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2018-2019 PVSA Volunteer Awards

Stephanie Gish

Presidential Volunteer Service Awards for the 2018-2019 school year included all service hours earned from June 1, 2018-May 31, 2019. Due to the Coronavirus and decision to stop accruing service hours this year past March 15, students earning Presidential Volunteer Service Awards for the 2019-2020 school year will be recognized in the fall of 2020 and will include all hours earned from June 1, 2019-May 15, 2020.  TMI 2018-2019 PVSA Volunteers Awarded Name Year Hours Level Awards Olivie Talley 2019 51 Bronze Teens 1 × Bronze Certificate + Pin  Alanna Anz 2019 56 Bronze Teens 1 × Bronze Certificate + Pin  Zoey … Continue reading 2018-2019 PVSA Volunteer Awards

Extra Curricular Activities, Service, Students

TMI junior selected to serve on SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Youth Advisory Council

Stephanie Gish

Eric Gibbons, a junior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, has been selected to serve as a member of the inaugural SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Youth Advisory Council. The Council brings together young leaders from across the country, ranging in age from 14-20, to provide input and ideas to SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment and its partners regarding conservation initiatives, education programs, and strategies for reaching and engaging young people in conservation work. The members of this Council will serve a two year term, during which time they will work alongside leading professionals in the fields of conservation and … Continue reading TMI junior selected to serve on SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Youth Advisory Council

Community Service, Extra Curricular Activities, Service, Students

TMI senior leads Rotarians in service project

Stephanie Gish

Elise Notzon, a senior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas enlisted the help of members of the Dominion Rotary Club in making special “lovie” dolls that help parents of premature infants bond with their children while the babies are still in hospital neonatal intensive care units (NICU). At the club’s Sept. 30 meeting, Notzon showed the Rotarians how to make the dolls, a project of the Threads of Love needlework ministry. Parents of babies in intensive care hold the dolls close to transfer their scent to into the materials; when the dolls are placed beside the infants, the … Continue reading TMI senior leads Rotarians in service project

Extra Curricular Activities, Service, Students

TMI students help raise funds for Monarch Academy

Stephanie Gish

The third annual Hand-in-Hand: A Night On The Runway fashion show with the students of the Monarch Academy at Morgan’s Wonderland and students at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas took place on Saturday March 1, 2014. TMI students buddied up with Monarch Academy students and participated in a number of activities during the school year, which culminated in a Fashion Show for the students at Morgan’s Wonderland. The purpose of Hand-in-Hand is to raise funds for the non-profit Monarch Academy, an innovative school for students with mild to moderate special needs. TMI junior Isa Magraner served as the show’s … Continue reading TMI students help raise funds for Monarch Academy

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Family makes Annual Fund history, briefly

Stephanie Gish

Meet TMI Donor Family #218 — Mary Ellen and Randy Herrera, daughter Madison ’17, and son Carter — whose gift lifted Parent Annual Fund participation to a new record of 63% (a record that didn’t last long!). Mary Ellen’s reason for giving: “Out of appreciation for all that TMI has done for our daughter. And it means a lot to see teachers and parents and students out in the flag circle together…it’s such a wonderful community effort.”  TMI Headmaster, Dr. John W. Cooper, thanks the Herreras and all our families who support TMI’s excellence. Continue reading Family makes Annual Fund history, briefly