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    • About the Academy
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6/3/2025

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Avete, y'all! I’m Magistris McIntire (they/them), lead teacher and teacher of neuterque et uterque this year. Here are some things about me!

Recently I've enjoyed...
  • camping with friends
  • dogsitting
  • running creative arts at PAJCL Latin convention (dramatic interp has my heart- ask me about it!) 
  • making really bad ancient Roman bread
  • playing soccer
  • discovering weird new music (open to suggestions)
  • watching White Lotus
  • making jewelry at Lowe's
  • volunteering with National Senior Classical League aka running NJCL Latin convention (you should join once you graduate!)
  • celebrating June's holidays thus far
  • seeing multiple nerdy Classics lego exhibit... which I will now share here because if not hic, then ubi??

I teach Latin in Philadelphia, but I used to be in your very shoes- scouring through the seemingly endless pages of the Latin Academy information packet.

If I may get deep for a second, Latin Academy is such a special time. As a student, nothing compared to being surrounded by other Latin nerds and being able to make “obscure” jokes about stabbing salads and calling it Caesar. But it was also intimidating. I was one of the best Latin students at my own school, but I was suddenly not the only obvious choice for the teacher’s favorite.

As Academy went on though- I learned it wasn’t about being the best. It was about trying new things- like acting, memorizing poetry, and (scariest of all) making small talk in Latin. It was about making grammatical mistakes (while talking to teachers) and asking questions (which others already knew the answer to
), but it was okay- even encouraged. Best of all, it was about forming friendships. Each new friend had a vastly different set of talents. While I was daunted at first, I then was able to learn so much from them about music, origami, and exactly how far south "nova" stretches. But we all shared a love of Latin, and I still have friends from Academy today!

No matter how you estimate yourself compared to your peers, if you go all in, commit to learning, and lean into community, then you've won. You are all passionate about Latin. You've already been accepted to Latin Academy. We’re just here to love learning. Can't wait to see the unique love you bring to the Academy.
-MM
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    GLA MMXXV

    This blog will chronicle the journey of the 38th Governor's Latin Academy. The staff will post until we elect student officers.

    Contact Us​​
    Email: [email protected]
    Mailing Address:
    (student's name)
    c/o Governor's Latin Academy
    Randolph-Macon College
    304 Henry St.
    Ashland, VA 23005
    Phone: 
    Nervan-Antonine Emperors
    Pax Romana
    Nerva
    Trajan
    Hadrian
    Antoninus Pius
    Lucius Verus
    Marcus Aurelius
    Commodus
    GLA Checklists
    Download these and use them to help with packing:
    GLA Clothing Checklist
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    GLA Essentials Checklist

    GLA School Supplies & Optional Checklist

    Suggested Texts

    ​Again, these are not required and I would only get one from each category, if any.
    Latin Lexicons
    a.  Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency
    b.  Cassell's Concise Latin-English, English-Latin Dictionary
    c.  
    Collins Latin Concise Dictionary
    Greek Texts/Lexicons
    a.  Athenaze, Book I
    b.  From Alpha to Omega
    c.  Alpha is for Anthropos
    d.  
    Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary
    Translation Texts
    a.  Iliad
    Book Club Books

    a. Song of Achilles
    b. Circe
    c. Andromache
    d. Ariadne
    e. Any that you love and want to share

    Daily Life Books
    a.  Everyday Life in Ancient Rome
    b.  Peoples of the Roman World
    c.  A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome
    d.  
    Daily Life in the Roman City

    Vestes Romanae

    Vestes Romanae
    You will need Roman clothing for several of our activities. You might not always have much time between these events, so you might want to bring more than one outfit.
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    Patterns
    An Overview I & II
    Simple Tunica, Stola, and Palla Patterns
    Legio XX's Civilian Clothing
    Greek Patterns
    Simple Tunic and Toga Patterns
    Peplos Pattern

    Legio XX's Military Clothing
    Follow Jacquelyn's board Roman Garb on Pinterest.

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