Category: Students

Athletics, Students

TMI swimmers make a splash at Palo Alto meet

Stephanie Gish

The varsity swim team of TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas took several top-place finishes at the Alamo Area High School Invitational Swim Meet No. 2, held Nov. 7 at Palo Alto College. Sophomore Elizabeth Holmes won first place in the 200 individual medley and took control of both the medley and free relays for first-place finishes. The TMI girls team won second place overall, and the boys team placed a season-high third among more than a dozen competing schools. “I am always proud of this team for their swimming performances,” said Head Swim Coach Stephanie Barnes, “and I … Continue reading TMI swimmers make a splash at Palo Alto meet

Students

TMI honors Homecoming court

Stephanie Gish

  DeAndre Wilson and Elise Notzon, seniors at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, were crowned Homecoming king and queen at halftime during the Oct. 31 Homecoming game against Cornerstone Christian Schools. Notzon was crowned by TMI Registrar Barbara Zenner, who is celebrating her 30th year of service to the school. Other members of the senior court were Homecoming princesses Kaylen Key, Johanna Kullenberg and Anjolaoluwa Olunaike; and princes Will Anthony, Guy Barker and Will Gaines. Members of the Homecoming Court were elected by their classmates.   Continue reading TMI honors Homecoming court

Extra Curricular Activities, Students

TMI junior selected for student medical congress

Stephanie Gish

  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

Military, Students

TMI announces JROTC awards

Stephanie Gish

The Texas Military Institute Corps of Cadets (JROTC) of TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas announced its October Cadet of the Month awards for Upper and Middle School. They are: Ana Paula Velasco, a sophomore in Charlie Company; and Jordan Aw, a seventh grader also in Charlie Company. These cadets were nominated by their companies to compete in the monthly contest. Cadets were inspected, quizzed on TMI Corps knowledge and local and national chains of command until there was one winner from each division. As recipients of a Cadet of the Month award, they qualify to compete for Cadet … Continue reading TMI announces JROTC awards

Academics, Students

Winners of TMI’s “Mole Day” contest announced

Stephanie Gish

Winners of TMI’s Mole Day contest. Left to right: Jose Ochoa with “Spaghetti Molenese”; Sandra Marcushamer, “Mola Lisa”; Hannah Wool, “Captain Nemole”; and Nicole Plante, “Dr. Fiamole and Her Mole Students.” Students in TMI’s chemistry classes entered the Third Annual Mole Beauty Pageant, observing Mole Day, Oct. 22, a national holiday that commemorates a basic measuring unit in chemistry and fosters interest in the subject. Faculty and staff and students all had a chance to weigh in, judging 50 entries featuring stuffed moles. Winners were announced Friday, Oct. 24, in chapel. In faculty and staff judging, first place went to … Continue reading Winners of TMI’s “Mole Day” contest announced

Extra Curricular Activities, Students

TMI freshman chosen for top orchestra

Stephanie Gish

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

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

Academics, Students

TMI seniors named Commended Students

Stephanie Gish

Three seniors at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas were named Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Program. William Gaines, Brianna Hernandez and Kelsey Lansdale all placed among the top five percent of students who took the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Each was presented with a Letter of Commendation on Sept. 23 during daily chapel by Upper School Division Head Bob Ridewood. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Continue reading TMI seniors named Commended Students

Extra Curricular Activities, Students

TMI student earns Congressional Award

Stephanie Gish

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