Episcopal Academy
Toni Radcliffe ’14, Timmy Freese ’14: EAQT, the Episcopal Academy Quiz Team, began this year under the leadership of Nile Hardy ‘14 and Thomas Meltzer ‘14 along with faculty-advisor Cassandra Keith, Upper School librarian. “It started when Nile and I played Sporkle, [free online trivia,] together in the library and figured it would be fun … Read More “EA Quiz Team begins its season” »
Leah Yao ’15: “SDLC is an experience I will never forget.” This phrase, or variants of it, can be heard from any individual who attended this year’s Student Diversity Leadership Conference, which was held in Houston. Nine EA students and several teachers represented Episcopal at this year’s conference, which was designed to give attendees an … Read More “Students travel to Student Diversity Leadership Conference” »
Chester Thai ’14, Ryan Quinlan ’14: Dr. Lee Pearcy, Middle and Upper School classics teacher, as well as former Classics Chair and Director of Curriculum, was recently awarded The 2012 American Philological Association (APA) Pre-collegiate Teaching Award. As one of two 2012 winners, Pearcy was recognized for his expansion of the Episcopal classics department as … Read More “Pearcy recieves APA Pre-collegiate Teaching Award” »
Erin McCarthy ’13: Three years ago, Head of Upper School Geoffrey Wagg created a program for teachers. His goals for Mastership, based on a renowned program at the University of Pennsylvania, were to increase teachers’ self-awareness in the classroom, facilitate career development, and help faculty members grow as individuals. According to Wagg, he wanted the … Read More “Mastership Program teaches teachers how to teach” »
Michael Quinlan ’14: The partnership between the Episcopal Academy and the Roots of Music program is slated to expand following a push for donations from the Episcopal community, led by Lenard Haley, member of the Episcopal plant and operations staff. Haley, along with the EAPA (Episcopal Academy Parents Association), and Alumni Community Outreach Program, are … Read More “Roots of Music divulged” »
Toni Radcliffe ’14: A succession of conversations concerning diversity and community life followed this year’s annual Can Drive skit due to a Vestry member wearing a Kanye West mask as he portrayed the famous singer. Senior Warden of the Vestry, Connor Boyle ’13, remarked, “To clarify, the mask was a last minute addition to the … Read More “Episcopal creates educational opportunity from chapel skit” »
Timmy Freese ’14: This year’s Haverford/AIS weekend welcomed a new, yet aged, face to Spirit Week. Willy White, the school’s new mascot unveiled himself to the student body during the pep rally on Friday. Taking the spot of our old mascot, the “Churchmouse,” Willy White has strikingly similar features to the founder of the school, Bishop … Read More “New mascot improves school spirit” »
I opened my laptop, adeptly activated my Freegate [an application that enables Chinese internet users to view government blocked websites] and logged into Facebook. As I waited for the webpage to show up, a fact suddenly dawned on me: I don’t need a proxy server anymore. After a fourteen-hour flight halfway across the world, I … Read More “A letter from Northeast Yucai School” »
Chloe Kinzig ’14: The Episcopal Academy is welcoming eager exchange students from the countries of China, South Africa, Spain, Australia, and Norway for the duration of this academic year, a fact that demonstrates yet another successful year for the foreign exchange program. “The short of it is, why not! I am always looking to broaden … Read More “Exchange Students Welcomed” »
Alex Archambault ’14: With the addition of Smartboards to many upper school classrooms, teachers can create new and innovative ways to engage their students in the classroom. Over the last several years EA has replaced many of the traditional black and white boards with these new high-tech boards particularily in the Math, English, and World … Read More “Community Reacts to the Presence of Smartboards” »
Jack Royer ’15, Jack Doyle ’15, Wills Singley ’14: Our school is governed by a myriad of rules and restrictions, enumerated in our student planner. However, when a student neglects our code of conduct, it is the Disciplinary Council’s job to determine the consequences of his or her actions. The council consists of eight members. … Read More “Disciplinary Council Explained” »
Chloe Kinzig ’14, Toni Radcliffe ’14: The Episcopal Academy dress code varies between the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools; however, most students are unaware of the reason behind this. Given Esse Quam Videri’s emphasis on unity this year, one might ask whether the variations in dress code discourage a sense of togetherness. Having an individual … Read More “Dress Code Differs” »