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2004-2005 Campus News

Episcopal junior to compete in national speech contest (May 23, 2005)
Episcopal junior John Bruner is one of 15 students who qualified to compete in the Second Annual USA National Japanese Language High School Speech Contest, which will be held on...
Episcopal sophomore earns leadership program scholarship (May 15, 2005)
Episcopal sophomore Trey Bacon earned a scholarship to attend the National Student Leadership Conference on Intelligence and National Security in Washington, D.C., June 18-23...
Episcopal fifth-graders third in state in Stock Market Game (May 15, 2005)
Two Episcopal teams ranked in the top four in the state in the spring Stock Market Game, which is sponsored by the Louisiana Council for Economic Education and ran from Jan. 18 to...
Episcopal eighth-grader earns top score on national exam (May 15, 2005)
Episcopal eighth-grader Matthew S. earned a perfect score on the 2005 National Latin Exam. Only 1,591 students attained that distinction out of 135,000 who participated in the...
Episcopal senior named Presidential Scholar semifinalist (May 7, 2005)
Episcopal senior Bret Wilson has been named one of approximately 550 semifinalists in the 2005 Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from more than 2,700...
Episcopal students earn awards at state rally (May 7, 2005)
Five Episcopal students placed first at the state literary rally on April 23 at LSU. The first-place winners are: Jeremy Mercier, Advanced Math I; Karen Pace, Calculus; Erica Grilletta, French II...
Episcopal alumna named the Outstanding Freshman at Brevard College (May 7, 2005)
Episcopal alumna Solange Foucqueteau, '04, was named the Outstanding Freshman at Brevard College. She received the award during the North Carolina college’s annual...
Junior earns scholarship for study in Quebec (May 7, 2005)
Episcopal junior Meredith Soniat won a scholarship to study in Quebec for five weeks this summer. She earned the scholarship in February during the French Club convention...
Episcopal graduate named Truman Scholar (April 18, 2005)
Emily White, a 2002 graduate of Episcopal High School, has been named a 2005 Truman Scholar. Emily was among 75 students from 65 colleges and universities...
12 Episcopal students place first at District Rally (April 18, 2005)
Twelve Episcopal students placed first at the Southeast Louisiana District Literary Rally, which was held March 12 at Southeastern Louisiana University. Earning first-place awards were...
Episcopal students earn math awards at state convention (April 18, 2005)
Episcopal students earned four first-place awards at the Mu Alpha Theta state convention April 6-8 at the Holiday Inn Select in Baton Rouge...
Episcopal students earn awards at classics convention (April 18, 2005)
Episcopal students placed fourth in the Overall Club Sweepstakes at the Louisiana Junior Classical League convention March 4-6 at the Holiday Inn South in Baton Rouge...
Episcopal teacher wins scholarship to study in France (April 12, 2005)
Upper School French teacher, Louise Stowell has been chosen to receive the SPCC (Scholarship of Short Duration) to study the application of new technologies...
Episcopal students receive the "Where Service Matters" award (March 28, 2005)
Two Episcopal 7th grade students, Cathy H. and Aimee S. have been chosen to receive the "Where Service Matters" award for the month of March. This award recognizes...
Episcopal MathCounts students place fourth (February 22, 2005)
Episcopal's Middle School MathCounts team of Alfonso C., Ben W., Kramer P. and Cecilia M. placed fourth at the MathCounts competition held at Woodlawn High School on...
Students collect funds for tsunami relief (February 15, 2005)
Episcopal Students in all divisions have been working to raise funds for tsunami relief. Approximately $5300 has been collected to-date, with more contributions still coming in...
Fifth-graders place second in state in stock market game (January 18, 2005)
A team of three Episcopal fifth-graders finished second in the state out of 82 teams in The Stock Market Game Program sponsored by the Louisiana Council for Economic Education. The team of...
Episcopal students win awards in math tournament (January 18, 2005)
Nineteen members of the Episcopal Mu Alpha Theta club competed in the Catholic High School Math Tournament on Saturday, January 8th. Six students earned individual awards and two teams...
