Maggie Lo ‘23 | Arjun Bhamra ‘22 Justice Stephen Breyer intends to retire from the Supreme Court of the United States by the end of the term, until his replacement has been nominated and confirmed. CNN reports that Breyer formally announced his plans to retire in a letter written to President Biden, where he said, “I enormously appreciate the privilege of serving as part of the federal judicial system… Throughout, I have been aware of the great honor of participating as a judge in the effort to maintain our Constitution and the rule of law.” As explained by CNN, Breyer…
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Five years after graduating from Episcopal Academy, George Reginald Bishop Jr. ‘40 wrote a letter to the Episcopal Headmaster, Greville Halsam, to update him on his life after school. It was 1945 and he was stationed in Luxembourg in the midst of WWII. “It is a foggy, Saturday morning here on the Third Army’s western front,” he writes, “At the moment we are blessed with a bit of quiet. I am sitting on a stool by a small stove in the battery executive’s tent.” Like many alumni throughout Episcopal’s history, Bishop graduated at a time of international strife and had…
Sarah Kotapka ‘23 From the Pre-Kers in the Lower School to the Upper School seniors, as soon as there is word of possible snowfall, everyone, eager for snow and a day off from school, searches up on Google “Snow Day Calculator” to determine the likelihood of their wishes being fulfilled. The unexpected time off provided by snow days allows for students and teachers alike to rest, recharge, and take it easy before returning to the bustle of the normal school week. However, recent environmental challenges and the possibility of virtual classes have created some uncertainty about the likelihood of future snow…
Sarah Kotapka ‘23 From the Pre-Kers in the Lower School to the Upper School seniors, as soon as there is word of possible snowfall, everyone, eager for snow and a day off from school, searches up on Google “Snow Day Calculator” to determine the likelihood of their wishes being fulfilled. The unexpected time off provided by snow days allows for students and teachers alike to rest, recharge, and take it easy before returning to the bustle of the normal school week. However, recent environmental challenges and the possibility of virtual classes have created some uncertainty about the likelihood of future snow…
Alexandra Gobran ‘23 Caroline Sewell ‘23 Waking up in an unknown environment, attending a different school, being surrounded by strangers away from family and familiarity–all of which are a part of the reality of doing international exchange programs–may feel a bit daunting. However, this reality is something many Episcopal students have jumped at the chance to partake in, enjoyed, and learned from. EA is fortunate to have a variety of different foreign exchange opportunities, which students are able to take advantage of. EA has relationships with schools across the globe, which allows students to visit various countries over the summer.…
Maggie Dugery ’23 Each April, the Campus Green is covered by large white tents in preparation for Alumni Weekend, a time for former EA students to return to campus. At Episcopal, the alumni network is very strong, anchored by class reunions every fifth year after graduation. While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused alumni reunions the past two years to be very different, they may be returning to normal. During Alumni Weekend, some classes attend an Upper School Chapel service; others take part in different festivities over the weekend. This weekend is looked forward to by many alumni. Peter Dugery ‘87,…
Maggie Dugery ’23 Each April, the Campus Green is covered by large white tents in preparation for Alumni Weekend, a time for former EA students to return to campus. At Episcopal, the alumni network is very strong, anchored by class reunions every fifth year after graduation. While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused alumni reunions the past two years to be very different, they may be returning to normal. During Alumni Weekend, some classes attend an Upper School Chapel service; others take part in different festivities over the weekend. This weekend is looked forward to by many alumni. Peter Dugery ‘87,…
Delaney Welsh ’24 Alaina Guo ‘22 is February’s Artist of the Month for her dedication and leadership in the dance, theatre, and choir communities. In addition to acting in every drama production at EA, being a Dance Co-Captain, Guo is Co-President of Improv Club, and sings in the Vocal Ensemble. Growing up, one of Guo’s greatest inspirations was Lea Salonga, an Asian American actress from the Philippines. Guo explains that “she [Salonga] was the first Asian American Broadway actress I knew a lot about.” When reflecting on her favorite moments during her performing arts career, Guo mentions the charity concert…
Delaney Welsh ’24 Alaina Guo ‘22 is February’s Artist of the Month for her dedication and leadership in the dance, theatre, and choir communities. In addition to acting in every drama production at EA, being a Dance Co-Captain, Guo is Co-President of Improv Club, and sings in the Vocal Ensemble. Growing up, one of Guo’s greatest inspirations was Lea Salonga, an Asian American actress from the Philippines. Guo explains that “she [Salonga] was the first Asian American Broadway actress I knew a lot about.” When reflecting on her favorite moments during her performing arts career, Guo mentions the charity concert…
Delaney Welsh ’24 Alaina Guo ‘22 is February’s Artist of the Month for her dedication and leadership in the dance, theatre, and choir communities. In addition to acting in every drama production at EA, being a Dance Co-Captain, Guo is Co-President of Improv Club, and sings in the Vocal Ensemble. Growing up, one of Guo’s greatest inspirations was Lea Salonga, an Asian American actress from the Philippines. Guo explains that “she [Salonga] was the first Asian American Broadway actress I knew a lot about.” When reflecting on her favorite moments during her performing arts career, Guo mentions the charity concert…
