Posts by Meg Sacks

Episcopal’s Health, Safety, and Well-Being effort is a long-term, community-wide program designed to involve and benefit students, parents, and faculty and staff. The 2018-2019 programming will focus on four themes: Self-Care Healthy Relationships Global Awareness Choice Within these themes, key topics include: stress, anxiety, mindfulness, physical health, bullying, social media, gratitude, diversity and tolerance, service,…

The 2018-2019 Student Government representatives were inducted on Monday during a special ceremony in the Munnerlyn Center. The Upper School event included the following students serving the school in the following positions this year: Photos are available on Flickr.

The Episcopal Board of Trustees welcomed three new members this year: Mr. Len Allen, Mrs. Heather Fouts, and Dr. Ryan Uitti. Mr. Len W. Allen has been a resident of North Florida since 2014. His two daughters, a junior and a sophomore, both enrolled in Episcopal beginning their freshman year. He is active in evolving…

Associate Director of College Counseling Andrea Rizzi and faculty member and coach Pete Washburn and thirteen ESJ students served those in need in the Jacksonville community last week as part of the Eagles Serving Jacksonville service camp. The group volunteered at ten different non-profit organizations throughout Jacksonville including: Church Without Walls, Sanctuary on 8th Street,…

by The Rev. Teresa Seagle, School Chaplain On July 22, 2018, we set off for Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota. The team of 16 included 13 upper school students and 3 chaperones – Teresa Seagle, Greg Hersey, and Carolyn Tuttle. We were not sure what to expect but were eager to serve the Native…

Three members of ESJ’s Admissions Team – Marcus Wells ‘90, Patti Fink and Amy Gay – attended the Association of Independent Schools Admissions Professionals (AISAP) Annual Institute at Vanderbilt University this week, where Amy presented on the success ESJ’s Eagle and Parent Ambassador Programs.

While participating in a two-week seminar in late June in at the Goethe-Institut in Bremen, Germany, Dr. Kate Pritchard, Director of Curriculum, had the opportunity to meet up with her former student, Monica Wilson ’13, in Hamburg. After graduating from Episcopal, Monica studied at Smith College in Massachusetts where she double-majored in Biological Sciences and…

Director of College Counseling Ryan Riggs spent last week in Memphis, TN, where he was one of the Co-Chairs of a program for new college counselors sponsored by the Southern Association for College Admissions Counseling (SACAC). Riggs and five other veteran college counselors helped newer counselors learn the ropes of their new jobs. Topics included…

Tara Kneale, Chelsea Begg, Krista Grabher and Chad Senesac ’98 enjoyed a rich experience at Phillips Exeter Academy’s Humanities Institute in late June. Mornings were spent around Harkness tables practicing roles of student, teacher, observer. “This is very useful in helping us to reassess and further develop our individual approaches to Harkness pedagogy in our classrooms.…