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Academics Author Robert Frump Visits With Upper School Students Robert Frump, author of The Maneaters of Eden and Until the Sea Shall Free Them, both of which were summer reading selections for all Upper School students, was the guest speaker in chapel on September 18th. Frump also met with several English classes to talk about the writing process and his life as an award-winning journalist with the Philadelphia Inquirer. National Merit Commended Scholars Robert Frump (center), author of The Maneaters of Eden and Until the Sea Shall Free Them, met with Upper School students and faculty members in September. Frump grew up on a small farm in Illinois and went on to graduate with a B.S. and B.S.J. from the University of Illinois and an M.S.J. from Northwestern University. An investigative reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Frump received the George Polk Award for National Reporting for his stories on the Marine Electric disaster, a reconditioned World War II vessel that sank off the East Coast in 1983 through government negligence. That work eventually became Until the Sea Shall Free Them. He was also the managing editor of The Journal of Commerce, the country’s premier maritime publication. He received the Gerald Loeb Award for National Business Reporting and was a member of a Pulitzer Prize winning Philadelphia Inquirer task force. National Merit Semifinalists Seven Students Named National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Scholars Episcopal is proud to announce that 14 students were recently recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program. All of the students are seniors. The following students were named as semifinalists: (l to r, above) in front, Erin Flynn, Zoe LaPalombara, and Christine Chen; in back, Jack Archer, Caroline Hanamirian, and Steven Wu. Missing from the photo is Robert Margolis. These students were named as Commended Scholars (l to r, top) in front, Edwin Wee, Alexandra Hahn, and Hannah LaPalombara; in back, Katharine Gadsden, Julianna Rodin, and Eric Cross. Missing from the photo is Alexandra Fuchs. 10 Connections
AP Scholar Awards Go To 65 Students Awards are given in recognition of exceptional achievement on AP Exams Sixty-five sophomores, juniors, and seniors earned AP Scholar Awards this fall in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP examinations last year. According to the College Board, only 18% of the 1.6 million students worldwide who took AP exams last year performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award. By comparison, approximately 40% of the students at Episcopal who sat for AP exams last year earned an AP Scholar Award. Five students received the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. These students were Alexander Lee ’08, Mark Nakahara ’08, Francis Nassau ’08, Anna Stein ’08, and Paul Vithayathil ’08. Twenty-four students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Jack Archer ’08, Christopher Ballard ’08, Timothy Carson ’08, Christine Chen ’09, Eric Cross ’09, Kevin DiSilvestro ’08, J. Truett Dwyer ’08, Emmaline Imbriglia ’08, Robert Jones ’08, Alexander Lee ’08, Elizabeth Libson ’08, Jack McCallum ’08, Mark Nakahara ’08, Francis Nassau ’08, Julianna Rodin ’09, Hannah Sayen ’08, Blake Shafer ’08, Hallie Snyder ’09, Anna Stein ’08, Anna Strong ’09, Justin Torosian ’08, Paul Vithayathil ’08, Michael Whalen, and Julia Williams ’08. Fifteen students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are: Elaine Barton ’09, Kelly Burke ’08, Gordon Buzby ’08, Hailey Cohen ’09, Clemens Cox ’09, Stephen Faulkner ’09, Erin Flynn ’09, Sydney Grims ’09, Isha Gulati ’09, Alexandra Hahn ’09, Caroline Hanamirian ’09, Hannah LaPalombara ’09, Zoe LaPalombara ’09, Loren Mead ’08, and William Yarbrough ’08. Twenty-six students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Victoria Baena ’09, Jon Cohen ’08, Elliot Faust ’08, Stavros Floratos ’08, Katharine Gadsden ’09, Emily Halpern ’08, Gregory Hillyard ’08, Katharine Ivory ’09, Kimberly Kirkpatrick ’08, Abigail Kloppenburg ’09, Christopher Lake ’09, Brendan Lawrence ’08, Robert Margolis ’09, Margaret McCarthy ’08, Alexa Narzikul ’08, James Park ’08, Matthew Paterno ’09, Jasmine Pope ’09, Caroline Pratt ’09, Emily Sax ’09, Megan Spagnola ’09, Jennifer Suspenski ’08, Anna Swanson ’08, James Underwood ’09, Stephanie Van Decker ’09, and Alexandra van Arkel ’08. GYLI in New Mexico. (l to r) Juniors Taylor Platt, Lily Austin, Michelle Chung, Allen Heggs, Chuck Panarese, and faculty advisor Jennifer Maier. GYLI Program Continues With Trips to New Mexico and Connecticut Students travel across the country to hone leadership skills Now in its second year under the tutelage of cocoordinators Angela Miklavcic (Upper School science) and Justin Brandon (Upper School history and Form Dean), a number of Episcopal students took part in the Global Youth Leadership Initiative again this past summer. The Global Youth Leadership Institute Program (GYLI) is a national program for students and teachers to meet peers from all over the country and learn from one another about leadership, the environment, religious pluralism, mindfulness, and diversity. The program is a three-year commitment from students and faculty, with the workshops taking place during the summer before each participant’s sophomore, junior, and senior years respectively. The first- year workshop is conducted through a sailing program, the second-year takes place at the Lama Foundation in New Mexico and focuses on learning and working without modern amenities, and the third and final year takes place in Costa Rica at Earth University, where students work with local farmers. This summer’s New Mexico group (all current juniors), chaperoned by faculty advisors Jennifer Maier (Upper School English) and Jennifer Slike (Director of Annual Giving), included Allen Heggs, Taylor Platt, Charles Panarese, Michelle Chung, Lily Austin, Andrew DeSimone, Steve Carroll, Stephanie Bernabei, Anayis Melikian, Samantha Field, and Evan Marks. The Mystic, CT group (all current sophomores), chaperoned by Dan Clay (Upper School theater), included Cameron Maple, Angira Pickens, Chris Paterno, Mike Jahnle, Monique McKenny, Eliza Strong, and Elizabeth Picciani. Fall 2008 11
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