Class of 2025

School: Northside College Prep

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Hi all! I’m Bella, and I’m this years ILJCL President! Im so excited to be back to serve you guys for another term! I’m a senior and finished AP Latin last year at Northside College Prep in Chicago. When I’m not doing board-ing things, you'll probably find me doing some other extracurricular, whether it be attending an after-school club, taking an extra class, dancing, or participating in a school sport. I love learning, and have a problem staying still for too long. I love to yap, so please come up and talk to me at ILJCL events!
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Likes: Exploring Chicago with friends, thrifting, photography, ceramics, learning and reading about topics that interest me, trying new foods, cats, and the color green

Favorite Latin Quote: “Ad meliora"

Class of 2025

School: Collinsville High School

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Salvete omnes! I’m Gavin, I’m a senior at Collinsville High School in southern Illinois;        

I have been studying latin for three years all the way up to the point of AP Latin. I am this year’s 1st Vice President and I’m so excited to see all you guys at convention!!! As 1st VP, it is my duty to promote and encourage membership into the lovely and omnipotent ILJCL. Outside of my duties I play trombone in many different musical ensembles both in my high school and in my community.


Likes: jazz, money, pizza, trombone, Star Wars, Latin, and the moon

Favorite Latin Quote: Facilis Descensus Averno

Class of 2025

School: Saint Ignatius College Prep

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Hello my name is Chris Morris, I’m an AP Latin student and a senior at Saint Ignatius College Prep, as well as the second VP this year. My role includes everything related to service projects and spirit for all ILJCL events. If I’m not working on something classics related I’ll probably be doing one of my many extracurriculars like football, wrestling, and Boy Scouts, or working on my car. In my rare moments of free time I love to read. No matter what else I have going on I always make time to go hiking, fishing, and camping a few times a year. 

 

Likes: hiking, fishing, camping, reading, and working on cars; favorite color is black; favorite food is barbecue

 

Favorite Latin quote: Sunt corpora in flumine

Class of 2025

School: Walter Payton College Prep

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Hello! I'm Eric, this year's Communications Coordinator, and I'll be managing the website and taking notes during board meetings. I'm a junior currently self-studying Latin!

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Likes: Linguistics, web development, singing, learning & teaching Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese!

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Favorite Latin quote: "Quid enim proderit homini, si lucretur mundum totum et detrimentum animæ suæ faciat ?"

Class of 2025

School: Northside College Prep

​Pronouns: She/They

Hobbies: Collecting records, going to the gym, and reading absurdist literature (currently).

Likes: Steak tacos with/ cilantro and sleeping while it's raining.

Dislikes: being late and people who walk slowly on the sidewalk (anywhere for that matter...LOL)

Fav Latin Quote: 「Cogitō ergo sum.」- Descartes
Graduating Class: Northside College Prep Junior, '25
 

Class of 2027

School: St. Ignatius College Prep

she/her

 

Hi everyone! I’m Elsa, your new ILJCL Historian. I am a sophomore at St. Ignatius, currently in my second year of Latin. I also am learning ancient Greek! As historian, I plan to keep everyone up to date on ILJCL events with the Nuntius, as well as taking lots of photos as memories of all the fun we have at JCL events. I’m looking forward to working with our freshly-minted editor!

 

Likes: Latin, hiking, the colour green, tamales, + sleeping in

Favourite Latin quote: Ex nihilo nihil fit

Class of 2026
School: Whitney M Young Magnet High School
Pronouns: He/him

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Welcome to my bio! I'm so glad to see you taking advantage of the ILJCL website. I'm Daniel and I'll be serving you as the ILJCL editor. This means that I will be documenting events relating to the ILJCL. I like to spend my free time walking through Chicago's plentiful forest preserves, reading and writing poetry, and practicing piano.

Likes: Antiques, musty books, radios, oil lamps, trees, and South Dakota

Favorite Latin Quote: "Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris. Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior" - Catullus