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This MonthNEWS ANDEVENTSAT EPISCOPALMARCHFrom the Head of SchoolIwould like to take this opportunity to provide you with an updateon the new campus and give you some information and a timelinefor our capital campaign. As I am sure you know by now, we havean agreement with St. Joseph’s to acquire the Merion Campus, andwe will soon put the Devon Campus on the market. We are working ourway through the permitting process, and we are finalizing the buildingplans with our four architectural teams and our construction manager.The process is far enough along that we are choosing exterior materials and applying for finalzoning variances, and we fully expect to start school in Newtown Square in the fall of 2008.I am sure you would also like to know how this project will be financed. Five years ago, ahandful of generous pioneers pledged $20 million in a little over 20 days to purchase theNewtown Square property. To build the new campus we will use the proceeds from the saleof the Merion and Devon properties, and we will launch an unprecedented, full-constituencycapital campaign. Our hope is that the “Ever Episcopal” campaign will both pay for ourconstruction costs and also supplement our endowment in order to support faculty salaries andfinancial aid, and to mitigate the rate of tuition increases.At the moment, we are in the advanced leadership phase of the capital campaign. We begansoliciting the members of our board of trustees just before Christmas and will finish the boardsolicitations over the next month. Our Leadership Gift ($500,000 and up) and Major Gift($100,000 and up) solicitations will begin shortly thereafter and will run through 2007. Wewill set a final goal and timetable and begin the public phase of the campaign in early 2008.All of our constituents will be personally invited to participate at that time. We trust that wecan count on everyone’s generous support to build the future for our illustrious school.I am also pleased to announce our five co-chairs for the campaign. Board Chair GretchenBurke will team up with four alumni, Al Hume ’44 from Sidney, Maine, Jay Sherrerd ’47of Bryn Mawr, Mike Shouvlin ’50 of Cape May, New Jersey, and Brian Tierney ’75 of BrynMawr. They are all working hard to solicit gifts and to recruit and train additional campaignvolunteers. They also will be joined by three Major Gift co-chairs: former head of school JayCrawford ’57 (who we are delighted to have back with us for this important work); BruceMainwaring ’44; and trustee Brian O’Neill, who also is actively involved in guiding ourconstruction planning. We are thrilled to have this loyal and distinguished group leading ourefforts. With these eight individuals out front, coupled with a growing team of volunteers, weare guaranteed success.Pictured rehearsing are: (l to r) Sam Daly ’06 (Curley), AliciaLaPalombara ’06 (Laurey), Sarah Steele ’06 (Ado Annie), andCarter Cox ’07 (Will).Oklahoma! at EpiscopalThe Domino Club proudly presents Rodgersand Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” on March17th at 8:00 p.m. and March 18th at 2:00p.m. and 8:00 p.m. in the Theater on theMerion campus. Join the fun as over 40students kick up their heels and find loveand life in the great Midwest. Guiding theproduction are Gabrielle Bernard, Director,John Powell, Musical Director, MandieBanks, Choreographer, and Brandon Koenig,Technical Director. Come see a great cast asthey sing their way into your hearts. Tickets are: $7 for students and $12 for adults. To ordertickets, please call 610-617-2294 x3005.2006Music NewsJ. P. Galib ’06 has been accepted intothe Philadelphia Regional Grammy HighSchool All Star Jazz Band. This is a bandcommissioned by the National Academyof Recording Arts and Sciences (parentorganization of Grammy Awards) andconsists of outstanding high school jazzmusicians from the Philadelphia Region.J.P., who plays the trumpet, was selectedbased on an audition CD in jazz style.The first performance of the GrammyHigh School All Star Jazz Band will be atGrammy Career Day on Thursday, March9th, at the Gershman Y in Philadelphia.The All Star Band will also be part of a“Grammy in the Schools” program in whichmany music executives and personalitiesparticipate in a day of performances andforums.Upper School Ensembles areGoing to Disney World!Eighty members of the Upper School vocaland instrumental ensembles will travel toDisney World, April 2th-5th, for four daysof performances and the opportunity toparticipate in a workshop conducted byDisney’s Music Days team. Each ensemblewill perform for 30 minutes on stage in theMagic Kingdom. In addition, the groupswill work in Disney’s recording studioand have the chance to work directly withDisney’s professional musicians and get alook at the “behind the scenes” productionwork of Disney operations.The trip willprovide a wonderful opportunity to learnabout the staging of professional musicalprograms and will showcase Episcopal’sexcellent music program.

