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Minjee Cho ’19, Bryce Nabulsi ’19: When driving into Episcopal something people tend to notice are the athletic facilities; whether it is the turf fields, tennis courts, or athletic center. However, there is one thing missing: an ice hockey rink. There have been many attempts to create a rink that can be used during the winter … Read More “Ice is not “nice”” »
Neha Mukherjee ’18: The Sadie Hawkins dance was canceled for the first time this year. Matt DePillis’ 16, President of Student Council, explains, “The complaints from the students have been heard through the attendance at Sadie Hawkins. It’s very simple: students will show whether or not they want to attend an event by going to it … Read More “Is the era of the “school dance” truly over?” »
Isabella Sanchez ’16: A familiar 51-foot paintbrush towers over Broad Street, standing between two buildings that showcase and cultivate creativity. Both a museum and art school, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) is committed to creating and appreciating American artists. To the right of the crashed airplane is the main entrance to the famous art … Read More “Day in the Life of PAFA President: David Brigham” »
Alexis Reape ’16 spoke in Chapel on February 26th about the crime of hate speech in the forms of slurs at EA and in society as a whole. Linked is the video of the Chapel service and below is her speech. What is a legacy? Anyone who’s had the misfortune of speaking with me over … Read More “Alexis Reape ’16: What is your legacy?” »
Phoebe Christos ’18: After graduating in the Class of 2014, Alex Archambault now attends Syracuse University. After acting as Features editor for The Scholium, she now writes a “Sex and Health Column” for The Daily Orange, the University’s independent student news organization. She has put forth numerous pieces on a variety of subjects, but one … Read More “Sex, drugs, and rock & roll: EA alumna’s new column” »
Max Guo ’17: Episcopal regularly welcomes a host of foreign exchange students from both Australia and South Africa. The program is offered to rising Juniors at Episcopal Academyand gives them an opportunity to embark on a journey to either South Africa or Australia. Although from over 9,864 miles away, the Australian students, including Bec Hockey, … Read More “Foreigners’ adventurous experiences at Episcopal” »
Amanda Turner ’19: Nick Gaynor’s recent appearance in Chapel gave students a snapshot of how disability is handled at Villanova, and reinforced the Episcopal discussion about disability awareness. Nick Gaynor and Frank Kineavy, two Villanova students, spread awareness of cerebral palsy through the short film they are featured in, Coming off the DL. Similarly, Episcopal strives … Read More “Heartwarming address on disability awareness” »
Kate Beinkampen ‘19 Grace Reilly ‘19: Unlike many other schools, where substitutes come and go and do not work exclusively for a specific school, Episcopal employs a specific group of teachers for the sole purpose of teaching a specific class. Permanent substitute teachers have the ability to make the transition period for teachers’ absence run smoothly. … Read More “The use of long-term substitutes at Episcopal “ »
On December 3rd, 2015, Becca Archambault ’16 recited a poem that she wrote as her Chapel speech. Watch the full Chapel service here. Her poem is found below. I want to tell you a story, if you ‘ll lend me an ear, Not an extraordinary story, but one completely sincere. Of a girl in your shoes … Read More “Becca Archambault ’16 recites poem as Chapel speech” »
Disability is not the first thing to come to mind when one thinks of diversity. However, “ability is one of our social identifiers,” Director of Diversity and Inclusion Walidah Justice explained. The Upper School was first introduced to the story of Nicholas Gaynor, a Villanova student with cerebral palsy, during Chapel on Thursday on November … Read More “Villanova student Nick Gaynor and his team visits EA” »
Disability is not the first thing to come to mind when one thinks of diversity. However, “ability is one of our social identifiers,” Director of Diversity and Inclusion Walidah Justice explained. The Upper School was first introduced to the story of Nicholas Gaynor, a Villanova student with cerebral palsy, during Chapel on Thursday on November … Read More “Villanova student Nick Gaynor and his team visits EA” »
Upper School students and faculty were asked to enter and leave Chapel on November 17th in silence to honor the innocent victims who died in the Paris Attacks on Friday, November 13th. Three speakers, member and teacher in the history and religion departments Dr. Topher Row, and Upper School French teachers Marc Eripret and Christele … Read More “Chapelle: La tragédie à Paris” »