Morgan Rees ’21Morgan Bramwell ’21 Diversity in enrollment at Episcopal Academy is a large Episcopal Academy enrollment of new students is greatly affected by the presence of diversity. In a recent survey, when asked what changes they have seen in diversity over the past few years, 3.6% of students said that it had become less diverse, 28.6% said more diverse, and the majority, 67.9%, said it stayed the same. In fact, both the number and percentage of students of color have risen slightly. Peter Anderson, Director of Enrollment Management and Admissions says that one of their main and continuing concerns…
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Molly Limaye ’21Dhilan Lavu ’21 The sophomore class and their parents participated in SpeakUp! on January 30th, an event that facilitates conversations between parents and adolescents about difficult topics, including mental health, drugs and alcohol, and social media. EA has been participating in SpeakUp! for eight years. The advantage to the event is that students are not in the same room as their parents, so they can hear other opinions and possibly feel more comfortable speaking about difficult topics if their parents are not in the room. After the event, many sophomores began to discuss their feedback and how the…
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Will Patterson ’27 Kyle Zhang ’27 Ryan Wen ’27 While a few close House races have not been called in the 2024 elections, Americans know now that Donald J. Trump will be the next president of the United States with a House and Senate Republican majority. Among the EA community, expectations for the election results and views on the elections’ implications differ widely, shedding light on the strategic strengths and weaknesses of Trump’s and Harris’s campaigns. Regarding the election results, many EA community members did not anticipate the results, while others were unsurprised. Michael DiMonte ’25, a member of the…
Ben Wang ’27 Nik Bonney ’27 February is the month when the world glows red. Lunar New Year brings prosperity through bright scarlet lanterns and lucky red envelopes, while Valentine’s Day brings crimson hearts and pink candies. It’s an exciting time, and each year, the Episcopal Academy celebrates both of these holidays with fun traditions and celebrations. During the Lunar New Year, EA’s Mandarin classes partake in a number of fun activities. “We do chopstick races and dumpling making and tasting,” explains Mandarin teacher Sophie Fu. “This year we also added boba milk tea tasting, a calligraphy session, and a…
Michael Venneri ’27 Max Godshall ’26 In an effort to encourage more meaningful service, EA made major changes to its community service program this year. Instead of sending an entire grade out to serve on one day, individual advisories now conduct community service on different days. These changes aim to make community service more meaningful and engaging for everyone involved. With the school year now past the halfway mark, it’s time to reflect on the success of these changes. On past service days, an entire grade would go out for service projects, while the rest of the school participated in…
Grace Schoenstein ’26 With love in the air, I’d like to take a moment to express my deep, undying affection for the hundreds of NoodleTools notecards, sources, and citations slowly taking over my life. But don’t fret! Students of all grades and history classes can share in the time-consuming task of filling out endless digital notecards, carefully documenting every fact, quote, and paraphrase as if we’re curators for the Library of Alexandria. While we appreciate the dedication to research skills we are being taught, the sheer volume has us questioning if we’ll ever escape NoodleTools’ grasp. Maybe one day, historians…
Grace Schoenstein ’26 With love in the air, I’d like to take a moment to express my deep, undying affection for the hundreds of NoodleTools notecards, sources, and citations slowly taking over my life. But don’t fret! Students of all grades and history classes can share in the time-consuming task of filling out endless digital notecards, carefully documenting every fact, quote, and paraphrase as if we’re curators for the Library of Alexandria. While we appreciate the dedication to research skills we are being taught, the sheer volume has us questioning if we’ll ever escape NoodleTools’ grasp. Maybe one day, historians…
Grace VanderWaag ’26 In just two years at Episcopal, senior Co-Captain of the basketball team Matthew McCarthy ’25 has had an enduring positive influence both on and off the court. Renowned for his exceptional skills and competitive nature, McCarthy has been crucial to the team’s success over the past two seasons as he has set the standard for dedication and hard work. Introduced to the sport by his dad, McCarthy began playing basketball at a very young age. His career began with a local travel team, the Aston AA Bandits, and from there, his passion for the game exploded. McCarthy…
Sofia Foulds ’26 Quinn McHale ’26 With a passion for running and an unshakeable determination, Stevie Combs ’25 is respected throughout the Episcopal community. It wasn’t until her freshman year when Combs came to Episcopal, and that is also when her passion for track initially developed. Beginning her career with winter track, Combs immediately felt a connection with the sport. Through her hard work and grit, Combs worked through the ranks, now consistently running on the varsity level for the winter and spring track seasons. As a sprinter, Combs reaches her full potential in the 200 meter dash, as it…
