Double podium for the Maurolic high school in Messina in the prestigious Latin competition that this year reached its XXXVII edition. The Certamen Latinum Syracusanum has seen The protagonists are the students from Messina with performances of the highest level.
Claudio Calabrò He conquered the summit in the Seniores category, overcoming the complex test that provided for the translation of a Ciceronian song accompanied by a comment entirely drawn up in Latin. A result that testifies not only the excellent mastery of the classical language, but also the critical processing capacity in the philological field.
In the category reserved for the translation and analysis in Italian of a poetic extract from Medea Senecana, Ludovico Russo He won the second position, confirming the high level of the preparation offered by the Messina Institute.
The appointment with the ceremony of delivery of the awards is set for Tuesday 3 June at 9:30 in the “Tommaso Gargallo” high school in Syracuse. The event will be embellished with lectio magistralis of prof. Daniele Malfitana – Professor of Archeology and director of the School of Specialization in Archaeological Heritage of the University of Catania – entitled “The use of the past: Archeology and Cultural Heritage. Politics, institutions and citizenship”. During the event, preparatory teachers will also be rewarded: for the “Maurolico”, prof. Sergio Foscarini.
The Syracusan triumph represents yet another piece of a path of successes that characterized the school year of the Maurolician students. Calabrò, in particular, boasts an impressive curriculum of victories: honor mention at the Certamen Nebrodeum (award ceremony of May 24 in the presence of the rector of the University of Messina Giovanna Spatari and Prof. Marco Onorato, chair of Latin literature at the Dicam), first place absolute at Certamen Senecanum and Certamen Vibonense, third position at Certamen Aetnaeum. In the recent Certamen Philelfianum, then, Calabrò and Russo obtained the second and third step of the podium respectively.
“These results – He declares the school manager Prof. Giovanna De Francesco – They demonstrate how classical formation still represents an irrigable gym of intellectual and human growth. Claudio and Ludovico embody the training quality of our high school, which continues in his commitment to promoting ancient culture with dedication and seriousness. Their successes honor the entire school community ».