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Christopher Carney ‘19 Hometown: Jacksonville, FL Interview by: Inés Eisenhour ’19 This interview has been modified and modeled after Vanity Fair’s Proust Questionnaire. The purpose of the questionnaire is to delve into the qualities that define an individual’s personality. My Thursday guest is none other than my very first friend at ESJ. We started in Mr.…

By: Sara Himebauch ’18 March. The month sports fans all around the country look forward to after the National Championship football game and after the Super Bowl. It is one of the most exhilarating and devastating tournaments in collegiate sports, depending on what team you are cheering for. Brackets are filled out as soon as…

By: Jack Barksdale ’19 This year, as its semestral service project, Episcopal’s National Honor Society chapter has created a program that is sure to benefit all involved by taking on a more long-term project. The NHS Tutoring Program will coordinate tutors for many of Episcopal’s most rigorous courses. The catch? Tutors will be fellow Episcopal…

By: Katharine Conklin ’18 Nick Park’s newest movie Early Man is as quirky as it is diverting. The plot follows the typical underdog format: the Stone Age tribe needs to protect the Valley from the Bronze Age men who have come to pillage for precious metals. Some may say it’s a more primitive account of…

By: Jack Barksdale ’19 Two weeks ago, Episcopal announced that Garrett Scantling ‘11 would become an assistant track coach at his alma mater. Scantling’s athletic career after graduating from Episcopal has been nothing short of impressive, though it’s been a wild ride. At Episcopal, Scantling recorded over 1,200 yards on 66 receptions, 13 of them…

By: Inés Eisenhour ’19 At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) in Parkland, Florida, 17 people were killed and 14 people were injured with a semi automatic AR-15. It was legal for Nikolas Cruz, the 19 year old suspect in the shooting, to buy a civilian version of the military’s standard rifle. In the wake…

By: Nial Murphy ‘20 In the past, Episcopal’s weightlifting team has tended to be one of the smaller athletic programs. However, this year’s team has stood out among the rest, being a larger team that fills out most of the weight classes and a group of lifters whom, using their immense mental and physical strength…

By: Sydni Wynter ’18 This year’s dance concert, aptly titled “HOME”, is the first production under the new program headed by Director Amber Daniels and Assistant Director Tess Sturgeon ‘08. Under the new direction, this concert is bound to be redefine and bolster Dance Ensemble’s role and prestige in the Episcopal Fine Arts community. Not…

By: Gracie Guy ’19 Since Touring Company’s closing of their play, You Can’t Take it With You, theatre students have been diligently working in preparation for the Florida State Thespian Festival, another opportunity to perform for others and improve their craft. Before students step foot in Tampa to represent Episcopal and its amazing theatre program,…

By: Sara Himebauch ’18 The last and final Vestry chapel of the year happened this past week, and it focused on the theme of glorifying God. Vestry chapels throughout the year have focused on a specific topic that pertained to the overarching theme of glorifying God. Each chapel was designed to show different, unsuspecting aspects…