Annie Doig’ 18, Abby Hogan ’18: Slang is used across the world in different cultures and communities, and the Episcopal Academy is no exception. Whether it is used in conversations, in text messages, or even in the classroom, slang is a popular way to communicate across EA’s campus. Much of the popular slang used on campus is not exclusive to EA. Molly O’Brian ‘17 gives examples, saying, “ I definitely hear words like ‘lit’, ‘yeet’, ‘jawn’, ‘hype’, ‘bruh’, ‘lol’, and ‘clutch’, a lot.” Neve Pacera ‘18 agrees that most of the slang and abbreviations used by EA students is not original. “Lots…
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Maddie Hughes ‘ 16: Music: In the winter months, as we sit snuggly wrapped in our blankets or we brave the cold to shovel heaps of snow, there remains one way to electrify the dreariness of constant cold: music. Music has already made history in 2016, marked by a historic release by late rock legend David Bowie and then Rihanna’s Anti album, which was certified RIAA Platinum in just two days. However, my favorite release of the year so far comes from none other than Beyoncé. In the spirit of her massive performance at the 50th Super Bowl, Beyoncé released…
Alexis Reape ’16 spoke in Chapel on February 26th about the crime of hate speech in the forms of slurs at EA and in society as a whole. Linked is the video of the Chapel service and below is her speech. What is a legacy? Anyone who’s had the misfortune of speaking with me over the past six months has probably heard this question, usually in tandem with something I have to say regarding my extensive feelings on the musical Hamilton. And it’s true. I have a lot of feelings about this musical. Hamilton is about the life of the…
Abhay Malik ’17: This past December, Episcopal students participated in the regional level of the Future Business Leaders of America Competition, “a program that recognizes and rewards excellence in a broad range of business and career-related areas. Through this competition, members compete in events that test their business knowledge and skills.” Although this is Episcopal’s first year competing, 8 students have been invited to the Pennsylvania Future Business Leaders of America State Conference. In the individual event of Business Calculations, Edward Zhao ‘17 placed third and Abhay Malik ‘17 placed first. Continuing the success in the individual events, Timothy Baker…
Alexa D’Ambrosio’s Article from the Huffington Post Imagine being an orphan in Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras, a country with the highest per-capita murder rate in the world, a place where the threat of violent death has resulted in an ongoing exodus to the United States. Tens of thousands of immigrants, most of them children, have made the harrowing 1,400-mile march to escape the grave conditions of their home country. The following story is presented as fiction yet tells the real-life story of a brother and sister and many Honduran children who have found a safe and loving home…
Alexa D’Ambrosio’s Article from the Huffington Post Imagine being an orphan in Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras, a country with the highest per-capita murder rate in the world, a place where the threat of violent death has resulted in an ongoing exodus to the United States. Tens of thousands of immigrants, most of them children, have made the harrowing 1,400-mile march to escape the grave conditions of their home country. The following story is presented as fiction yet tells the real-life story of a brother and sister and many Honduran children who have found a safe and loving home…
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Here are some new puzzles for you to try out: You are in a cabin and it is pitch black. You have one match on you. Which do you light first, the newspaper, the lamp, the candle or the fire? Continuing the trend from last time, here are some new plexers: 2. i right i 3. cotaxme Email your answers to escholium2015@gmail.com Here are the answers from last time: https://e-scholium.org/2015/10/24/puzzles-102415/ There are 64+49+36+25+16+9+4+1 = 204 squares on a chessborad DOX DOX = “Pair of Dox” = Paradox Lang4uage = ” 4 in language” = Foreign Language The students can’t see…
Abby Baggini ’18: Four Tredyffrin-Easttown students face criminal charges after a sexting and cyber bullying scandal that began last year at the middle school. Police launched an investigation in April of 2015, revealing several serious incidents involving students and the distribution of explicit images. In one case, a student attempted to sell one of these images to a fellow classmate, and in another, a boy edited a girl’s face onto a photograph of two adults having sex and distributed it. In the third and most severe case, a girl was pressured by her then-boyfriend to send him provocative photos. District Attorney,…
Abby Baggini ’18: Four Tredyffrin-Easttown students face criminal charges after a sexting and cyber bullying scandal that began last year at the middle school. Police launched an investigation in April of 2015, revealing several serious incidents involving students and the distribution of explicit images. In one case, a student attempted to sell one of these images to a fellow classmate, and in another, a boy edited a girl’s face onto a photograph of two adults having sex and distributed it. In the third and most severe case, a girl was pressured by her then-boyfriend to send him provocative photos. District Attorney,…
Sean McGarrity ’18: The Annenberg Library has recently installed three new charging stations for student and faculty use. The two Kwikboost stations can hold five Apple lightning cables, one Apple thirty pin cable, and one micro USB cable to accommodate devices such as cell phones, iPads, tablets, etc. The other station is located on a high-top table, which can charge two Macbook Air computers. Cassandra Keith, Upper School Librarian and Archivist, explained why these stations were installed. “The reason for getting the chargers was twofold; we were aware that other school libraries in the area had added these, and secondly we…
