Episcopal Academy
Phoebe Christos ’18, Abigail Hogan ’18: When it comes time for research projects, one of the most accessible resources is typically forgotten: the Roger Annenberg Library and its staff. Even before a research topic is introduced to the class, an incredible amount of effort is put in behind the scenes by the librarians. “Before the … Read More “Librarians: the real heroes of research time” »
Nina Stavropolous ’17: Although it may be difficult to imagine EA teachers as anything but educators, many members of the faculty have pursued other career paths and passions before coming to Episcopal to teach. Prior to teaching English, Sam Willis, IV Form Dean, was working in construction for a man who was building a house … Read More “A look into teachers’ lives before Episcopal” »
James Tang ’17: This June the EA campus will be almost as busy during the summer as it is during the school year. With a large interest in Summer at EA programs, beginning this June the Episcopal Academy campus will be almost as busy as during the normal school year. Summer classes are especially popular … Read More “Summer course registration recap for 2014-2015” »
Ed Zhao ’17: A Lunar New Year Festival, a celebration featuring performances not only by Episcopal students, but also by members from neighboring Chinese communities, was held at Episcopal for the first time this February. “When I first came to EA to start the Chinese program, I was amazed at the students’ enthusiasm in the … Read More “Episcopal celebrates Lunar New Year Festival” »
Brooke Kelly ’18: Mythbusters and Peoples of the Book, two popular courses, will be discontinued in the 2015-2016 school year. These classes were popular within the student body, and although Upper School students will no longer have the opportunity to take these classes, faculty members assert that similar courses in next year’s curriculum will replace … Read More “Two electives replaced” »
James Tang ’18: Step Cannuscio ’16 has been recently named the recipient of the Ben Read Scholarship for his proproposal to build and furnish an Armenia school. As this year is the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, people around the world are doing projects to mark this date that affected more than one million … Read More “Cannuscio ’16 named Ben Read Scholar” »
On February 21st the Episcopal community lost Alexsandra Bilotti, a beloved member of the Class of 2012. Alex was surrounded by family and loved ones when she passed away at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), after fighting her battle with cancer for the past 11 years. She was laid to rest by over a … Read More “An inspiring message from Alex Billoti” »
Abby Baggini ’18: In the 2015-16 school year, the Upper School Math Department will switch the order in which students will take their Math courses. “The Math Department has been discussing and analyzing pros and cons of the order switch for three years. This year, we especially focused department meetings and in-service days towards summarizing our … Read More “Major changes to Upper School math sequence” »
Chris Stein ’18: An Honors American Literature class will be offered for the 2015-2016 school year to V Form students as a replacement for the AP English Seminar currently taught by Anne Barr, member of the Upper School English Department. “We like the current American Literature curriculum so much that we have created an Honors … Read More “Introduction of Honor English class at EA” »
Get the inside scoop on how the snow is affecting EA spring sports in the next issue of Scholium coming soon! Be sure to pick up a copy of Scholium as soon as it comes out.
How does Mrs. Grace Wingfield think the “Treasure What Is” program will benefit EA? Find out this and more in the next issue of Scholium coming soon! Be sure to pick up a copy of Scholium as soon as it comes out.