silly seniors
things Nicola says
oh the places
you'll go
100

THIS is how many points of contact silly seniors should have with the floor when sitting in Nicola's Latin class.

What is four on the floor?

100

If you remember one thing about this class, I hope that it's you know that you can do THESE kinds of things because you are smart and capable!

What are hard things? (You can do hard things!!!)

100

THIS SENIOR will be swimming off to Princeton in the fall! Princeton has a Latin motto AND a Latin seal (fancy) -- the motto is deī sub numine viget

vigeo, vigēre to florish, be strong, blossom, thrive

quis est Curan?

"Under God's Light She Flourishes"

100

Nicola went to THIS COLLEGE whose motto is in Greek (Αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν) but in Latin would be something like:

semper praestare

praesto, are, avi, atus = to surpass, be outstanding, excel, prevail  

quid est Boston College?

"Ever to excel"

200

No silly senior would be caught dead breaking THIS RULE in class, as it is the literal only other rule Nicola actually enforces (in addition to 4 on the floor).

What is no whistling?

200

THIS is what a poor workman blames.

What are his tools? (It's a poor workman who blames his tools!)

200

THESE SENIORS will be at Wesleyan in the fall! Aeneas would love their motto: scientia et pietas

qui sunt Zoe & Jack?

"Knowledge & Loyalty"

200

THIS SENIOR will be in Seattle at University of Washington! Their school motto is a great example of the Jussive Subjunctive which we translate as "may/let _____": lux sit

sit is the present subjunctive of esse

quis est Laura Belle?

"Let there be light"

300

Nicola doesn't have to worry about silly seniors going off on their own to college in the fall because she knows they will be making THESE KINDS of choices while they're out there representing their families, their schools, and most importantly (bonus) WHAT third entity?

They will be making GOOD choices because they're out there representing their families, their schools, and most importantly the GEORGETOWN DAY SCHOOL LATIN PROGRAM!

300

This is the subject Nicola is the worst at (no shame).

What is math?

300

It's no *debate* that THIS SENIOR will be at Emory in the fall! Emory's motto is cor prudentis possidebit scientiam.

cor, cordis heart

quis est Ike?


"The Wise Heart Seeks Knowledge"

300

THIS SENIOR will call Princeton home in the fall! Princeton has a Latin motto AND a Latin seal (fancy) -- the seal is vet(us) nov(um) testamentum

vetus = antiqqus


quis est Nico?


The Old & New Testament

400

THESE are all the members of our original 9th grade class who are not currently in our silly senior class.

who are Corbin, Sarah, Sophie, Alion, & Rian?

400

Nicola doesn't make typos, but she does often hide THESE in tests, assignments, slides, MyGDS, and Google Classroom, and silly seniors are quite good at finding them!

What are Easter Eggs?

400

THIS SENIOR will be at UNC! Their motto is lux, libertas.

quis est Maya?

"Light & Liberty"

400

THIS SENIOR will be at Vanderbilt (running south Nashville??), whose motto is a very cool imperative helper verb with an infinitive! crescere aude

audeo, audēre to dare

quis est Ajay?

"Dare to grow"

500

These are all the current GDS seniors who I've taught (or will teach) not only them but also their siblings!

Ajay & Simrin Reed

Maya & Bodi De

Nino, Mario, & Paolo Imbroscio

Henry & Stewart Mitchell

Alex & Josh Marchand

500

THIS is what happens after you do hard things.

What is they're done?

(You can do hard things, and you do hard things and then they're done!)

500

THIS SENIOR will be at Penn! The Romans would absolutely love Penn's motto: legēs sine moribus vanae

lex, legis law

mos, moris custom, way, tradition

vanus, a, um empty, vain, useless

quis est Jake?

"Laws without morals are useless"

500

THIS SENIOR will be designing games at Tisch in the fall! Tisch doesn't seem to have a specific motto, but NYU's motto is perstare et praestare

quis est Mona?

"To Pereservere & To Excel"

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