Student NewsWill Devon-Sand Returns from MadridWill Devon-Sand ’07 hasreturned to Episcopal afterspending the first semesterstudying at The AmericanSchool in Madrid, Spain. Living with ahost family selected by the school, Willcommuted to school daily with his hostmother who was a secretary at the school.The American School, a day school, hasapproximately 250 students in its UpperSchool, a third of whom are American, athird Spanish, and a third international. Will enjoyed thediverse student body and gaining friends from many differentbackgrounds.The school offered a curriculum very similar to Episcopal’sso Will was able to take the same academic program thathe would have had he stayed at EA. This similarity hasmade Will’s transition back this semester even easier thanusual. The faculty there was very accessible, similar to hisexperience at EA. While at school, Will played on the soccerteam, which is a year-round sport there. Initially, the mostdifficult part of the experience was getting used to a newculture and living with a new family as an only child (theirchildren were grown but did visit on occasion). He did havea visit from his real-life sister, Perri EA ’03, who was onher way to a semester abroad in Seville from the Universityof Michigan. He enjoyed learning his way around a majorEuropean capital and taking advantage of all that Madrid hasto offer.Will had several goals in mind when he left for Madrid:meeting new friends, experiencing a new culture, andimproving his command of Spanish. He feels that heaccomplished all these goals and is glad that he made theeffort to pursue this opportunity. He knows that he willmaintain some of the friendships that he made there andrealizes that he gained considerable insight into a verydifferent culture.Miner Merrick LectureKaren Christianson Wins Talent SearchDevon Lower School student KarenChristianson ’13 has been selected as oneof the best young composers in the UnitedStates by the Music Educators NationalConference (MENC) in the 2006 StudentComposition Talent Search. Seventeen winnerswere selected from a nationwide pool ofapplicants ranging from elementary schoolthrough university levels. Karen was the onlywinner at the elementary school level, andshe is the only winner from Pennsylvania. Heroriginal choral composition, “Psalm of Thanksgiving”, will be performed atthe MENC national meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 21st. Karen’scomposition was premiered in 2004 by Devon’s C-B Form Choir in aperformance conducted by EA music faculty Susan Johnson. Scored forsoprano and alto voices with piano/organ accompaniment, it has also beenperformed by the choir of historic Christ Church in Philadelphia, where JohnJ. Binsfield III is organist and choirmaster.Karen studies music theory and composition with Matthew Glandorf andorgan performance with Alan Morrison, both on the faculty of the CurtisInstitute of Music in Philadelphia. She also studies piano with DonnaDePasquale Harrington and violin with Jessica Weber in the after-schoolprogram at Episcopal. Karen has played numerous times in recital inthe Philadelphia area, and she is one of the youngest members of thePhiladelphia chapter of the American Guild of Organists.Dora Khayatt Music CompetitionMiner Merrick Lecturer Leonard G. H. Wood ’96 met with current EA studentsto discuss his experiences of living, studying, and working in the Middle East.Pictured are : (l to r) in front, Amy Stone, Julia Williams, Cimmie Binning,Chelsea Scott (World Affairs Club Co-Chair), and history faculty Harriet Crane; 2ndrow, Michael Harvey, Teresa Giblin, Jackie Bailey, Ellie Barton, Christina Vick-Kell, and Edwin Wu; and in back, Leonard Wood, Leo Hoeft, and Chris Lake.The Dora Khayatt Music Competition was held on Monday, February 6th,in the Theater at the Merion campus. Thirty-three Upper School studentsparticipated in the competition. Pictured are the winners: (l to r) infront, Jonathan Trumbull ’07, piano; Christine Chen ’09, piano; and ZoeLaPalombara (with guitar) ’09, Maude Kent ’08, Elizabeth Libson ’08, andHannah LaPalombara ’09, group sing; and in back, Alexander Terzian ’06,guitar.Established in 1990, in memory of Dora Khayatt, painter and wife of thelate John Plant, former Chairman of the Episcopal Academy ClassicsDepartment, this fund provides annual support for student awards forexcellence in the fine arts and music.2 This Month at Episcopal March 2006

