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10 EA Students Are National Merit Finalists In 2003, Episcopal
Academy had 10 students named National Merit finalists, the highest number of finalists at any Philadelphia area independent school. The finalists were Jameson Achuff, Karen Christianson, Julia Fay, Rohan Gulati, Christian Humann, Erin McCarthy, Alexander Rice, Daniel Schlaff, Stacey Sloate, and Anthony Thai. Of Episcopal’s finalists, Karen Christianson was selected as a winner of the National Merit Astra Zeneca Pharmaceutical Scholarship.
EA Announces New Cum Laude Members The following 12 students
were inducted into Episcopal Academy’s Cum Laude chapter: Jake Aronchick, Luke Brooman, Peter Cusack, Kaitlyn DiMarco, Kristen Hinckley, Catharine Hopkins, Claire Kneizys, Kathleen Larkin, Curran Reilly, Rachel Repke, Daniel Schlaff, and Alix Vadot. They join 13 students installed in the fall of 2012. The society, founded in 1906, is an organization devoted to the recognition of superior scholarship while simultaneously striving to encourage qualities of justice and honor. Chapters are located in the United States, Canada, England, France, Spain, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Episcopal’s chapter was founded in 1952. Twenty percent of a chapter’s senior class may be elected to membership. No more than 10 percent may be elected to membership at the conclusion of junior year. Election is based on the student’s cumulative standing commencing with the sophomore year at Episcopal. Induction takes place during the Fall Honors Chapel Service. Additional students may be elected after spring semester examinations in the senior year. Election is based on the student’s cumulative standing commencing with the junior year at Episcopal. Induction takes place during the final chapel service of the school year.
Pictured are: (l to r): in front, Anthony Thai, Rohan Gulati, Julia Fay, and Stacey Sloate and, in back, Christian Humann, Alexander Rice, Jameson Achuff, Karen Christianson, and Erin McCarthy. Missing from photo: Danial Schlaff. All are Class of 2013.
The 2012-13 Cum Laude inductees are: (l to r) in front, Julia Fay, Kathleen Larkin, Shreya Reddy, Claire Kneizys, Rohan Gulati, Katherine Wu, Catharine Hopkins, Anthony Thai, Stacey Sloate, and Rachel Repke; and in back, Matthew Vegari, Karen Christianson, Curran Reilly, Mary Catherine Curran, Kristen Hinckley, Luke Brooman, Peter Cusack, Christian Humann, Anna Ochsner, Daniel Schlaff, James Achuff, and Jake Aronchick. Missing are: Christina Halcovich, Kaitlyn DiMarco, and Alix Vadot. All are Class of 2013.
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