Episcopal Academy
Michael Smerconish ’14 There’s now one more reason to ban fighting in hockey: the death of 28-year-old Derek Boogaard. Boogaard, who last played for the New York Rangers, died last spring. His official cause of death was an overdose on painkillers, but the real, underlying cause was the National Hockey League’s continued allowance of fights … Read More “Deadly fighting in the NHL” »
Matthew Robinson ’14 The $662 billion 2012 National Defense Authorization Bill, which includes one of the most controversial clauses in the bill’s long history, will work to solve many of the nation’s current security problems. Having passed through the House and Senate, the bill is now being finalized so that it may be sent to … Read More “2012 Defense Bill” »
Matthew Vegari ’13 The United States Postal Service recently announced its intention to cut next-day delivery and to let go almost 30,000 employees, indicating that once again the American government is failing to produce jobs. For the last two years, American media have been revolving around the economic crisis and high rate of unemployment in … Read More “Drastic service changes for USPS” »
Anthony Thai ’13 After reports of illegal press activity surfaced, prominent reporters from numerous British tabloids insisted that they were simply searching for the truth in the interest of the public. However, privacy is a right to be respected and handled with care. Last July, Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World came under fire after … Read More “Corruption of the press” »
Though the Episcopal Academy provides an array of service opportunities to the student body, these efforts have proven futile, and far too few members of the community participate. Since 2009, Episcopal has tried to increase service efforts through the mandated Day of Service for each grade in the Upper School; however, this attempt has simply … Read More “Scholium Staff Editorial: Attempts at community service insufficient” »
Lyssa Freese ’12 It is five minutes before drop block and you have no idea whether or not you have class, but instead of panicking, you can slyly pull out your phone and check your schedule. Nick Paolino, a current senior, has created an application for smart phones that “allows you to check your schedule … Read More “EA Companion” »
Alex Archambault ‘14 Every day in Room 102, a group of diverse and opinionated students meet for class to openly discuss taboo and controversial topics in an environment that can only be described as the “trust tree.” This class, called Race and Ethnicity, is taught by Justin Brandon, VI Form Dean. Race and Ethnicity is … Read More “Welcome to the trust tree” »
Annika Iyer ’15 The senior class gift is an annual tradition at the Episcopal Academy. This act of giving back epitomizes the philosophies and values of the stripes. In the past, the senior class has voted to decide what gift would contribute best to the Episcopal campus. However, this past year, the senior gift fund … Read More “Senior Gift Fund Reworked” »
Katie O’Reilly ’14 Episcopal’s Upper School student council throws the annual Snowball dance to celebrate the end of the first semester as well as the finish of midterm exams. With the long winter still to come, Evie O’Brian ’14, a student council member said, “It gives our classmates something to look forward to as well … Read More “Students DJ Snow ball 2012” »
Gracey Austin ’12 Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first observed as a federal holiday in 1986, making this year the 25th anniversary of this celebrated day. In 1994, the government went a step further to honor MLK’s legacy and designated Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national day of service. Most schools across … Read More “Honoring MLK: “A day on, not a day off”” »
Toni Radcliffe ’14 Although Episcopal is not a “nut-free” school, there are certain food allergy requirements and restrictions in place in order to maintain the safety and health of students with documented food allergies. “We can never ensure a certain percent of allergen-free food, but we try to make sure we have systems set up … Read More “Current Allergy Restrictions at Episcopal” »
Michael Quinlan ’14 New regulations concerning Pennsylvania’s teenage drivers receiving their permits and licenses have been effective since December 24th, 2011. The new rules were described as “the proper tools [for our junior drivers] to be safe behind the wheel,” by Republican State Representative Katharine Watson of Bucks County, who was the first to fight … Read More “New law limits number of teenage passengers” »