Episcopal Academy
Rohan Gulati ’13: In the wake of the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary school and a mall in Portland, Oregon, the issue of gun control has once again come to the forefront of Americans’ dialogue. Many Americans find that such discourse is insensitive and an attempt to politicize a recent tragedy. They would prefer … Read More “Gun control laws require serious change” »
In light of the recent controversy and media attention surrounding the distribution of a sex tape at Radnor High School, Scholium has decided to address the more significant role that technology now plays in our private and public lives. To begin, it is essential to understand the reasoning, or lack thereof, behind the Radnor students’ … Read More “Scholium Staff Editorial: Dangers of Technology” »
Rohan Gulati ’13: In light of the current political deadlock and the pressing condition of the economy, any solutions to the rapidly approaching “fiscal cliff” must be enacted in a way economists think is best, not some sort of “grand compromise” of both political parties. The “fiscal cliff” refers to the effect of across-the-board spending … Read More “Fiscal cliff causes economic uncertainty” »
Courtney Carpinello ’15, Amanda Paolino ’15: By rewarding random acts of kindness with school shield pins, senior leadership group Esse Quam Videri (EQV) has successfully encouraged students and faculty members to live the stripes. Moreover, honoring members of the community who are a daily embodiment of Episcopal values has motivated others to follow in their … Read More “EQV initiative increases athletic support” »
Anthony Thai ’14: In order to realize the true potential of the Folio program and make sure that teachers are performing at their highest level, faculty members need to seriously prepare students for the annual Folio sessions while students need to recognize the importance of such sessions and give honest, direct feedback. As an integral part … Read More “Increased student and teacher investment needed for Folio success” »
Dimantha Andrahennady ’14: Over the last few years, the Modern Language Department has seen growing success and increased diversity in its curriculum, especially with the recent addition of Mandarin Chinese. Despite the inherent difficulty of the language, the Mandarin program has grown to 37 students across five levels of courses. As Mandarin is the most … Read More “Episcopal should consider adding Arabic” »
Although there was uncertainty concerning the religiosity of this year’s Chapel theme “With God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26) at the start of the academic year, the Vestry has addressed skepticism by providing diversity in speeches and broadening the scope of the theme to appeal to more people. While Episcopal has traditionally maintained a … Read More “Scholium Staff Editorial: Chapel theme delivers” »
Courtney Carpinello ’15: Episcopal has instituted a new policy in which Advanced Placement (AP) math classes no longer drop once per twelve-day rotation. Students will instead meet every day during the school week. However, the policy is unnecessary in that it diminishes the flexibility in an already rigid schedule. Head of Upper School Geoffrey Wagg … Read More “AP Math Courses No Longer Dropping” »
Catie Hopkins ’13: After four years of an unsuccessful democratic presidency, Republican party candidate Mitt Romney plans to change the dynamic of the American government by shrinking the enormous deficit amassed by President Obama, reworking the tax system to help the middle class and businesses, and changing America’s foreign relationships to decrease dependence on China. … Read More “Romney Proposes Needed Change” »
Rohan Gulati ’13: While news networks and politicians have bashed President Obama’s supposedly dismal record, he has actually enacted numerous policies beneficial to the American people and presented a much more viable road ahead for America than Mitt Romney has. When Presdient Obama took office, the US was losing 750,000 jobs a month and the … Read More “Obama Moves America Forward” »
Roshan Ravishankar ’14: It has become apparent in today’s world that the media, which in theory should help to educate, inform, and serve the people, has led the public astray with bias and misinformation. The problem, however, is not just with the well-known and ultra-conservative Fox News. Networks like CNN and the extremely liberal MSNBC … Read More “Upcoming Election Highlights Media Partiality” »
Anthony Thai ’13, Shreya Reddy ’13: On the first day of the school year, the Upper School gathered in the theater to hear Head of Upper School Geoffrey Wagg give an ambitious lecture on the importance of academic honesty. Wagg articulated a goal for the entire school to be known as the “one school where … Read More “EA Taking Wrong Approach to Academic Dishonesty” »