Kate Beinkampen ’19: The Boys’ Athlete of the Month for February is Matt Dade ‘19, member of Episcopal’s boys’ basketball team. Dade is an essential player on the team, averaging over 20 points a game this season and leading the team to multiple wins. Dade’s career at EA started his freshman year, but he initially began playing basketball in a recreational league at the age of four. Throughout the years, he has continuously trained on club teams to develop his skills. Last year, Dade started in every game as a sophomore on a team that was led by seniors. Craig…
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Kate Beinkampen ’19: The Boys’ Athlete of the Month for February is Matt Dade ‘19, member of Episcopal’s boys’ basketball team. Dade is an essential player on the team, averaging over 20 points a game this season and leading the team to multiple wins. Dade’s career at EA started his freshman year, but he initially began playing basketball in a recreational league at the age of four. Throughout the years, he has continuously trained on club teams to develop his skills. Last year, Dade started in every game as a sophomore on a team that was led by seniors. Craig…
Max Giles ‘21 Case Hummer ‘20: Sydney Zebrowitz ‘19 has been horseback riding since she was four years old and has continued with this passion to this day. Equestrianism is a sport that many at EA know very little about. Training for competitions takes a lot of time, patience and love of animals. Zebrowitz has a lot of experience with this sport and loves the thrill she gets in competition. Zebrowitz, who grew up in the city, loved the sport so much that she journeyed to the suburbs to compete in various tournaments and to train. She originally started riding…
Theo Vadot ‘19: “Underdogs are hungry dogs,” says Hadley DeBruyn ‘20, one of the many Episcopal students who went to Minnesota to see the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. DeBruyn is a season ticket holder and calls herself a “committed Eagles fan” that made the journey to Minnesota. To many, seeing the Eagles play in the Super Bowl is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, especially this past season. Since flights were more expensive to go straight to Minneapolis, some students flew in through Chicago, such as Carter Strid ‘19 and Grace Smith ‘19. Strid explains, “We…
Appreciation Simon Smerconish ’19 James Tang ’18: Cultural appropriation is defined as the practice of one culture incorporating the traditions and customs of a minority culture into its own. This may seem like an idealistic cosmopolitan phenomenon that encourages cultural blending and exchange between socially and ethnically dissimilar populations. However, as it is often the case, the minority culture feels degraded and offended in this situation. As Rayhan Ali ‘19 reminds us, “Cultural appropriation not only cheapens the customs of cultural minorities but also can alienate them from aspects of their own identity.” There exists a fine line between celebrating…
No matter your political opinion on gun control or gun rights, it is pertinent to understand that gun violence is plaguing all aspects of American society. According to CNN, there have been eight school shootings in America since the start of 2018. The recent rise in school shootings should be an indicator that we as students need to take a more active role in understanding gun policy as well as EA’s safety policies. With this, we urge students and teachers to take lock down drills seriously, stopping class and reflecting. Teachers should not continue to teach through lock down drills,…
No matter your political opinion on gun control or gun rights, it is pertinent to understand that gun violence is plaguing all aspects of American society. According to CNN, there have been eight school shootings in America since the start of 2018. The recent rise in school shootings should be an indicator that we as students need to take a more active role in understanding gun policy as well as EA’s safety policies. With this, we urge students and teachers to take lock down drills seriously, stopping class and reflecting. Teachers should not continue to teach through lock down drills,…
The recent announcement regarding the switch from J-Term to May Term has come with both support and backlash. The Scholium staff has heard arguments from both sides and have come up with a propose solution. While we recognize that our proposal involves some logistical issues and many be hard to implement, we think it is nonetheless worthwhile to share. The idea would be to alternate between J-Term and May Term, depending on the year. This could potentially pose problems, especially for AP courses, because of the overall inconsistency. However, alternating the two would also solve many of the differences between…
Grace Smith ’19 Tess McMullin ’18: Sexual harassment has been a hot topic in America since the #metoo movement but college students have been increasingly mobilized around these issues for a long time. Many even refer to the current situation as a problem of “rape culture.” A good working definition of this phrase, from Merriam-Webster, is “a society or environment whose prevailing social attitudes have the effect of normalizing or trivializing sexual assault and abuse.” Rape is a strong word, but in a post Harvey Weinstein world it is the only word some feel is strong enough to describe what…
Hope Biddle ‘19: Episcopal Academy students take great pride and comfort in the quality and abundance of food choices provided in the cafeteria. This would not be possible without the dining staff. John and Lisa Familetti are the forefront of the dining services in Episcopal’s cafeteria, and without their hard work, both with the students and behind the scenes, the cafeteria would be an entirely different atmosphere. The Familettis’ hard and appreciated work has had a huge effect on Episcopal. Cerena Robertson ‘19 said, “The Familettis have provided lunch continuously for over 1,000 students and commit one hundred percent.” From…
