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

* “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

* 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

* 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

* Final Round Certamen 1 p.m. – 2 p.m., Hogan Campus Center Ballroom

* Awards Presentation 2 p.m. – 2:15 p.m., Hogan Campus Center Ballroom