Q

quotation marks

• Use quotation marks for all composition titles except the Bible: “Whispers,” “Freaky Friday,” “The Star Spangled Banner,” “Of Mice and Men.”
• Use double quotes (quotation marks) in headlines when needed, not single quotes (apostrophes).
• Place commas and periods inside quotation marks, and place semicolons, colons, exclamation points, and question marks outside quotation marks unless part of the quotation.

R

Reunion Weekend
the Rev./the Rt. Rev.

• Use "the" on first reference.
• Do not capitalize "the" when it does not begin a sentence: The service will be led by the Rev. Betsy Gonzalez.

Roll Call

S

Scholar-in-Residence
See “Ben Geer Keys Scholar-in-Residence.”

scholarships
See “awards and scholarships.”

School/school

• Capitalize when used as a noun in reference to EHS: the School’s 3-D printer; we are proud of our School; the quality of students is vital to the health of the School.
• Do not capitalize when used as a modifier: school song, school-sponsored activities, school community, school life.
• Do not capitalize when used to refer to school in general: boarding school, school year, directions to area schools, securing the future of our schools.

school year
The school year in text should be noted as 2003-04, not 2003-2004.

seasons
Do not capitalize seasons – spring, summer, winter, fall – unless part of an event title.

semicolons

• Use between items in a series of three or more that contains internal commas: He is survived by his wife, Jane; two daughters, Eliza and Elspeth; and a grandchild.
• Use to link independent clauses: The package was due last week; it arrived today.
• Place semicolons outside of quotation marks.

Seminary Hill Cup (SHC)

Senior Seminar

Senior Warden of the Vestry

Suffix in names
Do not add comma before Jr., Sr. ,III, etc.

social media

• Facebook: Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va.
• Instagram: episcopalhs
• Twitter: episcopalhs
• YouTube: EpiscopalHSVa
• LinkedIn: Episcopal High School Alumni

speakers
See "visiting speakers."

Spirit Weekend
Not “Woodberry Weekend.”

sports
See “athletics.”

spring
spring break
Spring Parents Weekend
states
In text, when preceded by a city, states should be abbreviated according to AP Style notations, which are often different from postal codes. For example, Arizona is abbreviated Ariz., not AZ.

student organizations
Capitalize: e.g., Activities Committee.

summer
superscript
Do not use superscript with ordinal numbers: 10th Reunion, 25th anniversary.

T

teacher

• In general, refer to the Episcopal faculty, not teachers.
• Do not capitalize "teacher” as part of a faculty member’s title, and only capitalize the subject if it is a language: English teacher Perry Epes, social studies teacher Bobby Watts. Exceptions include bylines and directory entries.

teams
See “athletics.”

Theologian-in-Residence
titles (composition)

• Do not use italics or quotation marks for publication titles or reference: The Washington Post, The Chronicle, Encyclopedia Britannica.
• Use quotation marks for all composition titles except the Bible: “Whispers,” “Freaky Friday,” “The Star Spangled Banner,” “Of Mice and Men.”
• titles (faculty, administrative, and volunteer)
• Capitalize titles when used before names: Assistant Head for Academics Mary Fielder.
• Do not capitalize “teacher” when used before a name, and only capitalize the subject if it is a language: English teacher Perry Epes, social studies teacher Bobby Watts.
• Do not capitalize titles after names: Mary Fielder, assistant head for academics.

Time

• a.m. and p.m. 
• Add EST and EDT to provide clarity 

track and field/track & field
Use “track and field” in article text. Use “track & field” in tables and listings, including awards boards.

Trustee

• Capitalize before a name: former Trustee Woody Coley ’73.
• See also “Board of Trustees.”