Annie Doig’18, Hannah Moriarty ’18: Winter break, the eagerly awaited two and a half week period from December 18th to January 4th, allows students and faculty alike to step away from traditional academic schedules and partake in various traditions and plans. Plans for this year’s winter break vary among members of the EA community. Some visit with family and friends, celebrate holidays, or simply take a break from rigorous academic schedules. For many members of the EA community, tradition is also a big part of winter break. “Holiday traditions are definitely what I think of when it comes to winter break,” says…
Annie Doig’18, Hannah Moriarty ’18: Winter break, the eagerly awaited two and a half week period from December 18th to January 4th, allows students and faculty alike to step away from traditional academic schedules and partake in various traditions and plans. Plans for this year’s winter break vary among members of the EA community. Some visit with family and friends, celebrate holidays, or simply take a break from rigorous academic schedules. For many members of the EA community, tradition is also a big part of winter break. “Holiday traditions are definitely what I think of when it comes to winter break,” says…
Jessica Bai ’16, Chris Basset ‘18, Matt Freese ’17: Chapel speeches are the foundation of what sets Episcopal apart from other academic institutions. The process of finding new speakers branches out to many different approaches including connections to outside-of-school speakers. These connections often come through Reverend Squire, but the student-led Vestry also plays a large part in the process. The leaders of the Vestry assign a Vestry member to contact the speaker and give them necessary information such as the date for which they are scheduled to speak. Other connections to outside-of-school speakers come through links from EA students who make suggestions to…
Phoebe Barr ’19: Episcopal’s Kutteh School Store has for the last year undergone major renovations with frequent updates. Headed by Lisa McDonnell, the store has widened its selection of merchandise to offer new items to EA students, faculty and families. “I’m new this year,” McDonnell remarked and continued, “My background is in retail, and I worked for Marshall Field’s and for Ralph Lauren. I’m trying to add a little more excitement to the store.” She also explained, “I’m trying to bring in a bunch of new items and new merchandise. ” These new items range from blue and white striped…
Brooke Kelly ’18: The new schedule that will be in effect the next school year has finally been confirmed after many conversations, debate, and student forums. This schedule contains many changes from Episcopal’s current school-day routine, including revisions in the number and arrangement of class periods. Currently, a typical day for an Episcopal student consists of seven academic blocks, each consuming forty to forty-five minutes out of the day. The new schedule includes fewer blocks per day with each block lasting a longer period of time. Five classes may take place everyday for fifty-five to sixty minutes each. This means…
Brooke Kelly ’18: The new schedule that will be in effect the next school year has finally been confirmed after many conversations, debate, and student forums. This schedule contains many changes from Episcopal’s current school-day routine, including revisions in the number and arrangement of class periods. Currently, a typical day for an Episcopal student consists of seven academic blocks, each consuming forty to forty-five minutes out of the day. The new schedule includes fewer blocks per day with each block lasting a longer period of time. Five classes may take place everyday for fifty-five to sixty minutes each. This means…
James Tang ’18: Episcopal Academy’s fourteen tennis courts are about to become eleven, as the construction of a brand new ice rink is about to begin. From the weeks between Thanksgiving and winter break, EA’s maintenance team and grounds crew will work together on erecting a full sized ice rink gifted by the Class of 1944 and the Episcopal Academy Parent Association. Christopher Lauer, Director of Plant and Operations, explains, “The rink will be about two hundred feet by eighty five feet or at least similar to that of a full size hockey rink. It was purchased from a company…
Phoebe Christos ’18: After graduating in the Class of 2014, Alex Archambault now attends Syracuse University. After acting as Features editor for The Scholium, she now writes a “Sex and Health Column” for The Daily Orange, the University’s independent student news organization. She has put forth numerous pieces on a variety of subjects, but one common denominator throughout all articles is her fearlessness about share her opinion. She radiates confidence and claims that she doesn’t let other people’s perceptions of her affect how she feels about herself, embodying the Episcopal stripe of Courage. Scholium asked Alex a few questions about…
Max Guo ’17: Episcopal regularly welcomes a host of foreign exchange students from both Australia and South Africa. The program is offered to rising Juniors at Episcopal Academyand gives them an opportunity to embark on a journey to either South Africa or Australia. Although from over 9,864 miles away, the Australian students, including Bec Hockey, Anna Corby, and Fenella Nicol, adapted well to the lifestyles of Episcopal students in America. “I have to say before coming here I definitely had some American stereotypes in mind. These included the use of ‘ya’ll’ in everyday language, meals consisting of pizza, bacon and…