Episcopal Academy
Connor Martin ’14: Alumni games have become increasingly popular all over the country at many high schools and colleges, but Episcopal Academy’s unique and prestigious athletic program makes their annual events much more special. The trend is sticking, and more EA programs than ever are installing an annual Alumni competition. Just this fall alone, the boys’ … Read More “Alumni show support for EA athletics” »
Thomas Woodville ’17, Alex Burman ’16: Taryn Gallagher ’14 has been a competitor all her life. Never taking a season off, the Churchwoman has been playing field hockey, squash, and lacrosse for seven years, and has earned leadership positions as the captain on the girls’ squash and lacrosse teams. Though fond of squash, she states that field … Read More “Girls’ Athlete of the Month: Taryn Gallagher” »
Alexander Roker ’16: Episcopal’s small enrollment and co-educational foundation present immediate disadvantages when pitted against fierce Inter-Ac competition in all-boys schools like The Haverford School and Malvern Prep. With a smaller number of boys to begin with, Episcopal’s ability to consistently compete against single-sex schools has been impressive. Because of such an obstacle, tri-sport athletes like … Read More “Boys’ Athlete of the Month: Wills Singley” »
Rich Palazzese’14: Penn Charter hosted its 3rd Annual Erg-A-Thon on November 16th in honor of Paul Pratt ’14, a member of the Episcopal community who passed away last May. Penn Charter held the event as a fundraiser; money was donated to EA to purchase a boat in Paul’s name. The event carried on the “Pull for … Read More “Penn Charter holds event to honor Paul Pratt ’14” »
Conner Delaney ’17, Matt Freese ’17: A closely knit trio, Wills Singley ‘14, Drew DeBacco ‘14, and Grant Regillo ‘14, Episcopal’s Ice Hockey captains, have played together for the past six years. The group first met on the ice their sixth grade year, and it is a result of this longstanding relationship that, as Regillo asserted, “We … Read More “The Churchmen hit the ice” »
Gianna Pileggi ’14: Ryan Dankanich, Band Director at Episcopal, first realized his love for music when he began playing the saxophone at nine years old. “At the beginning of the year in fourth grade, a man who rented out musical instruments came to my class. He showed all of his instruments to us and played all … Read More “Ryan Dankanich: performing, teaching, and all that jazz” »
Winter Concerts Come to the Mainstage Theatre to see Episcopal’s orchestra, band, and choir groups perform. Upper School: Monday, December 16 at 7:00 Middle School: Tuesday, December 17 at 7:00 Lower School: Friday, December 13 at 1:45 Movement, Form, Technology, and Art The Crawford Campus Center Gallery will be showing art based on robotics … Read More “Arts Announcements:” »
Kayla Coleman ’14: On a chilly October morning, I, along with Allison Camp ‘14, Maria Burke ‘14, Neil Dua ‘14, and Christopher McNeil ‘14 trekked to the heart of North Philadelphia to make a creative difference. Dua commented, “This was the first time I did community service that dealt with art. It’s a perspective I … Read More “Serving with COSACOSA” »
Melanie Kovacs ’15: As part of Philadelphia’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the DaVinci Club and Community Service Board have joined forces with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program to design a city mural. The mural hopes to illustrate the evolution of education in America and specifically how Dr. King’s message influenced the Brown … Read More “Episcopal and the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program join forces” »
Sammi Ciardi ’15: Episcopal is known for a multitude of notable alums: Director M. Night Shyamalan, architect Robert Venturi, and now comedy writer Karl Hess. Hess, whose father is a history teacher and the exchange coodinator at EA, attended Episcopal for thirteen years. He is now a writer for MTV’s show Ridiculousness, which shows the internet’s … Read More “Karl Hess ’02 goes from EA to MTV” »
Audrey Lee ’17: Free blocks are easily the highlight of any student’s day. When a class drops or simply is not scheduled students have a full period to get work done or just to have extra time, a break in the school day to kick back from a hectic schedule and relax. Every class drops for … Read More “Science should drop like other classes” »
Toni Radcliffe ’14: My classmates complain that their political views are not represented in school–and I have to agree with them. The Episcopal administration should become more politically neutral. In no classroom is it appropriate for teachers to impose their political beliefs on students who are still forming their own. Instead, teachers should present the entire … Read More “Enforce political neutrality” »