Episcopal Academy
The current drug and alcohol policy at Episcopal is one that Scholium believes to be fair; however, we believe all the details of the policy should be made transparent to the community. Most students are not frustrated with the policy itself. They are frustrated because they do not know exactly what the policy entails. We … Read More “Scholium Staff Editorial: Thoughts on the Alcohol and Drug Policy” »
Alex Archambault ’14: With the addition of Smartboards to many upper school classrooms, teachers can create new and innovative ways to engage their students in the classroom. Over the last several years EA has replaced many of the traditional black and white boards with these new high-tech boards particularily in the Math, English, and World … Read More “Community Reacts to the Presence of Smartboards” »
Jack Royer ’15, Jack Doyle ’15, Wills Singley ’14: Our school is governed by a myriad of rules and restrictions, enumerated in our student planner. However, when a student neglects our code of conduct, it is the Disciplinary Council’s job to determine the consequences of his or her actions. The council consists of eight members. … Read More “Disciplinary Council Explained” »
Chloe Kinzig ’14, Toni Radcliffe ’14: The Episcopal Academy dress code varies between the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools; however, most students are unaware of the reason behind this. Given Esse Quam Videri’s emphasis on unity this year, one might ask whether the variations in dress code discourage a sense of togetherness. Having an individual … Read More “Dress Code Differs” »
Mimi McCann ’13, Amanda Paolino ’15, Isabella Sanchez ’16: As the November presidential election approaches, candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are refocusing their campaigns on swing states, such as Pennsylvania, which ultimately determine the outcome of the election. Once a major battleground state, Pennsylvania has been shifting more and more in favor of Obama … Read More “Pennsylvania Prepares for Presidential Election” »
Michael Quinlan ’14: The College Board and ACT Inc. have both implemented new photo identification requirements in an attempt to combat the recent increase in standardized test-taking dishonesty. Beginning with the October 6th SAT, students will be required to have a registration ticket that includes not only factual identification, but also a discernible photo as … Read More “SAT and ACT Impose New ID Regulations” »
Michael Smerconish ’14: As Episcopal continues its own search for a new headmaster, The Haverford School has announced that Dr. John A. Nagl will become their ninth Head of School, beginning in the 2013-2014 school year. Nagl boasts a PhD. from Oxford University and over twenty years of service in the United States Army. Although … Read More “Haverford Selects New Headmaster” »
Rohan Rajagopalan ’14: The Young Democrats and Young Republicans Clubs will debate the most important issues of the 2012 presidential election in front of the entire school on November 2nd. The Junto Board will be moderating the debate and is currently in the process of generating questions to ask both sides. The debate will be … Read More “Young Democrats and Young Republicans to debate Nov. 2” »
Alli Camp ’14: Recent developments have been made in the ongoing struggle to improve our waste removal system. Currently, two orange and green tanks by the lower school house all the school’s sewage. “Here’s the really exciting part [about our current sewage system],” commented Head of Upper School, Geoffrey Wagg, “if they don’t empty the … Read More “Episcopal Continues to Struggle Without Septic System” »
In light of recent events and resulting confusion among the student body over the equity of school disciplinary policies, Scholium sat down with Head of Upper School, Geoffrey Wagg, and [Discipline Council faculty member] Kris Aldridge, to set the record straight about the policy regarding alcohol and drug use. The Discipline Council consists of four … Read More “Alcohol and Drug Policy Clarified” »
Shreya Reddy ’13, Anthony Thai ’13: Though only introduced in 2008, Summer at EA has rapidly become one of the most successful summer programs on the Main Line. Originally created as a program to provide Episcopal students with the opportunity to earn academic credits, Summer at EA has since instituted dozens of classes from Cooking … Read More “Summer at EA boasts record year” »
Amanda Molitor ’14, Gonzalo del Peon ’13: To the excitement—and no doubt surprise—of those theatrically inclined at Episcopal, the Domino Club announced last spring that the 2013 Upper School musical would be the musical sex crime drama Chicago; however, due to complications in receiving the legal rights to perform the musical, Chicago won’t make it … Read More “All that legal jazz leads to Chicago cancellation” »