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Every year the RHS Latin Club celebrates Rome's birthday (she'll be 2763 years old in 2010) by participating in National Latin Week, sponsored by the National Junior Classical League and the Virginia Junior Classical League.

2010

Activities for 2010 include:

• All week: VJCL Challenge Food Drive
  • All Virginia chapters are encouraged to participate in a community service project to collect food for local food banks. The VJCL chapter that collects the greatest number of items per capita will win bragging rights and a "special award."
  • At Riverbend, students are encouraged to participate by donating non-perishable food items or baby products. For every fifteen items donated by an individual student, he/she will receive a "Just Say No" Homework Pass.
  • Riverbend is challenging the other Latin Clubs in the county to participate. The club that collects the most items per capita will earn bragging rights AND receive gold crowns (painted paper Burger King crowns) at the upcoming Spotsy Latin Kickball Tournament, at which the losing teams will bow down to the winning team and chant, "We're not worthy!"
  • The final day for donations is Friday, April 23. All items will be delivered to the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank on Friday afternoon.
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• Tuesday, April 20: "Na-Cho Sword" Movie and Nacho Party
  • Welcome back to the Cinema Romana! The RHS Latin Club will be showing Gladiator (with Russell Crowe) after school, 2:30-5:00 p.m., in the Latin Room.
  • Since the movie is rated R, all participants must have a permission slip signed by his/her parent. The R rating is primarily for violence and blood (usually the scene cuts away before impact).
  • Refreshments for this activity will be make-your-own nachos. The Latin Club will provide the tortilla chips and the drinks, participants sign up to bring the toppings. Remember, if you don't bring it, we ain't got it! See the sign-up sheet in the Latin Room to let us know you are coming and what you will be bringing.
  • Print out the permission slip and have it signed. No students will be admitted without a permission slip.
• Wednesday, April 21: "Toga! Toga! Toga!"
  • All Latin students who where their toga to school and keep it on all day will receive extra credit!
  • You must wear appropriate clothes under your toga.
  • Make sure you pick up a Teacher Toga Verification Slip (TTVS) and have each teacher sign it for each block stating that you wore your toga to class and kept it on.
  • The only reasons for NOT wearing a toga but still receiving credit is: A) You are in gym and have to dress out (but wouldn't a toga still look cool over that gym uniform?!), and/or B) You have a science lab and are working with acid and/or fire. We don't want any Latin students bursting into flame!
• Wednesday, April 21: "A Kickin' BBQ" Information to be updated soon.
• Wednesday, April 21 (for B-day) and Thursday, April 22 (for A-day): "Felicem Diem Natalem, Roma!" Information to be updated soon.
• Thursday, April 22: "Bowling in Togas" Information to be updated soon.

This page has been created and is maintained by Mark A. Keith for the Latin program at Riverbend High School in Fredericksburg, VA. The content herein is solely the responsibility of the website editor and does not imply promotion, sponsorship, or endorsement by Riverbend High School or Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Created: April 11, 2010. Last Revised: June 18, 2011.