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The National Art Honor Society (NAHS) is comprised of 42 student artists. NAHS students decided last year to focus on teen suicide awareness and prevention as the group’s initiative for 2018-2019. NAHS officers, Emily Coll ’20, Lillie Tritt ’19, and Julia Reese ’19, recently visited Indigo Art Therapy in Avondale to begin forming a relationship…

The Episcopal Fine Arts Department is pleased to announce a new cultural initiative titled “Episcopal & Jacksonville: Partners in Arts.” The goal of ESJ\’s new initiative is to connect with and support local artists and art organizations in an effort to increase visibility for the school and local artists and companies, as well as produce…

Episcopal held the first Health, Safety, and Well-Being extended advisory day on Thursday. The focus was self-care, and students participated in Zumba, art, guided meditation, yoga, field games, music, and nutrition exercises, among other activities. “The goal of the event was to highlight the fact that self-care can take lots of different forms. We wanted…

Jangro Stadium was awarded a Pyramid Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida First Coast Chapter on Friday, August 24, at the organization’s 2018 Excellence in Construction Awards. The stadium, designed by Basham & Lucas Design Group, and built by Carlton Construction, was dedicated and opened in the fall of 2017. The Pyramid Award…

by Katie Lebhar Black ’95 Director of Fine Arts This year in Fine Arts the theme is “Reignite, React, Renew.” I would like to explore this theme with you today and share some of our goals for the Fine Arts Department for 2018-2019. Reignite: To reignite something, one must first recognize that something has indeed…

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…