Fiona Riley ‘22, Alina Klaehn ‘22, Cecilia Murphy ‘22, Krissie Essilfie ‘21 For the first time this year, Episcopal is using a modified version of the original J-Term as the two-week session moves to May. This session, now called May Term, includes a variety of on-campus classes and travel options. Jim Erwin, the Music Department Chair at EA, runs the May Term Takin’ It to the Streets. He explains, “The main objective of Takin’ It To The Streets” is to bring a high energy high school performance to audiences who might not normally get to see live performances brought to…
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William Sargent ’22 What is your favorite memory at EA? “Doing the musical my senior year for the first time! It was such a rewarding experience. ” -Parisa Afsharian “My favorite memory from Episcopal was doing the Pie Race Video in Mr. Gibbs’ 8th grade Video Production Class. I remember how much fun we had doing that and showing the whole middle of the video on the day of the Pie Race.” – McKee Bond “I have so many amazing memories. It is so difficult to choose! One of my favorite memories was performing Chicago for the first time.” -Emma Humann “My…
Aarushi Singh ‘20 The Community Service Corps organizes an annual Mutt Madness bracket to raise money for the Providence Animal Shelter in Media, PA. Those who wish to participate can either pay ten dollars or donate three used towels to buy a ticket. Modelled after typical March Madness brackets, students and faculty have the chance to fill out sheets with predictions for the upcoming National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament. Participants have the opportunity to choose which prize they wish to be considered for, and whichever participant with a bracket closest to the actual outcome of the tournament will…
Noble Brigham ‘20 On the night of a snowstorm, many EA students look forward to the fateful email from the Episcopal Academy announcing that school will be closed for a snow day. Though snow days are a quintessential winter highlight for many EA students, many are unaware of the process behind the decision to close school. T.J. Locke, the Greville Haslam Head of School, is ultimately for responsible for determining whether or not school will be open. “I have a little command center set up where I’ve got all the bookmarks of all the public schools that are around here,”…
Trisha Tsundapalli ‘21 Since the beginning of the year, the smoothie bar has become a pivotal destination for many Upper School students on the way to class. With offerings such as the cake batter frappe, draft latte cans, and strawberry banana smoothies, it attracts sweets-loving and coffee-loving students alike. Ashlyn Krow ‘21 says, “It’s really nice to have such a convenient way of buying a coffee or a drink after a long, stressful day or nights with little sleep.” EA’s coffee bar was inspired by a coffee company previously owned by Lisa McDonnell, the school store manager. She says, “I…
Paige Croney ‘21 Ayinde Tate, Episcopal’s new Head of Diversity and Inclusion, has worked tirelessly this year to fulfill the important role he has taken up. He aims to “make any student who may be marginalized feel like they belong at EA regardless or race, ethnicity, socio economic class or sexual orientation.” On the current diversity of the the school, Tate admits that it is not where he wants it to be. Although the student body is slowly increasing in diversity, Tate believes that the more pivotal first step is increasing diversity in the faculty. He stresses the fact that…
Paige Croney ‘21 Ayinde Tate, Episcopal’s new Head of Diversity and Inclusion, has worked tirelessly this year to fulfill the important role he has taken up. He aims to “make any student who may be marginalized feel like they belong at EA regardless or race, ethnicity, socio economic class or sexual orientation.” On the current diversity of the the school, Tate admits that it is not where he wants it to be. Although the student body is slowly increasing in diversity, Tate believes that the more pivotal first step is increasing diversity in the faculty. He stresses the fact that…
Theodore Vadot ‘19 With spring just around the corner, the Episcopal Academy community is just a month away from the annual, school wide celebration of the arts: Artsfest. Showcasing arts in all its forms, it will take place on April 26th, a half-day on which Episcopal students will not have any classes. Furthermore, the school will be taking advantage of the spring weather and enjoying a barbecue lunch organized by Sage Dining. As many of Episcopal’s artists know, their art, whether it be visual, musical, performing or of any type, is often confined to the walls of their studios or…
Michael Bai ’20 March’s Project of the Month is the life-size dog sculptures constructed by students of the Honors 3-D Design class. The project has been in progress since the beginning of the second semester. After conducting anatomy studies with sketches and diagrams, the students made small clay models of the dogs in the position of their choice. Then, they constructed the sculpture with cardboard, starting with an outline of the main body and continuing with the legs. Hilary Hutchison, Upper School 3-D Art Teacher, explained the creation process further, “The challenges involve learning about the anatomical structure of the…
Anjali Bose ‘20 Karissa Lim ‘20 is March’s Artist of the Month for her mastery of the cello in the Episcopal Academy Upper School Orchestra. Serving as the principal cellist, Lim began playing cello at the age of five. “At first I played the violin,” Lim recounted, “because my mom teaches the violin, and my older sister played it. After hearing Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1, though–because my mom used to play me classical music CDs when I was little–I was inspired to switch to the cello.” Ever since then, she’s been playing the cello nearly daily. “I first met…
