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The Knight Sports Campus played host to the Episcopal Middle School 3K on Friday, September 7. The inaugural meet held on the newly minted course welcomed 200 athletes from 10 schools for the occasion. The Knight Sports Campus was the perfect location for this race thanks to the Lead the Way Campaign. In addition to…

Economics students presented their Urban Plan projects on Monday to professionals from different real estate, legal and city organizations from around Jacksonville. During their presentations, student development teams responded to a Request for Proposal for the redevelopment of a blighted site in the fictional city of Yorktown. Each team member assumed one of five roles in their private, for­…

You shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:18 Dear Episcopal Community, This weekend we were startled by yet another act of hate, this time at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. On Monday night, thousands of people in Jacksonville gathered at the Congregation Ahavath Chesed, The Temple, for a…

Episcopal welcomed Dr. Lauren Yerkes ’99, a licensed clinical psychologist, to campus on Friday to speak with students about peer pressure. Her presentation was tied to the Health, Safety, and Well-Being program’s first quarter theme of Self-Care. Dr. Yerkes taught students how to recognize different types of peer pressure, handle peer pressure on the spot,…

Sixth-graders returned last week from their annual trip to Seacamp in Big Pine Key. The four-day trip enhanced and reinforced the marine science knowledge that students have learned in the classroom with hands-on, interdisciplinary activities, such as snorkeling, squid dissection, and a shark lab. Students enjoyed the opportunity not only to get to know their…

College Counseling staff attended the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s (NACAC) annual conference last week in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ryan Riggs, Andrea Rizzi, and Julie Carter attended numerous sessions that explored a wide variety of topics within the profession, including essay writing, test-optional admission, national trends in honors education, college counseling programming for parents,…

Ellis Island and global citizenship have emerged as topics of discussion across the Fine Arts disciplines this year. Instructor Jono Hustis is directing Middle School students in a play called “Our Story,” which looks at how the American family was born out of immigrants from all over the world. Many of these immigrants, including the…

Selected seniors and juniors were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) on Thursday during a special ceremony in the Munnerlyn Center. NHS accepts students who have demonstrated excellence in the following areas: scholarship, service, leadership, and character. NHS recognizes students for their accomplishments and challenges participants to develop further through involvement in school activities and community service.…

On Saturday Episcopal hosted a Service Festival that included opportunities for students to volunteer for many organizations. ESJ for Animals created dog toys for the Humane Society, NHS created hearts with words of encouragement for hurricane victims; volunteers braided twine for stall doors for Hearts Hands & Hooves Too, and the Middle School Art Club created cards for…

The Fine Arts Department, in collaboration with College Counseling, is furthering efforts on campus to support students who plan to pursue arts at the college level. This year, Fine Arts scheduled three days for students to work with Clay Greenhaw ’06  on professional videography for college portfolio submissions. Clay is an award-winning media generalist and creative director with more than…