42 Episcopal students, graduates named AP Scholars (December 10, 2004)
Twenty-eight members of Episcopal’s class of 2004 and 14 students in the class of 2005 have been named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement...
Three Episcopal teachers earn national certification (December 10, 2004)
Three Episcopal teachers earned their national certification this year from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. The newly certified teachers are...
Episcopal student signs with Louisiana State University (December 2, 2004)
Sarah Bedell, a senior at Episcopal, signed a national letter of intent with Louisiana State University for swimming on Nov. 15. She recently completed her high school career by winning...
Parent Education: Substance/Alcohol Abuse in Teens (November 17, 2004)
The Episcopal Administration and Counseling Department, in a cooperative effort with the EHS Parents' Guild and the Parent to Parent Organization, are hosting a program called Substance/Alcohol Abuse in Teens...
Episcopal student signs with Arkansas State (November 12, 2004)
Episcopal senior Karen Pace signed a letter of intent with Arkansas State University for track and field on Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. during a ceremony at Episcopal. Pace was the 2004 state champion in pole vault for Class 2A, as well as the indoor state champion...
Episcopal teacher named top middle school art teacher in state (November 12, 2004)
Episcopal art teacher Russell Roper was named the Louisiana Middle School Art Teacher of the Year by the Louisiana Art Educators’ Association during its fall conference on Oct. 23 in Natchitoches. The award is given based on demonstrated leadership in advocating...
Episcopal senior named Swimmer of the Year at city meet (November 12, 2004)
Senior Nathan Clark was named the Swimmer of the Year at the Capital City Swimming League Championships on Nov. 6 at the LSU Natatorium. Clark finished first in the 200-yard individual medley and the 500-yard freestyle to help Episcopal’s boys team...
Episcopal teacher named top high school math teacher in state (November 9, 2004)
The Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics named Episcopal teacher Kay Fenton the Outstanding High School Math Teacher in Louisiana for 2004. LATM invited all schools in Louisiana to nominate a teacher for the honor. After an application process...
Alumnus earns international recognition (November 9, 2004)
Episcopal alumnus Christian Egéa-Kuehne, ’92, was awarded the prestigious 2004 Prix Michel Colonna D’Istria for his prototype of an educational multimedia network game designed to explain the strategy involved in fighting cancer. Mr. Egéa-Kuehne was honored by the GESTE...
Art teacher’s painting chosen for Governor’s Mansion (November 9, 2004)
Lower School art teacher Kate Trepagnier’s painting “Solstice Light” was selected for display at the Louisiana Governor’s Mansion. Her work was chosen based on a juried competition of submitted slides. The painting will be on display in the Governor’s Mansion...
Lower School raises funds for diabetes research (November 9, 2004)
Episcopal’s pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade students and teachers raised $904.75 to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s “Walk to Cure Diabetes.” The following Lower School teachers and family members participated...
Episcopal Hires New Head of School
Kay Betts to Assume Duties in July (October 29, 2004)
The Board of Trustees of Episcopal High School of Baton Rouge has hired Deborah Kay Betts as the college preparatory school’s head of school. Betts, who will assume her new duties on July 1, 2005, becomes only the third permanent head...
Student earns national Hispanic recognition (October 20, 2004)
Episcopal senior Jessica Ferreyra has been recognized by the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program. The program, established in 1983, is a College Board program that provides national recognition of the exceptional academic achievements...
New technology helps sixth-graders compose music (October 15, 2004)
With the help of computer technology, two Episcopal sixth-graders who had never learned to play an instrument are composing their own music. Keller Q. and Jordan T. were students in choir director Jason Hubbard’s first quarter sixth-grade enrichment class. They...
Episcopal students earn journalism awards (October 11, 2004)
Episcopal High School’s journalism students won awards for their work on the student newspaper and yearbook during the Louisiana Scholastic Press Association’s annual convention on Oct. 6 at LSU. Episcopal won first place in the Team In-Depth Reporting...
