Knightly News

This year, Kathy and I decided that it was time for Episcopal to reactivate its Beta Club after about twenty years. The senior class has National Honor Society as an option for a service-oriented club, but we wanted to create a place where people from across Upper School could come together and do service. Each member is required to complete twenty-four hours of meaningful service over the course of two semesters. After scouring the Internet for service opportunities we could present to club members and encourage them to go out and participate in, finding opportunities for our busy members proved more difficult than it sounded. We took a look around our community and asked ourselves where we could create those very opportunities. Upon further inspection, we saw that our own campus had a plethora of work with which teachers needed help.

Last year, Father Skully and the CSL team hosted an on-campus service day that was a roaring success, and we decided that the newly-formed Beta Club should organize one this year. Gathering inspiration from last year’s service tasks, we emailed teachers to have them input any work they needed to be done around their classrooms. We received responses from all school divisions, and after promoting this service event to the club and general Upper School student body, we divided these jobs up amongst volunteers. We assigned locations that were spewed across campus, and we were able to reminisce over our younger days while simultaneously assisting teachers. Over 25 students volunteered this past Sunday, and their efforts made a meaningful difference in eight different areas on campus. 

Going back and helping the teachers we’ve had over the years was a reminder of how much they’ve given us and helped us grow, and it was amazing to see everyone come together and give back to them.

Ramsey Claire Greene

Ramsey Claire Greene is a junior who serves as Beta Club Co-President, National Honor Society Treasurer, a member of Student Vestry, and tutors middle schoolers in the Academic Resource Center. She enjoys competing in Varsity Track & Field, Youth Legislature, Model United Nations, and Mu Alpha Theta, as well as leading the weekly Middle School and High School Bible Studies. Outside of school, she studies Spanish in Mexico and serves as a counselor at Camp Longhorn.

Kathy Hu

Kathy Hu is a junior who participates in numerous school-related activities. She is a Writing, Math and Science Fellow at the Academic Resource Center and is involved with multiple clubs, including Mu Alpha Theta, the Troubadour literary team, and Wind Ensemble. She serves as a Co-President of Beta Club and President of Science Club. She also dabbles in piano and art outside of school. Kathy has also participated in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge.

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