Fall Signing Day Includes 19 Commitments
Episcopal celebrated 19 student-athletes who are committed to play at the collegiate level next year. Seniors signed with their intended college or university today during a special ceremony in the Semmes Gym with their family and friends in attendance. Fall 2025 signees include: Baseball: Clem Nelson, Charleston Southern University; Jude McDonald, Stony Brook University; […]
Upper School Students Present on Urban Plan and Career Day
Upper School students presented in-depth projects this week to judges, faculty, and other students, showcasing their learning in Economics and AP Statistics. In Andy Hostetler’s AP Statistics class, students are learning topics of probability by exploring different variables and how they are connected to careers: what unemployment looks like across education levels, what types of […]
Three Campuses Host Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Days
The Munnerlyn, St. Mark’s, and Beaches Campuses hosted grandparents and special guests on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last week for a fun, community-building day. Guests attended Chapel with their students on each campus, visited classrooms, saw the campus, and spent time with their loved ones. Lower School students enjoyed a snack with their guests, and […]
Lower Schools Celebrate Veterans Day
St. Mark’s and Beaches Campuses honored the brave men and women who have served and are serving in the military through heartfelt services, personal stories, and tributes on Tuesday, deepening student understanding of service and patriotism. The St. Mark’s Campus hosted a Chapel service for kindergarten through fifth grade students. Corporal Bryan Madsen, U.S. Marine […]
Students Step Into Narnia to Conclude “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” Novel Study
Fifth grade students recently completed a novel study on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. To celebrate the end of the book, the class stepped into the world of C.S. Lewis for a special culminating event complete with snowy decor, a life-sized painted wardrobe, and special visits from the White Witch and Aslan. Students […]
Hands-on learning at Devil’s Millhopper and Poe Springs State Parks
St. Mark’s Campus fourth grade students got a firsthand look at Florida’s unique geology during a field trip exploring sinkholes, springs, and the Floridan Aquifer. At Devil’s Millhopper, they marveled at a 100-foot-deep natural sinkhole, and at Poe Springs, they tested water clarity and temperature from multiple locations. In the classroom, students turned observations into […]
Best-Selling Author Visits Lower Schools
Wendi Silvano, best-selling children’s author best known for her Turkey Trouble series, visited with Beaches and St. Mark’s Campus kindergarten through fifth grade students last week. During her presentation, Silvano shared how she develops ideas for her stories, works with illustrators, and brings a book from concept to publication. She also highlighted the importance of […]
National Honor Society Induction Ceremony Held
Select juniors and seniors were inducted into Episcopal’s Aerie Chapter of the National Honor Society last week in a special ceremony in the Munnerlyn Center. Current National Honor Society members gave the invocation, introduction and welcome, readings, candidate requirements, and the benediction. Natalie Herford, Head of Upper School, and Katie Ellis and Leanne Dix, National Honor […]
Art Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Through Creative Expression
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, students at ESJ, St. Mark’s Campus explored the rich cultural and artistic traditions of influential Hispanic artists through hands-on projects and classroom discussions. Second grade students studied Spanish artist Joan Miró, known for his whimsical, abstract style filled with playful shapes and bright colors. Inspired by Miró’s fantasy figures, […]
Lower School Parents Gain Practical Tools from “What to Expect in Young Children” Events
Lower School parents recently had the opportunity to learn from Dr. Elise Fallucco, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and ESJ Director of Health, Safety, and Well-Being Programming, during Health, Safety, and Well-Being parent education events held on both the Beaches and St. Mark’s Campuses. Dr. Fallucco explored common reasons behind challenging childhood behaviors such as defiance, […]