Episcopal students chosen for All-State Choirs (October 11, 2004)
Episcopal senior, Evan Scott, was selected for the All-State Choir. The All-State Choir is Lousiana's top honor choir. Evan was selected after successfully competing in the second round of auditions this past Saturday. The All-State Choir will perform in Baton Rouge...
Episcopal students win awards in math tournament (October 11, 2004)
Saturday, October 2, Episcopal students placed third overall in the Baton Rouge High School Math tournament. Additionally, Episcopal students received the following honors: Bret Wilson, 1st Place Calculus BC; Jacob Graves, 2nd Place Advanced Mathematics...
15 Episcopal students earn national recognition (September 23, 2004)
Fifteen members of Episcopal’s Class of 2005 have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation or National Achievement Scholarship Program. Seven seniors were tapped as semifinalists in the annual National...
Eighth- and ninth-grades to pilot online grades program (September 23, 2004)
Parents of eighth- and ninth-grade students are piloting a new program to allow parents to access their children’s grades online. Parents received information about the program as well as a username and password...
Teachers volunteer to paint Lower School office area (September 21, 2004)
The Lower School Office area got a fresh new look this weekend thanks to Lower School Faculty and friends. Led by Academic Technology Coordinator, Sandy Kuhlmeier, a crew of sixteen worked Friday and Saturday...
Rev. Heine speaks at Episcopal prayer breakfast (September 15, 2004)
The Rev. A.J. Heine of St. James Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge spoke about his reaffirmed belief in today’s children during the annual Fall Prayer Breakfast at Episcopal High School on Sept. 14. Heine showed...
Eight Episcopal students named to District Honor Choir (September 13, 2004)
Eight Episcopal students earned spots on the District Honor Choir following auditions on Sept. 11 at Catholic High School. The students are Evan Scott, Kelly Murtagh, Bret Wilson, Carter Smith, Danielle Shockey, Lizzie...
Parents volunteer to paint football field fence (September 2, 2004)
A group of cheerleader mothers and the president of the Squires, led by parent volunteer Kara Hebert, spruced up the fence around the football field on Wednesday morning, September 1...
Alumni Art Show (August 31, 2004)
The Alumni Art show opens Friday, September 3. The show is featuring works from Episcopal alumni including Hew Hamilton, Veni Harlan, Claire Sanchez, Miguel Jiron, John Graham, Sarah Saik, Katherine...
Episcopal Senior Elected to National Office (August 23, 2004)
Episcopal senior Sara Paccamonti was elected national first vice-president of the National Junior Classical League during its annual summer convention, which was held June 26-31 in Richmond, Va. Her duties...
Website Updates (August 14, 2004)
You probably have noticed some changes on the EHS homepage recently. In order to better serve our community of students, parents, faculty, and staff, we have now established portal pages for...
Mansur Elected 2nd Vice-President of LHSCA (August 13, 2004)
Athletic Director Myra Mansur was elected second vice-president of the Louisiana High School Coaches Association for 2004-2005. She is only the second female officer in LHSCA history.
Episcopal Cheerleaders Named ‘Most Improved’ (August 13, 2004)
The Episcopal cheerleaders earned the Most Improved Squad trophy at the Universal Cheerleaders Association camp at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond July 19-22...
Episcopal Named "Family Friendly" by Baton Rouge Parents Magazine (August 12, 2004)
Episcopal was named a 2004 Family Friendly Company for Working Families by Baton Rouge Parents Magazine. Episcopal was one of five companies honored in the 100+ Employees...
Landscaping Maintenance (July 20, 2004)
The next time you come to the campus, you will notice that we are in the process of having some tree work done. We are taking down 4 sweet gum trees. Three were in the front yard of our school. Two had...
Highsteppers Win at Universal Dance Association Camp (July 14, 2004)
The Episcopal Highsteppers dance team took home numerous awards at the Universal Dance Association camp held at Tulane University June 11-14. The dancers won third place for their...
Episcopal Wins Southern Quality Ford Cup (July 7, 2004)
For the second year in a row, Episcopal won the Southern Quality Ford Cup for Class 2A, which recognizes the school with the most outstanding overall athletic program. All of Episcopal's girls and boys...