Episcopal Academy
Alex Burman ’16, Cole Testaiuti ’16: The Episcopal Academy Football team has had a very productive start to its season. Not only have they exercised this productivity on the field, but they also proved to be exemplary within Episcopal’s non-athletic community. As far as athletics go, they have achieved numerous feats already this season – … Read More “Cole’s Corner: football team serves EA” »
Meghan Manley ’16: EA has recently signed on to its second three-year contract with Nike and Kelly Sports, supplying EA Athletes with their uniforms and apparels. Michael Herron, Equipment Manager, stated, “We have a 3 year contract with Nike and we use Kelly Sports as a go-between to get Nike gear instead of us dealing … Read More “EA collaborates with Nike to get apparel” »
Maddie Hughes ’16: Teens are always on the lookout for new music and interesting movies, but sometimes it can be hard to find something new. The purpose of this cloumn will be to introduce all members of the community to new music and movies they may not have thought of before. The music and movies … Read More “Maddie’s monthly movies & music: October” »
Laura Zecca ’16: While EA sports teams began practice during preseason, another group of students has been hard at work since the summer, auditioning, memorizing lines, and learning choreography. This year’s Domino Club’s fall play, The Witches, includes representation of all grades in lead and supporting roles, making it a new and interesting mix. Marina … Read More “Domino Club tells a bewitching tale” »
Brian Seam’16: A new team of talented dancers will perform during half-time at EA’s home football games this fall. EA dance, commonly known as “EAnce” by EA student dancers, has expanded into the fall season this year. In the past, dance opportunities have only been offered as a winter sport and as a club. Cara … Read More “The Episcopal Academy Dance Team takes a new stage” »
Will Patterson ’16: Jim Erwin, the new Music Department Chair, has big plans for the Episcopal Academy music department. Coming from the Murray School in Washington DC and a two year stint in the New Orleans charter school system, Erwin has returned to the East Coast to bring his passion and love for music to … Read More “The Scholium sits down with Jim Erwin” »
Nadiyah Browning ’16, Sonam Saxena ’17: The Episcopal Academy has often prided itself on its small class sizes. However, many are feeling worried that class sizes are increasing. While the statistical data remains unknown, we have seen certain class sizes go from an intimate seven to a crowded seventeen-plus. If class sizes increase, it will negatively … Read More “Cramped class sizes cause concern” »
Dear Editor, Aurora-Vesper day should be retired from the Upper School. My purpose in saying so is not to be controversial. Rather it is my observation that the day doesn’t seem to fulfill much purpose and assuredly has costs associated with it. I’ve heard students describe the day with disparaging remarks. When I compare Aurora-Vesper … Read More “Letter to the editor” »
Alec Frey ’16: John Famileti, Director of Food Services, and the dining staff are doing their part in the global cause of trying to cut back on waste and its associated cost by instituting new reusable to-go containers as a carryout option for students and faculty this year. The global phenomenon of waste has especially … Read More “Plastic containers benefit the enviornment” »
Isabella Sanchez’16, Meredith Warchol ’15: From small private institutions to large public schools across the country, the growing presence of social media on campuses is causing an array of problems among students. The Episcopal Academy is now joining other schools in choosing to take what happens to students online as seriously as they take incidents … Read More “Episcopal gets serious about social media policies” »
Hayley London ’16, Claudia Teti ’16: This year, Episcopal has the pleasure of welcoming five friendly new faces to various teaching departments in the Upper School. Jim Erwin, Steven Schuh, Andrew Newton, Ahsley O’Connor and Annemarie Strange are all new members to the Episcopal community. As Chair of the Music Department, Erwin is taking on … Read More “Meet the New Episcopal Academy Upper School Teachers” »
Emily Beinkampen ’17, Nina Stavropoulos ’17: As the Upper School is nearing its second year of J-Term, the question of how students are chosen for international trips is still lingering on a number of students’ minds. Kim Piersall, Director of Experiential Learning, is crucial to the development of each group for J-Term. Piersall explained that … Read More “Selecting students for international J-Term trips” »