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Phillip Powell ’23 Earns Eagle Scout Rank
Phillip Powell ’23 is is in Troop 182 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church and just recently became an Eagle Scout. His project was to make picnic tables and benches for the ESJ campus. Phillip was also named the Bruce Seldon Catholic Scout of the Year for 2020. Congratulations, Phillip!
Read MoreThis is Our Leadership Moment, October 5 – November 13
What was your favorite part of your Episcopal experience? Designate your gift to the area that had the greatest impact on your time at Episcopal. Those who came before us enriched our experience when we were students by supporting Episcopal. Thank you for considering supporting the school that gave each of us so much. Your…
Read MoreFirst Advisory Reaches 100%
Congratulations to Ms. Vermillion’s advisory for being the first advisory to reach 100% parent participation in The Episcopal Fund parent campaign. A big thank you to all the parents that donated, and to Heather and Lou Fouts who are serving as the parent representatives. If you have not made your gift, please consider making it…
Read MoreBeaches Campus Welcomes Kayla Durden as PE Teacher and Athletic Coordinator
Kayla Durden joins the ESJ Beaches Campus family this week as the new PE teacher and Athletic Coordinator. Ms. Durden also serves as the Girls Varsity Basketball Head Coach and Program Director on the Munnerlyn Campus. Under Kayla’s leadership as coach, Kayla’s students have set school records and finished their last season with a record…
Read MoreFaculty, Staff Reach 100% Episcopal Fund Participation
The St. Mark’s Campus has reached 100% faculty and staff participation in giving to The Episcopal Fund for the 2020-21 school year. “We are incredibly proud of the dedication and commitment of our faculty and staff. Their support speaks volumes about how much they are invested in our school, our campus, and most importantly, our…
Read MoreTwo Science Labs Offer Hands-on Learning Opportunities
Students in second grade have been experimenting as part of their soil unit. This week, students observed how water moves through three different types of soil – sand, humus, and clay – by placing each soil in a coffee filter and running water through it using a dropper. Students will use this and other data…
Read MoreMeeting the Needs of Learners with the Orton-Gillingham Approach
The Orton-Gillingham Approach is a teaching method designed to help readers through explicit instruction of the connections between letters and numbers. For students on the St. Mark’s Campus, multi-sensory strategies, along with systematic and sequential phonics lessons, are being taught in our classrooms and the results are truly remarkable. This powerful and proven approach is…
Read MoreBeaches Campus Rolls Out Fine Arts Wheel
Through the collective partnership and collaboration between Katie Lebhar Black-Bowling ’95, Director of Fine Arts, and Jennifer Ketchum, Head of Lower School, Beaches Campus, the Beaches Campus successfully rolled out the Fine Arts Wheel for the 2020-2021 school year. The collaboration across two campuses started as part of the merger discussion last year to enhance…
Read MoreFun Fridays Build School Spirit
Fun Friday is a new Student Government Initiative with the goal of building school spirit and encouraging joy on the Munnerlyn Campus. Student Government has planned six activities for Upper School Talons (groups of grade specific advisories) to rotate through over the course of six Fridays in October and November during the Activities period. Events…
Read MoreStock Transfer Giving Option
One way to give to The Episcopal Fund is through a stock transfer. To arrange for the transfer of appreciated stock contact ESJ’s UBS account managers, Franklin Beard (franklin.beard@ubs.com) or Buck Williams (buck.williams@ubs.com), to notify them of the pending transfer. Your financial manager should provide your name, the description of the security, number of shares…
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