This year, 16 schools attended in the MassJCL State Convention! JCLers competed in Academic Testing, Certamen, Graphic Arts, Olympika, Chariot Races, Worm Races, Spirit and more! Three of our officers, Weian Xue, Lana Nguyen, and Brynn Bennett, were elected as 1st VP, Historian, and Publications editor respectively. Congratulations to all of them! It was a very close fight, but congratulations Winchester for placing 1st overall! We hope to see even more JCLers next year! Than

This year, Harvard Certamen was hosted at Boston Latin School! We were very honored to play a role in hosting this tournament. Congratulations for the BLS A team for placing 2nd! Everyone played extremely well and promoted the JCL spirit! See here for more details regarding the event. The BLS A team poses for a photo with their medals. Photo Credit: Andy Yu

Introducing: the BLS Classics Symposium! Professor Michael Motia from UMass Boston graciously came to BLS to give a lecture about color in the ancient world! His interesting stories captivated our JCLers, prompting them to ask insightful and cool questions! Thank you Professor Motia! See here to learn more about Professor Motia and his studies. Professor Motia introduces the intricacies of color and wealth in the ancient world. Photo Credit: Emerson Ohashi

The BLS JCL hosts another ancient game! This time, it's Tali! JCLers used dice and fake coins to play various dice games! The most popular game was a game of chance, where the best roll won! Everyone had a good time! 4 JCLers set up their dice for a game! Photo Credit: BLS JCLer

BLS JCL presents: BLS JCL Certamen: Nox in Vivario! Starting at 9 AM, 24 teams from all over the state competed fiercely across 3 preliminary rounds. After a short and filling lunch break, the teams played in their respective finals rounds! Congratulations to Phillips Exeter in advanced, Weston in intermediate, and Weston again in novice! Additionally, shout out to the high risers--JCLers who did not make it to finals, but showed great honor and sportsmanship! BLS (left), Rox

On January 24th, BLS JCL competed at Nobles/Weston Certamen! Our teams had an amazing performance, winning 1st place in Novice and Intermediate, and winning 2nd and 3rd in Advanced. Go BLS JCL! The BLS JCL novice team poses with their trophies. Photo Credit: Ms. Moguel

Happy new year! After a long winter break, the officers are back at it preparing the BLS JCL for states! Each creative and graphics arts contest is explained in greater detail. Preparations are made for our delegates to make their own submissions in the next biweekly! 2 officers explain the guidelines of the "model" graphic arts contest Photo Credit: Brynn Bennett

BLS JCL ran its annual Saturnalia event to promote the classics! Everyone had fun decorating cookies, writing letters against isolation, taking snazzy photos, or hyperbuzzing tossups! Io, Saturnalia! An officer excitedly reads a terrific tossup to a group of BLS JCLers Photo Credit: Lana Nguyen

BLS JCL begins its preparations for states! The officers introduce and explain the various creative and graphic arts contests to new members. They also give practice for the creative arts contests! Everyone is excited for states! An officer explains graphic arts contests. Photo Credit: Brynn Bennett

On November 5th, we ran a biweekly that introduced our members to the game of Latrones! After a quick slideshow presentation, members were supplied with clay and boards to create their own! Members creatively designed their boards and pieces, and then faced off against one another! Two JCLers locked in on their game. Photo Credit: Lana Nguyen

On October 1st, BLS JCL hosted our first general meeting! Here, we introduced the 2025-2026 board and explained the JCL to students at Boston Latin School! Everyone is excited for another year of the JCL! The consuls explain our events, including Lemuria, Saturnalia, and more. Photo Credit: Emerson Ohashi

On Wednesday, October 22nd, BLS JCL hosted our annual Lemuria event! Students from all grades came together and participated in street certamen, mask making, origami, and pumpkin painting! Everyone had fun celebrating the event! JCLers create magnificent masks! Photo Credit: Lana Nguyen