Vivian Cook ’27 Electrifying and industrious, the robotics team has worked hard this winter, developing impressive machinery and programs. With the use of creativity, engineering skills, and teamwork, they hope to meet success at competitions this spring. From Thanksgiving break until Christmas break, team members gathered to prepare for the upcoming season. While new members learned their way around the lab, robotics veterans designed possible prototypes for the upcoming season. After winter break, the team was given their task: the “game,” that their robot should participate in. After the task is assigned, “It’s pretty hands-on just trying to get the…
Karthik Malickel Ramakrishnan ’27 From the classroom to the studio, Kailin Gao ’25 is always in motion. A dedicated dancer, musician, and student, she balances a packed schedule with remarkable discipline and passion. When asked “What do you admire most about Gao?” Hailey Rosenberg ’25 quickly responded: “Her work ethic. She puts so much effort into everything she does, and everything she does is very thoughtful.” Even since the beginning of Pre-K, Gao has been passionate about Chinese dancing and drawing. After joining the EA community in kindergarten, Gao also began to take ballet and visual art lessons. In third…
Danity Pike ’27 Chloe Islam ’26 As the new year settles in, Hollywood kicks off its annual awards season with the Golden Globes, a celebration of excellence in film and television. This year’s Golden Globes were a colossal success. They embodied the values that the Globes were originally founded on: hard work and determination leading to incredible achievements. The Golden Globes were first organized in 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association (HCFA), a group of film journalists that later changed its name to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Since its founding, the Golden Globes have evolved to include…
Kayla Krasnick ’28 Episcopal Academy’s art gallery is awash in deep blues this month with cyanotype artist Sarah Boure Rafferty’s collection Learning to Listen. This show features both her cyanotype and collage work. Cyanotypes are a process of creating pictures without a camera, which involves a chemical solution and UV light exposure. By placing objects over the paper and blocking the UV, it creates beautiful, inverted images. Learning to Listen includes works of varying sizes, ranging from 3 by 5 feet to 3.5 by 5.5 inches. With an overarching theme of nature, it imposes a sense of calm and serenity…
Gray Collins ’25 Due to the extraordinary generosity of alumni endowments, we have the immense privilege to listen to various guest speakers throughout the year. From lectures on American history to STEM talks, EA students get the unique opportunity to hear from a broad range of professors, authors, and other intellectuals and learn from their perspectives and experiences. However, a small number of these speakers fall well short of the standard expected by students, teachers, alumni, and our broader Episcopal community. On balance, the informative and inspirational lectures still far outweigh the poor showings. To give a glimpse of the…
Gray Collins ’25 Due to the extraordinary generosity of alumni endowments, we have the immense privilege to listen to various guest speakers throughout the year. From lectures on American history to STEM talks, EA students get the unique opportunity to hear from a broad range of professors, authors, and other intellectuals and learn from their perspectives and experiences. However, a small number of these speakers fall well short of the standard expected by students, teachers, alumni, and our broader Episcopal community. On balance, the informative and inspirational lectures still far outweigh the poor showings. To give a glimpse of the…
Joyce Liu ’27 Mia Favini ’27 A new policy has been implemented in Episcopal’s current 2024-25 academic year where sophomores are required to attend study halls. These are held like a class, with a designated room and a proctor who takes attendance. In previous years, however, these students received free periods from their sophomore year onwards, a practice that should still be continued today. Michael Letts, Head of the Upper School, specified why we have study halls to begin with. For freshmen, any free block within their schedule is assigned to a study hall. This teaches them that homework is…
Ryan Wen ’27 Kyle Zhang ’27 At Episcopal, students have the opportunity to participate in Model UN (MUN), a club where students act as representatives of various countries to address global issues. Members can participate in one-day conferences and workshops, culminating in the weekend-long Ivy League Model United Nations Conference (ILMUNC) trip. The club, and particularly the ILMUNC conference, are meant to promote cooperation, communication, and civil discourse. Yet, Model UN’s intent has become increasingly warped, with many students attending to do nothing but have fun, often forgetting the weight of the controversies at hand. Concerns have been raised regarding…
Ryan Wen ’27 Kyle Zhang ’27 At Episcopal, students have the opportunity to participate in Model UN (MUN), a club where students act as representatives of various countries to address global issues. Members can participate in one-day conferences and workshops, culminating in the weekend-long Ivy League Model United Nations Conference (ILMUNC) trip. The club, and particularly the ILMUNC conference, are meant to promote cooperation, communication, and civil discourse. Yet, Model UN’s intent has become increasingly warped, with many students attending to do nothing but have fun, often forgetting the weight of the controversies at hand. Concerns have been raised regarding…