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The long-standing rule prohibiting student-athletes from moving their cars before practice is currently the object of much criticism. With the arrival of the spring sports season, the administration has been reminding student athletes that they are not allowed to move their cars at the end of the school day, resulting in several detentions for many … Read More “Athletes prohibited from moving their cars” »
Marian Prim It is a known fact that once second semester hits, most seniors immediately check out. “To be or not to be” is forgotten; “to go or not to go” becomes the phrase of choice. Ironically, I have been staring at my computer screen for an hour the day before my article is due … Read More “The Second Semester Senior” »
Megan Kilcullen and James Costalas After her defining performance as “Snooki” in this year’s Scrooge Chapel, Sunshine O’Donnell has since been a topic of discussion in the hallways of the Upper School. New to the Episcopal community this school year, her first public appearance was quite memorable. She adds spunk and originality to the English … Read More “There’s always Sunshine at the Episcopal Academy” »
Anthony Thai ’13, Shreya Reddy ’13 Standardized testing should not be weighted so heavily in the college process as it is both an unnecessary burden to high school students and fails to provide a fair medium for evaluating the academic success of applicants. They add to already overbearing workloads and, instead of determining whether a … Read More “SAT pressures” »
Chester Thai ’14 Though an established part of any political race, election polls actually fail to help the public interest by misguiding and deceiving voters as a result of their constant fluctuation. The purpose of election polls is to outline in clear data which candidates have the most support from voters at a certain time. … Read More “Losing trust in the polls” »
Roshan Ravishankar ’14 In response to SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and the PIPA (Protect IP Act), online “free encyclopedia” Wikipedia recently went on a one-day blackout, protesting the radical and unreasonable approach Congress has decided to take to minimize Internet piracy, an approach that, if passed, will prove economically detrimental. While the bills are … Read More “SOPA sparks online controversy” »
The recent events surrounding the “Thunderdome” incident have demonstrated the importance of character education at Episcopal and the need for increased community awareness of the values that are central to Episcopal’s mission. The unsportsmanlike behavior at the basketball game against Haverford on January 20th was a poor representation of Episcopal’s Stripes, which serve as the … Read More “Scholium Editorial: Trouble in the Thunderdome” »
Lyssa Freese ’12 Twelve students from the Northeast Yucai School in China are currently exploring the halls of Episcopal Academy. These students attend school in Shenyang, China, the capital of the Liaoning Province in Northeast China; Upper School Mandarin teacher Wei Yang said it is “about the best [school] in their region.” All of the … Read More “Yucai students visiting Episcopal” »
Dr. Ulric Johnson, a renowned teacher in the field of gang prevention and urban sociology, will be giving a chapel address on March 14th to the Episcopal Academy community. Dr. Johnson is the founding director of Teens Against Gang Violence, a peer leadership, youth and family program which helps combat gang violence by teaching teens … Read More “Renowned non-violence speaker, Ulric Johnson, to speak in chapel” »
Alex Rice ‘13 The present economic recession in the United States has impacted every American, but none have felt the recession’s sting more than the lower and middle classes. Last year, the Congressional Research Service defined the middle class as having an income between “$19,000 a year and $91,000 a year.” Under this definition, the … Read More “Episcopal Academy is officially “need blind” despite economic recession” »
Katie O’Reilly ‘14, Suzy Chen ‘14 Every April a new batch of hopeful candidates sign up for Student Council and vestry elections and hastily post their speeches on boards around the school. The candidates give their addresses in front of the entire student body and then the students place their votes. The moment of truth … Read More “Penn Charter eliminates popularity contests” »
Rohan Rajagopalan ’14, Michael Quinlan ’14 Next fall, Episcopal fifth grade students will be participating in a one-to-one program which will give each student his or her own laptop. In addition, there are currently discussions about expanding these programs through the Middle and Upper Schools. Under the current plan, next fall, each fifth grader … Read More “Episcopal’s New One to One Computer Policy” »