WHAT SETS EPISCOPAL APART An Advanced Government class that takes advantage of all our nation’s capitol has to offer. A social studies class that culminates in a mock trial in front of a presiding judge on the D.C. Court of Appeals. Take a look at classes that can only happen at Episcopal — and the teachers and students who make this place so special.
AN UPDATE ON THE COURAGE CAMPAIGN From launching The Power of Parent Giving over Family Weekend to surpassing $128 million, the COURAGE CAMPAIGN has reached exciting new milestones, with many more to come.
FROM THE ARCHIVES A look into the life and legacy of Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans.
Explore all of Episcopal's digital magazine issues, starting with Fall 2008.
From the Archives From the Archives stands as a distinctive segment within EHS: The Magazine, shedding light on moments from Episcopal's history. The articles date back to the 2006 edition of the magazine.
For Caroline DeVoe’s Digital History class last semester, four students took a deep dive into EHS history, each pursuing a topic based on their passions.
The beloved phrase “Go Maroon!” has not always been in the EHS vernacular. In fact, for its early years, Episcopal did not have any school colors, much less the well-known Maroon and Black we celebrate today.
In 1892, Episcopal High School reached far beyond its traditional southern source of students for the first time with the enrollment of the School’s first Chinese student, Theodore Wong.
For more than a century the EHS community has stepped up to support the School in its ambitious plans to deliver a first-rate education within facilities that inspire the pursuit of excellence.
Students are connecting with The High School across generations, thanks to Episcopal’s archives. During the first two months of this year alone, 35 students visited Bryan Library to incorporate the School’s archival holdings into their research.
The School’s archives hold numerous panoramic photographs from this time period that capture the campus and the community as they had never been shown before.
On January 21, 1957, Page Dame lll ’59 and Junius Fishburne Jr. ’58 took part in history by attending the second inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The earliest football helmets, such as the one pictured here, worn by Gaylord Lee Clark, Sr. 1903, appear to have more in common with aviator caps than the football helmets fans are familiar with today.
Before the days of email, texting, and even the telephone, EHS students kept in touch by mail. Letter-writing was practically an art form and the only way to share and receive news from home. Letters, eagerly anticipated, were read and re-read. Before student mailboxes were introduced in the 1930s, student mail was delivered to the dining hall.
Stewart Gym opened in 1913 and has supported EHS students’ growth and well-being, serving over the last 100 years a multitude of purposes for the school community.
Episcopal High School was founded in 1839 on Christian principles. Although the School has evolved to meet the spiritual needs of a religiously diverse student body, spirituality is still at the core of school life.
Since the earliest years of EHS, students have joined in inauguration activities to witness the transition of presidential power. While travel into the district was sometimes daunting, inaugurations have been enjoyed by EHS as both a moment in history and a rare school holiday.
While EHS students’ travels to the School may no longer conclude with the excitement of a ride in Mack or the Donaldson brothers’ “bus,” Episcopal High School extends a warm welcome to all new and returning students, arriving by family car, taxi, or other means.
The experience we know as the start of school, parents driving or flying with their children to Episcopal and helping unload their belongings for a tearful goodbye in front of the dorm, is a relatively new development. In the early days of EHS, those goodbyes were frequently exchanged at hometown train stations.
Hit by the historic “Snow King” blizzard of 1899, Episcopal’s students and faculty endured more than 40 inches of snow, drifts several feet high, single-digit temperatures, wind speeds in excess of 35 miles an hour (35 mph gusting to 48 mph), no water due to frozen pipes, and interrupted deliveries.
While many of his peers viewed athletics as a waste of time, Launcelot Blackford, EHS Principal 1870-1913, recognized their value in building character and expending youthful energy.