Ana Paula Velasco, a sophomore at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, attended the National Youth Leadership Forum for National Security in Washington D.C., March 10-15, during her school’s spring break. This invitation-only, six-day course provided high-school students from all over the country with an interest in careers in security with a hands-on opportunity to develop their understanding in the fields of intelligence, defense and diplomacy. Activities include meetings with representative of government agencies and private companies, site visits to agencies concerned with national security and real-world simulations of the crisis decision-making process, as well as sightseeing in our … Continue reading TMI student invited to D.C. security program

  Will Sowell, a junior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, to be held Nov. 14-16 in Washington D.C. Presented by the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, the Congress is an honors-only program for high-school students who want to become physicians or to go into medical research fields. Participants from across the country will attend talks by Nobel laureates and National Medal of Science winners, hear from medical-school deans on the requirements of medical education and learn about cutting-edge advances and the future of … Continue reading TMI junior selected for student medical congress

Perry Aw, a freshman at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was selected for the first violin section of the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region XI Symphony Orchestra. He was one of 16 chosen for this honor out of more than 100 violinists who auditioned. TMEA sponsors the Texas All State audition process, which begins with more than 55,000 students from around the state. About 1,500 are chosen for regional bands, choirs and orchestras. Top-ranking musicians selected from regional auditions go on to area competitions, and the highest-ranking musicians judged at the area level qualify to perform with … Continue reading TMI freshman chosen for top orchestra

Gopinath Thangada, a senior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, received a Congressional Award silver medal Sept. 15, presented by U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith in his district office. The Congressional Award is a program of the U.S. Congress for young Americans, ages 14 to 23. Participants earn Bronze, Silver and Gold Congressional Award Certificates and Bronze, Silver and Gold Congressional Award Medals. Thangada has previously received the Congressional Award bronze medal and has earned his Gold certificate, with the medal to be presented June 2015 in Washington D.C. Each level of the award involves setting goals in four … Continue reading TMI student earns Congressional Award