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Dr. Ulric Johnson, a renowned teacher in the field of gang prevention and urban sociology, will be giving a chapel address on March 14th to the Episcopal Academy community. Dr. Johnson is the founding director of Teens Against Gang Violence, a peer leadership, youth and family program which helps combat gang violence by teaching teens … Read More “Renowned non-violence speaker, Ulric Johnson, to speak in chapel” »
Alex Rice ‘13 The present economic recession in the United States has impacted every American, but none have felt the recession’s sting more than the lower and middle classes. Last year, the Congressional Research Service defined the middle class as having an income between “$19,000 a year and $91,000 a year.” Under this definition, the … Read More “Episcopal Academy is officially “need blind” despite economic recession” »
Katie O’Reilly ‘14, Suzy Chen ‘14 Every April a new batch of hopeful candidates sign up for Student Council and vestry elections and hastily post their speeches on boards around the school. The candidates give their addresses in front of the entire student body and then the students place their votes. The moment of truth … Read More “Penn Charter eliminates popularity contests” »
Rohan Rajagopalan ’14, Michael Quinlan ’14 Next fall, Episcopal fifth grade students will be participating in a one-to-one program which will give each student his or her own laptop. In addition, there are currently discussions about expanding these programs through the Middle and Upper Schools. Under the current plan, next fall, each fifth grader … Read More “Episcopal’s New One to One Computer Policy” »
Mimi McCann ’13 The Archdiocese of Philadelphia recently announced its decision to close or merge almost 50 elementary and high schools due to their declining enrollments and lack of funding. Currently, there are 17 high schools, 156 elementary schools, and four special education parochial schools affiliated with Philadelphia’s Archdiocese. Four high schools, Monsignor Bonner … Read More “Archdiocese of Philadelphia closes or merges 48 schools” »
John Flynn ’14 Although The Episcopal Academy continues to offer Advanced Placement courses, in recent years many schools, including some in the Inter-Ac, have eliminated Advanced Placement courses from their curricula due to the belief they limit creativity in the classroom. The Advanced Placement program began in 1955 and, according to the College Board website, … Read More “Inter-Ac Schools Eliminate AP Courses” »
Jill Barton ’12 The Chester Upland High School is in a state of insolvency with a $20 million debt, causing the teachers of the school district to work without pay. In recent years, Chester Upland has lost almost half of students to charter schools and has suffered from cuts in state funding. The Corbett administration, … Read More “Chester Upland teachers work without pay” »
Ryan Quinlan ’14 Philadelphia continues to hold the highest homicide rate of the ten most populous cities, with a homicide victim count of 324 in 2011. According to Philly.com, Philadelphia had 20.7 homicides for each 100,000 residents, while Chicago had 15.7 and New York City only had 6.1. Although Philadelphia’s homicide rate peaked in 2006, … Read More “Mayor Nutter’s response to Philadelphia’s high homicide rates” »
Katie Howlin ’12 Emily Baturka ’12 is a Co-Captain of the Episcopal Varsity Girls’ Swim Team, and is an accomplished athlete who was recruited to swim for the University of Pennsylvania next year. Baturka has been a contributor on Episcopal’s team since she was in eighth grade. Since then, she has been a two-time Delaware … Read More “Athlete Profile: Emily Baturka” »
Dimantha Andrahennady ’14 Despite its long history, paddle tennis is a relatively unknown winter fitness option at Episcopal. The sport was started by Frank Peer Beal and was created in Manhattan so local kids would have something to do. The sport first came to Episcopal in 2006 when Elspeth Boynton ’08 and Mia Kent ’08 … Read More “Paddle tennis an alternative to winter fitness” »
Katie Howlin ’12 The Episcopal Academy administration has made many changes to the school following the development of a new strategic plan. With these changes has come a new evaluation system for teachers and, now, coaches alike. In the strategic plan, strategy number five states that “because the quality of education is a direct result … Read More “New coach evaluations cause a stir” »
Richie Palazzese ’14 This winter, the fitness and community service options at Episcopal have shifted from students splitting time between fitness and community service, to selecting one or the other. With this new arrangement, the hope is that students will be able to focus on one area of afterschool activities and devote themselves to it … Read More “Controversy over alterations to fitness program” »