High School Students to Participate in 36th Annual Classics Day at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross will hold the 36th annual Classics Day on April 12. 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.

Each spring the classics department invites students from local New England high schools to participate in this day of contests, including a Certamen, Costume Contest and Chariot Race. Participants include Classical High School (Providence, R.I.), Coyle Cassidy High School (Taunton), Holyoke High School, Lynn English High School, The Newman School (Boston), Norwood High School, Oakmont Regional High School (Ashburnham), The Rivers School (Weston), St. Bernard’s Central Catholic High School (Fitchburg), St. George’s School (Newport, RI), St. Sebastian’s School (Needham), Shrewsbury High School, Westborough High School and Walpole High School.

The schedule of events is as follows:

• Welcoming Address 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 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.)

Costume Contest 10 – 11 a.m., Hogan Campus Center Ballroom

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

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

• Final Round Certamen 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Hogan Campus Center Ballroom

• Awards Presentation 1:30 – 1:45 p.m., Hogan Campus Center Ballroom