Episcopal Academy
Shreya Reddy ’13: While Episcopal Academy strives to maintain its academic rigor through its unique schedule, it must reevaluate the efficacy of such a demanding schedule that provides very little flexibility. By building in more time for students to manage their heavy work loads and to organize class trips that promote experiential learning, EA can … Read More “EA schedules need revision” »
Shreya Reddy ’13: While Episcopal Academy strives to maintain its academic rigor through its unique schedule, it must reevaluate the efficacy of such a demanding schedule that provides very little flexibility. By building in more time for students to manage their heavy work loads and to organize class trips that promote experiential learning, EA can … Read More “EA schedules need revision” »
Erin McCarthy ’13: In light of the Pope’s resignation and the rumors surrounding this announcement, now is the time for the Catholic Church to adopt the values of a membership that is becoming increasingly socially liberal. This controversial course of action is their only hope of regaining relevancy and reestablishing themselves as a high example … Read More “Catholic Church must change” »
Timmy Freese ’14, Matt Robinson ’14: The college process is just that: a process. As such, attempting to create a strong collegiate profile in a matter of months is implausible, stressful, and counterintuitive. Rather than the current system, in which college advisors are assigned to students in their junior year, it makes much more sense … Read More “College guidance changes decrease stress” »
During the first chapel after Christmas break, a student stood up in front of the entire Upper School, including faculty, students, and administration, and delivered a public apology, an unprecedented event in recent school history. This student apologized for an off-campus altercation, which injured a Haverford School student. While some argue that this speech, given … Read More “Scholium Staff Editorial: Apology unneccessary” »
Chester Thai ’14: Amid increased implementation of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, the United States and the international community must establish stricter regulations to maintain responsible use of drones while taking advantage of technological advancement. On January 28th, President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou granted permission for the United States to station a drone base on … Read More “US government needs to increase drone regulation” »
Rohan Gulati ’14: Aaron Swartz, the co-founder of Reddit, a developer of RSS feeds, and activist, galvanized the tech community to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). His tragic suicide on January 11th calls into serious question the lengths that prosecutors took against him, the arcane nature of laws surrounding computers and copyright, and … Read More “Swartz case exposes legal inadequacies” »
Catie Hopkins ’13: After the unfortunate events of last year’s post-prom resulted in negative publicity for Episcopal, as well as trouble for students in the classes of 2013 and 2014, parents have expressed increased concern about a similar situation occurring in 2013. In an effort to avoid another incident, The Episcopal Academy Parent’s Association (EAPA) … Read More “EAPA considers post -prom changes” »
Imagine a world where walking into an educational building feels no different than walking into a correctional facility. In many regards, if one were to feel such a way in the modern day, it would be completely reasonable. Both institutions contain a diverse group of individuals of different height, weight, race, ethnicity, country of origin, … Read More “Scholium Staff Editorial: Responding to the NRA” »
Dear editors of the Scholium, In a recently published article, members of your staff expressed frustration at the new lounge competition rules imposed this year and criticized the student council’s “apparent lack of power”. The student council would be more inclined to consider these grumblings in earnest if Scholium members had waited until after the … Read More “Student Council’s Letter to the Editors” »
Courtney Carpinello ’15, Amanda Paolino: With J-term still a year away, anticipation is already rising from the school community. As head of the J-term committee, Academic Dean Catherine Hall, stated, “J term provides a rigorous and unique opportunity for in-depth study.” Moreover, the elimination of midterms will encourage students to spend more time learning for … Read More “Removal of midterms promotes learning” »
Melanie Kovacs ’15: While sports teams deservedly receive high levels of support from the school community, the arts are constantly underappreciated and should obtain just as much recognition for the time and energy they put into productions. By now, you probably know that the football team beat Malvern on October 26th on Malvern’s own turf … Read More “Arts lack support from school community” »