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Xinxin Fang ‘24 The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan is a topic of conversation throughout the nation, and some EA students have formed opinions, while others are unaware of the issue at hand. To describe briefly the situation, over the past two decades, the United States spent trillions in training soldiers to fight the … Read More “EA Students reflect on the U.S withdrawal from Afghanistan” »
Kat Barber ‘23 | Elizabeth Boruff ‘23 Outward Bound, an important bonding experience for EA’s classes in years past, has been another pandemic loss, but a group of EA faculty created a team-building program for this year’s freshmen in the hope of filling the gap. Izzy Rozes ‘24 says of her freshman year, “I think … Read More “Leadership Course replaces Outward Bound this Year” »
Rick Chen ‘24 Diversity, equity, and inclusion issues are going to be more important than ever at EA this year. EA has implemented changes to their curriculum and other aspects of student life, and Upper School DEI Student Council members and diversity-centered affinity groups are also continuing to increase their DEI focus. One major initiative … Read More “EA Makes Changes to Diversity and Inclusion Policies and Course Curricula” »
Aryav Dhar ‘24 Black Main Line Speaks (BMLS) is an organization based in Philadelphia whose primary purpose is to raise awareness about issues of diversity and racism in private schools around the Main Line. Alumni of private schools in the area run BMLS as “a platform where Black Main Line community members could share their … Read More “The Return of Black Main Line Speaks” »
Aaron Tang ‘24 COVID-19 vaccines are currently available for EA seniors and juniors and will soon be available to students ages 12 and up on campus. As of now, EA is not planning to require vaccines for the 2021-2022 school year. As of May 2nd, 58% of the seniors are entirely vaccinated or currently in … Read More “EA Offers Vaccines and Implements Rapid-testing” »
Aaron Tang ‘24 COVID-19 vaccines are currently available for EA seniors and juniors and will soon be available to students ages 12 and up on campus. As of now, EA is not planning to require vaccines for the 2021-2022 school year. As of May 2nd, 58% of the seniors are entirely vaccinated or currently in … Read More “EA Offers Vaccines and Implements Rapid-testing” »
Ashley Kim ‘23 Following months of Black Lives Matter protests, communities nationwide celebrated the long-awaited guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin. On April 20th, 2021, Chauvin was convicted on all three counts of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for the killing of George Floyd in May of 2020. Suspicious of the use of … Read More “EA reacts to Derek Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict” »
Ashley Kim ‘23 Following months of Black Lives Matter protests, communities nationwide celebrated the long-awaited guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin. On April 20th, 2021, Chauvin was convicted on all three counts of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for the killing of George Floyd in May of 2020. Suspicious of the use of … Read More “EA reacts to Derek Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict” »
Ashley Kim ‘23 Following months of Black Lives Matter protests, communities nationwide celebrated the long-awaited guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin. On April 20th, 2021, Chauvin was convicted on all three counts of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for the killing of George Floyd in May of 2020. Suspicious of the use of … Read More “EA reacts to Derek Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict” »
Alex Gobran ‘23 | Riya Mukherjee ‘23 Episcopal will experience a disproportionate loss of teachers of color in their faculty, with Upper School History teacher Kalil Oldham, Upper School English teacher Alexander Jimenez, and Upper School Math teacher Grace Wingfield leaving at the end of this year. Jimenez emphasizes that he made his decision to … Read More “Teachers of Color to Leave EA” »
Alex Gobran ‘23 | Riya Mukherjee ‘23 Episcopal will experience a disproportionate loss of teachers of color in their faculty, with Upper School History teacher Kalil Oldham, Upper School English teacher Alexander Jimenez, and Upper School Math teacher Grace Wingfield leaving at the end of this year. Jimenez emphasizes that he made his decision to … Read More “Teachers of Color to Leave EA” »
Arjun Bhamra ‘22 | Maggie Lo ‘23 Parking availability issues in the student lot have long been a source of frustration for the student body, and with an increasing number of sophomores getting their licenses, spots continue to fill up faster every morning. Joe Mulligan ‘22 finds parking difficult, saying that the “lack of spots … Read More “Students Race for Parking Spots in the Student Lot” »