Academy NewsHow do we help our kids todevelop strong personalcharacter? On Thursday,March 9th at 7:00 p.m. inthe Merion Campus Theater, renownedauthor and psychologist, ThomasLickona will address parents on theimportant topic of character education.In his book, Character Matters,Thomas Lickona offers more than 100practical strategies that parents andThomas Lickonaschools have used to help kids buildstrong personal character as the foundation for a purposeful,productive, and fulfilling life. Mr. Lickona lays out ablueprint for developing the ten essential virtues that makeup good character — wisdom, justice, fortitude, self-control,love, a positive attitude, hard work, integrity, gratitude, andhumility — through a partnership shared by families, schools,and communities. The culmination of a lifetime’s work incharacter education, this landmark book equips parents,schools, and the entire community with the tools neededto raise respectful and responsible children, create safe andeffective schools, and build the caring and decent societyin which we all want to live. Mr. Lickona is a Professor ofEducation at the State University of New York. He has beena visiting professor at Boston and Harvard Universities and ispast President of the Association for Moral Education.Thomas Lickona will also be speaking to the faculty duringthe March 10th in-service day. The faculty has been readingand discussing Character Matters in preparation for the inservice.Bioethics Day at EpiscopalMarch 20th will be Bioethics Day in the Upper School atEpiscopal. Paul Wolpe, Ph.D. will be the guest speaker. Dr.Wolpe is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at theUniversity of Pennsylvania, where he also holds appointmentsin the Department of Medical Ethics and the Departmentof Sociology. He is a Senior Fellow of Penn’s Center forBioethics, is the Director of the Program in Psychiatry andEthics at the School of Medicine, and is a Senior Fellow ofthe Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics. He isalso a member of Penn’s Cancer Center and Center for AIDSResearch. Dr. Wolpe serves as the first Chief of Bioethics forthe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)and is the first National Bioethics Advisor for PlannedParenthood Federation of America.Dr. Wolpe did his undergraduate work in sociology andpsychology of religion at the University of Pennsylvania, andwent on to receive his Ph.D. in Medical Sociology from YaleUniversity under an NIMH grant in Mental Health ServicesResearch and Evaluation. He sits on a number of nationalboards of organizations, such as the American Society ofBioethics and Humanities, and is the author of numerousarticles and book chapters in sociology, medicine, andbioethics, as well as contributed to a variety of encyclopediason bioethical issues.Art Edge Laura BreitmanFabric artist Laura Breitman is theArt Edge artist for March. Her workwill be on display in the lobby ofthe Main Building from March 3rdthrough the 23rd.Ms. Breitman’s describes her workas “I am committed to expressinghow light interacts with form andthe challenge of fooling the eye.Thousands of pieces of fabricare often contained in each work.Attention to detail is my way ofcapturing viewers, bringing themLooking Up, 41 x 38 Mixed Media Collage 2006 in closer so that details meld intoshapes and color - which is often thecase when we contemplate an object. It is this type of meditation and study ofindividual elements that trigger the kinds of thoughts that sweep through ourminds and take us by surprise. My work is meant to inspire these moments.”Ms. Breitman resides in Warwick, New York. She studied at Silvermine Collegeof Art and the School of Visual Arts. Her work has appeared in selectedexhibitions, such as “Cut it Out,” New York City; “9/11 An Artist’s Response,”Museum of Arts & Design, New York City; and “International Exhibit ofContemporary Collage,” Paris, France Invitational, and hang in public,corporate, and private collections. She has received a number of honors andawards, including The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award (2005)and Best in Fiber, Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Exhibition (1999, 2000,2001, 2003).Ms. Breitman will be giving an informal gallery talk to Upper School studentsduring activity period on March 3rd as well to the Honors Art class.Juniors Sell Gradgrams for Class of 2006The members of the Junior Class Gradgram Committee would like to dosomething special for the Class of 2006. Our goal is to create a uniquekeepsake for each graduate to treasure throughout their life. A Gradgram is acompilation of warm wishes, inspirational notes, and congratulatory messageswritten by parents, siblings, teachers, coaches, grandparents, friends, oranyone who loves