Posts by Meg Sacks
Competition Teaches Applying Math Skills to Real World
Episcopal AP Calculus, AP Statistics, and Precalculus class students competed this week in an international math modeling contest. MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (M3 Challenge) is a contest for high school juniors and seniors. Through participation, students experience what it’s like to work as a team to tackle a real-world problem under time and resource constraints,…
Read MoreAP Environmental Science Tours Emerald Trail, Sugar Hill
AP Environmental Science students visited the city’s Sugar Hill neighborhood with Groundwork Jacksonville recently. Shanell Davis-Bryant, program manager, gave the group a tour of the Emerald Trail project at the S-line connector. Students walked the S-line Connector section of the trail and learned about the ecological designs incorporated in the redevelopment project. Students collected litter…
Read MoreWrestling Advances 11 to Regionals
Yesterday the Wrestling team had great success at the district meet! They advanced 11 wrestlers to the regional round including two district champions (Turner Glenn and Nick Pressley), one runner-up (Scott Busey), and three third place finishes (John Fernandez, Christian Ryan, and Maddox Davidson). The boys will travel to Wakulla High School next weekend for…
Read MoreBoys Basketball Plays in District Semifinals
Varsity Boys Basketball defeated Interlachen High School last night in the district quarterfinals to advance to the district semifinals tonight at Providence. Kent Jackson ’24 led the Eagles with 22 points (six three-pointers) and Parker Chappell ’22 chipped in with 17 points. Tonight’s game will tip at 7:00 p.m. Watch live here: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/providence-school-jacksonville-fl/game3ecc60418
Read MoreSeth Pajcic ’95 Establishes Endowed Fund in Memory of George Warren, History Teacher
Alumnus Seth Pajcic ’95 has established an endowed fund in memory of his former history teacher George Warren. Mr. Warren taught at Episcopal from 1978 to 1997 and was beloved for his teaching style. “George Warren did not teach history as just a series of dates and names to be memorized,” said Pajcic. “Instead he…
Read MoreStudents Celebrate the 100th Day of School
The Beaches Campus celebrated its 100th day of school on Friday, January 28. Pre-K 3 through Grade 1 classes celebrated this milestone with activities, math games, and literacy and art projects. Pre-K 3 students joined in on this landmark with a 100-themed art project. Pre-K 4 students brought in 100 items that could fit in…
Read MoreGirls and Boys Basketball Enter District Play
Girls Varsity Basketball played in the district tournament last night with a 56-32 win over Bishop Snyder in the district quarterfinals. They advanced to the district semifinals tonight at PK Yonge High School in Gainesville. The tip is set for 6:00 p.m. With a win, they will advance to the district finals Friday night against…
Read More18 Commit on National Signing Day
Episcopal celebrated 18 student athletes who have committed to play at the collegiate level during a special National Signing Day ceremony on Wednesday, February 2, in the Semmes Gym. Go Eagles! Baseball Ian Moore – College of Central Florida Austin Eppley – College of Central Florida Hunter Russell – University of Notre Dame Hayden Perry…
Read MoreBeaches Campus Welcomes Nine New Students in January!
The Beaches Campus welcomed nine new students to the Episcopal community in the month of January. “We are thrilled to have these new students and families join our school this January,” said Missy Melba, Director of Lower School Admission and Enrollment, Beaches Campus. “There is so much excitement and buzz around the campus and we…
Read MoreGirls Basketball Begins District Tournament Next Week
Varsity Girls Basketball will begin the district tournament on Tuesday against Bishop Snyder in the district quarterfinal round. The game will be played at 6:00 p.m. in the Semmes Gym. With a win the team will move on to the district semifinals at P.K. Yonge on Wednesday. Go Eagles! Reminder: ESJ annual sports pass are…
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