Episcopal Academy
Michael Bai ‘20, Jospehine Buccini ‘21 Two notable Episcopal alumni and artists are Becca Archambault ‘16 and Leah Marshant ‘16, both of whom are pursuing the arts to some degree in college. Although they engage in different artistic fields, the arts programs at EA and have influenced both individuals’ love for the arts over the years. … Read More “Episcopal Alumni in the Arts” »
Mary Cipperman ‘21: Local ceramics artist Brett Thomas recently worked with the Episcopal Academy community to implement a Japanese-inspired technique of outdoor firing. The resulting pieces were then displayed in the Crawford Campus Center Gallery as a pop-up show. Thomas’ program, Mobile Raku, features homemade glazes as well as two outdoor kilns. Traveling across the … Read More “Raku: Happiness in the Accident” »
Anjali Bose ’20: McKee Bond ‘19 has been awarded the November Artist of the Month for his exemplary skills and contributions to theatre at the Episcopal Academy. In just a few weeks, Bond will be co-leading the Upper School’s fall play Inherit the Wind, but he has been acting for the majority of his life. … Read More “Artist of the Month: McKee Bond ‘19” »
Since the beginning of the school year, Episcopal administration has been conducting a nationwide search for the permanent Head of Upper School, though much of the EA community has come forward in support of Interim Head of Upper School Mike Letts for the position. Letts, with his personable demeanor and deep community ties, should without … Read More “Staff Editorial: EA community loves Letts” »
Jillian Rotman ’18, Simon Smerconish ’19: Libraries are the purest form of education we have. Want to learn about something not covered in class? Check for a book from the library. Have a research paper due? Cite a book from the reference section. It seems that you can’t have a school without a library, but during … Read More “Reflection: the importance of libraries in high schools” »
Neha Mukherjee ’18: The “groutfit” dress up day will not be on of the scheduled dress up themes of spirit week this year. In a recent student council meeting, it was decided that the dress up days would be clash day, lounge theme dress up day, special dress (for Vetran’s day), decades day, and then … Read More ““Groutfits” no more” »
Molly Limaye ’21, Madison Hanssens ’21, Kristen Weil ’21: Diversity, while thought of as highly important by many in the EA community, is not always reported accurately on our website and it really should be. After examining the EA website and speaking with Walidah Justice, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Scholium found EA diversity statistics to be … Read More “An inside look: inconsistent EA diversity statistics” »
Amanda Turner ‘19: The world has changed dramatically after the horrific shooting in Las Vegas this past month. A white, Christian male of American descent opened fire onto thousands of spectators with high-caliber, military-grade weapons. Already, the notion that terrorism comes from certain ideologies or races is out of question. No matter what color, gender, … Read More “Gun control debate continues after Las Vegas” »
Amanda Jones ‘20, Trisha Tsundupalli ‘21: A Variety of EA Alumni answer questions about their favorite Haverford/AIS Day Memories “[We] painted anti-haverford cars, pep rallies on Thursday and Friday that involved hanging a Haverford dummy from a tree, then throwing it to the middle schoolers, who expertly ripped it apart. “[Played] varsity soccer which was wonderful … Read More “Episcopal alumni reminisce over Haverford/AIS day” »
Amanda Jones ‘20, Trisha Tsundupalli ‘21: A Variety of EA Alumni answer questions about their favorite Haverford/AIS Day Memories “[We] painted anti-haverford cars, pep rallies on Thursday and Friday that involved hanging a Haverford dummy from a tree, then throwing it to the middle schoolers, who expertly ripped it apart. “[Played] varsity soccer which was wonderful … Read More “Episcopal alumni reminisce over Haverford/AIS day” »
Owen Maier ‘20: The retail giant Amazon is searching for an area to put its second headquarters, and Philadelphia is a frontrunner. The electronic commerce company famous for its expansive catalog and speedy shipping will be setting up a five billion dollar campus for over 50,000 employees. Philadelphia joins Chicago, Austin, Atlanta, Washington D.C., among … Read More “Philadelphia in the running for Amazon Headquarters” »