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Nick Sustersic ’18, Justin Hershey ’18: The Feliziani family has enhanced Episcopal’s athletic program for many years in multiple sports. Eldest brother, Anthony Feliziani completed his EA football career in 2014 and graduated, leaving two final Felizianis for EA, Christian ‘16 and Ariana ‘17. Christian will wrap up a decorated Episcopal football and lacrosse career this year. … Read More “The Feliziani family dominates the Inter-Ac” »
Jake Jorgensen ’17, Matt Freese ’17: Recently brought to public attention, the instances of hazing at Germantown Academy and Conestoga warrant many at Episcopal to revisit the idea of hazing—i.e., whether or not hazing occurs and to what extent. Concerning the incidents at Conestoga, philly.com explains, “The hazing at the elite Chester County public school, routinely ranked … Read More “Students react to the ongoing hazing exposé” »
Phoebe Barr ’19: The presidential primaries are increasingly dominating daily news reports and many EA students seem to be choosing sides. Among students interviewed, all could name Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio as Republican candidates and Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton as Democratic candidates. Yet, only four of the five people interviewed could name … Read More “How politically informed are Episcopal students?” »
Brooke Kelly ’18: This coming August, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will be hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics, and two Episcopal athletes have the chance to travel there to compete. Emma Seiberlich ‘17 and Alex Sumner ‘18, members of the Episcopal Academy swim team, will strive to make their mark at the Olympic trials this summer in … Read More “Two Episcopal swimmers prepare for Olympic Trials” »
Sean McGarrity ’18: Amidst a heated political climate, EA students are eager to voice their opinions on politics and the future of our country. As they near graduation, many seniors will have the chance to vote next November to decide who will become the next president. In addition, many juniors will be eligible to participate in … Read More “EA students execute the right to vote” »
James Tang ’18: On February 23rd, a Tuesday morning in Philadelphia, love was in the air: literally. A work crew hoisted the iconic thousand pound LOVE sculpture to its temporary home across the street to Dilworth Park as the renovation of the John F. Kennedy Plaza, more commonly referred to as Love Park, began. A popular … Read More “Renovations lead to closing LOVE Park” »
Jessica Bai ’16, Francis Lee ’16: On February 23, 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office acknowledged Philip Persaud ’17 as an official U.S. Provisional Patent holder. Persaud has been working on an artificial human meniscus since August of 2015 and finished his design in December. After winning the first award at the state level … Read More “Philip Persaud ’17 files for meniscus patent” »
Abby Baggini ’18: The Cross Bridge Scholars Program may be coming to an end due to a lack of funding. Cross Bridge, one of Episcopal’s lesser known programs, can be described as an outreach opportunity that allows students to discuss and explore the concepts of race, stereotypes, culture, and media with fellow high schoolers of all … Read More “EA’s Cross Bridge program loses funding” »
Abby Baggini ’18: The Cross Bridge Scholars Program may be coming to an end due to a lack of funding. Cross Bridge, one of Episcopal’s lesser known programs, can be described as an outreach opportunity that allows students to discuss and explore the concepts of race, stereotypes, culture, and media with fellow high schoolers of all … Read More “EA’s Cross Bridge program loses funding” »
The end of every school year brings about an array of activities for seniors, one of the most infamous of these being senior projects. The two week learning opportunity has often seemed to receive a poor reputation regarding true value, but when Scholium looked further into the issue, it found many teachers and staff members … Read More “Staff: Despite controversy, senior projects shine” »
Nick Horbowy ’17: So much as mention gun control on Episcopal Academy’s campus and a fiery debate is bound to ensue. However, a winner will never emerge and generally those in favor of gun ownership are branded as ignorant, immoral and crazy “Fox News” Republicans. Yes, mass shootings and gun violence are horrible realities which must … Read More “Gun control causes more harm than safety” »
Nick Horbowy ’17: So much as mention gun control on Episcopal Academy’s campus and a fiery debate is bound to ensue. However, a winner will never emerge and generally those in favor of gun ownership are branded as ignorant, immoral and crazy “Fox News” Republicans. Yes, mass shootings and gun violence are horrible realities which must … Read More “Gun control causes more harm than safety” »