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2019-2020 End-of-Year Senior Awards

Stephanie Gish

The Francis L. Nemeck Award: Awarded in honor of TMI’s longtime Dean of Students to the student who has shown the most improvement.  Rebekah Perales Bekah’s interest and commitment to causes that champion the underdogs in American society have contributed to her growth as a student of history, psychology, government and literature. Her growth is most evident in the research she has done to familiarize herself with the issues surrounding these causes and then in her willingness to bring this newfound knowledge to the classroom during debates, Socratic Seminars, class discussions and essay writing.  The passion and knowledge that she brought to … Continue reading 2019-2020 End-of-Year Senior Awards

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2019-2020 End-of-Year Junior Awards

Stephanie Gish

Congratulations to the junior class academic award recipients for the 2019-2020 school year. The Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award in Humanities and Social SciencesSelected by the faculty and awarded to a member of the junior class for achievement in humanities and social sciences.RECIPIENT:   Jessica Mims Bausch and Lomb Science AwardSelected by the science department faculty and awarded to the outstanding junior student in science.RECIPIENT:  Joshua Thayil The Xerox Award for Innovation and Information TechnologyAwarded to a member of the junior class who displays a strong interest in innovation and/or information technology, and high level of achievement in … Continue reading 2019-2020 End-of-Year Junior Awards

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National Latin Exam Awards

Stephanie Gish

All TMI Latin students took the National Latin Exam the week before spring break on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, and the results are in! Of the students who took the exam, 82% of our Middle School Latin students scored above the national average, and 48% of our Middle School Latin students are in the top 10% in the country. In addition, two 8th grade students, Zoey Gates and Justin Khemalaap, achieved perfect scores! We are all very proud of our students’ hard work and achievements. Congratulations to all the award winners listed below. Middle School 8th grade, Latin I with … Continue reading National Latin Exam Awards

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TMI announces Lillibridge Scholars

Stephanie Gish

TMI Episcopal has named Lucas Senecal and Ivory Stoltz as recipients of the Lillibridge Scholarship, its most prestigious merit award for Middle School students, for the 2020-2021 school year. Since 2016, the scholarship is awarded to two rising sixth-grade students who will be joining the TMI community. The $15,000 scholarship is distributed in the amount of $5,000 per year from sixth through eighth grade. Recipients are expected to embody the core values of TMI by maintaining a high academic average, participating in extracurricular activities and demonstrating excellent character. Senecal is currently a fifth grader at Hardy Oak Elementary School, where … Continue reading TMI announces Lillibridge Scholars

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TMI junior bound for statewide poetry contest

Stephanie Gish

11/28/2018 TMI Episcopal junior Meredith Ervin won first place in the school’s seventh annual Poetry Out Loud recitation contest, held Nov. 26 in TMI’s Margaret Alkek Theater. Ervin received a copy of “So Far So Good: Poems 2014-2018,” by Ursula K. Le Guin, and will represent TMI in the Texas state competition.Runner-up was senior Bridget Lynch, who will take part in the state competition if Ervin is unable to attend. The winners were chosen from among eight contestants. Freshmen Kailey Kessler and Anaya Zachery, sophomores Arun Simha and Maria Tirado, juniors Ervin and Rebekah Perales and seniors Lynch and Lydia Saucedo … Continue reading TMI junior bound for statewide poetry contest

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TMI debater wins top place in statewide contest

Stephanie Gish

7/30/2018 Rachel Davis, a rising sophomore at TMI Episcopal, excelled at the Texas Great Debate, sponsored by the National Hispanic Institute and held June 7-10 at Austin College in Sherman.With a partner, Noah Adams from Central Catholic High School, Davis competed in cross-examination and placed second overall. Both were members of the San Antonio team, one of eight regional teams entered in the four-day competition. At TMI, Davis is one of two recipients in her class year of an Alkek Scholarship, the school’s only four-year, full-tuition merit award. She was named last year to TMI’s Freshman Scholastic Society, was chosen to … Continue reading TMI debater wins top place in statewide contest

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8th Grade students visit SAMA and the McNay

Stephanie Gish

On Wednesday, October 14, the 8th grade went to visit the San Antonio Museum of Art and the McNay Art Museum in a fun-filled and inspirational interdisciplinary day. With one outing, field trip leaders Claudia Clark and Victoria Luna, along with accompanying faculty, Yuxi Lin, and Kate and Rick Faulk, were able to tie in learning objectives from Latin, Art, and World Religions to provide an excellent educational opportunity for TMI students. At the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) the students viewed the Greek and Roman collections in the Ewing Halsell Wing. The students were active participants in the museum … Continue reading 8th Grade students visit SAMA and the McNay

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TMI Corps of Cadets to compete in National Youth Cyber Defense Competition

Stephanie Gish

Texas Military Institute (TMI) Corps of Cadets announced its participation in the eighth season of CyberPatriot’s National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. Beginning on October 17, 2015, Cadets and students from the TMI’s high school and middle school will compete in the CyberPatriot Middle School, Open High School and JROTC Divisions against similar teams across the country. This is the first year TMI will have 5 separate teams competing and the first year it will compete in the Middle School and Open Divisions. CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association to inspire high school … Continue reading TMI Corps of Cadets to compete in National Youth Cyber Defense Competition