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TMI sophomore earns Eagle Scout rank

Stephanie Gish

Andrew Snyder, a sophomore at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas received the rank of Eagle Scout at a Board of Review on Aug. 12. This is the highest rank attainable in Boy Scouting; only about six percent of all Scouts earn Eagle rank. Snyder is a member of Troop 1920, chartered to St. Helena’s Episcopal Church in Boerne. He will be recognized for his achievement at an Eagle Court of Honor to be held Jan. 31, 2015. For his Eagle project, a major requirement for the rank, Andrew built a free-standing mailbox for Hill Country Mission for Health … Continue reading TMI sophomore earns Eagle Scout rank

Community Service, Faculty News, Students

TMI takes the Ice Bucket Challenge

Stephanie Gish

TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas took the big chill for charity Friday, Aug. 15, when nearly 50 faculty and staff lined up in the school’s Johnston Amphitheater to douse themselves with buckets of ice, following a nationwide trend in support of awareness of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Student Council President Isa Magraner issued the challenge on behalf of TMI’s 473 students during daily chapel earlier in the day. Participants included the heads of Middle and Upper School, chaplains, JROTC faculty and many teachers and staff members who each took a bucket full … Continue reading TMI takes the Ice Bucket Challenge

Community Service, Faculty News, Students

TMI takes the Ice Bucket Challenge

Stephanie Gish

TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas took the big chill for charity Friday, Aug. 15, when nearly 50 faculty and staff lined up in the school’s Johnston Amphitheater to douse themselves with buckets of ice, following a nationwide trend in support of awareness of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Student Council President Isa Magraner issued the challenge on behalf of TMI’s 473 students during daily chapel earlier in the day. Participants included the heads of Middle and Upper School, chaplains, JROTC faculty and many teachers and staff members who each took a bucket full … Continue reading TMI takes the Ice Bucket Challenge

Community Service, Students

Community-wide service project at Rock ‘N Roll Marathon

Stephanie Gish

All members of the TMI community were invited to participate in the community-wide service project on November 17 at the San Antonio Rock ‘N Roll Marathon. TMI volunteers were out there at 5:00 a.m., partnering with Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc., to mann a water station just past mile marker 10 of the race. The TMI community helped out to unload the delivery truck, disburse and arrange supplies and GU Energy Gel packets, cleanup trash, and breakdown after the event. Some TMI students were even in the pack, running the race!         Continue reading Community-wide service project at Rock ‘N Roll Marathon

Community Service, Extra Curricular Activities, Students

TMI Sophomore Starts New Urban Youth Program

Stephanie Gish

Earlier this year, Sydney Masterson, a sophomore at TMI, met with the leadership of Urban Connection, a community development organization on the west side, to explore volunteer opportunities in a community she has been serving through her church for many years. In that meeting, it was revealed that while Urban Connection has several programs and activities for children up through 8th grade, they really do not have any programs for high school youth. Sydney proposed starting a summer vocational immersion program that would expose area high school students to a variety of career paths. Urban Connection embraced the idea, and … Continue reading TMI Sophomore Starts New Urban Youth Program

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TMI junior travels to Guatemala as part of a combined mission trip

Stephanie Gish

TMI junior, Zach Evers, was one of 105 members of the San Antonio Guatemalan Endeavor (SAGE) Mission team that traveled to San Cristobal de Alta Verapaz, Guatemala on a combined medical/surgical and community development mission trip from Jul 10th-25th.  Zach was part of the 5-member advance team that prepared the destination hospital for the team’s arrival.  He also worked on a community development team that journeyed into the local communities and poured concrete to cover dirt floors, installed efficient wood-burning stoves and water filtration systems in 8 homes. Impoverished indigenous Guatemalan families cook with open fire pits in their one-room … Continue reading TMI junior travels to Guatemala as part of a combined mission trip

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TMI senior builds pad site for chapel

Stephanie Gish

Dillon Bukowski, a senior at TMI, received his Eagle Scout rank at an Eagle Board of Review in November at Coker Elementary School. A member of Troop 515, chartered to St. Thomas Elementary School, Dillon and his crew built a pad site for the Seraphic Sisters at the Divine Mercy Chapel. He had previously completed several other community-service projects for the religious order and wanted to honor the Sisters with his Eagle project. His sister Corgey, an eighth-grader at TMI volunteered to beautify the new pad site by planting shrubs around it. Dillon will receive his rank formally during an … Continue reading TMI senior builds pad site for chapel

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TMI students step up to aid more needy families

Stephanie Gish

Students from TMI took on a big challenge this year with the school’s Adopt a Family drive, increasing the number of families aided from seven to 42. In three previous years the school has conducted a holiday charity drive, the goal was to supply the needs and wish lists of an entire household, including clothing, furnishings and big-ticket items such as bicycles, says Adopt a Family Parent Coordinator Donna Basse, who has volunteered with the project each year. Earlier this year, she and Tracy Carter, TMI’s dean of academic advancement and faculty sponsor of TMI’s Interact community-service organization, were among … Continue reading TMI students step up to aid more needy families