The Pin Oak Middle School Junior Classical League (JCL) students (pictured) earned first place at Rice University’s Owl Certamen. JCL is a student organization that studies Latin and Roman culture, and this year’s Certamen event was the first competition for the Pin Oak group. Students prepared and competed in the quiz bowl-type event where they progressed through multiple rounds of questions surrounding Classical language, literature, and culture. The middle-school students, under the direction of Pin Oak Latin teacher Robert Giasson, competed against high school teams and private schools, and won top honors. Pictured are (from left) Meng Chen, Libby Gottlieb, Cecilia Pisklak, Caroline Walton, Robert Giasson, Ari Ohana, and Zed Ibeawuchi.

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