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Homecoming Week filled with themes and activities

JALYNN WOOLLEY

Staff Writer

After weeks of anticipation, the Knights were thrilled to finally be able to come together as an entire school, show off their school pride, and enjoy the exhilarating week that is Homecoming after last year’s unfortunate modification due to Covid. Characterized by an original theme, a new themed outfit every day, a thrilling Friday night football game, and of course, the classic Homecoming Dance where all students strive to look their best, Homecoming Week resumed its position as one of the most eventful weeks of the year. After another riveting game against Houston Christian on Simmons Field on October 29, the Knights were ready to put away their blue and white spirit wear and trade it for Hollywood worthy attire. The Hollywood Knights left their troubles behind to experience a welldeserved night of fun and create everlasting high school memories. With freshmen and sophomores experiencing their first homecoming dance at Episcopal High School, and the seniors enjoying their last, everyone was ready to appreciate every minute of the EHS tradition missed out on last year. While the seniors reflected on their time at Episcopal, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors were excited thinking about the memories they are going to make as they continue their EHS journey.

NSHS accepts newcomers

JALYNN WOOLLEY

Staff Writer

The National Spanish Honor Society (NSHS), one of the most selective honor societies available at EHS, is excited for the beginning of their 2021-2022 chapter. At the induction ceremony on October 20, new members made a meaningful commitment to studying Spanish language and culture. Sponsored by Mrs. Alcala and Ms. Berry, NSHS is well-known at EHS fot its high expectations for its members. Open to juniors and seniors, NSHS is a choice that each member must make, and it is not a decision made lightly. Members must be willing to be committed to the society and maintain their grades with no more than one B+ on their Spanish transcript. As for student leadership, senior Alex

Bruton served as last year’s student representative, but with the coming of a new year and new members, there will be a re-election for those inducted into the society. The position is open to all members, even those who had not previously been in NSHS; the only requirement is a strong passion for the development of their and their fellow students’ Spanish knowledge. This year’s induction ceremony was held in the newly renovated library, and members and sponsors, specifically Ms. Berry, “were extremely excited that the NSHS induction ceremony was one of the first ceremonies to be held in the new library,” and she especially could not wait to introduce the new members to the coveted society. “National Spanish Honor Society at EHS is ready so spread our love and the language to the rest of the community.” Gong Squad: A look into the heart of EHS spirit

LEANA GREENE Production Editor

The Knight Times would like to give recognition to the 2021-2022 Episcopal Knight’s Gong Squad: seniors Brady Ray, Blake Stanley, Rawley Lueck, and Sam Matthews. Gong Squad has been a long-standing tradition at EHS with the goals to bring sprit, energy, and pride to the EHS student body section during athletic games, pep rallies, and other major Knight pride events. For Blake, joining Gong Squad was important to him because “dressing up and getting hyped for the games” was something he had always admired about the Knight Family. The purpose of Gong Squad for Sam is to be the instigator of “positive energy.” Every Thursday evening the EHS community looks forward to receiving an email from one of these four fine gentlemen. The email Rawley is most excited to send is the last home game of the football season, the Homecoming game against Houston Christian, and the theme was retro. One of the biggest games of the year, EHS vs. Kinkaid, featured a camouflage theme, and according to Brady, “It was a classic theme since Knights hunt Falcons.”

Rex Petrulis, Andrew Thornton, and Henry Crain were among many students across campus excited to be celebrating Homecoming Spirit Week with their fellow “twin.” Photo by Lily O’Gorman.

Slice of π

ZACK DONOVAN

Guest Writer

Hi, I am Zack Donovan, the Internal Vice President of Mu Alpha Theta. I’m pleased to report that the Math Club has had a strong start to the year. We had the club’s first in-person meeting in over a year with 197 members. We took our first monthly Texas Math League contest, and for many this was the first time they experienced a math competition. Forty select mathletes were invited to compete in the national Math Madness bracket competition in which students compete against other schools to earn points for the Episcopal team. The first practice round for this weekly event occurred on October 6, and students returned each Wednesday for competitive rounds until eliminated. In addition, Mu Alpha Theta (National Math Honor Society) inducted new members on October 18. We are also extremely excited and elated to announce that the Math Club will be resuming the annual celebration of Fibonacci Day on Wednesday, November 10, so mark your calendars! In addition to our “bake sale” of food and treats with a date yet to be determined, all students are invited to participate in the festivities that include learning more about the Fibonacci Sequence and competing in math contests. In November, members of the Math Club and Mu Alpha Theta will continue the tradition of taking the National AMC and International HiMCM math modelling competition in which they will apply the foundational concepts they’ve developed in their math classes to real-world problems over the course of two weeks. Remember to please follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ehsmathclub. Hope to see you at future math club events.