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Extra Curricular Activities, Students

TMI student wins speech contest

Stephanie Gish

Aaron Cornelius, a junior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, won first place in an oratorical contest at the Southwest Regional Xinos-Kudos Conference, a youth event sponsored by the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, held Feb. 22-24 in Little Rock, Ark. He represented San Antonio’s Gamma Tau chapter in the Kudos division for boys in grades nine through 12. Participants were required to speak from memory, with no more than 100 words written on note cards or paper. Cornelius chose the topic of the importance of motivation to young people. “Like determination, motivation allows us to push … Continue reading TMI student wins speech contest

Academics, Extra Curricular Activities, Students

TMI freshman excels in state poetry contest

Stephanie Gish

Elizabeth Holmes, a freshman at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was one of five students and the only ninth-grader to make it to the semifinal round – from which a winner and runner-up were chosen – at the Poetry Out Loud state finals, held Feb. 22 in Austin. Contestants all were winners of competitions held in high schools around the state, in which students recite two poems from memory and are judged on poise, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, level of difficulty, evidence of understanding and overall performance. State winners may go on to regional and national competition. … Continue reading TMI freshman excels in state poetry contest

Academics, Extra Curricular Activities, Students

TMI freshman excels in state poetry contest

Stephanie Gish

Elizabeth Holmes, a freshman at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was one of five students and the only ninth-grader to make it to the semifinal round – from which a winner and runner-up were chosen – at the Poetry Out Loud state finals, held Feb. 22 in Austin. Contestants all were winners of competitions held in high schools around the state, in which students recite two poems from memory and are judged on poise, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, level of difficulty, evidence of understanding and overall performance. State winners may go on to regional and national competition. … Continue reading TMI freshman excels in state poetry contest

Academics, Extra Curricular Activities, Students

MS students place 3rd, US students place 4th at TSJCL

Stephanie Gish

On Saturday, February 22, 2014, Latin teachers, Alleyne Rogers and Claudia Clark, sponsored 37 Latin students from TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas and joined nearly 1000 other teachers and students from 26 area schools to participate in the Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) Area B Convention held at Roosevelt High School. The TMI Middle School Latin students brought home a 3rd place school trophy in the Silver Division putting TMI “on the podium” with St. Mary’s Hall Middle School and St. Luke’s Episcopal School, and the TMI Upper School students brought home a 4th place trophy in … Continue reading MS students place 3rd, US students place 4th at TSJCL

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TMI senior named National Merit finalist

Stephanie Gish

Susannah Wright, a senior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, has been named a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship competition. As one of about 15,000 finalists, she was chosen from a group of semifinalists announced last September, who advanced to the next stage of the competition by meeting high academic standards as demonstrated by an application for finalist status. Later this spring, approximately 8,000 finalists will be notified that they have been selected to win scholarships. 1.5 million high-school students entered the 2014 National Merit program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) in … Continue reading TMI senior named National Merit finalist

Academics, Students

TMI senior named National Merit finalist

Stephanie Gish

Susannah Wright, a senior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, has been named a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship competition. As one of about 15,000 finalists, she was chosen from a group of semifinalists announced last September, who advanced to the next stage of the competition by meeting high academic standards as demonstrated by an application for finalist status. Later this spring, approximately 8,000 finalists will be notified that they have been selected to win scholarships. 1.5 million high-school students entered the 2014 National Merit program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) in … Continue reading TMI senior named National Merit finalist

Athletics, Extra Curricular Activities, Students

TMI golfer takes tournament win

Stephanie Gish

Cole Solis, a senior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, won individual honors in the Central Catholic Invitational Golf Tournament held Feb. 12 at Canyon Springs Golf Club. Out of a field of 80 high-school golfers, he finished in first place with a score of 74, five strokes ahead of his nearest competitor. This was the TMI golf team’s first competition of the season. Last year, Solis earned a top place in regionals and qualified for the state tournament. Continue reading TMI golfer takes tournament win

Extra Curricular Activities, Students

TMI student named All American shooter

Stephanie Gish

Michael Galo, a freshman at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was named captain of the Sub-Junior All-American Team (ages 14 and under) of the National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA). Galo had the highest number of points of all Sub-Junior shooters in registered skeet shoots across the country between Nov. 1, 2012, and Nov. 1, 2013, as well as the highest overall average based on scores in the 12 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, 410 bore and doubles events. He has been competing since age 12 in youth and open competitions across Texas, Louisiana, California and Georgia and is … Continue reading TMI student named All American shooter

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TMI student earns black belt

Stephanie Gish

Lincoln Abbott, a sophomore at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was promoted Jan. 11 at the Boerne Paramount Taekwondo Center to a third-degree black belt in Taekwondo. To advance to this rank, Abbott, passed a six-hour promotion test including a written examination and practical applications of self-defense techniques. As part of his test, he was required to break a set number of bricks stacked on top of one another to demonstrate the ability to use techniques with both power and control. Abbott has been studying World Taekwondo Federation Olympic-style taekwondo since age four and serves as a certified … Continue reading TMI student earns black belt