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Episcopal Students Have Strong Showing at Model United Nations 2024
March 21st, 2024
Dr. Kuhn highlights student success at the recent Model United Nations conference.
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Women’s History Month: Learning from the Past and Inspiring the Future
March 21st, 2024
Dr. Fenske discusses the female science icon who inspired her and celebrates the strong women preparing the next generation.
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Congratulations to the 2024 Newton Distinguished Faculty Award Recipients!
March 6th, 2024
Join us in congratulating this year’s honorees.
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Nurturing a Love of Reading and Writing in PreK-4
March 5th, 2024
Reading and writing in PreK-4 is fun! Teachers Stephanie Ezell and Lindsay Smith share more about helping students development skills that will last a lifetime.
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Encouraging Responsible Use of AI: “You are the Thinker."
January 18th, 2024
The traditional ninth grade research project is serving as a lesson in responsible technology use.
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REUKNIGHTED: Jenny Heroman Koenig '01
October 26th, 2023
Whether she’s leading Morning Meeting or relating a tale of locusts and the Red Sea, it’s clear that Jenny Heroman Koenig loves children and her role as Lower School religion teacher. Read more about this alumna, faculty member and parent.
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Adventures at Sea with Marine Biology Students
October 13th, 2023
Aboard the research vessel Alabama Discovery, students trawled for squid, stingrays, crabs, mantis shrimp and croaking fish. Sarah Pulliam shares more about this impactful experiential learning experience.
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Episcopal Educators Navigate the Future: How AI and Chatbots are Transforming Education
October 12th, 2023
Upper School English teacher Dawn Burton shares how she’s embracing new technology in the classroom.
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Introducing the 2023/2024 New Episcopal Faculty and Staff
August 10th, 2023
Episcopal is pleased to welcome the newest members of our Episcopal family.
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Experiential Learning is for Teachers Too!
May 17th, 2023
When teachers learn and grow, students benefit. Learn more about a professional development experience that included riding camels, touring the pyramids and much more.
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The Teachers' Lounge: Nancy Griffin
May 11th, 2023
As long as there’s been an Episcopal Lower School building, fourth grade teacher Nancy Griffin has been inside leading young learners. After 36 years as a Knight and 46 years as an educator, she’ll retire this year. Join us in wishing Nancy well.
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Latest Newton Distinguished Faculty Award Recipients Mark 10 Years of Celebrating Educators
April 5th, 2023
For the past decade, the Newton Distinguished Faculty Awards have made it possible for Episcopal educators to participate in valuable professional development opportunities. Read more about this year’s recipients.
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Teachers' Lounge: Coach Lynn Bradley
December 7th, 2022
Ireland’s U19 International Player of the Year. Five-time national champion. 39 Caps for Ireland. Girls soccer coach Lynn Bradley is a legendary Irish goalkeeper. Now, she’s sharing her love for the sport with the Episcopal girls soccer team.
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Teachers' Lounge: Joe Reynolds
August 25th, 2022
Drama teacher Joe Reynolds compares the life of an actor to that of a professional boxer. The business is tough but certainly worth it for those with talent and passion. Read more about how Bill Murray inspired a career that has taken Reynolds from LA to New York with work in commercials and television.
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Teachers' Lounge: Jordan Tupper
May 18th, 2022
The enthusiastic Jordan Tupper is delighted to help Lower School students develop an appreciation for music. Learn more about Tupper and why he’s excited to be a part of the Episcopal community.
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The Teachers' Lounge: Nancy Callaway
April 28th, 2022
Greyhounds and fire trucks are just part of Middle School math teacher Nancy Callaway’s story. Read more about her adventures and why she loves teaching sixth grade.
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The Teachers' Lounge: Louis Gagliano
March 10th, 2022
A whole world exists behind the Visual and Performing Arts Theatre curtain. This backstage environment is where you’ll find Technical Theatre Director Louis Gagliano. Learn more about Louis and the work he does to make each Episcopal production a success.
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Lower School Teacher Named Excellence in Teaching Award Winner
January 13th, 2022
Dissecting cow eyes, making cardboard arcade games and edible landforms. These are just a few of the adventures that Episcopal fourth graders enjoy. Teacher Rosalyn Won was recently recognized for all that she does to create these meaningful experiences. Read more about what makes fourth grade science so much fun and join us in congratulating Rosalyn.
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Celebrating Survivors: The Stories of Five Episcopal Cancer Survivors
October 22nd, 2021
It takes bravery and confidence to share a story as personal as a cancer journey with an entire community. It also takes compassion and empathy. Five strong, determined and fierce members of the Episcopal community are telling their stories with the hope of raising awareness about screenings and regular health checkups. Read more about their incredible journeys and join us in celebrating survivors.
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The Teachers' Lounge: Dr. Elizabeth Lewis
October 12th, 2021
Dr. Elizabeth Lewis celebrates creativity, embraces dreamers and is thrilled when an idea becomes reality. Learn more about the instigator behind the exciting learning experiences taking place in the QUEST Center in Foster Hall.
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The Teachers' Lounge: Brett Bailey
September 24th, 2021
Each blade of grass is just right. The pylons are in place. The Knights head watches over the athletes from the center of Memorial Field. We go behind the scenes with Episcopal Grounds Director Brett Bailey to learn more about the time and effort required to maintain the home field.
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The Teachers' Lounge: Tricia Delony
May 17th, 2021
After 39 years in the classroom, Lower School Music Teacher Tricia Delony still loves the moment when children first grasp a new concept.
