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Meghan McManus ’15 and Mackenzie Hahn ’15
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Curran Reilly ’13 and Megan Kicullen’13 This year, the Upper School Science Department removed Earth and Life from EA’s curriculum. Previously, freshmen were placed in Earth and Life or Biology, according to either academic standing in Math and Science in eighth grade or entrance exam results. Mr. Rosenburg, Chair of the Science Department, said, “We … Read More “Earth and Life Removed” »
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Ryan Quinlan ’14 Although vaccines have provided extremely successfully in decreasing the amounts of vaccine-preventable diseases, the safety of vaccinations for children has been a topic of debate throughout the scientific and medical communities. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention “Vaccine-preventable disease levels are at or near record lows.” Measels, for example, … Read More “Debate about the Safety of Vaccines” »
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Tony Radcliff ’14 This academic year, The Episcopal Academy has acquired 11 new SMART Boards, funded by an Innovation Grant and the technology budget, in order to increase and facilitate interactive learning at Episcopal. Episcopal distributed the SMART Board SB260 units throughout the school: five in the Lower School, two in the Middle School, and … Read More “EA Gets SMART” »
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Chester Thai ’14, Matthew Robinson ’14, and Rojan Ravishankar ’14 “A world-class education is the single most important factor in determining not just whether our kids can compete for the best jobs but whether America can out-compete countries around the world”, said President Barack Obama in his education adress on July 18th. The American education system is … Read More “An Education in Need” »
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Michael Smerconish ’14 and Rohan Rajagopalan ’14 Barrack Hussein Obama: everything about the man, down to his name, divides the nation into separate camps. The President has come under tremendous pressure to fix an ailing economy and has been criticized for his seemingly slow progress. The various bailouts he has promoted have stirred controversy. In … Read More “PRObama” »
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Marissa Moyer ’12 President Obama promised Americans citizens change in his campaign and election, but so far his “change” has negatively impacted our economy and U.S. citizens. Forbes Magazine declares that, economically, “Obama is the worst president of the past 60 years.” According to World Bank data, in his first two years of presidency, the … Read More “NObama” »
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Katie Howlin ’12 This year, one of Episcopal’s foreign exchange students is bringing more to the school community than international experiences and culture. Georgia Wassall, Australian exchange student and member of the V Form is bringing her athletic prowess to Episcopal’s cross country and track teams. Cross country coach Laurie Smith said, “We are very … Read More “Athlete Profile: Georgia Wassall” »
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Richard Palazzese ’14 and Dean Avgerinos ’12 Typically, at Episcopal it is the seniors who take on leadership roles, especially on the playing field as team captains. Yet this is not the case for the golf team as Alex Dupre and Sean Fahey, both V Form, are the captains for the next two seasons. “It’s … Read More “Junior Golf Captains Lead Team into First Fall Season” »
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Marian Prim ’12 The end of October is one of the most awkward times of the year for teens everywhere. While all the kiddies excitedly grab their Firefly catalogs, unable to decide between an Egyptian princess and a McDonald’s Cheeseburger, teenagers nostalgically tweet about their best neighborhood pillages and the scariest haunted houses. You remember … Read More “Costumes, Candy, and Teens OH MY!” »
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Aaron Kim ’15 and Will Ruggiero ’15 The Phillies’ season ended October 7 to the underdog St. Louis Cardinals three games to two in the NLDS. The World Series favorites could not find a clutch hit in the last two games and the offense was shut down after an eleven run explosion in game one. … Read More “The Crippling Tale of the 2011 Philadelphia Phillies” »
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Anthony Thai ’13 On September 11, 2001, the lives of Americans everywhere were changed forever when Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes and murdered almost 3,000 innocent lives. Each year, the nation is reminded of the tragic events and innumerable sacrifices of not only the selfless rescuers ten years ago but also those fighting battles … Read More “A Decade After 9/11: How Episcopal Remembered” »