your graduate. The day of Graduation each graduate willreceive in the mail a personalized book of all the messages sent to them. It isa way for everyone who loves your graduate to participate in the celebration.Please look for the order form in next month’s This Month @ EA.From the Nurse’s OfficeHealth forms for the 2006-2007 academic year will be mailed out early March.Make your appointments for your child’s annual physical exams early.All forms are to be on file in the Nurse’s Office preferably by June 1st or priorto preseason and/or the opening of school. If you need forms prior to thismailing they may be downloaded from the EA Web site. Follow the links to:Body, Health Services, Health Forms.Eighth Grade Parents Book ClubThe next meeting of the 8th grade parents book club will be held at TracieLee’s home on Friday, March 3, 2006, at 12:30 p.m. The book is The KitchenBoy by Robert Alexander. Light refreshments will be served at the Lee homelocated at 120 Colket Lane, Devon.3 This Month at Episcopal March 2006

Community NewsDiversity and Community LifeIn a letter sent back in August, Ham Clark revealed twoschool-wide goals he hoped we would keep in mindthis school year: one addressed our school’s continuingcommitment to provide students with the best, mostwell-rounded education possible, and the other addressed hishope and expectation that each community member, whetherstudent, teacher, parent, or alum, would commit themselves“to the enhancement of our community by forming newrelationships both in and outside the school and by embracingdifferences.” In an attempt to promote this second goal, theDiversity Council created opportunities for all parents tolearn more about our school’s Diversity and Community Lifeprogram – conversations on various topics that recognize ourshared experiences and promote cross-cultural dialogue.There are two more Diversity and Community Life Parentmeetings scheduled for the 2005-06 school year. At the nextmeeting, set for Wednesday, March 15th, at 7:00 p.m. on theDevon Campus, we will begin a two-part series addressing therole that stereotypes play in our lives and society. We will viewand discuss excerpts from the award winning film “Crash,”an ensemble piece in which several characters from differentcultural backgrounds collide in one, spiraling incident.Covering a 36-hour period, the different stereotypes society hasfashioned affect each character’s judgment, actions, and beliefs,and these encounters, in turn, produce troubles – and newinsight – for them all.At our last meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, May 10th, wewill examine bias as manifest in the “snap judgments” weoften make. Many Americans believe they are not prejudiced,but now a test provides powerful evidence showing thatperhaps all of us are. Come and share as we take the Webversion of Harvard University’s “Implicit Association Test” anddiscuss the results.Please know that Diversity and Community Life Parentmeetings are structured to provide a safe, comfortable, andwelcoming environment for parents to engage in open andhonest conversation about living and learning in a diversecommunity. As such, these meetings are open to all EA parents.Refreshments will be provided.Hope to see you there!Community ServiceClothing DriveCongratulations to the 10th Grade on the excellent clothingdrive that they masterminded this year! They sorted hundredsof bags of clothing, linen, coats, and shoes. Many localagencies, including the Philadelphia Committee to EndHomelessness, the Salvation Army, St. Barnabas Mission, andHERO, Inc. were grateful for the contributions.Support the Walk Against Hunger, April 8thThe Annual Walk Against Hunger takes place April 8, 2006.The purpose of the walk, organized by the PhiladelphiaAnnual Giving2005-06 GoalForty-three percent have given generously andpassionately to Annual Giving to date.Annual Giving creates the opportunity for the entireEpiscopal community to endorse and sustain theschool’s mission of educational excellence. Parents,past parents, faculty, alumni, grandparents, andfriends demonstrate year after year their commitmentto the Episcopal Academy.Everyone is encouraged to give, but moreimportantly, give passionately to one of the nineareas that you care about most:• Academics• Arts• Athletics• Community Service & Spiritual Life• Financial Aid• Technology• Facilities• General Fund• Memorial FundYour gift matters and makes a difference in thelearning experience of each and every child here atEpiscopal.To learn more about how Annual Giving helpsEpiscopal and/or to make a gift on line, please