The Robin Miller Award
The Senior Young Classicist is for all 4th to 6th year students either studying Latin, Ancient Greek, or Classical Studies or students not studying them in school but with an interest in the myths, history, and languages of the Ancient World.
This Award is names for a dedicated Classics teacher of circa 30 years whose family has sponsored this award in his memory. They hope that it his legacy and this award will inspire Young Classicists to continue pursuing their passions for studying the Ancient World.
This Award is names for a dedicated Classics teacher of circa 30 years whose family has sponsored this award in his memory. They hope that it his legacy and this award will inspire Young Classicists to continue pursuing their passions for studying the Ancient World.
Our Winner!
The winner of this years Senior Awards and the Robin Miller Trophy is Polly Buckley from Dublin. Inspired by Classical mythology, Polly has used her creative talents both in painting and music to create masterpieces. She created an amazing piece of art titled 'Cerberus' which depicts the difficulties a woman faces in society - often having to depict several different faces, like Cerberus' three heads, in order to navigate the modern world. Her second project titled 'For we are Dust and Dreams' was inspired by the poetry and philosophy of the Roman poet Horace - a wonderful piece which as she explains states that despite the inevitability of our deaths we are still part of something much greater and will live on in dreams. Her third project 'Dead Man' was a song inspired by the tale of Hades and Persephone. These projects showed a range of talents and artistic consciousness inspired by Classical mythology and Roman poetry. Polly also presented her projects and showed the process of her thinking behind each work in a detailed presentation.
Our Silver Medalists
Our Silver Medalists are Eva Stylianides, Julia Huckfeldt, Eliza Flynn, Anna Downey, and James Moriarty-Smyth. They no strangers to Classics competitions - this group of singers won second place in the 2020 ClassicsNow performance contest with a wonderful song about hospitality. They have now returned with a second hit single 'Bare Necessities' - once again sharing their knowledge of Ancient values through music.
Our Bronze Medalists
Our Bronze Medalist was Ciara Moore, a 4th year student from Dublin. She created a wonderful presentation 'Heroines: Helen, Artemis, and Cleopatra' examining the portrayal of women in Ancient Greek Mythology and History and connecting it to the Sustainable Development Goal - Gender Equality.
