Category: Academics

Academics, Faculty News

TMI teacher named to honor society

Stephanie Gish

Karla Ortiz, who teaches English as a Second Language at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, has been accepted to the Honor Society at Lamar University, where she is pursuing a master’s degree in Educational Leadership. Membership in the society is based on GPA and a nomination, recognizing student success and encouraging further achievement. Lamar University is a public research university located in Beaumont. Continue reading TMI teacher named to honor society

Academics, Extra Curricular Activities, Students

Sophomore Lincoln Abbot receives top award for interview with a Korean War vet

Stephanie Gish

Sophomore Lincoln Abbott was awarded first place for his essay, “Mr. James Craswell in the Korean War,” in the Third Annual San Antonio Korean War Essay Contest sponsored by the Korean American Association. This year’s contest commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. The purpose of the contest was to expose area high school students to the historical importance of the Korean War and to understand and appreciate the amount of service and sacrifice demonstrated by American Military Forces during the Korean War. In the first round of the contest, each applicant was asked to conduct research on the … Continue reading Sophomore Lincoln Abbot receives top award for interview with a Korean War vet

Academics, Extra Curricular Activities, Students

TMI poetry winner bound for state

Stephanie Gish

Elizabeth Holmes, a freshman at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, is the winner of the school’s Poetry Out Loud recitation contest and will advance to the state finals to be held Feb. 22 in Austin. Second-place winner is sophomore Sofia Miranda-Fred, who is also the alternate if Holmes is unavailable to compete at the state level. The TMI competition was held Dec. 2 in the school’s Margaret M. Alkek Theater with eight contestants representing all four Upper School grades. Seniors Victoria True and Susannah Wright, juniors Alexis Jourdan and Isabel Miller, sophomores Sofia Miranda-Fred and Gabriella Largoza and … Continue reading TMI poetry winner bound for state

Academics, Students

TMI sixth-grader chosen for elite academic program

Stephanie Gish

Bailey Dietzmann, a sixth-grader at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, has qualified for participation in the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY), an academic center at Johns Hopkins University. Entering the CTY 2013-2014 Talent Search last June, Dietzmann took the Advanced Scholastic and College Ability Test (SCAT), designed for students in grades nine through 12, in combination with the center’s Spatial Test Battery (STB) and earned scores that made her eligible to take part in the center’s summer courses, including residential programs at college campuses on the east and west coasts. Continue reading TMI sixth-grader chosen for elite academic program

Academics, Students

TMI student earns National Achievement honor

Stephanie Gish

Phillip Greenfield, a senior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was named an Outstanding Participant by the National Achievement Scholarship Program. To qualify for this honor, students must score in the top 3 percent of more than 160,000 African American students who took the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). A roster of these students’ names is sent to about 1,500 colleges and universities. At TMI, Greenfield is a member of the National Honor Society and has won a top award in the National Spanish Examination. A member of the track team, he qualified for the … Continue reading TMI student earns National Achievement honor

Academics, Students

TMI students score high on AP tests

Stephanie Gish

Students of TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas received exceptionally high scores on Advanced Placement (AP) exams taken last spring. TMI students in grades nine through 12 took 217 AP exams in 18 subject areas, achieving qualifying (passing) scores of 3 or higher on 87 percent of the tests. Of those qualifying scores, 63 percent received scores of 4 or 5, the two highest score points. The national average pass rate for 2011 (the most recent available) was 18 percent. “Though AP exam results are just one indication of the experience and education our students receive, they serve as … Continue reading TMI students score high on AP tests

Academics, Students

TMI student earns top ACT score

Stephanie Gish

Taylor Devlin, a rising senior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, has been recognized for earning the highest possible score on the ACT college readiness test. She received a composite score of 36, an achievement equaled by less than one-tenth of one percent of all test takers. Among ACT-tested U.S. high school graduates in the class of 2012, only 781 out of more than 1.66 million students earned the highest possible score. Devlin is president of the National Honor Society chapter at TMI and plays volleyball, basketball and softball. Last year, she was one of two winners of … Continue reading TMI student earns top ACT score

Academics, Students

TMI recognizes National Spanish Exam winners

Stephanie Gish

TMI Spanish language students in 8th-11th grade took the National Spanish Exam in late March and early April. There were a total of 94 students who won awards. Of those, 20 were gold level (over the 95 percentile), including one freshman, Saad Ehsan, who was in the 99 percentile. Of the gold level winners, 10 scored at the 98 or 99 percentile, nationwide. A special congratulations to faculty Lucy Sobrevinas who had most of the gold winners in her classes. Congratulations, students! 72% of students who took the exam won awards, our highest % ever. Teachers: Sylvia González, Steve Landkamer, … Continue reading TMI recognizes National Spanish Exam winners

Academics, Students

2012-2013 school year a banner year for TMI Latin students

Stephanie Gish

The 2012-2013 school year was a banner year for TMI Latin students. More than half of our Latin students received some sort of national recognition for their performance on the National Latin Exam. Moreover, two students scored perfect papers: 7th grader, Ethan Arellano, and junior, Susannah Wright. Susannah also received the Maureen O’Donnell Award and received a copy of the Oxford Classical Dictionary because she earned a gold medal for four consecutive years. The 2012-2013 National Latin Exam results follow: GOLD MEDAL AWARDEES Susannah Wright, Latin IV prose Christopher Clark, Latin II Grace Westerman, Latin II Aidan Read, Latin II … Continue reading 2012-2013 school year a banner year for TMI Latin students