The Creative Arts contests at the NJCL convention include both performance contests as well as contests where students create a product.  There are pre-convention contests, contests that take place in-person at convention, as well as contests that take place virtually at convention.  Learn more about each specific contest below.  Click on links for rules for submission and scoring.

COSTUME

Rules and Theme

Students create an original costume based on a theme that is chosen for the costume contest each year.  They display the costume in a video, describing to the judges its creation in detail and connection to the theme.

DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION

Rules and Selected Passages

NJCL Pronunciation Guide

Two passages for each level are chosen every year.  Students perform one of the passages from their level live in front of a small group of judges.

ENGLISH ORATORY

Rules

Oratory Overview

Students create an original oration in the style of an ancient orator based on the convention’s theme, and perform the oration live in front of a small group of judges.

ESSAY

Rules

Students write and submit an essay virtually in response to a prompt that is given at convention.

LATIN ORATORY

Rules and Selected Passages

NJCL Pronunciation Guide

Oratory Overview

A passage for each level is chosen every year.  Students perform the passage from their level in the style of an ancient orator live in front of a small group of judges.

MODERN MYTH

Rules

Students write and submit virtually either an original myth or an original update of a classical myth.

SIGHT LATIN

Rules

NJCL Pronunciation Guide

Students are given a passage at their level that they have not seen to read aloud, in Latin, live in front of a small group of judges.

SLOGAN

Rules

Students write and submit virtually an original slogan that promotes Latin and/or JCL.