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THE KNIGHT TIMES Official Student Newspaper of Episcopal High School
April 2023
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Student directors bring their oneacts to the stage
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Volume 38, Issue 9
Performances at Coffee House amaze once again EHS’s annual Coffee House raises funds for human trafficking
CAMPBELL RICHARDSON Staff Writer With the March performance of Mamma Mia, EHS Onstage’s cycle of fall, winter, and spring plays has ended, but theater students still could participate in a Main Stage show. One-Acts are unique to the other productions held at EHS. Rather than Performing Arts Coordinator Mr. George Brock or Theatre Tech’s Mr. Paul Revaz, they are chosen, cast, scheduled, and directed by students themselves. The performances took place on Thursday and Friday, April 20 and 21, at 7:00 P.M. in the school’s Underwood Theater. To apply for a role as director, the Directing for the Stage Class is a course requirement. Here, students learn important skills in directing. After that, they get to select their chosen script, followed by approval from teachers. Their jobs as directors begin with holding auditions, and then a schedule is set for rehearsals going forward, a process very similar to that of the regular stage productions. This year, the two shows are 507 and Any Body for Tea, directed by seniors Bella Marquez and Taliana Stoy respectively. Any Body for Tea follows the story of O’Finn, a detective investigating the murder of an elderly woman, only to discover a plot of the local women to attract the bachelor and keep him in the neighborhood. Actors in the performance include Grayson Van Gundy, Brooke Crabtree, Stella Frank, Catherine Miller, Avalon Bell, Mary Katherine King, Myles Patterson, Garrison Amendola, Henry Harkins, and Brooklyn Hermance. 507 is a romantic comedy about a woman who locks herself in a stranger’s hotel bathroom and then they fall in love. The cast includes Elizabeth Weeden, Quinn Morgenroth, Taft Mohair III, and Lydia Tolbert. In addition, sophomore Mia Tribble worked as Stage Manager. Bella Marquez, director for 507, said regarding her one act, “I would just like to tell the KT readers that the cast has been working incredibly hard to put on this show. I also have the help of an amazing stage manager in Mia Tribble.
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Senior Mehran Kooshiar performs “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus for 5B lunch. Seniors Hannah Rose, Kara Seade, and other students enjoyed their lunch and Mehran’s entertaining performance. Photo by Sloane Wallace. IZZIE SONG Staff Writer
“EHS welcomed professional artists, one for 2D and 3D mediums and another for photography, to judge the The Spring Arts Exhibition. The exhibition and its featured pieces exist not only as an expression of each student’s visual accomplishment but also as an opportunity for the copmmunity to appreciate exceptional student artwork.” Learn more about The Spring Arts Exhibit on Page 3
EHS students run for ’23-’24 leadership positions ANYA PANT Staff Writer Leadership is an essential part of life. At some point in all our lives, we are going to have to take charge and be the leader in something. Whether it is a club at school, SOS leader, captain of a sports team or opportunities later in life, leadership is an essential skill to obtain. A great way to get started in leadership is with the Student Council. The council consists of three representatives from each grade, plus the student body leaders. There is one class president per grade, and to help the president with their responsibilities, there is also two covice-presidents. The application process for both class president and co-vice-president are the same. First, each candidate must fill out an application packet that was emailed out by Mr. Tabish Virani. Then, they must prepare a speech that will be presented in front of the student council advisors and then in front of the student body of the candidate’s grade. In addition, each candidate must prepare a resume and a prerecorded video that explains reasons for running and why they are a fit candidate. The responsibilities of the president are to represent his or her class on the Execu-
tive Board, serve on the Honor and Discipline council, work with the grade level deans, and lead class meetings. The job of the co-vice-presidents is identical to the class presidents except they assist with class meetings instead of leading them. If you want to be a student body leader instead of a grade level leader, the application process is identical except that the student body applications don’t need a video.
The responsibilities of the student body president are to lead weekly meetings, serve as a member of the Discipline and Honor Councils, speak at events on and off campus, and attend monthly meetings with the Headmaster. The job of the vice president is to help the president with duties. The student body parliamentarian helps take attendance at these meetings and the secretary helps create agendas.
Newly-elected student body officers Breylan Thompson, Reagan Gabel, Adam Choi, and Emerson Rippstein were recently inducted to serve on Student Council this coming school year. Photo by Mr. Charles Holt.