The Episcopal Academy
Bridget Murphy ‘25 EA’s annual trips to Haiti stopped in the Spring of 2020 due to COVID-19, and as political unrest grew, the trips had to be canceled in the following years. EA has been able to continue financially supporting […]
Delaney Welsh ’24 President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address, delivered on March 7, 2024, foregrounded the key issues that will be at the forefront of this year’s presidential election. President Biden opened his speech with the dramatic sentiment […]
Lilly Smolenski ’27 Many parents and child advocates have grown increasingly worried about the amount of time today’s youth spends online and on social media. New reports from the Pew Research Center, published on March 11, 2024, have revealed data […]
Lucas vanBinsbergen ’27 On Thursday, April 11, a webinar for EA parents was hosted with Jennifer Wallace, The New York Times best-selling and award-winning author of Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic and What We Can Do About It. […]
Ari Roth ’26 EA recently hired Catalina Guzmán as the new Executive Director of College Counseling. As Executive Director, Guzmán will be responsible for overseeing the entire college counseling office and connecting the office to the rest of the school. […]
Mahika Ralhan ’26 This year, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has implemented new changes to its application format. FAFSA is a free government application that uses financial information from families to determine eligibility for financial aid from […]
Lilly Smolenski ’27 Democrat Cherelle Parker was inaugurated as Philadelphia’s 100th Mayor on January 2nd, 2024, and she became the first woman to be elected to the city’s top office in its 341-year history. Parker was born and raised in […]
Delaney Welsh ’24 In early January of this year, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) President Eric Pryor announced that the institution will be eliminating their Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. […]
Gray Collins ’25 “No person shall . . . hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, who . . . shall have engaged in insurrection,” reads the 3rd clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States […]
Lucas van Binsbergen ’27 Every year, the Episcopal Academy invites speakers to present various topics to the student body, bringing a diverse array of experts and notable figures to engage the student body. This year, speakers have presented on topics […]