visitwww.ea1785.org or contact Bruce Konopka, Directorof Annual Giving, bkonopka@ea1785.org or 610-617-2233.Coalition Against Hunger, is to raise funds to support 70hunger-fighting organizations in Philadelphia and SoutheasternPennsylvania. Please contact Rob Trumbull (x3004) to getmore information, or to receive a pledge form. The eight-milewalk along the river is a beautiful springtime event for thewhole family.EAPA Habitat HouseWork is continuing on the Habitat House in Chester. The wallsare up, the roof is on, and the electrical wires are about to bepulled. Currently the plumbing and heating systems are beinginstalled. We will continue to have students working on the firstSaturday of each month and parents and families on the thirdSaturday of each month. Please look on the Community ServiceWeb page for work schedule updates.4 This Month at Episcopal March 2006

March 2006Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayCalendar Abbreviations(D) = Devon(M) = MerionLS Chapel (D&M):Devon - Day 3, 8:30 a.m.Merion - Day 4, 8:30 a.m.MS Chapel: Days 2, 4, 6, 8,10, & 12, 9:45 a.m.US Chapel: Days 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,& 11, 9:45 a.m.1 Days 6/12 2 Day 1 3 Day 2 45 6 Day 3 7 Day 4 8 Day 5 9 Day 6 10 11Killington Ski TripSunday Sports at EA, 3-5 p.m.School Store (M)MWF - 9 a.m.-3 p.m.TuTh - 8 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.School Store (D)Tu - 2 -3 p.m.Day 3, before and after Chapeluntil 9:30 a.m.EAPA Thrift ShopTh - 8-9 a.m. & 2-4 p.m.US Winter Athletic Dinner &Awards Assembly, Cafeteria/Theater (M), 6 p.m.EAPA House Tour Mtg, FaheyHome,, 9 a.m.EAPA Faculty AppreciationLunch for LS (D) Faculty,11:30 a.m.US Parent Resource Mtg,Main Bldg (M), 7:30-9 p.m.Ash Wednesday Service,Huston Chapel (D) & ChristChapel (M), 7:30 a.m.LS (M) C Fm Play, Theater(M), 10:30 a.m.EAPA General Board Mtg,Commons (D), 8:45 a.m.LS (M) C & B Fm ParentsMtg, Speaker Dr. Ari Tuckman,Board Rm (M), 7 p.m.EAPA Executive CommitteeMtg, Conf Rm (M), 8:45 a.m.III Form Party, New Gym (M),6-9 p.m.Parent Presentation,“Character Matters”, AuthorThomas Lickona, Theater(M), 7 p.m.Killington Ski TripLS (D) “Muffin Morning,”Commons (D), 8-9:15 a.m.Alumni Squash Round Robin,Merion Cricket Club, 5 p.m.LS (M) Dietrich & WetherillHouse Family Night, 7-8 p.m.Full Faculty In-ServiceNo School (D&M)Killington Ski TripSSAT Testing at EA12 13 Days 1/7 14 Days 2/8 15 Days 3/9 16 Days 4/10 17 Days 5/11 18EAPA House Tour PreviewParty, 5 p.m.Domino Production Week Domino Production Week Domino Production WeekMS National Latin ExamsDiversity & Community LifeParent Mtg, Commons (D),7-8:30 p.m.Domino Dress Rehearsal,Theater (M), 7:30 p.m.LS (D&M) & MS Parent-Teacher Conferences, NoSchool for LS (D&M) & MSLS C& B Fm (D&M)Winterfest “Splash Bash”,Gym & Pool (M)Domino Musical, “Oklahoma,”Theater (M), 8 p.m.Domino Musical,“Oklahoma,” Theater (M),2 p.m. & 8 p.m.19 20 Days 6/12 21 Day 1 22 Day 2 23 Day 3 24 25LS (D&M) D Fm Trip to EllisIslandLS (M) E Fm Puppet Play,Drama Rm (M), 1:30 p.m.EAPA Golf Classic Mtg, BdRm (M), 9 a.m.LS (D) F Fm Play, Mrs.Sharpless’ class, “The ThreePiggy Opera,”, 9 a.m.Last Day of Classes beforeSpring Break-RegularDismissalBake Sale, Cafeteria (M),11:30 a.m.LS (D) F Fm Play, Mrs.Spofford’s class, “The ThreePiggy Opera,” 1:20 p.m.Spring BreakNo School (D&M)Episcopal DioceseConvention26 27 28 29 30 31Spring BreakNo School (D&M)Spring BreakNo School (D&M)Spring BreakNo School (D&M)Spring BreakNo School (D&M)Spring BreakNo School (D&M)Classes resume on Tuesday,April 4, 2006For up to date information visit www.ea1785.org/calendar

EAPA NewsAs I write this, the East Coast is in the midst of amajor snowstorm. All activities have been canceledor postponed and we are quite literally snowed in.Who among us doesn’t appreciate a good snow dayevery now and then? Students are delighted, faculty and staffwelcome the day off, and parents get to spend some unexpectedtime with their children (even if some have to bring them towork!). It seems to harken back to bygone days when familiesweren’t quite so busy and kids were free to go sledding, drinkhot chocolate, maybe even play a board game or two. It’samazing how much the little things in life can mean. Maybe weshould all pencil a metaphorical snow day into our schedulesevery so often – do something completely unexpected with ourkids, from a trip to the zoo for our young ones to a simplebreakfast together with our teens. So much real conversationcan take place when we are not in a hurry. Spring break beginson March 23rd, and I look forward to hopefully spendingsome unscheduled “snow day” time