Teacher

Mr. Yaggy

    Mr. Patrick Yaggy started the Latin program at North Gwinnett High School in the 2000-2001 school year with three classes of Latin I. This year, North is offering ten full classes of Latin (including AP Latin (Vergil)) as well as a Latin Connections Course at North Gwinnett Middle School. Mr. Yaggy is teaching the Latin II and III classes while Mr. Hunter teaches Latin I, AP Latin, and the Connections Course at NGMS.

   Mr. Yaggy came to North directly from the University of Georgia where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Latin in 1999 and completed a year of coursework in the Modified Master's Program in Foreign Language Education in 2000.  He recently earned his MA in Latin from the University of Georgia with a thesis entitled "Augustus and Domitian: Political Allusions in Statius' Thebaid." As part of this program, Mr. Yaggy earned a Fellowship to study and teach in Rome for six weeks with the UGA Classics Study Abroad.

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   Mr. Yaggy is, with Mr. Hunter, co-sponsor of the NGHS Junior Classical League. In the past, he has also coached the Junior Varsity Girl's Soccer team and assisted with the Varsity program, particularly with goalkeeper training. Additionally, Mr. Yaggy has also sponsored a Philosophy Club, which derived from student interest during his Latin classes. For the county, Mr. Yaggy has been NGHS Foreign Language Department Chair (2003-2005), Chair of the Gwinnett Area Latin Teachers Association (GALTA) (2004-2008), regularly served as a juror on GCPS discipline panels, and is currently GJCL Certamen Co-Chair.  Mr. Yaggy is currently, since 2008, the SAT Site Supervisor for NGHS, providing a safe and comfortable testing environment for North's and Georgia's students.

   All of these roles reflect the myriad of interests that Mr. Yaggy has. Most importantly, he has a great passion for his students and is proud to play a positive role in their lives year after year. In his spare time, Mr. Yaggy likes to keep in shape by running and swimming, and always seeks to continue his education. He is a fanatical UGA football fan as well as an ardent Manchester United and English Premier League supporter.

    Mr. Yaggy encourages as much parental participation as possible to make the NGHS Latin program as successful as possible.  Parents of children at North Gwinnett Middle School are urged to contact NGMS about registering their child for Latin as a freshman at North Gwinnett High School.