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Andrew Jannetta ’14, Taryn Gallegher ’14: Scholium: So to begin, how do you feel about having a new head of school and new head of upper school? Locke: Ham Clark and Geoff Wagg have brought EA so many years of good service, and the School will certainly feel that loss. One need only to look … Read More “Talk with Locke” »
Mimi McCann ’14: A recent journal from the American Academy of Neurology noted that abuse of ADHD medication in the US is on the rise. Other data shows that college and high school campuses have become havens for use of the addictive and often abused ADD/ADHD medication, Adderall. Adderall, an amphetamine based prescription drug to … Read More “College abuse of ADHD medication on the rise” »
Leah Yao ’13: The Episcopal Academy Mock Trial Team has come to the forefront of everyone’s attention this spring with its recent string of successes. In the Delaware County District Competition, the team defeated Delaware County Christian School in the quarterfinals and Strath Haven’s second team in the semifinals. This win put the team into … Read More “Mock Trial team reaches Statewide Competition” »
Timmy Freese ’14: In Episcopal’s ninth year as a part of the Annenberg Symposium, a group of Honors Biology students recently presented their research on epigenetics to an audience of students, parents, and doctors. The symposium, designed to help students learn more about the modern applications of biological advancements, has grown to include sixteen schools … Read More “Annenberg Symposium tackles epigenetics” »
Alex Archambault ’14: A long hallway adorned with beautifully designed class shields leads to the locker rooms in the Dixon Athletic Center. Each shield has its own unique twist and represents the true nature of each graduating class. According to Assistant Athletic Director Jim Farrell, this tradition dates back to 1907. He stated, “The names … Read More “A wall sporting shields” »
Alex Archambault ’14: A long hallway adorned with beautifully designed class shields leads to the locker rooms in the Dixon Athletic Center. Each shield has its own unique twist and represents the true nature of each graduating class. According to Assistant Athletic Director Jim Farrell, this tradition dates back to 1907. He stated, “The names … Read More “A wall sporting shields” »
Leah Yao ’15: Episcopal’s tuition for lower, middle, and upper school will increase four percent for the 2013-2014 school year, which brings the upper school tuition to over $30,000 and the middle school tuition to $27,750. Tuition accounts for three quarters of the total revenue of the school. Consequently, as Gary Madeira, Chair of the … Read More “Tuition increases” »
Toni Radcliffe ’14: Recently students were asked to discuss, provide feedback, and indicate their preferred choices for next year’s J-Term. John Dilworth, member of the English Department, has proposed a J-Term course titled “Growing Greener: (Urban) farming practices and techniques for sustainability.” The course description states, “Learning about farming and agriculture on a local and … Read More “Dilworth proposes a sustainability course” »
Chester Thai ’14: In the midst of writing his dissertation for his Ph.D. in economics, Adam Lavallee, Upper School math teacher, recently published a problem in the magazine Mathematics Teacher. Entitled “Chocolatefinger,” Lavallee’s problem used an excerpt from a 2011 New York Times article about “an investor that bought a lot of cocoa.” The article … Read More “Lavallee published in Mathematics Teacher” »
Chloe Kinzig ’14: In order to improve the circulation of campus traffic during the morning commute, a safety official of the Episcopal Academy has been assigned to the intersection at the three-way stop sign right before the entrance to the middle school circle. Now, Every weekday morning from 7:35 to 8:00, James Wellman, member of … Read More “EA slows down traffic” »
Alex Archambault ’14: The mission statement of the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus (PGMC) states that it “is a community united around the performance of creative and challenging music that entertains, inspires, and affirms with a spirit of friendship and hope.” As this mission outlines, PGMC attempts to demonstrate passion and talent in a positive and … Read More “PGMC returns to Episcopal” »
Toni Radcliffe ’14: As Episcopal has publically acknowledged a recent altercation between two students, The Haverford School’s reaction to the confrontation has gone largely unnoticed by Episcopal students, but is far from insignificant. The conflict has been informally addressed at The Haverford School. An anonymous Haverford student stated, “[The administration] said they knew about the … Read More “Haverford’s reaction revealed” »