THE KNIGHT TIMES - October 2016

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12 ACADEMICS Episcopal High School The Knight Times Volume 32, Issue 3 Pillar News College Counseling offers workshops AVERY CLAIRE PRASHER Staff Writer Science Department plans numerous activities As college application due dates begin to make their appearance, the college counseling office is hosting several workshops throughout the year. During these workshops, students have the opportunity to work on their applications, resumes, and essays with the help of the staff. Each senior is required to have one-on-one conferences with their counselor to discuss the status of their applications and to receive any help if needed. Meetings stress the weight that grades and extracurricular activities of junior year play into the process. In the second semester, juniors will take a college prep class during Interim Term in order to broaden their information about the process of applications. Juniors are then required to have a follow-up conference. PSAT and ACT prepares students LAUREN PORTER Staff Writer Practicing standardized testing is an important part of preparing students for the testing process and making sure they can receive the best possible scores. This month, sophomores and juniors took a practice ACT, and on Wednesday they will take the PSAT. The PSAT and the ACT are two tests with very different agendas and assessments. The ACT measures the capability of students and their academic achievement through what they have already learned in school in English, math, reading, and science. However, the PSAT determines which students can be eligible to be National Merit Scholars and offers two math sections, one reading section, and a writing mechanics section. Beloved classroom mainstay missing Knight the Fish is a blue and black colored male veiltail betta. Photo by Lauren Porter. LAUREN PORTER Staff Writer This month the beloved Episcopal legend Knight the Fish went missing. He disappeared on Wednesday, October 5, and has not been seen since. Knight was a calming presence to anyone who has been in Mrs. Foster’s classroom, and the environment is just not the same without him. If you have any information on the whereabouts of Knight, please see Mrs. Foster in A101. Cristina Wyatt performs a chemistry experiment. Photo by Kaylee Blackburn. ISABELLA GOODMAN Staff Writer The Science Department has an ongoing schedule of special events planned for the school year, created so students can learn about science through diverse and innovative methods, but in this case, outside of the classroom. Among the ways that these opportunities are provided is through the Science Club. The Science Club, which has existed in some shape or form for years at EHS, is now being led by a group of division leaders all uniquely interested in different kinds of sciences. The club runs by divisions so that the entire club does not have to meet every time someone is interested in doing something. Instead, all those interested in a particular science can meet and discuss their topic of choice. So far, there are already several divisions in place, but students are allowed to create one if they cannot find one that interests them. Four divisions have been established as of late. Senior Will Worthington and others are leading the Astronomy/Astrophysics Division, which will meet to talk about stars, galaxies and everything else in the universe. Junior Cristina Wyatt leads quantum mechanics and her group will meet to talk about subatomic particles and strive to explain some more complex concepts. She also leads the Chemistry Division, which will gather to perform experiments and talk about the elements and other chemistry related topics. Biology, led by Isabella Goodman, will meet to talk about biology and the basis of life. The Science Club had a Halloweenthemed meeting October 19, which involved a chemistry display with the help of Mr. John Flanagan and the Chemistry Division. The club will meet once a month and will likely have themed meetings based on their month, such as the Halloween theme for October. The Science Club is also looking to have distinguished speakers from different science fields come and speak, as well as to teach about how to have a career in a scientific field and apply the things we learn about in school to real life. Next month, the Science Department plans on bringing the Houston Fire Depart- One experiment that the students performed involved the recreation of a Fourth of July charcoal worm. Photo by Amy Gready. ment to visit EHS to show students how to practice safe Thanksgiving habits. Specifically, the firemen will demonstrate the adverse effects of placing a frozen turkey in a The Knight Times Episcopal High School 4650 Bissonnet Bellaire, TX 77450 713-512-3400 Subscriptions available online at www.ehshouston.org Head of School Ned Smith Assistant Head of School Nancy Laufe Eisenberg Dean of Arts Jay Berckley Visual Arts Chair Kate Philbrick Publications Coordinator David Framel Photojournalism Instructor Jaime Collier Photojournalism Editors Abbie Wrather Isabella Goodman canister of boiling oil. Also coming up, the EHS Car Project, in conjunction with the Science Department, will help students to conserve and recycle old laptops. Editor-in-Chief Anthony Small Staff Writers Joey Streller Will Edens Avery Claire Prasher Collins Howell Alexandra Pearson Lauren Porter Hunter Megarity Gavin Geib Jordan Pytosh Dre Guthrie Ellie Ragiel Sydney Hutchins Isabel Young Isabella Goodman Photographers Sally Wade, Nicole Shanks, Jack Hernandez, Sarah Vanderbloemen, Grace Neblett, Chris Short, Alan Ayanegui, Thomas Holmes, Serena Shannon, Victor Velasco, Abbie Wrather, Tamiana Lankford-Bravo, Cydne Harrell-Malveaux, Lauren Foyt, Nicole Betts, Sophia Henry, Cullen Stewart, Will Keenan, Lilly Cone, Robert Mason, Ivan Bastidas, Teagan Ashworth, Kaveinga Davis, Amber Hatfield, Cristian Arias, Lily Ahrabi, Margaret Runnels, Sasha Vermeil, Miranda Greenwalt, Madison Miller, Sophia Wayne, Sofia Maldonado, Carlos Valdez, Elizabeth Anne Charbonnet, Chloe Masterson The Knight Times is a product of students in the Episcopal High School newspaper class, who are solely responsible for its creation and editorial content. The opinions expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent those of the Episcopal Board of Trustees, Administration, faculty, and staff. Published ten times a year, The Knight Times is a non-profit educational tool. The staff encourages the submission of letters, editorials, and story ideas from the community but reserves the right to edit and use said articles.
