Latin and Greek Reading Competition 2014

Preliminary days: Thursday 5 June and Friday 6 June, Kevin Lee Room, University of Sydney
Finals: Monday 28 July at 7:00pm in the Eastern Avenue Auditorium, University of Sydney

Sydney Girls’ High School, winners of the Year 10 Latin Chorus section, with the handsome Kevin Lee Memorial trophy, named after a widely-admired former Professor of Classics at University of Sydney. (Click for larger version)

2014 Judges of the Reading Competition

Preliminary rounds:
Latin: Mrs Helen Fox, Mr Alex Jones, Associate Professor Paul McKechnie, Mr Ian McLeod
Greek: Rev Dr Greg Fox, Dr John Sheldon. Mr Thomas Wilson

Finals night:
Latin: Dr Paul Roche, Dr Anne Rogerson
Greek: Associate Professor Paul McKechnie, Professor Alanna Nobbs

Results

Latin, Year 10
Winner: Samuel Feitelberg (Cranbrook School)
Runner-up: Jessica Lu (North Sydney Girls' High School)

Greek, Years 10 and 11
Winner: Karen Zhang (Pymble Ladies' College)
Runner-up: Nikki Liang (Pymble Ladies' College)

Latin, Year 11
Winner: Jack Mowbray (Cranbrook School)
Runner-up: Rhea Darbari Kaul (Pymble Ladies' College)

Year 10 Chorus
Winner: Sydney Girls' High School
Runner-up: Cranbrook School

Photos from Finals Night

Cranbrook team - with winners of both Latin sections, in the centre, next to Latin teacher Ms Chloe Hardwick-Jones, and the chorus, who were runners-up in that section.

Jessica Lu, of North Sydney Girls’ High School, runner-up in Year 10 Latin

Karen Zhang of Pymble Ladies’ College, receiving her prize for winning the Classical Greek section from the President of the Classical Association, Dr Robert Harper SC

Nikki Liang, of Pymble Ladies’ College, runner -up in the Greek section, receives her prize from Dr Harper

Rhea Darbari Kaul, also of PLC, runner-up in Year 11 Latin, being awarded her prize by Dr Harper.