Michael Bai ‘20 Cristy Chory, Lower School Theater Teacher, participates in community theater productions in addition to her teaching duties. After several performances as an actor in productions such as The Secret Garden, Evita, and Titanic, she has assumed a directing role for The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) at the Methacton Community Theater in Collegeville. Chory began to participate in community theater in order to fulfill her deep passion for acting. She explains, “When I went to college, I was like, ‘I’m going to sing, I’m going to dance, I’m going to be a professional actor.’ I realized…
Michael Bai ‘20 Cristy Chory, Lower School Theater Teacher, participates in community theater productions in addition to her teaching duties. After several performances as an actor in productions such as The Secret Garden, Evita, and Titanic, she has assumed a directing role for The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) at the Methacton Community Theater in Collegeville. Chory began to participate in community theater in order to fulfill her deep passion for acting. She explains, “When I went to college, I was like, ‘I’m going to sing, I’m going to dance, I’m going to be a professional actor.’ I realized…
Alec Austin ’19 Michael Zeng ’19 Tennis The boys’ tennis team has had great success for the past few years, however they have come in second for the last five years to the Haverford School. Last year, the boys won every match in the Inter-Ac with a near undefeated record until they played Haverford where they lost 5 matches to 2. Co-captain Alec Austin believes they can win the title this year saying, “I believe that this could be the year that we finally beat Haverford. We are young but as long as we keep developing and work hard our…
Raina Kuzemka ’20 Lola Quigley’20 Lacrosse The girls’ lacrosse team is coming off of a strong season last year where the team tied for the Inter-Ac title. Coach Tomaino explains that, “we have a lot of returning strong upperclassmen but also a significant amount of young, eager underclassmen.” Among the returners are co-captains Olivia Dirks ‘19 and Izzy Rohr ‘19 who shared, “we had a really strong season last year, but we are always looking to improve. We tied to win the Inter-Ac last year, but this year our goal is to win it outright.” Despite the rough weather so…
Kelsey Richter ’20 Asha Murray ’20 The boy’s athlete of the month for March is Jack Bush ‘19, who is entering his fourth and final season on the Boys’ Track team. As a Senior captain of both the winter and spring track teams, Bush has proven himself as an asset and leader to both. There is great depth to Jack’s skill, in fact, he is committed to Lehigh University where he will continue his academic and athletic career playing football. He has a long history on the track team, earning letters all four years of high school. Bush came to…
Ava Petiole ’21 The Girls’ Athlete of the Month for March is Margot LeRoux ’21. LeRoux is a sophomore rower on EA’s girls crew team. She first started rowing in her freshman year and is now a huge contributor to the team dynamic. “I started last year during the spring season and I loved it” LeRoux states, “last year I was a novice, and we were our own separate team. We won City Championship and made it to Stotesbury Regatta. Crew is such a team-oriented sport, and it is important to keep everyone in sync and working cohesively together. …
Hollis duPont ’21 Kathleen Mark ’21 Maiah Islam ’21 The new Whole Foods opened in Newtown Square on January 19th this year, and has been constantly buzzing with new customers, many of them from EA. Whole Foods purchased the lease in 2015 but a series of setbacks delayed the opening for nearly four years. Located only two miles from EA at the Ellis Preserve Shopping Center, Whole Foods has made itself a hub for students. Riley Hurda ‘21 states, “You can’t go there without seeing someone you know.” A Whole Foods employee even commented that she’s seen “lots of EA…
Cecilia Murphy ’22 Alina Klaehn ’22 Although students enjoyed the change in the DancEAthon format to a winter formal, the $6,700 raised this year for CHOP was significantly less than the $50,000 that was raised last year. Previously, the DancEAthon event consisted of student “dancers” who pledged to stay on their feet for hours. People could donate in the dancer’s name to support CHOP. However, the DancEAthon event had trouble getting off the ground after last year’s event was snowed out. The change also occured due to a change in fundraising at EA which Scottie Crockett, head of the DancEAthon…
Michael Bai ’20 The cast members of Les Miserables underwent a rigorous audition process to be selected for their respective roles. Daniel Clay, theatre department chair and musical director, explains, “It’s not a easy process for us. It can be very difficult to choose the best people because the students here are really talented. We had a giant talent pool this year.” The audition process begins as early as autumn. Clay stated, “We start out by having a series of meetings in the fall for students to attend. At those meetings, we talk about the expectations of the rehearsal schedule,…
Michael Bai ’20 The cast members of Les Miserables underwent a rigorous audition process to be selected for their respective roles. Daniel Clay, theatre department chair and musical director, explains, “It’s not a easy process for us. It can be very difficult to choose the best people because the students here are really talented. We had a giant talent pool this year.” The audition process begins as early as autumn. Clay stated, “We start out by having a series of meetings in the fall for students to attend. At those meetings, we talk about the expectations of the rehearsal schedule,…