National Latin Exam
Every year all Latin classes take the National Latin Exam. This standardized test allows students to compete nationally with other Latin students of their level and gives the opportunity for students to win awards and even apply for scholarships.
As the NLE website states:
As the NLE website states:
"The philosophy of the National Latin Exam is predicated on providing every Latin student the opportunity to experience a sense of personal accomplishment and success in his study of the Latin language and culture. This opportunity exists for each individual student since, on the National Latin Exam, he is not competing with his fellow student on a comparative basis, but is evaluated solely on his own performance on the exam. The basic purposes of the NLE are to promote the study of Latin and to encourage the individual student."
The exam is administered in the Spring semester during March. Students need not prep for it and it will not be counted against their grade in any way.
