Episcopal Academy
Wilson Smerconish ’16: The College Guidance Office will have a significantly different staff at the beginning of next year. Earlier this month Matt Essman, Director of College Guidance, announced that he would be leaving Episcopal to move back to his hometown of St. Louis where his children can be closer to their family. He will be … Read More “Essman & Creskoff to leave Episcopal” »
Christina Chambers ’16: Episcopal is considering taking part next year in the Global Online Academy (GOA), an online program which offers rigorous and creative courses not found within the ordinary high school curriculum. Classes, which are as varied as Global Health and Neuropsychology, to 9/11 in a Global Context and Digital Photography, would benefit students and … Read More “EA considers Global Online Academy” »
Isabella Sanchez ’16: Episcopal’s administration decided last month to cut back on non-tuition financial aid assistance and examine more closely how funds are provided for activities such as student trips, in response to a deficit in the non-tuition financial aid budget. Speculation has arisen concerning what this entails for students and their families. Lawrence Capuzzi, a … Read More “Episcopal restricts non-tuition financial aid” »
Connor Martin ’14: EA student athletes are often recognized at a local level for their athletic performance and prowess, but rarely do they earn accolades at the state, national, or even international stage. Evan Butts ’14 and Margaux Paolino ’16 are two exceptions, earning post season recognition after helping the football and field hockey teams to … Read More “Paolino ’16 and Butts ’14 earn impressive accolades” »
Connor Martin ’14: EA student athletes are often recognized at a local level for their athletic performance and prowess, but rarely do they earn accolades at the state, national, or even international stage. Evan Butts ’14 and Margaux Paolino ’16 are two exceptions, earning post season recognition after helping the football and field hockey teams to … Read More “Paolino ’16 and Butts ’14 earn impressive accolades” »
Alex Burman ’16, Francis Lee ’16: The 6’ 1” sharp shooter and Co-Captain of the Churchmen basketball team Chris McNeal ’14 has been named Boys’ Athlete of the Month. McNeal may have topped his performances from last year, where he earned All Inter-Ac, All Mainline, and Third Team All Delco averaging 14 points per game in the … Read More “Boys’ Athlete of the Month: Christopher McNeal ’14” »
Thomas Woodville ’17: There is no denying the impressive contributions Brittany and Brianna Belo ’14 have made to the EA track program. The two twin sisters, from Philadelphia, PA have both broken several school records thus far in their high school careers. When asked who their biggest supporter is, the two track stars cited their father … Read More “Girls’ Athletes of the Month: Brittany and Brianna Belo” »
Rich Palazzese ’14: Many teams at EA incorporate offseason workouts into their regimen to prepare for the season. These workouts may include time in the weight room, on the track, in the field house, or on the field. The lacrosse team this year has taken different steps to preparing for the spring. Coach Kevin O’Brien has … Read More “Lacrosse finds inner peace” »
Conner Delaney ’17: They say almost all college athletes “Go pro in something other than sports.” After the recent Major League Lacrosse (MLL) draft, however, this will not be the case for Episcopal Academy grad Jackson Place ’10. The Ohio Machine recently drafted the Bucknell University senior defensemen in this year’s MLL Draft with the 25th … Read More “Jackson Place ’10 drafted by MLL” »
Gianna Pileggi ’14: Brendan DeVoue ’14 has always had a knack for creating videos and making people laugh. So last year, when he heard of Vine, the popular app that allows people to create and share seven-second long looping videos, he thought it was the perfect thing for him to try. “When I was younger, I … Read More “Brendan DeVoue’s ’14 rise to Vine fame” »
Heather Smith ’15: Every January, Radio 104.5 hosts a free, alternative concert called Winter Jam. This year’s concert fell on January 25th, a freezing, snowy day. The performers included An Honest Year, MS MR, Switch foot, New Politics, and Twenty One Pilots. By the time I arrived at the Piazza, hundreds of people were already lined … Read More “Backstage pass to Winter Jam” »
Sammi Ciardi ’15: The Episcopal Jazz Band recently returned from the Berklee High School Jazz Festival in Boston, Massachusetts, where they joined hundreds of other jazz ensembles for an opportunity to play for judges from the Berklee College of Music and receive feedback. “I love sharing this whole experience with the band, especially the students who … Read More “Jazz trip to Boston” »