Holy Cross to Host 37th Annual Classics Day for High School Students

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will hold the 37th Classics Day on Thursday, April 2. The day-long series of events relating to the study of Roman culture is designed to familiarize students with the Holy Cross classics departments, its faculty, and current students.

This year, more than 500 students from 19 high schools all over New England have registered for the event. Participants include Acton-Boxborough High School, Arlington Catholic High School, Boston College High School, Classical High School (Providence, RI), Coyle Cassidy High School (Taunton, MA), Doherty High School (Worcester), Holyoke High School, Hopkington High School, Littleton High School, Lunenburg High School, Newman School, Northbridge High School, Portsmouth Abbey School (RI), Shrewsbury High School, St. Sebastian’s, Wachusett Regional High School, Walpole High School, Westborough High School, and Worcester Academy.

The schedule of events is as follows:

* Registration 9 – 9:30 a.m., Hogan 3rd Floor Lobby Area

* Welcoming Address 9:30 – 9:45 a.m., Hogan Ballroom

* Upper and Lower Divisions Certamen 10 – 11 a.m., rooms will be assigned 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 Ballroom

* Chariot Race 11 – 11:30 a.m., Hart Center Student teams build their own chariots. Each team consists of a rider and student “horses.”

* Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Kimball Dining Hall

* Final Round Certamen 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Hogan Ballroom

* Awards  Presentation 1:30 – 1:45 p.m., Hogan Ballroom