Episcopal Academy
Olivia Cipperman ’19: Bella Voce, EA’s girl acappella group, has been celebrating the tradition of acappella music since Fall of 2014. Their diverse song selections range from modern pop songs to more traditional acappella selections. Acappella means that the song performances are entirely vocal, using the human voice as the striking centerpiece as well as a … Read More “Bella Voce: EA’s Female Acappella Group” »
Michael Wilkinson ’17, Amy Chen ’19, Pia Singh ’19: There has been controversy over whether or not Episcopal Academy upholds the school motto of Esse Quam Videri, or “to be rather than to seem to be,” in their advertising strategies. In nearly all of the pictures publicly posted on the Episcopal school website and in their advertisements, students … Read More “Esse Quam Videri or Videri Quam Esse?” »
Michael Wilkinson ’17, Amy Chen ’19, Pia Singh ’19: There has been controversy over whether or not Episcopal Academy upholds the school motto of Esse Quam Videri, or “to be rather than to seem to be,” in their advertising strategies. In nearly all of the pictures publicly posted on the Episcopal school website and in their advertisements, students … Read More “Esse Quam Videri or Videri Quam Esse?” »
Edward Zhao ’17, Alexa D’Ambrosio ’17: “I would really love to make greeting cards,” explained March artist of the month Nellie Konopka ‘16. “That’s something I’d love to do. Or to make Starbuck’s gift cards and stuff like that. There’s art all around us that we don’t notice, like packaging on tape… someone had to make … Read More “March Artist of the Month: Nellie Konopka” »
Phoebe Christos ’18: This past academic year, two of Episcopal Academy’s esteemed employees, Lenard and Edna Haley, announced their retirement. Lenard and Edna have both given decades of work, loyalty, smiles, and dedication to Episcopal. Lenard Haley, current Alumni Associate, has worked in the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, and most recently in Institutional Advancement, after … Read More “The Haleys’ retirement after three decades at EA” »
Phoebe Christos ’18: This past academic year, two of Episcopal Academy’s esteemed employees, Lenard and Edna Haley, announced their retirement. Lenard and Edna have both given decades of work, loyalty, smiles, and dedication to Episcopal. Lenard Haley, current Alumni Associate, has worked in the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, and most recently in Institutional Advancement, after … Read More “The Haleys’ retirement after three decades at EA” »
Phoebe Christos ’18: This past academic year, two of Episcopal Academy’s esteemed employees, Lenard and Edna Haley, announced their retirement. Lenard and Edna have both given decades of work, loyalty, smiles, and dedication to Episcopal. Lenard Haley, current Alumni Associate, has worked in the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, and most recently in Institutional Advancement, after … Read More “The Haleys’ retirement after three decades at EA” »
Amanda Turner ’18: Although Reverend Squire, current Head Chaplain, has been part of the Episcopal community for decades, he recently announced his retirement and his successor, Tim Gavin. As former Lower School Chaplain, Gavin will have new responsibilities as Head Chaplain, extending to all three units rather than one. Scholium spoke with Gavin about his … Read More “A new era for EA: Head Chaplain Tim Gavin” »
Amanda Turner ’18: Although Reverend Squire, current Head Chaplain, has been part of the Episcopal community for decades, he recently announced his retirement and his successor, Tim Gavin. As former Lower School Chaplain, Gavin will have new responsibilities as Head Chaplain, extending to all three units rather than one. Scholium spoke with Gavin about his … Read More “A new era for EA: Head Chaplain Tim Gavin” »
Jessica Hao ’19: Four EA musicians will show off their skills and audition for States at the Regional Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Competition (PMEA) from March 17th to March 19th. PMEA hosts music festivals for bands, choruses, and orchestras of students in tenth through twelfth grade across the United States. Students audition within their district first. … Read More “Four EA students promoted to PMEA regionals” »
Sonam Saxena ’17: The EA community already loves the seeing-eye dogs on campus, so we will love the goats joining us as well? Recent plans have been discussed to bring goats onto campus, in order to unify the three units of the school. The goat conversation began when a group of students and faculty traveled to … Read More “The new “kids” in school: bringing goats to EA” »
Jessica Bai ’16: The “Ben Read Scholar” Award is annually awarded to a junior who is an outstanding scholar in history courses, and, upon sending a project proposal, the student can receive a grant to pursue this endeavor nationally or internationally. Chuck Bryant, a critical member of the Ben Read scholarship selection process and History Department … Read More “Ben Read Scholar connecting Honduras and EA” »