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The Haverford School · Haverford, PA 19041 · November 2020 · Volume 88, No. 3 · thsindex.org
November is here
EA Day hangs in the balance TYLER ZIMMER ’21
Fords score at the end of the second quarter in a 13-28 loss against Germantwon Academy on October 31, 2020. Tyler Zimmer ’21
T
he best time to beat the Episcopal Academy is in November. When you run up the scoreboard in, say, September, efforts are invalidated and results overlooked. “Churchmice” scurry up their trees in an attempt to see eye to eye with the Fords who just trampled their fellow horde. Excuses are often made. “We aren’t in midseason form! We aren’t used to the weather!” they’ll say. But what you have to do is walk
right on past them, into your buses, and back to our holy grounds, because EA Day or not, November is here. Over a century of competition, Episcopal has simply had no answer. As sports were added on to an acclaimed Philadelphia rivalry—football in 1889, soccer in 1910, crosscountry in 1965, water polo in 2002, and golf in 2011—Episcopal felt more and more overwhelmed. Attempts to eliminate ties by
hosting an odd number of events only made the habitual broom sweeping ceremony even more embarrassing. A few years back, the student body and faculty wrestled with fan behavior, and matters escalated to the point where Dr. Nagl threatened to cancel this eminent celebration of athletic superiority. Records show that EA Day has never been cancelled and the incident with student misbehavior marks
its only close call. Haverford sage Mr. Fox shined light onto these close calls: “For a little while, an old car was brought to campus and painted with EA colors and students smashed it up with bats and sledgehammers during the pep rally.” con’t on p. 18
Monologues take the stage Jeffrey Yang ’22
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or many in the community, a night of music, comedy, and drama is the highlight of the season in art. On opening night, the annual fall play never fails to draw an eager crowd that relays its delight to friends on the following day, bringing a new wave of spectators to each performance. However, as with other large gatherings, the coronavirus pandemic has eliminated this aspect of fall production. The theater department and student actors are striving to keep the spirit of the event alive despite the health safety limitations. With the school having provided clearance for only one actor on stage at a time, this year’s fall production will feature recorded monologues. Nevertheless, the leading Sixth Form actors, including Drew Loughnane, Trevor Pettibone, and Liam Harkins, have
Ms. Doha Lee, p. 15
MS. DONA LEE
creative ideas for maintaining the excitement of a play.
“We’re transitioning into a sort of a model where we’re not necessarily going to have scenes or acting between people” DREW LOUGHNANE “We’re transitioning into a sort of a model where we’re not necessarily going to have scenes or acting between people. con’t. on p. 16
George Lanchoney, p. 5
JEFFREY YANG ’22
Soccer, p. 19
TYLER ZIMMER ’21
Service under COVID, p. 3
RYAN RODACK ‘22
