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Aru Venogopalan ‘24 | Brendan Schlitt ‘24 | Colin Schlitt ‘24 British forces broke into the US Capitol and burned it to the ground on August 24, 1814 during the war of 1812. 207 years later, another attack against the seat of American democracy was repeated, but this time it was staged by domestic insurrectionists … Read More “EA students offer insight on past Capitol riots” »
Gavin Schmidt ‘24 Jack Crowley ‘24 Although the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement is a global push for equality, on a local level, it has also impacted EA through reinforcing the role that diversity and equality plays in the community. T.J. Locke, Head of School comments on these protests saying, “Sometimes the world needs to … Read More “EA establishes two committees to address diversity and equality” »
Mahliat Tamrat ‘23 The Spanish Flu, caused by the H1N1 virus, was a deadly pandemic in 1918, inflicting a high mortality rate in people younger than 5 years old, 20-40 years old, and 65 years and older. The CDC reports that “the high mortality in healthy people, including those in the 20-40 year age group, … Read More “Looking Back: EA closed for three weeks during 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic” »
Clare Collins ’23 | Alex Gobran ‘23 Universities all over the world are learning to cope with COVID-19 in order to maintain the health of their students and prevent the spread of the virus. EA alumni who are attending foreign universities provide insight into how various schools around the globe are dealing with COVID and … Read More “Class of ‘20 Alumni Discuss COVID-19 Impact on International Universities” »
Michelle Jiang ‘24 | Sophia Hu ‘24 | Anjali Ramakrishnan ‘24 After the recent election, the EA community has discussed the concerns about potential voter fraud and mail-in ballots in classrooms, hallways, and more. Voter fraud is often speculated about when the losing party believes they lost because of mishaps in the election process. This … Read More “EA Community Shares Thoughts on Voter Fraud in the 2020 Election” »
Trisha Tsundupalli ‘21 | Maiah Islam ‘21 | Ronak Nagar ‘24 Alumni connection to EA is critical to the overall health of the institution and finding ways to keep them engaged during COVID has led to significant innovation. Lauren Maloney, Director of Alumni Engagement, says that EA will be “prioritizing [events for members of the … Read More “Alumni Engagement Office Adjusts to COVID Procedures” »
Mahliat Tamrat ‘23 A growing concern that students and teachers will show COVID-like symptoms with the upcoming cold and flu season has the potential to make COVID tracking difficult. Mike Letts, Head of Upper School, details how the colder weather may impact all members of the EA community saying, “Especially as it gets more chilly, … Read More “Cold and Flu Season Raises Concerns” »
Elizabeth Boruff ‘23 | Maggie Lo ‘23 The political views of EA’s student body have not significantly changed since the last presidential election in 2016. Now, as then, EA has a roughly even split between those who affiliate with Republicans and those who affiliate with Democrats. Michael Letts, Head of Upper School, shares, “I wouldn’t … Read More “EA’s political history impacts student views of the 2020 election” »
Outward Bound and pre-season were both canceled this year due to the pandemic leaving freshmen with far fewer options for getting to know each other and acclimate to the Upper School. One of the few activities that was able to continue was the freshmen orientation before the start of the school year. Rather than have … Read More “Upper School implements freshmen acclimation programs” »
Apart from online lab simulations, the Science Department is also looking into the possibility of executing individual labs in-person. Limaye explains a possible scenario: “Each class would be split in half. One half would work on the lab with separation through plexiglass while the other half would do separate activities.” To accommodate both sections of … Read More “Social distancing presents unexpected challenges for various departments” »
Maddy Mitchell ‘22 Inter-Academic League schools are currently in the process of reopening and are making diverse choices regarding in-person and virtual learning options. They have to implement unprecedented procedures to ensure safety while maintaining their quality of education. Although there are slight variations in the measures being taken, students at the Haverford School and … Read More “Haverford and Baldwin students discuss re-opening process at their schools” »
Gianna Cilluffo ‘22 | Abigail Gallo ‘22 | Mia Cabral ‘22 Just a little over 10 years ago, many teachers instructing us today were sitting in our seats learning at the Episcopal Academy as students. The EA community, especially their teachers, inspired these students to return to the school in order to be a role … Read More “Back at EA: former alumni who returned to teach” »