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Maddie Hughes ’16: Music: As the weather finally gets warmer, and spring infects us with that necessary jolt of joy, we definitely need some new music to blast in the car with the windows down (finally)! Thankfully, spring is also bringing us some great new hits to sing loudly. The 1975, a British band that … Read More “Maddie’s monthly music & movies: March” »
Amy Chen ’19: Seven schools in Delaware were recently evacuated after they received computer-generated phone calls issuing bomb threats and a possible mass shooting, on January 11, 2016. Eleven schools in New Jersey received similar computer-generated threats eight days later on January 19 and acted similarly. Although these threats were traced back to Bakersfield, California … Read More “Schools in neighboring states receive bomb threats” »
Abby Baggini ’18: With the school year advancing into its sixth month, Governor, Tom Wolf, and his Republican controlled legislature still have yet to resolve the state budget impasse that has left Pennsylvania schools without the funds for textbooks and other much needed school supplies. While the budget impacts everything from roads, to hospitals, and … Read More “Taking a closer look into the state textbook budget” »
James Tang ’18: President Barack Obama declared the city of Flint Michigan to be in a federal state of emergency on January 5th, 2016. Since April of 2014, when the city changed its water supply from the Detroit Water and Sewage Department system to the Flint River, roughly one hundred thousand people, including six to … Read More “How Flint water crisis applies to EA” »
Brooke Kelly ’18: Faculty have long considered financial aid on their children’s tuition at Episcopal an important part of their compensation package. A recent announcement, however, indicated that this financial aid system has changed. In an email sent out to faculty on February 10th, 2016, Dr. Cathy Hall, Assistant Head of School, wrote, “For all … Read More “Faculty financial aid system changes” »
Nina Stavropoulos ’17: Snow days may seem like relaxing days off from the stresses of the school week and a few more hours of sleep, but for the administration and maintenance crew, they are anything but that. The night before any indication of snowfall, T.J .Locke, The Greville Haslam Head of School, and the maintenance crew … Read More “Snow day sleepovers for maintenance crew” »
Amanda Turner ’19: For the last thirty-eight years, the name “Episcopal” has almost been synonymous with Reverend Squire, Head Chaplain. After the announced retirement of Squire, a new Head Chaplain has been named: Tim Gavin, previous Lower School Chaplain. As new Chaplain, Gavin will assume the responsibilities of Squire next year, a seemingly big role … Read More “Reverend Gavin named next Head Chaplain” »
Phoebe Barr ’19: After nearly forty years of serving as Head Chaplain at the Episcopal Academy, Reverend Jim Squire is retiring at the end of this school year and starting a new chapter in his life. Scholium recently got the exclusive about his plans for life after EA. “At this point in time, I don’t know … Read More “Rev runs towards retirement” »
Minjee Cho ’19, Bryce Nabulsi ’19: When driving into Episcopal something people tend to notice are the athletic facilities; whether it is the turf fields, tennis courts, or athletic center. However, there is one thing missing: an ice hockey rink. There have been many attempts to create a rink that can be used during the winter … Read More “Ice is not “nice”” »
Neha Mukherjee ’18: The Sadie Hawkins dance was canceled for the first time this year. Matt DePillis’ 16, President of Student Council, explains, “The complaints from the students have been heard through the attendance at Sadie Hawkins. It’s very simple: students will show whether or not they want to attend an event by going to it … Read More “Is the era of the “school dance” truly over?” »
Avi Shah ’17, Connor Gunsalus ’17: The topic of facial hair has become controversial over the past few years at EA. Should students be allowed to grow facial hair? If so, under what circumstances should facial hair be permitted? Currently, it is against dress code for male students to grow facial hair unless required by … Read More “Give us liberty, give us facial hair or give us death” »
Isabella Sanchez ’16: A familiar 51-foot paintbrush towers over Broad Street, standing between two buildings that showcase and cultivate creativity. Both a museum and art school, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) is committed to creating and appreciating American artists. To the right of the crashed airplane is the main entrance to the famous art … Read More “Day in the Life of PAFA President: David Brigham” »