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Chris Bassett ’18: Emmanuel Macron has been elected French President over Marine Le Pen after winning 66% of votes. According to CNN, Macron’s election shows a clear rejection of France’s mainstream parties, especially since Macron, a centrist independent, was not affiliated with a traditional political party nor did he have any prior governing experience. Macron … Read More “Chris’s Corner: News From Mexico To Russia” »
Jonathan Huang ’19, Nishant Thangada ’19, James Tang ’18: Upper School Form Dean Mike Letts is set to take over as interim Head of Upper School. Over the course of his 13 years at EA, Letts has served as Form Dean as well English teacher, soccer coach, and Communications Director. Letts explains, “My interest is truly strictly to … Read More “Letts to become Interim Head” »
Dunwoody Music Performance: The Dunwoody Music Performance Club is a club that sponsors two semiannual music performances at Dunwoody Village, a retirement center in Newtown Square. his club seeks to provide EA students with the opportunity to showcase their musical talent while giving back to the community. Fantasy Sports and Statistics: The Fantasy Sports and … Read More “New Clubs Coming to EA” »
Samantha Macrides ’18, Anabelle Wondrasch ’18: As Nick Sustersic ‘18 angled a volley winner cross court, EA’s boys’ tennis team clinched the championship in the inaugural George Shafer Doubles Invitational. Traditionally called the New England/Middle Atlantic tournament (NEMA), this year’s competition was held at Episcopal and renamed the George Shafer Doubles invitational after George Shafer, a teacher … Read More “Honoring EA Legend George Shafer” »
Annie Rau ’19: Due to the 27 available job positions that the 2017-18 school year will bring, there is now a pressing need to locate multiple potential faculty members. While this number may seem abnormally large, it is in fact quite similar to the numbers of years past. Many are the result of internal promotions, 14 … Read More “An inside look: EA’s teacher hiring process” »
Phoebe Barr ’19: “Grade Inflation,” the idea that students today earn higher grades than students of previous decades, has been causing increasing worry at many school across the nation. According to a study done by the National Center for Education Statistics, the average high school GPA across the country rose from 2.77 in 1990 to 3.10 … Read More “Grade Inflation: Do the numbers lie?” »
Phoebe Barr ’19: “Grade Inflation,” the idea that students today earn higher grades than students of previous decades, has been causing increasing worry at many school across the nation. According to a study done by the National Center for Education Statistics, the average high school GPA across the country rose from 2.77 in 1990 to 3.10 … Read More “Grade Inflation: Do the numbers lie?” »
Nick Horbowy ’17 had the opportunity to travel to Cuba with the Jterm , and wrote about his observations about Cuba and the changing relations with America regarding President Trump. Nick Horbowy ’17: U.S. policy towards Cuba has varied considerably over the past decades, largely depending on the contemporary occupant of the oval office. Relations have … Read More “What Trump should do about Cuba” »
Alexis Lowber ‘17 writes about her first hand experience in a Cuban high school outside the city of Cienfuegos. This January she traveled to Cuba for ten days with the J-Term group. Alexis Lowber ’18: One of the most known aspects of senior year is its heavy involvement in the strenuous college process. As deadlines in … Read More “Highschool seniors: Cuba and America” »
Kate Beinkampen ’19, Grace Reilly ’19: Valentine’s Day is a time to remember and appreciate loved ones. Students, teachers, and staff alike experience this holiday in a unique way. While some teachers regard the holiday as a “Hallmark Holiday” others use it as an opportunity to express their affection for their families. Couples among the Episcopal faculty … Read More “Valentine’s Day celebrated by the Episcopal faculty” »
Phoebe Barr ’19: Since being sworn in as President on January 20th, Donald Trump has issued several executive orders concerning promises he made while on the campaign trail. These orders have ranged from a withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement to the blocking of refugees from several Middle Eastern countries from coming to the United States. … Read More “Trump’s presidential executive actions” »
Nicholas Christos ’20: JucieDr., located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, is a thriving entrepreneurial smoothie and raw food company, founded by Episcopal’s very own FJ Leto, from the Class of 2004. Just two years ago Leto founded his company, which acts almost as a milkman service by delivering juices throughout the week in freezer bags shipments to … Read More “JuiceDr.: Benefits of pressed fruits and veggies” »