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A Teacher's Perspective on Life in Middle School
January 26th, 2021
While teaching Middle School is always an adventure, in a pandemic year things are certainly a little more unconventional. Despite the challenges facing faculty, they rise to the occasion daily with grace and calm, and students and families appreciate them for it. So, what is it really like being a teacher in 2020/2021?
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The Teachers' Lounge: Coach Tommy Rhea
January 15th, 2021
You never know where a walk down the street or an open, honest conversation will lead you. For Coach Tommy Rhea these simple life experiences have helped him discover connection, purpose and love.
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Faith and Basketball: Taylor Mims Wharton '09
December 11th, 2020
Sports have been a part of Episcopal head girls basketball coach and 2009 graduate Taylor Mims Wharton’s life for as long as she can remember.
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Coach Heidi Hebert: Miss PE Lady
September 21st, 2020
Anyone who speaks with Coach Heidi immediately realizes that there is a positive spark and natural joy about her. “My mom raised me to make lemonade,” she says with a smile.
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Margaret Boudreaux
May 27th, 2020
With a 50+ year history, many have long-standing connections to Episcopal School of Baton Rouge. However, not many can trace that connection back to their own living room where the conversations between the founders began. Lower School English teacher Margaret Boudreaux’s father, Mr. G. Allen Penniman Jr., was one of the original supporters of establishing a new, independent school for the Baton Rouge community. Now all these years later, Margaret is set to retire from the place she has called home for so long.
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Micheal Posey: Adventures in Linguistics with a Classroom Superhero
March 4th, 2020
Speaking with Episcopal’s own Micheal Posey makes you yearn to live your dreams to learn new languages and experience the world.
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Tasha Lemon: The Heart of a Champion
February 6th, 2020
Under the Friday night lights of Memorial Stadium as the Knights prepare for battle, a special member of the Episcopal community links arms with the captains and approaches midfield. It’s the Homecoming game, with all the fanfare such an occasion warrants, and Tasha Lemon has been selected by the athletes to serve as their honorary team captain.
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Bridget Henderson: A Focus on Family
October 9th, 2019
Congratulations to Episcopal’s Bridget Henderson! Bridget was voted the Favorite Private Elementary School Principal in Baton Rouge by readers of Baton Rouge Parents Magazine!
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Bridget Henderson: A Focus on Family
October 9th, 2019
Congratulations to Episcopal’s Bridget Henderson! Bridget was voted the Favorite Private Elementary School Principal in Baton Rouge by readers of Baton Rouge Parents Magazine!
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The Musical Life of Julien Prevost
September 20th, 2019
Enter Episcopal French teacher Julien Prevost’s classroom and you’ll find what you might expect in a French language classroom – flags, photos from visits to France and French mementos.
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Finding a Calling in the Piney Woods
June 24th, 2019
Episcopal Chaplain Father Kirkland “Skully” Knight spent his first summer at Camp Hardtner in 1985. Father Skully arrived as an unsuspecting teen who was simply tagging along with friends for summer fun. Over the next few years, what he found there totally changed him. In the end he had a new name, the love of his life and an inspiration to serve the Lord as an Episcopal priest.
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Jody Kennard: Charting New Territory
May 15th, 2019
College Counselor Jody Kennard is an explorer. How else would you describe a woman from New Jersey who has lived in the jungles of Borneo, worked for Pennsylvania Quakers and learned fundraising tips from a formidable nun who once worked for the CIA?
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Lucy Smith: A Lifetime of Leadership
April 11th, 2019
Read the history of Episcopal and you will find Lucy Smith weaved throughout its pages. Speak to an Episcopal graduate and they will likely have a story about her influence on their life.
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How Do You See the World?
January 18th, 2019
Enter Upper School art teacher Kate Trepagnier’s studio classroom and there is much to take in. Paint supplies with varying degrees of splatter cover much of the space as a testament to the creative work that goes on inside. As you might expect there are images from the likes of Degas, Modigliani and Dürer adorning the walls.
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Paul Taranto - Band Teacher, Musician, Storyteller
March 1st, 2018
Evangeline came to Paul Taranto in a dream. Part of it did, anyway. “I woke up with the song in my head,” he says.
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Prepared with Love: A Look at Mary Johnson's Impact on the Episcopal Family
February 8th, 2018
In south Louisiana we say “I love you” with a shared meal and a kind word. Think of your grandmother’s red beans and rice enjoyed with extended family or that pot of homemade chicken noodle soup served up when the flu set in. Food is as much a part of our culture as Mardi Gras and purple and gold.
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Claney Duplechin: Character-Focused Coaching
December 20th, 2017
“You’re going to change starting now.” Claney Duplechin was a sophomore in high school when he received a directive so frank and serious and non-negotiable. It was one of those moments that you catalogue for a lifetime so that you can access it over and over. “You’re going to change starting now.”
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The Extroverted Teacher
October 12th, 2017
The essence of Rebecca Kuhn is this: center stage smoke machine swirl straight out of a Korean pop band; rocker chick in black business casual (sensible yet dramatic); spotlight and finger--same trajectory--gesturing toward something larger, some greater existential meaning, or maybe...Kansas?
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The Myth of the Lazy Summer
July 10th, 2017
Though the Episcopal community is scattered during these summer months, students, faculty and staff are finding opportunities to rejuvenate and develop that build on our school's mission. Katie Sutcliffe reflects on her own summers as a teenager.
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