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Michael Quinlan ’14 Since October 6th, hundreds of people have gathered at City Hall to protest economic inequality and a corrupt relationship between businesses and government, as part of the Occupy Philadelphia movement. The Occupy movement, originating from the Occupy Wall Street protests, is known for the mantra “We are the 99 percent,” … Read More “Occupy Philly takes over City Hall” »
Jill Barton ’12, Kristin Greenwood ’12 During chapel on Wednesday, October 25, ten juniors were inducted into the Robert Bishop English Honors Society, Episcopal’s chapter of the National English Honors Society. The Episcopal chapter was created two years ago in order to honor Robert Bishop, to recognize students who have demonstrated excellence in English, and … Read More “Robert Bishop English Honors Society Inducts New Members” »
Toni Radcliffe ’14 Starting July 1, 2011, Chestnut Hill Academy and Springside School will combine their neighboring schools into one institution, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. This merger will provide the students of the new school access to over 100 courses, doubled academic, athletic, and arts facilities, and the largest combined independent school library collection in … Read More “Chestnut Hill and Springside Merge” »
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Curran Reilly ’13 and Megan Kicullen’13 This year, the Upper School Science Department removed Earth and Life from EA’s curriculum. Previously, freshmen were placed in Earth and Life or Biology, according to either academic standing in Math and Science in eighth grade or entrance exam results. Mr. Rosenburg, Chair of the Science Department, said, “We … Read More “Earth and Life Removed” »
Ryan Quinlan ’14 Although vaccines have provided extremely successfully in decreasing the amounts of vaccine-preventable diseases, the safety of vaccinations for children has been a topic of debate throughout the scientific and medical communities. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention “Vaccine-preventable disease levels are at or near record lows.” Measels, for example, … Read More “Debate about the Safety of Vaccines” »
Tony Radcliff ’14 This academic year, The Episcopal Academy has acquired 11 new SMART Boards, funded by an Innovation Grant and the technology budget, in order to increase and facilitate interactive learning at Episcopal. Episcopal distributed the SMART Board SB260 units throughout the school: five in the Lower School, two in the Middle School, and … Read More “EA Gets SMART” »
Jill Barton ’12, Kristin Greenwood ’12 The Class of 2015 features fifty-one new freshmen, accounting for forty percent of the III Form, an unprecedented amount of new students. According to the online statement by the Admissions Department, there are typically forty openings for enrolling freshman, eleven fewer than those newly enrolled this year. Freshman Form … Read More “Incoming Freshmen: Power in Numbers” »