Liceo Classico Statale

The LICEO CLASSICO "MARCO TERENZIO VARRONE" of RIETI, the FONDAZIONE VARRONE and the ASSOCIAZIONE EX ALUNNI of LICEO CLASSICO, call the

Art. 1 The Liceo Classico "Marco Terenzio Varrone" of Rieti, the Fondazione Varrone – Cassa di Risparmio of Rieti, and the Associazione ex-alunni of Liceo Classico announce every year the Certamen Varronianum, classical section, in April or in May. It is reserved for students attending the second last and the last year of national Licei Classici, Scientifici and Pedagogico-linguistici and for no more than ten competitors coming from EU schools where they study Latin. The Certamen Varronianum Reatinum, classical section, consists of a translation of a Latin passage from Varro or from different authors of scientific prose. The translation must be followed by a brief commentary in Italian.

Art. 2 The Classical section examining board is formed by an Italian University Professor of Latin Literature, who acts as President; by two teachers (university or high school) whose appointment, by the President of the examining board, is unchallengeable; by the School Headmaster and by the President of the ex-students association, in agreement with the organizing Committee.

Art. 3 No more than two students for each joining school will gain entrance. They have to be accompanied by a teacher or by their Headmaster. The students that did not classify among the first ten, at the previous edition, may participate to the present one. The students will be hosted at the expenses of the organizing Committee; the associate teachers will have full board at one of the local hotels and 30% of their expenses will be refunded by the organizing committee upon relevant documentation. Travel costs are chargeable to students and associate teachers.

Art. 4 The commission, after examining the works and selecting the best, will prepare the list of the winners of the Certamen, classical section, who will be awarded on their third-day stay as following:
- cash prize to students classified as the best three
- books and study materials to students classified from fourth to
  tenth
- certificates to all participants and their schools.
A unique list will be drawn up for both Italian and foreign students.

Art. 5 At the same time as the Certamen, classical section, the Certamen, technical-scientific section, will take place, reserved for students of the last two classes of classical, scientific, technical, educational, vocational schools for agriculture and national technological ones. This section is divided into two subsections: historical-literary and technical-practical. Each school can take part in the Certamen with no more than two either individual or group works, whose theme will be announced in the annual call. Even the students who were present in the previous contest and did not classify within the first ten can participate. No more than twenty students (ten for each of the two subsections) coming from EU schools, will be admitted to this section.

Art. 6 The Technical and Science section examining board is formed by one University Professor and by two high school teachers, one specialized in scientific and technological field, the other in vocational field. They will examine all the projects forwarded to us not beyond the deadline, they will declare the winners whose names will be sent to their schools. The deadline will be communicated in the annual announcement.

Art. 7 The winners of the two subsections will be awarded as following:
- cash prize to students classified as the best three
- books and study materials to students classified from fourth to
  tenth
- certificates to all participants and to all joining schools.
EU students will be rewarded as fixed in article 4.
Prize-giving for Technical and Science section winners will be held during the final day of "Certamen - Classical section" that takes place every year in April or May. The winners classified as the first three of both sections will be hosted in the occasion of the price-giving ceremony at the expenses of the organizing Committee, since the day before.

Art. 8 During the stay in Rieti, cultural, entertaining, sightseeing activities will be organized for all participants.

Art. 9 The Certamen is organized by an organizing Committee called "Comitato Varroniano", composed of:

1) The Headmaster pro-tempore of the Liceo Classico
2) The President pro-tempore of "Fondazione Varrone Cassa di
     Risparmio di Rieti"
3) The President pro-tempore of the "Associazione ex alunni del
     Liceo Classico"
4) A member of the direction of "Fondazione Varrone Cassa di
     Risparmio di Rieti"
5) A member of the direction of the "Associazione ex alunni del
     Liceo classico"
6) A member of Comune di Rieti
7) A member of Provincia di Rieti
8) A member of Regione Lazio

The Committee decides every year the times and the rules of the Certamen Varronianum and everything concerns its realization.