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Alec Frey ’16: John Famileti, Director of Food Services, and the dining staff are doing their part in the global cause of trying to cut back on waste and its associated cost by instituting new reusable to-go containers as a carryout option for students and faculty this year. The global phenomenon of waste has especially … Read More “Plastic containers benefit the enviornment” »
Isabella Sanchez’16, Meredith Warchol ’15: From small private institutions to large public schools across the country, the growing presence of social media on campuses is causing an array of problems among students. The Episcopal Academy is now joining other schools in choosing to take what happens to students online as seriously as they take incidents … Read More “Episcopal gets serious about social media policies” »
Tradition is engrained in the very nature of our school. However, circumstances occasionally arise that alter the commonalities we have come to know and love. For years, one of the most beloved traditions at Episcopal has been the annual EA/Haverford/AIS weekend. However, this year we will regrettably fail to experience the event as we have … Read More “Staff Editorial: SATs join EA/Haverford/AIS weekend” »
Could you be a cyberbully? Better check EA’s definition. Read about it in the new issue of Scholium coming in early October! Be sure to check e-Scholium tomorrow for another preview.
Katie O’Reilly ’14: At Episcopal, the community seems to judge a student’s success solely on his or her college acceptance. And that is just wrong. A college acceptance is particularly one-dimensional. In the current era of higher education, legacies, millionaire parents, and connections into the admissions department are at some level significantly more valued than good … Read More “Limit the judgement of college acceptances” »
EUNICE JU / © 2014
Dear Editor, The editorial in last month’s Scholium, “Teachers Underestimate Internet,” underscored the evolving nature of academic assignments imposed by modern technology—specifically, Episcopal’s “unexplainable naivety…when it comes to the role of the internet in take-home assignments.” My knee-jerk reaction: there’s a reason that Turnitin.com exists. I respect the candor and curiosity expressed by the editor … Read More “Letter to the editor” »
In a senior class that has been through thick and thin, it is no surprise that there has been an overwhelming amount of senior addresses this year in chapel. By giving standing ovations to the majority of speeches is truly commendable. However, this showing of support is misguided. Members of the student body, faculty, and … Read More “Scholium Staff Editorial: Standing Ovation Inflation” »
Toni Radcliffe ’14: Episcopal cancelled Peace Day, an all school day event to educate on and celebrate diversity, in order to compensate for lost academic time that the multitude of snow days has created. Administratively, the decision appears logical. After two weeks of J-Term and losing more than a week to snow days, classes are far … Read More “EA cancels the much-needed Peace Day” »
On November 1st, 2013, @EA_Athletics posted a tweet promoting the football showdown between EA and Malvern that was to be broadcast that very night. After the game, no final score was ever reported. One week later, @EA_Athletics tweeted the live first-period score of the EA-AIS field hockey game, which would decide the winner of the … Read More “Scholium Staff Editorial: Disingenuous advertising at EA” »
Katie O’Reilly ’14: Some members of the Episcopal community recently reacted with dismay to the annual Star-Fest auction invitation. This year’s planned theme was a ‘White Affair,’ a theme that sought to give a more glamorous undertone to a typically modern fundraiser. Unfortunately, many in the EA community saw the proposed theme as insensitive to our … Read More “We must focus on character” »
Michael Smerconish ’14: While we as a school impose numerous means of deterring cheating in a classroom setting, EA possesses an unexplainable naivety when it comes to the role of the internet in take home assignments. By underestimating the power of Google in finding a similar or exact copy of a student’s assessment, teachers only fool … Read More “Teachers underestimate internet” »