Middle School Newsletters

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SEMESTER EXAMS:

8th-GRADE PARENTS:

You are invited to attend our first annual Faculty vs. 8th Grade Students Volleyball Game!

Please join us for a little friendly competition as we celebrate and say goodbye to our 8th graders.

Thursday, May 14th
1:55 to 3:15 p.m.
Phillips Gym

Come cheer, laugh, and see whether wisdom and experience can triumph over youth and energy. Bring your school spirit, your loudest applause, and possibly a few ice packs. A stretcher might not be a bad idea either. (Check-in at the Alumni House.)
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8th-GRADERS:

Summer Weight Training Opportunity & Summer Typing Knights Camp
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7TH-GRADE PARENTS:

As we look ahead to next year, I wanted to share an exciting update about the 8th-grade retreat.

Next year (2026-2027), our 8th-grade class will travel to a new location, Camp Cho-Yeh in Livingston, Texas. We are excited about this change. Camp Cho-Yeh is a newer site and much closer to Baton Rouge, which means we will save a travel day and have more time together as a class. Camp Cho-Yeh's purpose is to host schools and facilitate student summer camps. This is who they are!

The trip will take place October 20th through 23rd, 2026. Students will also have Monday, October 26th, 2026, off from school.

Our hope is to keep all of the meaningful and memorable parts of this special 8th-grade experience while building on them in new ways. Students will enjoy many of the activities and traditions that have made this trip so special in past years, along with new opportunities for prayer, reflection, and time together in community. As they move into the final stretch of middle school, this retreat will offer space to deepen friendships, strengthen class bonds, and mark this important season in their lives.

We are truly excited about what this new setting will offer our students, and we look forward to sharing more details, later this spring and in August, with you as the trip gets closer. Please know, we want your students to attend the trip. If they do not attend, they will be expected to attend school.
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END OF YEAR AWARDS CEREMONY:

Tuesday, May 12th. All Middle School Awards Ceremony. 8:15 am. VPAC. Parents, please check-in to receive your visitor sticker at the Alumni House.

Parents of 6th & 7th-grade students receiving awards will be emailed about their child’s achievement so that you can make plans to attend.

While all parents are welcome, we highly encourage 8th-grade parents to attend as able.
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SUMMER CAMPS:

Episcopal is pleased to host a wide range of activities, we hope your children will have a fun-filled summer with us. Learn more.
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ATTENDANCE UPDATE:

Please note that, whenever a student is absent and the “Report New Attendance” form is not submitted in PowerSchool, the absence is marked as an Unreported Absence (UA). Parents have three school days to either submit a doctor’s note to the division office or complete the form in PowerSchool. This does not necessarily exempt the absence from the “more than four” rules.

Any unresolved UAs after the three-day window will result in late penalties and disciplinary consequences for affected student work. Please help us support your child’s learning by reporting all absences promptly.
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