Episcopal Academy
ANTI-LEGACY SIMON SMERCONISH ’19 The advantage given to legacy students in college admission directly violates the American dream, which is predicated on the belief that through hard work and dedication alone, one can improve their socioeconomic standing. Not only do legacies violate the American dream, but they are not used in many other … Read More “A controversial debate: legacy advantage in college admissions” »
This past month, a group of three Republican representatives from Wisconsin proposed a bill aiming to lower the state’s drinking age to 19. Infamous stories of drinking deaths on college campuses have emerged in recent years. Also knowing that “1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including … Read More “Staff: Lower drinking age benefits all” »
Molly Limaye ’21 Kristen Weil ’21 Madison Hanssens ’21: Despite the lessons that can be learned from them, many schools are banning books such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird, due to the use of derogatory terms and racial insensitivity. However, these books can teach students about the history of … Read More “Let us read: EA students gain insight from banned books” »
Since the beginning of the school year, Episcopal administration has been conducting a nationwide search for the permanent Head of Upper School, though much of the EA community has come forward in support of Interim Head of Upper School Mike Letts for the position. Letts, with his personable demeanor and deep community ties, should without … Read More “Staff Editorial: EA community loves Letts” »
Jillian Rotman ’18, Simon Smerconish ’19: Libraries are the purest form of education we have. Want to learn about something not covered in class? Check for a book from the library. Have a research paper due? Cite a book from the reference section. It seems that you can’t have a school without a library, but during … Read More “Reflection: the importance of libraries in high schools” »
Neha Mukherjee ’18: The “groutfit” dress up day will not be on of the scheduled dress up themes of spirit week this year. In a recent student council meeting, it was decided that the dress up days would be clash day, lounge theme dress up day, special dress (for Vetran’s day), decades day, and then … Read More ““Groutfits” no more” »
Molly Limaye ’21, Madison Hanssens ’21, Kristen Weil ’21: Diversity, while thought of as highly important by many in the EA community, is not always reported accurately on our website and it really should be. After examining the EA website and speaking with Walidah Justice, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Scholium found EA diversity statistics to be … Read More “An inside look: inconsistent EA diversity statistics” »
Molly Limaye ’21, Madison Hanssens ’21, Kristen Weil ’21: Aurora Vesper Day, a tradition of 8 years in the upper school, was cancelled this year due to rain.Many faculty members and students, especially seniors, want it to be rescheduled. On Aurora Vesper Day, the school is divided into two teams: Aurora and Vesper. Both teams compete in numerous … Read More “Rescheduling Aurora Vesper day: a student priority” »
Episcopal Academy Staff: In light of the new schedule, students have been given large periods of free time and have been excused from lunch duty with the hopes that they would be responsible enough to clean up their own messes. For this trust, we are thankful. Too often teenagers are stuck in situations where they … Read More “Staff Editorial: Thank you for your trust” »
Simon Smerconish ’19: Behind the fortified stone exterior on Marshall Street, tucked away behind the unassuming facade of an old bank, lies both a place of refuge and hope for the impoverished families of the Norristown area. La Accion Comunal Latinoamericana de Montgomery County or as Episcopal students know it, ACLAMO, coordinates and provides the surrounding … Read More “ACLAMO: influencing EA students with every visit” »
Simon Smerconish ’19: Behind the fortified stone exterior on Marshall Street, tucked away behind the unassuming facade of an old bank, lies both a place of refuge and hope for the impoverished families of the Norristown area. La Accion Comunal Latinoamericana de Montgomery County or as Episcopal students know it, ACLAMO, coordinates and provides the surrounding … Read More “ACLAMO: influencing EA students with every visit” »
Molly Limaye ’21, Madison Hanssens ’21, Kristen Weil ’21: Many students were outraged to hear that during spirit week, “Groutfit Day” will replace the lounge theme dress up day. The idea of “Groutfit Day” was that each grade would wear a different color, but only that one color. Students have expressed their concern that “Groutfit Day” would take … Read More ““Groutfits” gotta go” »