Noble Brigham ‘20: In 1848, Horace Mann said that “Education…is a great equalizer of the conditions of men– the balance wheel of the social machinery.” In Philadelphia, however, this is not true. Helen Tamrat ‘19, having attended public, charter, and private schools in the Greater Philadelphia area, is a testament to the existing school system disparities. She said, “Each school that I have attended has proved to possess differing environments, resources and perspectives. I was able to see the deficiency in opportunity for many while seeing the abundance for others.” The Main Line has long been noted for excellent private…
Anna Lee ’20 Since 1785, Episcopal Academy has been preparing students for college life and beyond. On the field, playing sports give students life long skills and fosters strong friendships. In the classroom, the rigor of Episcopal’s curriculum has prepared students for their transition from high school to college. Andrew Brenner ‘87, a lifer at Episcopal, currently serves on the Alumni Board of Managers. During his time at Episcopal he played soccer, baseball, and football. Brenner explained that from sports he learned “camaraderie, learning how to work in a team environment even with people you may not see…
Amanda Jones ’20: Where did you grow up? Swarthmore. Where did you go to school? Strathaven [High School], Bucknell, then Northeastern. What did you major in college? Political Science and English. What did you do after college? I was a journalist. I went to graduate school for that [journalism], and I actually paid for that, so my first job after college was bartending, to make some money. I lived at home for about nine months, then enrolled at Northeastern for journalism. My first job there was working in Asia, in Taiwan, at an English newspaper,…
Theodore Vadot ’19: Hunger Burger in Reading Terminal A young restaurant lies gracefully in the middle of the nation’s oldest farmers’ market. Hunger Burger, a small burger joint, serves an array of breakfast burgers, some that you might call exotic, as well as a myriad selection of sides, from lobster mac ‘n’ cheese to bacon cheese fries. Another very important part of the menu at Hunger Burger- something the restaurant has a great amount of pride for -are the sauces. Hunger Burger offers a selection of ten delicious sauces, ranging from a peppercorn parmesan sauce to a pineapple habanero sauce.…
Theodore Vadot ’19: Hunger Burger in Reading Terminal A young restaurant lies gracefully in the middle of the nation’s oldest farmers’ market. Hunger Burger, a small burger joint, serves an array of breakfast burgers, some that you might call exotic, as well as a myriad selection of sides, from lobster mac ‘n’ cheese to bacon cheese fries. Another very important part of the menu at Hunger Burger- something the restaurant has a great amount of pride for -are the sauces. Hunger Burger offers a selection of ten delicious sauces, ranging from a peppercorn parmesan sauce to a pineapple habanero sauce.…
Elizabeth Palumbo ‘19: The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) blog recently featured Cara Lavallee, Episcopal Academy Dance Director, as a guest author. She already participates in the NDEO as a member, but writing an article for the organization is a unique opportunity. In her entry, Lavallee explains the importance of the classroom-enhancing website Flipgrid, which allows students to film themselves, receive feedback, and view other students’ posts. Lavallee discovered Flipgrid in the spring of 2017 after conducting research on the combination of technology and teaching. She explains, “I signed up to do what was called the Blended Learning Cohort. It…
Ava Petillo ’21: The Girls’ Athlete of the Month for February is swimmer Chelsey Liu ‘20. Liu has been competitively swimming since she was eight years old, first on a summer swim team, and later on a club team. Liu, a new student at Episcopal, is thrilled to be a part of the swim team for the 2017-2018 season. Alex Sumner ‘18 and Lauren Rodio ‘18, two of the three Co-Captains of the Girls Varsity Swim Team, characterize Liu by commenting on her lively personality. Sumner explains, “Chelsey makes practice so fun by always making us laugh and encouraging us…
Ava Petillo ’21: The Girls’ Athlete of the Month for February is swimmer Chelsey Liu ‘20. Liu has been competitively swimming since she was eight years old, first on a summer swim team, and later on a club team. Liu, a new student at Episcopal, is thrilled to be a part of the swim team for the 2017-2018 season. Alex Sumner ‘18 and Lauren Rodio ‘18, two of the three Co-Captains of the Girls Varsity Swim Team, characterize Liu by commenting on her lively personality. Sumner explains, “Chelsey makes practice so fun by always making us laugh and encouraging us…
Alec Austin ’19, Michael Zeng ’19: The Clare Foundation Speaker Series, having begun in February, is set to continue at Episcopal throughout the spring, as highly innovative and intellectually gifted professors and professionals from several prestigious universities and institutions will speak to students and faculty. The series itself revolves around topics in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Jump started with a presentation called That Physics Show, an exhilarating performance given by David Maiullo, a member of the Physics and Astronomy Department at Rutgers University. Maiullo’s presentation included several experiments to demonstrate how the world is revolved around energy. In the…
Molly Limaye ’21, Avani Narula ’21, Krissie Essilfie ’21: American Studies: Taught by Jennifer Maier and Rachael Nichols, members of the English Department, this two-credit, double-block course will be open to juniors only, replacing American Literature and United States History. It presents an interdisciplinary approach to the study of American culture in the colonial through modern eras. Nichols states, “Lots of the history and english teachers have talked about this wonderful opportunity to combine United States history and American Literature due to all of the crossover that occurs between them. The course will give the students an opportunity in class to connect…