Peter Stringfield

December 19, 2008 | 1:10 p.m. CST

Peter Stringfield, a junior at Columbia Independent School, said he thinks students should take Latin to help them with their English and other languages.

“I think if they do take it, it’s possible they will find something they really do like, whether it’s another language or even if they want to have a better grasp of English," he said. "In some way it ties in so much with English that it is almost something that you ought to know. The culture is another way it’s cool to know Latin.”