with my family.Please plan to attend the EAPA General Meeting on March9th at 9:00 a.m. at Devon. This meeting is open to all parents,and I encourage you to come and hear from two of our mostimportant administrators. Mindy Hong, EA’s Director ofCurriculum, and Anne Hall, Director of College Guidance, willbe joining us to give an update on events in their departments.Each discussion will be informational, and you will have anopportunity to ask questions.Finally, a special thanks to all of our dedicated Starfestvolunteers. Starfest is an enormous undertaking that is basicallyre-invented each year with new volunteers and new co-chairs.Planning for this event started in May of last year and has beennon-stop since. It is EAPA’s biggest fundraiser of the year, andallows us to donate significant funds that go directly to benefitour students. Starfest also creates new and lasting friendshipsevery year. It is a great way to connect with other EA parents.Consider volunteering for it next year – there is a volunteerform included in this newsletter.Have a wonderful Spring Break.Best regards,Anne Robinson, EAPA Presidentamrobinson@comcast.net; 610-896-4653Maisons au Printemps - EA House TourJoin your friends for a fun-filled day on Thursday, April 27th,from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pick up your map and a preorderedlunch, and take off on an exciting adventure throughlandmark historic houses, new construction, and decoratorshowpieces, all filled with stunning Spring flowers! Visitboutiques (open 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) at Nolen Companies’White Horse home in Newtown Square and sample deliciousgourmet treats along the way!Volunteers are still needed to work two-hour hostess shifts.Please contact Beth Corrigan Beinkampen (610-645-0657,kbeinkampen@comcast.net) if you can help!Make plans now to attend this popular annual EAPA event,rain or shine! Look for invitations to arrive in March and markyour calendars now!KudosKudos to the following wonderful people:To Amy Bosio, Christina Fryman, Karen Jacobsen, Pat McKay, andthe more than 50 volunteers who helped to make “Disco Fever” the successfulevening that it was.To all the EA parents who attended and supported “Disco Fever”. We couldn’thave done it without you!To Michael Smerconish for acting as Master of Ceremonies at Starfest. Weknow you’d probably rather have the night off!To Julie Green, Holly Hess, Carol Kutteh, Karen Nakahara, and theUpper and Middle School Form Parents for making the Faculty/StaffAppreciation Luncheon a memorable and lovely event.To Eileen Brown, receptionist at Merion for all her help with EAPA meetingsand events.The EAPA strives to make it possible for every student and family to participatein the life of the school and sets aside monies for this purpose. For informationor help, please contact the appropriate Unit Head, the Chaplain, the AthleticDirector, the Business Manager or the Director of Diversity and Community Life.March2 EAPA Executive Committee mtg., Conference Rm (M), 8:45 a.m.7 LS (D) Faculty/Staff Appreciation LuncheonHouse Tour Invitation Addressing, Fahey home, 9:00 a.m.US Parent Resource Group mtg., Main Bldg., 7:30-9:00 p.m.8 EAPA General Board mtg., Devon, 8:45 a.m.12 House Tour Preview Party, 5:00 p.m.15 Diversity/Community Life Parent mtg., Devon, 7:00-8:30 p.m.22 Golf Classic mtg., Ryan Hall (M), 9:00 a.m.23 Bake Sale, Cafeteria (M)Pictured are: (l to r) Amanda Swope, ChloeShrager ’14, Dottie Shrager, and Jerry theRooster. Photo by Sally Francis.This Month at Episcopal is published monthly by the Office ofCommunications. Comments should be directed to:The Episcopal Academy Office of Communications376 N. Latches Lane, Merion, PA 19066Tel 610-617-2248; Fax 610-617-2268 ; E-mail letts@ea1785.orgEditorsMichael Letts, Director of CommunicationsPhyllis Martin, Communications Assistantwww.ea1785.orgSpring Plant SaleIt is time to start planning yourspring garden. This year the plantsale is offering a wide array ofbeautiful annuals, perennials, andherbs. Please check out the newwebsite link at http://www.ea1785.org/springplantsale to view photosof some varieties that will beavailable. There is an order formenclosed. Additional order forms maybe downloaded from the site or will be in each of the school offices (at bothcampuses). Please note, order pick up and same day purchases of plants, andexciting boutique items will be at the Devon campus only. Flowering basketsand planters will also be for sale at the House Tour luncheon site. Thank you forsupporting the EAPA plant sale.6 This Month at Episcopal March 2006