Elizabeth Hershey ’25 In recent years the syllabus for 2D Design classes has expanded to include iPads. Using the app Procreate, students have worked to create precise and creative digital artwork. The iPads used are Apple’s newest model of iPad Pro’s. They come equipped with Gen-two Pencils that are used to draw like a normal pencil. The precision and simplicity of the technology is what has made its integration into art classes so seamless. William Forbes, the Technical Service Coordinator, says “It’s a much more accurate depiction of what your pencil is doing.” Other applications in the past have given…
Fiona Riley ‘22 Kassidy Kryukov ‘24 The Fashion Club was created this year to educate community members on the history and importance of using clothing as a form of self expression. Leaders Bridget Murphy ‘25, Delaney Welsh ‘24, Kate Lamb ‘24, Lily Hendrickson ‘24, and Tory Lynn ‘25 spent the majority of meetings in the first semester discussing modern trends and designers, as well as providing opportunities for students to hands-on learn about sewing. When asked about the inspiration for the club, Lamb states, “We are all incredibly passionate about fashion and think it needs to be included as a…
Emiola Enakhimion ‘24 As class sizes have steadily climbed at EA, many students and teachers feel that the academy’s renowned individualized education has decreased, and learning has become less personal and harder to manage. To combat this, EA should aim to reduce class sizes in the Upper School. Due to their smaller student population, private schools naturally tend to have smaller class sizes than their public counterparts. In fact, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average U.S. class size in private schools is 17.6 students in comparison to 26.2 students at public schools. Historically, EA has been…
Thought: Are time travel movies good or is it a boring old hack? Nic Staley ‘22: Time travel is one of Hollywood’s biggest cop outs when it comes to movie making. It is up there with the classic “Oh no all my memories are gone” plot line, which in my opinion, is overused as well. When movie makers do not know what to make, they always go back to time travel and every time it comes out very medicore. Yes, there are some movies that do it right, like Back to the Future (even though it gets old after the…
Young Republicans We, the leaders and members of Young Republicans, would like the EA student body to have a more clear understanding of the current goals and activities of our group. We feel that sometimes our beliefs are misconstrued or invalidated, so we would like to clarify our organization’s goals and intentions, as well as call for open political discourse among the student body. Young Republicans is a club where people can come together and express themselves freely. Because the state of politics today has become particularly divisive, the goal of Young Republicans is to challenge negative stereotypes surrounding political…
Albert Chen ‘23 I’ll say it again: this year’s production of Radium Girls was bold, creative, and masterfully executed. The play Radium Girls follows the true historical events of the female factory workers in the 1920s who contracted radiation poisoning from painting watch dials with paint made from radium dust. They were told that the paint was harmless and instructed to put their brushes on their lips in order to expedite the painting process, ingesting copious amounts of radium in the process. As result, many of the female workers experienced extreme adverse health effects leading most to a decrepit descent…
Julia Baggini ‘25 | Kassidy Kryukov ‘24 Erika Kramer ‘22 is December’s Artist of the Month for her excellence in 2D design. Kramer explains that her passion began in seventh grade when “Mr. Sigel made the Art of Invention Elective…that was the start of me loving art.” Kramer continued her artistic journey by taking Foundations of Art as a Freshman, and ever since has been involved with the Honors Art courses offered at EA. David Sigel, Upper School Art Department Chair and Kramer’s mentor, describes that Kramer has the ability to convey her feelings in her work, as “she may…
Julia Baggini ‘25 | Kassidy Kryukov ‘24 Erika Kramer ‘22 is December’s Artist of the Month for her excellence in 2D design. Kramer explains that her passion began in seventh grade when “Mr. Sigel made the Art of Invention Elective…that was the start of me loving art.” Kramer continued her artistic journey by taking Foundations of Art as a Freshman, and ever since has been involved with the Honors Art courses offered at EA. David Sigel, Upper School Art Department Chair and Kramer’s mentor, describes that Kramer has the ability to convey her feelings in her work, as “she may…
Riya Mukherjee ‘23 | Mia Cabral ‘22 The “Into the Light” exhibit will feature community-created paper squares that will cast shadows onto the walls of the CCC gallery running from November through January. The Install-It club will be highly involved in the exhibit and will help to distribute kits, which include paper for community members to create their designs on. The project is inspired by the work of Anila Quayyum Agha, who in her “Intersections” project, brought together different communities in one exhibit. Ned Meisel ‘22, Student Leader of Install-It club, explains that through her project, “laser cut wood in…
Maggie Dugery ‘23 | Sarah Kotopka ‘23 Haiti’s St. Marc’s school has been a partner of Episcopal since 2012. In those years, many students and faculty have visited the troubled country annually for service projects. for service projects and experiences intended to foster community and a connection with Episcopal’s partner, St. Marc’s School. These trips have consisted of construction projects, such as building a school, creating medical forms, building a water purification system, and working on local farms. The last trip to Haiti was in February of 2020 and there is not a trip planned in the foreseeable future. These…