effect of our efforts. Though the shine
of medals and trophies cannot compare to the feeling of marching off the
field, having given our best performance yet, and having achieved
excellence.” In announcing this award Sherry
Jankowski, Latin Teacher-The Meadows School-Las Vegas, NV and NJCL
Programs and Scholastic Services Chair, wrote that “Over 40 students
from across the nation applied for NJCL and NLHS Scholarships this year;
the committee found [Emma’s] transcript, service to JCL [Junior
Classical League], and love of learning particularly commendable!” Emma
attended Lincoln Way East High School and is matriculating at Monmouth College, where she plans to study Latin
and, eventually, to become a Latin teacher.
