Campus – Munnerlyn
AP 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 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 MoreScience Fair Awards
Honors Research students’ science fair projects were completed in two categories, physical and biological sciences. Students exhibited their projects last week and judging was completed Thursday. Awards included two first place winners Daniel Delong (An Acceleration and Gyroscopic Approach for UL Prosthetics: A Novel Control System and Hand Design) and Tom Commander (Analyzing the CD44-targeting capabilities of…
Read MoreVisual Arts Students Win 103 Awards in Scholastic Competition
Adjudication for the 2022 Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Awards was held in early January. More than 2,600 students competed from Northeast Florida. 52 Episcopal students won an award and they earned a cumulative 103 awards. Gold winners are currently being reviewed at the national level . National Medal award winners will be announced mid-March. An award…
Read MoreJade Hardwick and Yusuf Sagun Earn Full Scholarships to Brown, UVA
Seniors Jade Hardwick and Yusuf Sagun have earned full scholarships through QuestBridge, a national program that connects high-achieving high school seniors with full four-year scholarships to top colleges. Almost 17,000 students applied this year, and Jade and Yusuf were two of 1,600 winners nationwide. Nationally, QuestBridge applicants have an average unweighted GPA of 3.93, and…
Read MoreBoys Basketball Plays in Fortegra Invitational
Beginning Thursday, the boys’ basketball team will take part in the Fortegra High School 9:12 Invitational hosted by the CSI Companies. The Eagles will open first round play tomorrow night against Fleming Island High School at 8:00 p.m.. All games will take place at FSCJ South Campus. You can tune into the game tomorrow night…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: School Founder David “Dink” W. Foerster
Episcopal mourns the loss of one of its beloved Founders, David “Dink” Foerster, who passed away November 20. Dink, a Trustee Emeritus, served the school faithfully from its inception in 1966, when he was Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Planning Group that brought the vision for the school into a living reality. …
Read MoreSibling Admission Applications Due January 31
Now is the time for siblings to apply for the 2022-23 school year at all ESJ Campuses! Episcopal families interested in a sibling applying to the Beaches Campus (Grades Pre-K 3 – 5), St. Mark’s Campus (Age 1 – Grade 5) or the Munnerlyn Campus (Grades 6 – 12) should follow the Admission Checklist for…
Read MoreEgg-Streme Parachuting Teaches Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Seventh grade STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics), taught by Brian Francois, recently conducted a design challenge on Egg-Streme Parachuting. Students were required to design and construct a parachute that could carry an egg safely to the ground from a height of five meters (16 feet). Each collaborative group examined the influence of a…
Read MoreProgramming Helps Students with College Application Process
The College Counseling office offered multiple opportunities this fall for students to learn more about the application process and what to expect. College Counseling introduced programming in conjunction with Freshman Seminar to educate ninth grade students on how to make the most of high school moving toward the college process. This includes how to research…
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