Name: Evan Currently Attending: Tulane University Years at Shipley: 13 Activities & Positions Held: Varsity Baseball (two-year captain), All-School Athletic Representative, Chamber Orchestra (violinist), DECA (nationals competitor), Chess Club, Will Trippley Tutoring.
Reflections on Shipley Shipley welcomed me into the community since I was in Kindergarten. Whether it is marching to Ashbridge Park for Westward Ho, or winning the fifth-straight Friends Schools League Championship with the baseball team, Shipley gives everyone opportunities that cannot be found anywhere else. The School provides a supportive environment for taking risks and a comfortable place to grow into our own individuals. Whether you are the theater kid who plays tennis, the basketball player who sings in Shipley Singers, or like me, the baseball player who plays the violin, there is no combination that cannot be found at Shipley. By encouraging everyone to try everything, the Shipley community prepared me in ways I could never imagine.
Who was your most influential teacher and why? It is hard to pick just one, but two come to mind. Both Mr. Clement and Dr. Rebholz changed my perspective about my own abilities, academically. Mr. Clement, who was my advisor all four years and my 12th-grade anatomy teacher, was the exact person I needed to guide me through high school and was always dependable for support. Dr. Rebholz made his courses engaging and interactive, as he always seemed to venture outside of the classroom for both economics and pre-calculus.
What was your most memorable experience at Shipley? My most memorable experience at Shipley occurred when the baseball team won the FSL title during my freshman year. Luckily, we were able to go on and win three more, but the first win was the most special because I was able to experience it alongside my brother.
What are your plans for the fall of 2019? I will be attending Tulane University in New Orleans.
What is your future ambition and what led you to this ambition? I do not know specifically what I want to do, but Shipley has given me the opportunity to find many of my interests. Shipley encouraged my interests in music, anatomy, economics, and a lot more. With the variety of classes, I was able to take, it is hard to choose a subject I enjoy the most.
What does Courage for the Deed; Grace for the Doing mean to you? Courage for the Deed; Grace for the Doing means to have the self-confidence to step out of your comfort zone in your search for success, but have modesty and appreciation for others while doing so.
What impact or contributions do you think you have made at Shipley and in the larger community? Shipley gave me and a lot of other students numerous opportunities to have an impact on the School and also the larger surrounding communities. Along with my friends on student government and the administration, I think we were able to put together the best Super Saturday in school history. It was awesome to plan events like that all year long.
Complete this sentence: Shipley has prepared me to… enter college ready with the confidence to try anything, even if it might be challenging.
The Shipley Sprouts, Shipley's Upper School horticulture club, won two second-place awards at the 2022 Philadelphia Flower Show for their Tablescape exhibit. In addition, students in the Upper School STEAM Department won third and second-place awards for their Garden Gate exhibit.
The Shipley School is proud to announce that Don Draper has been appointed as Director of Tennis. In his capacity as Director of Tennis, Don will oversee the growth, continuity, and strategic vision for tennis at Shipley.
Originally published in the May 2022 issue of the Upper School student newspaper, The Beacon, this article shares insights from All School President Griffin Chulik ’22 about his student government experience and some final thoughts as he departs from the Shipley community and prepares to head off to college in the fall.
Helping students identify their strengths and weaknesses is an essential goal for any educator guiding them on the path to success. This is especially important in sixth grade, as students make the transition from elementary to middle school. One cornerstone of the sixth grade SEED curriculum is having students explore their own learning styles and apply this knowledge to forming relationships.
On Thursday, May 26 the Upper School held its annual Closing Awards Ceremony. During this ceremony, Shipley recognized the outgoing and incoming student leadership officers and presented students with academic, athletic, and leadership awards.
Shipley's Middle School Latin students took the 2022 National Latin Examination with over 100,000 students from around the world. An impressive 26 students earned Latin Award prizes and recognition for excellence. Middle School Latin students also competed in The Philadelphia Classical Society's 83rd Annual Latin Week Competition - Traditional Artistry & Literary Projects on Classical themes. A total of 55 Middle School students won Latin Awards and recognition for excellence.
The Shipley School is proud to announce the appointment of Harry Green as the School’s new Director of Track and Field. This new position will oversee all running programs. Coach Green will be Head Coach of the Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field teams and the Cross Country team.
What do Coke and Pepsi have to do with statistics? The seniors in Matt Frankel’s interdisciplinary statistics class can tell you! After studying the statistical problem-solving process all year, students ran a large study with 300 subjects to see if they could differentiate between Coke and Pepsi with a greater accuracy than random guessing would provide.
Shipley Middle School science teacher Ace Schwarz has been selected to participate in its 2022 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Landmarks of American History Workshop, The Space Age on the Space Coast. "I am hoping to bring back what I learn so we can really develop the space exploration aspect of our curriculum," commented Mx. Schwarz.
Shipley’s Middle School Science Olympiad team earned an overall ninth-place finish at the Pennsylvania Science Olympiad State Tournament held at Penn State Altoona on April 30.
The Shipley School is proud to announce that after an extensive search, Eva Winiarski has been named Head Varsity Girls' Lacrosse Coach. She brings a wealth of teaching, playing, and coaching experience to Shipley, most recently as the Assistant Lacrosse Coach and Defensive Coordinator at The McDonough School in Maryland. In the classroom, Eva will join Shipley’s exceptional English Department as an Upper School teacher.
On April 24, 2022, three groups of Shipley’s Upper School students presented research at a roundtable presentation of the Student Participatory Action Research Collaboration (SPARC). “Our students were passionate, thorough, confident, and genuinely enthusiastic about their research topics,” said student advisor and Shipley’s Interim Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Sheri Rider Jobe.
Shipley sixth-grader Jordyn Colbert '28 won first place in the 17th Annual Charlotte Miller Simon Poetry Contest, presented by the Ardmore Free Library.
Shipley’s Middle School and Upper School Science Olympiad teams participated in the Southeast Pennsylvania Science Olympiad Tournament. Combined, the teams earned 18 medals and qualified for the State tournament.
The Shipley School’s DEI Strategic Plan goal 3 is to ensure an equitable experience for all members of the community. One initiative of that goal is to create and support affinity spaces for students, colleagues, families, and alumni. Affinity spaces speak to the efforts of not just ensuring equitable experiences, but also creating experiences that foster belonging in our community. Learn more about our efforts to create these spaces.
In 2021, the Shipley Black Alumni Association (BAA) set the goal of raising $100,000 to establish an endowed fund at Shipley to support experiences aimed at educating students about American history and culture through the lens of African-American contributions. By the end of Black History Month 2022, the results are impressive: $55,170 given by 116 donors.
The Shipley School is a private, coeducational day school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students, located in Bryn Mawr, PA. Through our commitment to educational excellence, we develop within each student a love of learning and a desire for compassionate participation in the world.