EHS The Magazine: Fall 2023

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH THE YEARS “No body (sic) is sick now, and our cup runs over with blessings.” – LAUNCELOT BLACKFORD DIARIES, MAY 9, 1882 –

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rom a time when the School physician was an adjunct position, comprising area doctors who visited campus, to the state-of-the-art deButts Health & Wellness Center of today with a full-time physician, a medical services director, eight nurses, a wellness coordinator, and school counselors, Episcopal has a rich history of individuals who have cared deeply about the health and well-being of students. Launcelot Blackford, EHS Principal 1870-1913, was inarguably ahead of his time in the realm of managing

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