St. Mary's Dominican competed in the La. Junior Classical League

At the Junior Classical League competition are St. Mary’s Dominican’s Elizabeth Champagne (seated), English teacher Casey Lefante (standing, from left), students Clare Plunkett, Maggie Conrad, Savanah Rodrigue, Celeste Maffei, Kristen Tholen, Ceci Bourg and Dr. Wayne Rupp.
 
Seven Dominican students competed at the Louisiana Junior Classical League (LJCL) State Convention, in athletic and academic events and took home awards. Representing Dominican were: Ceci Bourg, Elizabeth Champagne, Maggie Conrad, Celeste Maffei, Clare Plunkett, Savanah Rodrigue and Kristen Tholen. The LJCL College Scholarship for 2017 was awarded to Celeste Maffei. Dominican’s Greek and Latin teacher Dr. Wayne Rupp is  Foreign Languages Department chair. Events and awards were:
 
Olympika: (athletic events/individual and group) Obstacle Course, Maggie Conrad, fourth.
 
Creative Arts: Modern Myth: Elizabeth Champagne, first.
 
Academic Testing:
► Academic Decathlon (Level 4/5):  Elizabeth Champagne, , classical, fourth place.
►  Literature (Level 4/5): Elizabeth Champagne, first place.
► Mythology (Level 4/5): Clare Plunkett, fourth place; Celeste Maffei, first place.
► Greek (Level 1): Elizabeth Champagne, fourth place; Clare Plunkett, second.
► Mottos and Abbreviations (Level 4/5):  Maggie Conrad, third place.
► Reading Comprehension (Level 4/5): Elizabeth Champagne, second place.
► Roman Life and Culture (Level 4/5): Celeste Maffei, fourth place; Claire Plunkett, second place; Elizabeth Champagne, first.
► Individual Academic Sweeps: Elizabeth Champagne, fifth place.
► Graphic Arts:  charts, Celeste Maffei, seocnd place.
► Decorative Stitching: Elizabeth Champagne, first place;
► Game Design, Celeste Maffei, first
► Impromptu Art: Maggie Conrad, third; Clare Plunket, second placet;
► 1Map: Clare Plunkett, fourth place; Celeste Maffei , second place.
► Miscellaneous: Celeste Maffei, first.
► Mosaic: Clare Plunkett, fifth; Celeste Maffei, fourth.
► Pencil: Ceci Bourg, fourth.
► Photography: Celeste Maffei, third.
► Pottery: Clare Plunkett, first.
Individual Sweeps
►  Graphic Arts: Clare Plunkett, 10th; Celeste Maffei, fourth.
►  School Banner, second.
►  Chariot: third place.
► Scrapbook: second place.
► T-shirt: fourth place.
► School spirit for small school delegation: first.
►  Service: second.
► Overall Individual Sweeps: Celeste Maffei, ninth; Elizabeth Champagne, eighth; and fifth in overr all club sweeps.