Episcopal Academy
Audrey Shaud ’28Jaina Markle ’28Keira Gallagher ’28 Field Hockey Being ranked the #2 team in the country, the Episcopal Academy Girls’ Field Hockey Team has had a remarkable season, built on hard work and determination. Led by captains Eliana deGennaro ’26 and Inter-AC MVP Rebecca Block ’26, the field hockey team had an overall record … Read More “Fall sports recap: a historic season for the blue & white” »
Liam McDermott ’29Arianna Place ’29 This fall, volleyball officially began its inaugural season as an upper school sport, setting another historic first after being introduced as a middle school sport for the first time last year. For its first year, the program was organized into two JV teams: Blue and White, with the Blue team … Read More “EA’s new Upper School sport: volleyball” »
Michael Venneri ’27Andrew Dente ’29 Watch any Friday night lights game at EA and one player will immediately stand out. From scoring touchdowns to breaking up passes to returning punts, it’s nearly impossible not to notice #10 on the blue and the white. Leading his team to a historic 9-1 season, an Inter-Ac Championship title, … Read More “Boys Athlete of the Month: Jackson Orcutt ’26” »
Jack Janczyk ’28 In late October, students trying to access critical online resources to complete schoolwork were confounded by error messages and perpetually loading web pages. Unbeknownst to these students, they were simply experiencing the effects of an unexpected Amazon Web Services (AWS) that shut down large swaths of the internet, affecting popular websites and … Read More “AWS outage disrupts EA internet access” »
Harrison Miller ’28Charlie Megosh ’28 In recent years, especially under the second Trump Administration, the Justice Department, a bastion of impartiality since the Watergate scandal, has found its independence under siege as a result of Presidential interference. The Justice Department, founded in 1870 to handle the legal business of the United States. According to the … Read More “Misuse of Justice Department causes distrust” »
Vivian Cook ’27 In early October, President Donald Trump helped facilitate a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, pausing the fighting in a conflict that has caused significant destruction across Gaza over more than two years of violence. The conflict is part of a large escalation of tensions between Israel and its neighbors, although the … Read More “Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal” »
Lucas van Binsbergen ’27 Across a series of key votes nationwide on November 4, Democrats secured a series of high-profile victories, including taking the Virginia and New Jersey governorships. These elections feature as an important barometer ahead of the midterm elections and could carry tangible implications for governance across the country. In Pennsylvania, voters delivered … Read More “2025 elections deliver Democratic victories” »
Will Patterson ’27 In recent years, EA has wrestled with the integration of ChatGPT and other AI tools in schools to aid, complete, and grade projects. Across the country, this revolutionary technology has fueled fiery debate, roiled precedent, and upended decades of educational practices. Amid the increasing pace of technological innovation, the usage of technology … Read More “EA grapples with AI’s impact on learning” »
Myra Ralhan ’29 A groundbreaking new gene therapy trial may change the future of patients living with Huntington’s Disease, giving hope to families that had once never seen an end to this disease and faced a devastating diagnosis. A trial was held at the University College London Huntington’s Disease Centre to test a new treatment, … Read More “Cutting-edge new treatment for Huntington’s Disease” »
Meghan Limaye ’27 As the school year begins, Queer-Straight Alliance settles back into weekly meetings of inquiry, exploration, and discussion, continuing its long-standing mission of providing a safe space for the LGBTQ+ allied student body to express themself freely, while also providing opportunities to educate the wider community. Constantly searching for new ways to uplift … Read More “November Club Connect: Queer-Straight Alliance” »
Maggie Sgaramella ’26 Seven minutes was all it took for four masked thieves to steal approximately 102 million dollars worth of jewelry from perhaps the most infamous museum in the world. On October 19, 2025, from the exact time of arrival at 9:30am to their swift escape at just seven minutes later, the mysterious thieves … Read More “Iconic Louvre heist revives old-school crime” »
Mahika Rahlan ’26 Sophia Venneri ’26 A process that’s become extremely difficult to navigate in recent years has only become harder with the rise of artificial intelligence: college admissions. From teachers to admissions counselors to students, AI is being used in some way in every aspect of the college admissions process. While AI is an … Read More “Staff Editorial: AI hurts integrity of college admissions” »
