Owls Thrive at Language Fair
Congratulations to the Latin students who earned recognition at the University of Memphis Language Fair.
The Culture Bowl team comprising seniors Joshua Gramm, Wilson Pace, and George Willmott defeated a strong Houston High School squad 360-340 to take first place. Chair of Classical and Modern Languages Ryan Sellers received the Culture Bowl Teacher honor.
Owls also won 11 of the 14 Latin translation contest awards, competing in levels one through five.
The Language Fair brings high school students to Memphis to celebrate and demonstrate their skills in world languages. Students participate in poetry recitation, music, drama, crafts, and a culture bowl, showcasing their abilities in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Russian, and Spanish.
Other results can be found below:
| Latin Vocabulary, Level One | Charlie Stalls ’30, 1st place |
| Latin Vocabulary, Level Four | Joshua Gramm ’26, 1st place Wilson Pace ’26, 2nd place George Willmott ’26, 3rd place |
| Greek and Roman History and Mythology Quiz | Wilson Pace ’26, 2nd place (tie) Joshua Gramm ’26, 2nd place (tie) |
| Culture Bowl, Individual | Wilson Pace ’26, 2nd place |
| Latin Translation Level 1 | Rishabh Bag ’30, 1st place Timothy McCarver ’30, 2nd place Charlie Stalls ’30, 3rd place |
| Latin Translation Level 2 | Wilkes Harris ’29, 1st place Graydon Hobson ’29, 2nd place |
| Latin Translation Level 3 | Andrew Anand ’28, 2nd place Mustafa Rehan ’28, 3rd place |
| Latin Translation Level 4 | Liam Curran ’27, 1st place Abdullah Khawaja ’27, 2nd place |
| Latin Translation Level 5 | Nicholas Lee ’26, 1st place Trey McDonald ’26, 2nd place |
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Memphis University School is a college-preparatory, independent, day school for boys in Grades 6-12.
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