Case Hummer ’20Jacob Zeng ’20Michael Zeng ’21 Haverford’s football team is weaker this season than it has been in past years. They currently have a 3-3 record with a 41-14 loss against Penn Charter, a 33-7 loss against the Hun School, and a 58-28 loss against Springfield Montford High School. Led by senior captains Ben Gerber and Asim Richards, the team is looking to come back after last year’s loss on Haverford day. Coach Keefe, Haverford’s head soccer coach, states, “This has been a rebound season for the Haverford soccer program.” Haverford currently has eleven wins, one loss, and two…
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Case Hummer ’20Jacob Zeng ’20Michael Zeng ’21 Haverford’s football team is weaker this season than it has been in past years. They currently have a 3-3 record with a 41-14 loss against Penn Charter, a 33-7 loss against the Hun School, and a 58-28 loss against Springfield Montford High School. Led by senior captains Ben Gerber and Asim Richards, the team is looking to come back after last year’s loss on Haverford day. Coach Keefe, Haverford’s head soccer coach, states, “This has been a rebound season for the Haverford soccer program.” Haverford currently has eleven wins, one loss, and two…
Ava Petillo ’21Raina Kuzemka ’20Lola Quigley ’20 Throughout the years, the cross country team has proven that they are tough competition. This season, they have won against Baldwin and SCH and have only had a few losses. The cross country team has had a AIS will have the advantage of running on their home course, which consists of three loops around their campus. Agnes Irwins’ Field hockey team has a 8-7 record this season, including an 8-1 loss to EA. “We are looking forward to playing in front of an encouraging crowd of family and friends- the atmosphere they all…
Jay Familetti ’19 The recent appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court continues to generate discussion in the nation generally as well as here in the EA community. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s designation of “innocent” is not the product of what he did or what he did not do. It is simply the result of a sacred principle of the American judicial system: innocent until proven guilty. Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, professor of Psychology at Palo Alto University, as everyone knows, accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault. Ford stated that over three decades ago at a house party in…
Case Hummer ’20Jacob Zeng ’20Michael Zeng ’19 Haverford’s football team is weaker this season than it has been in past years. They currently have a 3-3 record with a 41-14 loss against Penn Charter, a 33-7 loss against the Hun School, and a 58-28 loss against Springfield Montford High School. Led by senior captains Ben Gerber and Asim Richards, the team is looking to come back after last year’s loss on Haverford day. Boys’ Water polo team will be looking to catch a win this upcoming weekend. Last Haverford day, they suffered a loss of 16-7 and have lost to…
Case Hummer ’20Jacob Zeng ’20Michael Zeng ’19 Haverford’s football team is weaker this season than it has been in past years. They currently have a 3-3 record with a 41-14 loss against Penn Charter, a 33-7 loss against the Hun School, and a 58-28 loss against Springfield Montford High School. Led by senior captains Ben Gerber and Asim Richards, the team is looking to come back after last year’s loss on Haverford day. Boys’ Water polo team will be looking to catch a win this upcoming weekend. Last Haverford day, they suffered a loss of 16-7 and have lost to…
Ava Petillo ’21Raina Kuzemka ’20Lola Quigley ’20 The Girls’ Varsity Tennis Team, led by Co-Senior Captains Bella Calastri and Grace Hennigan, are off to a great start this season. On September 24th, the team beat AIS outright with a 7-0 victory. Key players Ella Walker ’19 and Natalie Johnston ’19 state “we beat them the first time 7-0, and we have improved since then so we feel very confident in our chances”. On October 16th, the team won the Inter-Ac tournament EA. They then clinched the overall Inter-Ac title the following day with a clutch win over Baldwin. The team…
Luke Giordano ‘19 Each fall students expect that the administration will have made decisions that will impact their daily lives at Episcopal. Generally these decisions seem minor but this year’s cell phone restrictions have caught many off guard. Nearly every student owns a smartphone device (iOS, Android, etc.). capable of navigating the internet and social media networks with relative ease. Faculty and administrators regularly voice concern about the distraction of these devices. Even more concerning to faculty and administration is the ways these devices can be used to facilitate academic dishonesty. According to Head of Upper School Mike Letts, “The…
Peter Woodville ’21 Michael Zhou ’21 Since the move to the new campus in 2008, Upper School enrollment has increased by 10% and whole school enrollment has increased by 12.5%. While the purpose of the move to Newtown Square was to enrich the learning experience, a rise in the amount of students at Episcopal has also occurred. Many changes have been made to combat the effects of increased enrollment in the Upper School, including the expansion of the senior lounge, new lockers, the moving of classes from the Upper School to the Campus Center, and the new meal plan. As…
Morgan Rees’21 Morgan Bramwell ’21 After the transition between food services, there is a plethora of opinions and emotions, both positive and negative, surrounding the changes implemented. The original plan for the cafeteria changes was decided by a large committee of diverse perspectives to create a plan that would best suit the community. The first part of the new plan was the transition to SAGE Dining, which entails a few new members of the cafeteria staff. The second decision was the addition to the tuition, for an all inclusive program. The flat rate is 1,200 dollars, which is approximately $7.50…
