“Yeah. It's an ancient and dead language. A lot of people forget about it, but it has a lot of historical value.”

— Iffume Jones, service adviser, Houston

“Sure. Pretty much everything in our culture stems from Latin-speaking societies.”

— Kathy Kalbac, architectural intern, Lawrence

“I think it's important to understand the root of our own language.”

— Ryan DaMetz, civil engineer, Boulder, Colo.

“I think in life you would need a language like Spanish more, but it really helps on standardized tests.”

— Dan Smith, Free State High School senior, Lawrence