Religion Episcopal High School The Knight Times Volume 32, Issue 3 Students of Service bring level of care to the Houston area ISABEL YOUNG Staff Writer At Episcopal High School, the Students of Service (SOS) program provides to many different people and places around the city of Houston. They hold many opportunities for everyone involved to find what fits for each of them so everyone can have a chance to get involved in community service work. A few of these programs are Star of hope, Interfaith Ministries, Women’s Home, and Nehemiah Center. Project manager Nicole Betts oversees EHS’s involvement with The Star of Hope, a Christian- based community that helps homeless people. It encourages them to make life changes through structured programs that focus on spiritual growth, education, jobs, life management, and recovery from substance abuse. The most recent service event for this partnership was Thursday, October 27, at 3:15 in Room A10. SOS members filled bags with candy to take to the children. The project manager of Interfaith Ministries is Grace Geib. Interfaith Ministries believes that through service and dialogue, it’s possible for diverse people to know each other and find common ground, while still embracing personal beliefs and cultures. Through this area of service, EHS focuses on Meals on Wheels for Greater Houston Refugee Services and Interfaith Relations. When EHS serves for Meals on Wheels, a home delivered meal is provided to senior citizens and their spouses in FCA shares a Christian message with everyone ALEXANDRA PEARSON Staff Writer The Fellowship of Christian Athletes serves as an international non-profit Christian sports ministry based in Kansas City, Kansas. FCA was founded in 1954 by basketball coach Don McClanen. He wanted to provide the opportunity for athletes to endorse Christian fellowship. Athletes and coaches then began to give financial support and witness to Christ in order for the club to form. McClanen wanted to reach outside of the playing field and into the playing field of life. The FCA organization holds athletic- focused and spiritual-focused camps each summer. Beyond this, FCA exists to serve local communities by equipping, empowering, and encouraging people to make a difference for Christ. Team EHS gathers near City Hall prior to the start of Race for the Cure. Service opportunities like this are the cornerstone of student service. Photo by Amy Gready. the Houston area. The Women’s Home project leader is Morgan Thompson. The Women’s Home works to provide women without means access to tools, such as clothing and shelter, to help them get back on their feet. The organization exists primarily for athletes, but at EHS, FCA is extended to all students. Meetings are available to students of all faiths and backgrounds, despite the Christian foundation and teachings of the organization. Led by teachers Matt Fox and John Drexel, the FCA group meets each Friday in Mr. Drexel’s room. An EHS faculty member, peer, or guest speaker leads the members in a bible study. There is also juice and donuts provided in the morning. Through FCA, the teachers and upperclassmen have created a mentoring program in which older students assist younger students in their walk with Christ. Many times, older students will meet with the students they mentor for breakfast or an after-school snack to discuss scripture. This year a group of upperclassmen gathered over the course of first period until the end of Chapel to hear from pastor Jeremiah Morris. Morris gave a lesson to the group Faith at work through Moms in Prayer program 13 EHS volunteers sorted and hung clothes to sell in the Cottage Shop that funds the organization on October 22.. Sophie Allen is the project manager of the Nehemiah Center, which works with at-risk families and their children to provide them with a safe environment. Children ranging in all ages get to eat meals, play outside, and do their homework. As EHS volunteers, students tutor the kids and play with them to keep them entertained before going home. Photo courtesy of timeline.fca.org. on discipleship and ministering to those in their community. Photo courtesy of siouxcenterchristian.com. ELLIE RAGIEL Staff Wrtier Every Friday morning at 8:30, the mothers of students from all grades file into Anderson Lecture Hall to gather in prayer for the Episcopal High School community. Known as Moms in Prayer, this international organization strives to make the lives of all children better through prayer and has been active at EHS for a while now. These mothers meet every week for an hour to pray for our students, staff, trustees, and any upcoming events like Homecoming or final exams. Each week they concentrate on a different attribute of God’s character, like Father, creator, salvation, and many more. Once a year they also have a special meeting when they walk to the four corners of campus and pray specifically for each Pillar of EHS. According to Meredith Barineau, an active member of Moms in Prayer, “It’s really special” to be able to come together as moms who are all “passionate in prayer for our school.” Although they pray for the community as a whole, the mothers who take part in this organization will agree that it is being able to pray for the needs of their children and all the EHS students that is really rewarding. Moms in Prayer has special prayer boxes located in the back of the Chapel and in the library where they encourage students to leave a short note with any prayer needs they might have. If you have any special prayer requests, leave them in one of these boxes and Moms in Prayer will lift it up for you.
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