Bard Students Win Top Three Places at NYCC Greek and Latin Recitation Contest
L-R: Celeste Connell ’26, Ethan Clark ’26, and Peter Fields ’26. Photo by Lauren Curtis.
Three Bard Classical Studies students participated in the New York Classical Club Greek and Latin recitation contest at NYU’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World earlier this month. The contest, organized by Columbia University faculty, let students compete in Greek, Latin, or both, with readings including Plato’s Apology, Homer’s Illiad, and Cicero’s First Catilinarian.
Ethan Clark ’26, Celeste Connell ’26, and Peter Fields ’26 rehearsed their performances together in the weeks before the competition. The team won first and third place in Greek and second place in Latin. “They brought the languages fantastically to life,” said Associate Professor of Classics Lauren Curtis, who is also the program director for Classical Studies. “Their success will hopefully inspire other students to aim high and see how much they can accomplish when they start a language from scratch at Bard.”
Post Date: 04-15-2025
Ethan Clark ’26, Celeste Connell ’26, and Peter Fields ’26 rehearsed their performances together in the weeks before the competition. The team won first and third place in Greek and second place in Latin. “They brought the languages fantastically to life,” said Associate Professor of Classics Lauren Curtis, who is also the program director for Classical Studies. “Their success will hopefully inspire other students to aim high and see how much they can accomplish when they start a language from scratch at Bard.”
Post Date: 04-15-2025