Hannah Pang ’19 The girls’ Athlete of the Month is Ashley Kennedy ’22, a member of Episcopal Academy’s varsity tennis team. Embarking on her twelfth year of playing tennis, Kennedy’s love for the game is evident. After becoming a varsity team member in 8th grade, Kennedy has become a vital part of Episcopal’s tennis program. “Ashley is a hardworking, relentless athlete. She has helped elevate our team to a whole new level,” states teammate Grace Hennigan ’19. Kennedy began playing tennis at the age of three when she casually enrolled in tennis clinics with her friends and played whilst on…
Owen Maier ’20 Many students have noticed and been impacted by this year’s tight parking. The situation is pushing some to park in illegal spaces, and it seems like on any given Saturday, one must park a half a mile away just to attend sports practice. In fact, Mike Letts, Head of Upper School, said that we have just nine open spots across the entire campus, and that “the faculty, student, and staff parking is completely jammed.” In addition to the few spots, Head of School, T.J. Locke, Ed.D. added that “[the parking] is far away and people have to…
Sejin Park ’20 Justin Chen ’20 After meeting with Father Gavin, Head Chaplain, we have assembled some of the overall goals that vestry plans on accomplishing this year. Highly focused on both service and diversity, Father Gavin hopes to continue stressing the importance and role that faith has at the academy. Vestry strives to become more involved with the community service program at EA and expand their assistance beyond the Chapel and into the community. Already there is a sub-team within the Vestry that is working in close contact with the Community Service Board. In addition, Vestry plans…
Paige Croney ’21 The Disciplinary Committee at Episcopal Academy recently experienced a change in leadership. Due to other time-consuming commitments, Leslie Trimble, upper school science teacher, made the decision to step down as the head of the Disciplinary Committee after the 2017-2018 school year. When asked about her resignation, Trimble said “It was a very tough decision. I enjoyed working with the students and the faculty on the committee very much, but I just could not do all those activities at once.” Trimble has been replaced by Jennifer Maier, upper school English teacher, who will be a passionate and impactful…
Avani Narula ’21 Krisse Esselfie ’21 Hurricane Florence, the deadly Category 5 hurricane that has been sweeping over much of the East Coast, has been just one of the several tropical storms to wreak havoc on the United States in the past couple of years. Peaking at a Category 5 hurricane, Florence raised great floods over vast amounts of land and caused mass evacuations. While the destruction the hurricane left in its path is devastating, hurricanes like this one have certainly been seen before here in the United States. In fact, some scientists are claiming an increase in overall hurricanes…
Amy Chen ’19 The Episcopal Academy has two robotics teams which participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition, an international competition in which high school students have six weeks to build game-playing robots. For the past years, robotics has been listed as an interscholastic winter sports option in the student handbook due to the “time element and team dynamic,” as students practice for around 15 hours a week and compete in two to three weekend-long tournaments. However, a recent revision to the student handbook has made robotics an intramural option for juniors and seniors. This has caused some concern among the…
Amy Chen ’19 The Episcopal Academy has two robotics teams which participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition, an international competition in which high school students have six weeks to build game-playing robots. For the past years, robotics has been listed as an interscholastic winter sports option in the student handbook due to the “time element and team dynamic,” as students practice for around 15 hours a week and compete in two to three weekend-long tournaments. However, a recent revision to the student handbook has made robotics an intramural option for juniors and seniors. This has caused some concern among the…
Lauren Basset ’20 With the midterm elections steadily approaching, November 6th will prove to be a momentous day for many young people voting for the first time. This includes many seniors in the Class of 2019 who turn 18 before the voting deadline. Voting for the first time is often an exciting experience, and the politically-charged atmosphere of these elections have only served to intensify the occasion. “Voting is a very important part of turning eighteen because we can now have our voices heard” says senior Annie Rau. Fellow senior Mckee Bond says,“ I am excited to get involved and have…
Cameron Buonocore ’20 For years, Episcopal’s lack of a volleyball team has been the subject of debate within the community. Many students are advocating for the sport to be added to the fall roster in order to highlight potential star athletes and add another sport to the EA/AIS day competition. Gina Buggy, Director of Athletics, explains: “For the number of students we have in the Upper School and the number of varsity sports we currently offer, it would be difficult to add another varsity program, especially one which competes in the fall where we already have 5 varsity girls’…
Cameron Buonocore ’20 For years, Episcopal’s lack of a volleyball team has been the subject of debate within the community. Many students are advocating for the sport to be added to the fall roster in order to highlight potential star athletes and add another sport to the EA/AIS day competition. Gina Buggy, Director of Athletics, explains: “For the number of students we have in the Upper School and the number of varsity sports we currently offer, it would be difficult to add another varsity program, especially one which competes in the fall where we already have 5 varsity girls’…