Salve! I am Olivia Chen of Massachusetts. My goal as NJCL President can be summarized with my last name CHEN: communication, highlighting the JCL experience, engagement, and nurturing growth. I want to maintain a welcoming space for JCLers, while making sure that all stay engaged with fun activities, such as behind-the-scenes videos and holding Presidents’ Meetings. I also plan to create space for JCLers to create Virtual Vision Boards, including their goals for the JCL and anything they want to see on the National level.

Visit my website at bit.ly/olivia4prez. Remember to vote for Chen, once again!

Hello, my name is Srushti Gudipati and I am running to be your next NJCL 1st VP! My favorite thing about JCL is meeting new people, so my platform is centered around connection. To increase participation and membership at the chapter level, I plan to create officer toolkits, which provide materials for recruiting, meeting ideas, and lesson plans for chapter officers. I hope to connect with as many JCLers as possible in order to make each person feel seen, heard, and excited to participate!

Visit my website to learn more, and don’t be afraid to say “hi!”

Salvete Amici! I am so excited to be running to be your next 2VP. My campaign runs off of 3 Cs: Community, Cheers, and Clubs. Community focuses on service – I plan to add a suggestion box for JCLers to give the 2VP ideas on organizations we could highlight for service projects or coin wars, and I’ve started looking at Virginia organizations for next year’s convention at W&M. Cheers refers to spirit, where I want to expand the catalog of spirit cheers so first-time spirit organizers can draw inspiration from other states’ past ideas, gathered by asking states to donate videos or scripts. For Clubs, I want to add a campaign-corner-style feature to the CotM guide where past winners give advice to the rest of JCL.

Website: sites.google.com/view/mc-4-2vp

My name is Aurelia, and I’m from Texas! I’ve served on the TSJCL Board for 2 years as Webmaster (where I won 1st Place in the NJCL Website Contest) and State Convention Coordinator (with 1200 students in attendance). I also run a service program teaching Latin at a local elementary school to students who likely would otherwise never be able to study Latin. My name, Aurelia, meaning golden girl, inspired my platform: G: Grouping Spirit, O: Opportunities and Activities, L: Launch, D: Defend the Classics!

Read more about my platform, qualifications, and get to know me at bit.ly/aureliafor2vp!

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I’m Emily Cai and I am running for Communications Coordinator. My biggest goal is to connect people and improve the JCL experience to be more fun and engaging for everyone. My campaign can be described using a simple acronym – NOTE: N for Network, O is for Obtain and Organize, T is for Transform, and E is for Engage. If you see me around, please feel free to talk to me, as it always makes my day!

Website: tinyurl.com/emily4coco

Salvete, Amici! My name is Cecil Pendleton Gregg, and I am running for Communications Coordinator of the NJCL. As a past VJCL Secretary, I believe in three simple ideas: Connect, Publish, and Grow, or CPG, my initials. I will Connect members through better communication, Publish meeting minutes and FAQs to improve access and transparency, and Grow the NJCL by refurbishing the website with better accessibility and a renewed design. Above all, I will not be a passive participant – I want to be your active advocate.

Gratias, Amici!

My name is Maia, I’m from Maine, and I am running for Communications Coordinator. I grew up with JCL and found a community where everyone is welcome. My goal as CoCo can be defined in one word: access. Easier access to information through a guide to the website. Easier access to each other through a space for states to share what they do throughout the year. Lastly, easier access to collaboration with more events to connect states together.

Learn more: sites.google.com/view/maia-for-njcl-coco

Salvete amici! If you’re ready to make NJCL the best it has ever been, vote Angela for CoCo. Last year, I was elected as Georgia JCL’s Secretary, where I made 9 newsletters, wrote minutes for every meeting, and made so many memories. This year, I’m ready to take the NJCL to higher levels with my acronym HALO: Highlights, to recognize your achievements in Classics; Accessibility, to make minutes and information easy to find; Loop, to keep you in the loop; and Orbis (Latin for “world”/“orbit”), a JCL network to connect us.

Check out: sites.google.com/view/angelaivcoco

Salvete amici! I’m Elijah Brown, and I just finished my term as Indiana Parliamentarian. I want to bring a bigger element of recruitment from my state office to the national one, reaching out to more potential candidates and encouraging them to take the amazing opportunity that is national office. My slogan “Say Salve” encompasses this idea – by taking the initiative and saying hi, I hope to begin productive conversations that convince JCLers of what they can do for NJCL.

If you see me around campus, stop me and say “Salve!” Check out my website at saysalve.my.canva.site!

Salvete amici! My name’s Sarah! I’m from Illinois JCL, and I’m running for NJCL Parli! I’m a former state parli and ILJCL’s current 2VP! My campaign is split into 5 parts: my constitutional corner, biannual election workshop, parli workshops, increased communication, and a refreshed campaign corner.

Check out my website: sites.google.com/view/votesarahforparli. Please stop by my stand at Meet the Candidates for specific info about my platform! Gratias – remember to vote for Sarah for Parli!

Salvete! I’m Bani, and I am running to be your NJCL Historian! My campaign is centered around three ideas: record-keeping, access, and memories (RAM – inspired by RAM storage). Among other things, I want to expand the NJCL archives by adding a section for digitized/scanned physical media. Additionally, I would like to make our history more accessible to you through history spotlight posts on Instagram and a video interview series with past NJCL officers.

There is a lot more I haven’t touched on, so please check out my website for more information: gourabb.wixsite.com/baniforhisto. Gratias vobis ago!

My name is Eloise Ogden and I am the current South Carolina JCL historian. It would be an honor to serve as the NJCL Historian, where I would strive to promote connectivity and enthusiasm. By reactivating the prior historian GroupMe, creating more resources for state Instagram accounts, and expanding the photo-of-the-month competition, historians would be able to help all JCLers stay in touch throughout the year, without waiting for another Nationals to catch up.

Additionally, my experience serving as photographer for a multitude of school clubs and background-organizing state-wide events has taught me the responsibility needed to serve.

My platform for the Torch has two parts. First, Classics Today, a new section of the publication dedicated to what’s happening in the field of Classics right now; I also want to revive the Junior Classical Review, a journal for student research. Second, Classics Together: connections between local and state editors through article swaps, a meme contest, JCL “Tiny Love Stories,” and more.

My publications have placed first in the NJCL contests two years in a row, and I find editorship so, so rewarding – there’s nothing I’d rather do. Learn more at bit.ly/shreyas4editor.

I’m running for editor because I want to help share the amazing community that NJCL provides! My goal is to use The Torch as a tool to promote NJCL to prospective members and strengthen bonds between existing ones. I’m basing my campaign around the acronym COOL, which stands for Community, Outreach, Opportunity, and Leadership.

For more information, visit devyn4editor.my.canva.site!