"Why Should Christians Read the Pagan Classics?" A Highlands Latin School Lecture this Friday

If you are in the Louisville or even Lexington area, you may be interested in Highlands Latin School's Community Lecture this Friday: "Why Should Christians Read the Pagan Classics," with special guest speaker Louis Markos. 

Admission is free and open to the public.

Dr. Markos is the author of numerous scholarly books, including Lewis Agonistes: How C.S. Lewis Can Train Us to Wrestle with the Modern and Postmodern World, On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis, Apologetics in the Twenty-First Century, Heaven and Hell: Visions of the Afterlife in the Western Poetic Tradition, and Pressing Forward: Alfred, Lord Tennyson and the Victorian Age. 

He has also produced several lecture series for The Teaching Company, including “The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis,” and “Plato to Postmodernism: Understanding the Essence of Literature and the Role of the Author.”

Just as importantly, he is a popular and engaging speaker.

In past years Highlands Latin School's Community Lecture Series has featured speakers such as Tracy Lee Simmons, Peter Kreeft, Christopher Kopff, and Ralph Wood.

Join us for this informative and enlightening discussion on why it is important for Christians to have a familiarity with the Greek and Roman classics. For more information, please click here.

Reason #537 to Study Latin

A record seven out of sixteen Highlands Latin School seniors were just recognized in the National Merit Scholarship Competition (six semifinalists and one commended student). Semifinalists represent the top 1% of college-bound seniors.

For the story in Insider Louisville, go here.

Highlands Latin School advances to state in middle school division of Science Olympiad

Last weekend, HLS students competed against 21 Science Olympiad teams from Louisville schools. Sixteen HLS students scored first, second, or third in their events.

Highlands Latin is one of three schools to advance to state in the middle school division and one of two schools in the high school division.

More information here.

National merit scholars at Highlands Latin School

This just in ...

Three out of thirteen Highlands Latin seniors were recognized as National Merit Scholars. Maggie Collum and John Sweeney were recognized as National Merit Semi-Finalists and Jackson Walter was recognized as a National Merit Commended student. 

Nationally, less than one and one half percent of college bound seniors are recognized as National Merit Scholars.  At Highlands Latin, 23% of seniors and 20% of all HLS graduates since 2005 have been National Merit Scholars, the highest percentage of any school in Louisville. 

Highlands Latin offers a classical, Christian education for students in K-12 in a unique 4-day schedule.  Find out why HLS students achieve such great academic success our our Open House on Sunday, November 10th.

Read more about Highlands Latin School here.

Traci Lee Simmons to speak at Highlands Latin School tonight.

Highlands Latin School's
2nd Annual Community Lecture Series
Friday, October 21, 2011

You're cordially invited to join us this Friday, October 21, at 7:00PM!

Highlands Latin School is pleased to welcome esteemed author, Tracy Lee Simmons (see his bio below), on Friday, October 21, 2011, at 7:00PM, in the Sanctuary of our Crescent Hill Campus (2800 Frankfort Ave). Mr. Simmons' lecture on "Classical Education and America's Future" is free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend!

Tracy Lee Simmons has been a working journalist, editor, and writer for over 20 years. He holds a Master’s Degree in Classics from Oxford. He has written for newspapers, magazines, and journals including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Weekly Standard, American Enterprise, The New Criterion, and The Sewanee Review, and he once served as an Associate Editor for National Review under William F. Buckley, Jr. He published Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin in 2002, which won a Choice Award for “Outstanding Academic Title” for that year. He continues to write regularly on literary, historical, and cultural topics.

Latin in the News: "Habeas Fascismus"

I'm starting a new little feature just for fun. Being a Latin teacher (among other things), it always interests me to see Latin phrases used in the media. This one, habeas fascismus was used in this article as a play on habeas corpus. Habeas corpus means "you may have the body." The article argues that the Military Commissions Act of 2006 suspends habeas corpus and weakens individual rights in the United States. Habeas fascismus means "you may have fascism."

Highlands Latin School mentioned in C-J article today

HLS was mentioned in passing in a C-J article today on Prospect Latin School. The article is interesting anyway because it gives more information on what Prospect Latin School is (apparently, just a pre-school). HLS was mentioned as another school that teaches Latin in Jefferson County. It was also the only other school that was mentioned.

Here's the link to the online article: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060929/NEWS0102/609290334/1008/NEWS01