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NHS inducts new members
MORGAN HEROD
Staff Writer
On February 16, many juniors and seniors were inducted into the Episcopal High Sschool chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS), an important group of students who play a vital role in the Episcopal community. NHS strives to recognize students who go above and beyond in academics, character, leadership, and service. Any member of NHS is a role model to all EHS students. To receive an accepted application, you must maintain a GPA of 3.7. Juniors who qualify apply in their spring semester, and seniors who are applicable apply in their fall semester. Members hold themselves to high standards and always try to make good decisions, no matter how hard it is. Breaking the honor code or discipline Code of Conduct will put their status as a member at risk. Additionally, those a part of NHS are considered leaders in the EHS community. They can show their leadership through sports, clubs, or the arts. Participants are also encouraged to show leadership within the classroom by helping other students and teachers. This leadership experience throughout high school will be shown on their application. Most importantly, members are required to exemplify the importance of serving the community by actively partaking in service projects. Participating in a wide variety of projects is highly encouraged, and students must have at least 20 hours, or four hours per semester of service between their time as a freshman to January 1 of their junior year. Once inducted, they must sustain a commitment to service. Members must participate in NHS projects, events, and meetings. Not attending required events will jeopardize your future as an NHS member. NHS requirements and standards can be found on the EHS website, under student activities, clubs, and societies. Congratulations to all those inducted.
NHS inductees. Photo by Ms. Lauren West.
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NHS Class of 2023 Spring Inductees
Slice of π
Hello, lovely Episcopal High S students. My name is Elena Small and I’m the Director of Women in STEM Lectures for the Math Club! Here’s the latest and greatest math news. This March we hosted our annual schoolwide celebration of (pre) Pi Day, the International Day of Math and Einstein’s birthday - March 14 (3.14). As always, it included math puzzles, a bake sale where we sold treats and most importantly, pies! A big thank you to the House of Pies for their generous donation of delicious mini pies and the $20 House of Pies gift card that the Math Club raffled off. Math Club and Mu Alpha Theta continue to have monthly meetings and participate in the Texas Math League. We are still awaiting the results of the 14 consecutive hour M3 math modeling challenge that two teams competed in. In addition, we also had mathletes represent the Academic Team in MATH, placing sixth among the Conference 4A schools (based on size of school). Congratulations to our top four scorers in order: Ava Gami (who established an EHS individual mathematics record), Chris Lahoti, Cooper Vining, and Carter Peeler. Be on the lookout for events happening in April such as Math Club Officer elections, a guest speaker, and a field trip to the MFAH to see the M.C. Escher exhibit, “Mental Images,” which connect to mathematics and various branches of science. Once again, we thank everyone for helping make our Pi Day Celebration a success, especially the House of Pies for their generosity. Don’t forget to follow @ehsmathclub on Instagram and Twitter for math memes and interesting math news.
ESTEFANIA LOPEZ-SALAS
Social Media Coordinator
El carnaval de Barranquilla es una celebración de todo lo que significa ser colombiano. Esta festividad ha ocurrido por mas de 100 años. Su lema es “Quien lo vive es quien lo goza”. Las calles de Barranquilla se llenan de baile, hay fiestas en las calles de la ciudad, y también hay celebraciones de música tradicional. Durante esta celebración, puedes escuchar música como la cumbia, el porro, y la puya. Este carnaval comienza el sábado anterior del Miércoles de Ceniza con La Batalla de Flores. Después, La Gran Parada ocurre ese domingo. El Festival de Orquesta ocurre el lunes y el carnaval entero se termina ese martes. Barranquilla esta ubicada en la costa caribeña de Colombia y los que viven allí tienen unas vacaciones de cuatro días para poder ir y celebrar con sus amigos y con sus familias en el carnaval. Barranquilla’s carnival in Colombia is a celebration of everything it means to be Colombian. This festivity has been going on for over 100 years. Its slogan is “Whoever lives it, enjoys it”. The streets of Barranquilla are filled with dancing, there are street parties and masked parades, and there are also celebrations of traditional Colombian music. Some music you might see is the cumbia, porro, and puya. This carnival begins on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday with La Batalla de Flores (The Battle of the Flowers). It’s followed by La Gran Parada (The Great Parade) on the following Sunday. The Orchestra Festival is then held on Monday, and the final day of the carnival is Tuesday. Barranquilla is located on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, and those living in Colombia are given a four-day holiday, so they all can celebrate the carnival together.
Your Spanish Corner
Whether you read the trilogy or watch the series, Shadow and Bone enchants
CLAIRE FORTNEY
Guest Writer
If you’re an avid Netflix fan or spent any time looking at Twitter or Instagram over the past year, you might have noticed a surplus of people raving about the new hit fantasy show Shadow and Bone. Or, you might have heard me encouraging anyone and everyone in earshot to check it out. And yes, this does count as a book review because the show itself is inspired by a book. Multiple, actually. Leigh Bardugo first published Shadow and Bone in June of 2012, and I read the entire trilogy in December of 2016, a little over six years ago. I distinctly remember sitting in one of the chairs in my living room and blowing through all 1334 pages in a matter of days, but, to be fair, it was winter break and I had the time. ,Published during the dystopian era of The Hunger Games, Shadow and Bone embraces the trope of a simple girl who comes from nothing and suddenly harnesses an abundance of power, but with multiple twists and turns that set it apart from other young adult novels. For starters, it’s set in a world inspired by tsarist Russia, and its magical system is perfectly complex yet easy to understand. Within the first few pages, protagonist Alina Starkov and her childhood best friend Mal Oretsev, who have joined the army together, are attacked on a boat traveling over the demon-ridden Fold, a shadow-like sea of darkness which divides an already war-torn country. In the middle of the fray, Mal is gravely injured and Alina discovers a dormant power she never knew she had, saving not only her friend’s life but those of the entire regiment. However, in saving Mal, Alina is torn away from him, whisked away to a special palace school designed to train Grisha - the word for those born with powers such as hers. Now, the plot of Shadow and Bone may seem glaringly simple at this point. Alina trains to master her powers, saves the day, and gets the guy. However, I’m promising that there’s much, much more to the story. What I didn’t know going into the novel series was the true depth of the world Bardugo had created, and I found myself enjoying well-written side characters, such as privateer prince Nikolai Lantsov and stubborn wind-summoner Zoya Nazyalensky, more than I enjoyed Alina, Mal, or the mysterious leader of the army, the Darkling (played by Ben Barnes in the Netflix show). Yes, the series has its tropes, but Leigh Bardugo embraces those cliches while introducing well-written characters who make the trilogy unlike anything I’ve ever read before. If you’ve read the books, watch the show, and if you’ve watched the show, read the books. If you’ve done neither, I recommend heading to Barnes & Noble as soon as possible.
