Ridge Students Exchange Cars for Chariots [VIDEO]

Latin students geared up for the sixth annual Ridge Latin Club Chariot Race and Siege Weapon expo on Monday with 11 chariots and 10 siege weapons participating in the scene that could have been out of the Roman colosseum. (well, maybe)

The event was held in front of the high school from 3:15 to 5 p.m., after traffic had cleared after school.

The participating students are part of the "incredibly vibrant" and long-running Latin program at Ridge, according to Joshua Gebhardt, Latin teacher and adviser of the school's Latin Club.

Gephardt listed some of the outstanding accomplishment of Ridge Latin students during the past year:

• First Place in the state for the third year in a row at the Montclair State University Classics Day competition.
• Top four scores in the state in the Upper level Latin Grammar Academic Competition held this year at the New Jersey Junior Classical League State Convention.
• Top four scores in the state in the Upper Level Latin Vocabulary and Derivatives Academic Competition.
• Level I Certamen Latin Quiz Bowl Team placed first in the state at the Certamen State Championships.
• Level II Certamen Latin Quiz Bowl Team placed first in the state at the Certamen State Championships 6.) Upper Level Certamen Latin Quiz Bowl Team placed first in the state at the Certamen State Championships.
• Ridge High School student Bernard Lin won a National Latin Exam Scholarship.  Only 21 of these scholarships are given out annually internationally.