Hello All Parents of Latin I and Latin II / III Students:

The plans are not finalized, and I can not absolutely promise the event will happen, but chances are that Ray will be able to host the Elementary Latin Olympics this May.  I don't have a date yet, so I will get back to you.

BACKGROUND HISTORY AND EXPLANATION

In 1984, Mrs. Mulberry, our Latin teacher who retired last June, started the Latin program at Ray.  About three years later, she and a few other CPS Latin teachers collaborated on a new event for elementary, middle, and high school students called the Latin Olympics.  It ran pretty smoothly for about 23 years, and then ran into problems with funding and location.  Many of the teachers and volunteers who worked on it retired or left.  The 2009 Olympics was the last one which kept the original format and many of the original par