Middle School Newsletters

QUARTER 3 GRADES:

Please take a moment to review Quarter 3 grades, which are now posted in PowerSchool. With one quarter left in the 2025-2026 school year, encourage your students to finish strong. If they need help or support, they have many adults here ready to help them succeed.
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TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES:

*Stacy Levy, from Dynamic Therapy Solutions will be offering, exclusively for Episcopal students, a "Boost Before the Test!" She will share test-taking strategies and tips the day before standardized testing begins. Sometimes it is easiest for our students to hear tips from another adult rather than the parent and Stacy will do just that. Tuesday, April 14th. 3:15 - 4:30 PM. QUEST Lab. $25/student. Venmo:@stacylevy77. For more information, email Stacy at [email protected].
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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.

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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6th-GRADE SOCIAL:

The annual 6th-Grade social will be held on March 20th from 3:30 - 5:00 pm in the Alumni House Dining Hall. Tickets are $10 at the door. Students may wear, to school, uniform OR jeans and spring top. 
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NHS FUN RUN/WALK:

Join upper school NHS as EHS supports the American Cancer Society. NHS will be hosting a 2 mile run, 1 mile walk on March 22nd at Forest Community Park. For more information and to register, click here.
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McCALL DEMPSEY: RAISING CONFIDENT KIDS IN A COMPARISON CULTURE:

This session will help parents understand how body image develops, how media, school, and sports impact self-worth, ways to model a healthy relationship with food, body, and exercise, and how to have conversations about body and appearance without shame or stress. Parents only. Monday, March 23rd. 11:00 - noon. Alumni House Dining Hall. The deadline to register has expired. If you would still like to come, please email any questions to [email protected].

7TH & 8TH-GRADE SCIENCE OPPORTUNITY:

Students in grades 7 and 8 are invited to join LSU for Our Earth, Our Laboratory, a day of hands-on earth science fun led by LSU geologists. Discover how scientists study our planet through interactive geology activities, learn to identify rock and mineral samples, and enjoy lunch while chatting with LSU scientists and students about careers in science.

More information.
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END OF YEAR AWARDS CEREMONY:

Tuesday, May 12th. All Middle School Awards Ceremony. 8:15 am. VPAC.

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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STANDARDIZED TESTING:

Middle school standardized testing will take place April 15th & 16th (6th & 7th-graders, ERB on both days & 8th-graders, PSAT on the 16th). Please avoid scheduling appointments or early releases before noon on these days, as students arriving late will miss portions of the test and will not be permitted to join tests that have already begun.

To learn more about the ERBs, join us for an informational coffee on March 19th. More information in the calendar section.

To ensure your child performs their best, please make sure they get a good night's sleep, eat a nutritious breakfast, and arrive on time.

Standardized testing matters, but one test never defines your child. It is one helpful snapshot of how students are progressing and how we are doing as a school. We use the results to celebrate growth, notice patterns, and adjust support and instruction where needed.Thank you for supporting your students and the school!
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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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Campus School Store Hours (when students are on campus):

Wednesday 7:30 - 8:30 am
Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Payment types: Cash, Credit Cards, and Checks

Items for sale: All sizes of white and navy crewneck sweatshirts and hoodies, navy sweatshirts, PE uniforms, everyday tee shirts, and other miscellaneous items.
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