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Jay Kelly ’14: While all of Episcopal’s athletes work hard both in sports practice and in the classroom, the members of the wrestling team arguably keep the most grueling schedule. Head Coach Damon Kuzemka explained to Scholium the rigors of EA wrestling, starting with the normal schedule for a week. A typical week consists of … Read More “EA wrestlers give it all” »
Moose Recktenwald ’14, Tyler Haab ,14: A true gentleman on and off the court, Patrick McCarthy ’13, has been chosen as the December Boys’ Athlete of the Month. As a member of the squash team, McCarthy has been a part of four National Championships and four Inter-Ac titles. With the leadership of the senior class, … Read More “Boys’ Athlete of the Month: Patrick McCarthy” »
Courtney Carpinello ’15, Amanda Paolino: With J-term still a year away, anticipation is already rising from the school community. As head of the J-term committee, Academic Dean Catherine Hall, stated, “J term provides a rigorous and unique opportunity for in-depth study.” Moreover, the elimination of midterms will encourage students to spend more time learning for … Read More “Removal of midterms promotes learning” »
Melanie Kovacs ’15: While sports teams deservedly receive high levels of support from the school community, the arts are constantly underappreciated and should obtain just as much recognition for the time and energy they put into productions. By now, you probably know that the football team beat Malvern on October 26th on Malvern’s own turf … Read More “Arts lack support from school community” »
Rohan Gulati ’13: In the wake of the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary school and a mall in Portland, Oregon, the issue of gun control has once again come to the forefront of Americans’ dialogue. Many Americans find that such discourse is insensitive and an attempt to politicize a recent tragedy. They would prefer … Read More “Gun control laws require serious change” »
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” »
Jeffrey Hu ’14: The Supreme Court has recently agreed to hear two cases concerning same-sex marriage, bringing the debate to the highest judicial level and opening the possibility of national legislation on the matter. One case originating from California will force the Supreme Court to rule on Proposition Eight, a voter initiative meant to amend … Read More “Court agrees to hear two gay marriage cases” »
Michael Smerconish ’14: Current Head of School, L. Hamilton Clark and next year’s Head of School, TJ Locke recently announced that Dr. Delvin Dinkins will serve as Episcopal’s next Head of Upper School, effective July 1, 2013. Dinkins, currently the Director of Assessment and Accountability for the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, will replace Geoffrey Wagg, who … Read More “Delvin Dinkins named Head of Upper School” »
Michael Smerconish ’14: Current Head of School, L. Hamilton Clark and next year’s Head of School, TJ Locke recently announced that Dr. Delvin Dinkins will serve as Episcopal’s next Head of Upper School, effective July 1, 2013. Dinkins, currently the Director of Assessment and Accountability for the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, will replace Geoffrey Wagg, who … Read More “Delvin Dinkins named Head of Upper School” »
Patrick Espe ’14: The new partnership between Episcopal Academy and St. Marc’s school in Haiti has received a lot of support thus far from the Episcopal community. However, questions have been raised regarding this partnership; the student ambassadors from Haiti feel these questions must be answered.How are the funds collected at EA being utilized in … Read More “Haiti ambassadors answer questions for EA community” »
Ryan Quinlan ’14: With this year’s flu described as “worse than average” by Dr. Thomas R. Frieden of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Scholium decided to take a closer look at the flu’s current impact on the Episcopal community. Thus far, the 2012-13 flu season has been described as being worse … Read More “EA escapes flu season” »