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THE ICC WILLIAM M. CALDER III AND MATRES AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN LATIN AND GREEK
The Illinois Classical Conference annually sollicits applications for the William M. Calder III and ICC Awards for high school seniors. A panel of three judges will determine the outstanding high school recipients according to the criteria listed below. These annual awards of $300 each will be announced every year on or by April 30th. The application is available here.
ANY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR MAY APPLY WHO:
· is or has been enrolled in the highest level of Latin or Greek taught in his or her school
· has an overall GPA of 3.4 on a 4.0 scale
· has a 3.5 average in all Latin and/ or Greek classes on a 4.0 scale
· whose Latin and/ or Greek teacher is currently-paid ICC member
DEADLINES:
Application and supporting materials must be emailed or postmarked by March 1st. Late and/or incomplete entries will be disqualified.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION BY THE PANEL OF JUDGES:
· The applicant’s overall and Latin and/or Greek GPA
· The applicant’s participation and leadership in activities related to the Classics (including Illinois Latin Tournament, the Illinois Junior Classical League, National Junior Classical League, Illinois Certamen League, National Latin/Greek Exams, the Bernice Fox Writing Contest, the CAMWS Translation Test, high school Latin club, or travel to Italy or Greece)
· A recommendation from the high school Latin and/or Greek teacher
· The quality of the applicant's responses on the application
A COMPLETE APPLICATION INCLUDES:
1.) The cover page completed (available in pdf format below);
2.) A page which describes the applicant’s participation and leadership in Classics-related activities;
3.) A letter of recommendation from your teacher (in a sealed envelope or sent separately by the postmark date);
4.) A copy of the applicant’s high school transcript.
SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION:
Send all materials to: Virginia Anderson, 6 Charlestown Ct. Bolingbrook, IL 60440; Telephone: 630-739-3228.
Previous Winners of the Calder and Matres Awards:
2013 ICC Matres Winner
Alissa Murray of Northside College Prep
2013 ICC Calder and Matres Winners
Daniel Washelesky of Northside College Prep
Vilte Baliutaviciute of Northside College Prep
2012 ICC Matres Winner
Anjali Doshi of Barrington High School
(Teacher: Christopher Condrad)
2009 ICC Matres Winners
PARES INTER PARES
Jennifer Friedmann and Aisha Ahmad of Northside College Prep
(Teacher: Chester Tylinski)
2008 Calder Winner
Christopher Ell of Loyola Academy
(David Mathers, teacher)
2008 ICC Matres Winners
PARES INTER PARES
Claire E. Jolicoeur of Oak Park and River Forest High School
(Mary Vogel, teacher)
and
Claudia Hochstein of Barrington High School,
(Chris Condrad, teacher)
2007 ICC MATRES AWARD Winner
Morgan King of New Trier High School
(Teacher: Judy Hayes)
2006 ICC MATRES AWARD Winners:
PARES INTER PARES
Kelsey Koon
Northside College Preparatory High School
(Teacher: Chester Tylinski)
and
Raffaella Dietz
Barrington High School
(Teacher: Christopher Condrad)
2006 Calder Award Winner:
Theodore Nielsen
Marmion Academy
(Teacher: Fr. Andrew Wahnhoff)
2005 Calder Award:
Michael Pomeranz
Northside College Preparatory High School
(Teacher: Mr. Chester Tylinski)
THE ICC WILLIAM M. CALDER III AND MATRES AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN LATIN AND GREEK
The Illinois Classical Conference annually sollicits applications for the William M. Calder III and ICC Awards for high school seniors. A panel of three judges will determine the outstanding high school recipients according to the criteria listed below. These annual awards of $300 each will be announced every year on or by April 30th. The application is available here.
ANY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR MAY APPLY WHO:
· is or has been enrolled in the highest level of Latin or Greek taught in his or her school
· has an overall GPA of 3.4 on a 4.0 scale
· has a 3.5 average in all Latin and/ or Greek classes on a 4.0 scale
· whose Latin and/ or Greek teacher is currently-paid ICC member
DEADLINES:
Application and supporting materials must be emailed or postmarked by March 1st. Late and/or incomplete entries will be disqualified.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION BY THE PANEL OF JUDGES:
· The applicant’s overall and Latin and/or Greek GPA
· The applicant’s participation and leadership in activities related to the Classics (including Illinois Latin Tournament, the Illinois Junior Classical League, National Junior Classical League, Illinois Certamen League, National Latin/Greek Exams, the Bernice Fox Writing Contest, the CAMWS Translation Test, high school Latin club, or travel to Italy or Greece)
· A recommendation from the high school Latin and/or Greek teacher
· The quality of the applicant's responses on the application
A COMPLETE APPLICATION INCLUDES:
1.) The cover page completed (available in pdf format below);
2.) A page which describes the applicant’s participation and leadership in Classics-related activities;
3.) A letter of recommendation from your teacher (in a sealed envelope or sent separately by the postmark date);
4.) A copy of the applicant’s high school transcript.
SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION:
Send all materials to: Virginia Anderson, 6 Charlestown Ct. Bolingbrook, IL 60440; Telephone: 630-739-3228.
Previous Winners of the Calder and Matres Awards:
2013 ICC Matres Winner
Alissa Murray of Northside College Prep
2013 ICC Calder and Matres Winners
Daniel Washelesky of Northside College Prep
Vilte Baliutaviciute of Northside College Prep
2012 ICC Matres Winner
Anjali Doshi of Barrington High School
(Teacher: Christopher Condrad)
2009 ICC Matres Winners
PARES INTER PARES
Jennifer Friedmann and Aisha Ahmad of Northside College Prep
(Teacher: Chester Tylinski)
2008 Calder Winner
Christopher Ell of Loyola Academy
(David Mathers, teacher)
2008 ICC Matres Winners
PARES INTER PARES
Claire E. Jolicoeur of Oak Park and River Forest High School
(Mary Vogel, teacher)
and
Claudia Hochstein of Barrington High School,
(Chris Condrad, teacher)
2007 ICC MATRES AWARD Winner
Morgan King of New Trier High School
(Teacher: Judy Hayes)
2006 ICC MATRES AWARD Winners:
PARES INTER PARES
Kelsey Koon
Northside College Preparatory High School
(Teacher: Chester Tylinski)
and
Raffaella Dietz
Barrington High School
(Teacher: Christopher Condrad)
2006 Calder Award Winner:
Theodore Nielsen
Marmion Academy
(Teacher: Fr. Andrew Wahnhoff)
2005 Calder Award:
Michael Pomeranz
Northside College Preparatory High School
(Teacher: Mr. Chester Tylinski)
