Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Enjoy the Holiday Season and get plenty of rest.  

Check out what's been happening in the Arts

Please take a look at what is happening in each division for each art discipline. 

 New information and photos are published.  It's been a great start to this school year.  Enjoy!

Go Wildcats!

Fall Play Auditions

Announcing Auditions!

Auditions for the fall play, Harvey​, will be held Wednesday, September 3 from 3:45 to 5:30 in the auditorium.  Callbacks will be held the following afternoon.  Students interested in appearing on stage or backstage in the production should pick up an audition packet or tech form from Mr. Mainard O'Connell.  All ECS students grades 6 - 12 are encouraged to audition.

A New Year Begins in Lower School Music!

We're starting a new year in the Lower School music/drama program.   I'm looking forward to seeing all the students and getting to sing, dance, play and act with them!  This year our composer group studies will explore some American Jazz greats: Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker.  Below are some photos of types of activities we will be doing to start the year.  Welcome back to school!
-Mrs. Clark

Welcome Back!

We are excited to see all of you back for a great school year!

Have a fantastic summer- get some rest for the upcoming school year!

Photographer Ladell Tyler

Encore Performance for Curbside Couture

We will have a Curbside Couture Encore performance Monday, May 12^th  during chapel starting at 9:15-10:00AM in the dining hall.  

Guests are welcome.

Curbside Couture 2014 Success

Fourth Place Award Celeste Jennings

A Few Episcopal Collegiate School Designers

It was a very successful evening at the Clinton Presidential Library on April 27^th.  We had 12 designers and 22 models.  Riley Blair designed the runway backdrop and received rave reviews.  Our school had an impressive line-up of garments that garnered us 4 of the 5 awards given out at the event.

The following designers were awarded cash awards:

 Colin Clemmons received  The Singer Creativity Award $250.00

 Celeste Jennings 4^rd $200.00

Lily Warren 3rd $300.00

 Jade Pfeifer 1^st $500.00

Models and Designers 

Singer Designer Award Colin Clemmons

Third Place Award Lily Warren

Jade Pfeifer First Place

Episcopal Collegiate School Curbside Couture Models and Designers

We will have a Curbside Couture Encore performance Monday, May 12^th  during chapel starting at 9:15-10:00AM in the dining hall.  

Guests are welcome.

Students who participated in this years recycled runway show.  Designers Colin Clemmons, Jade Pfeifer, Celeste Jennings, Lily Warren, Ivy Cox, Josie Hurst, Katie McCain, Delia Wade, Kiva Hanson, Alissa Duvall, and Emma Lassiter. Models include: Parker Pitts, Katie Hadden, Megan Drew, Hannah Christensen, Claire Jeter, Maddie Harper, Natalie Zolten, Jaala Smith, Kristin Barnes, Ladell Tyler, Courtney Ross, Katie Mowery,  Riley Blair, Alisha Duvall, Lily Duvall, Arin Jemerson, Sakiya Hearns,Carly Roberts, Elsie Pugh , and Emma Lassiter.

Art Award Winners 2014

Arkansas Young Artist Competition

On Wednesday, April 16, 44 Upper School students attended the 2014 Arkansas Young Artist Association Spring Competition at the Statehouse Convention Center. The annual statewide event for high school art students and teachers brings in over 3,100 student creations that are evaluated by a panel of judges. Episcopal Collegiate School students fared very well in the competition.

Congratulations to the following students who received awards:

• John Michael Ekdahl, Portraits Expressive, 4th place
• Katie Hadden, Mixed Media Realistic 2-D Abstract, 1st place; Mixed Media Low Relief Abstract, 4th place
• Josie Hurst, Acrylic Abstract, Honorable Mention
• Alyssa Jeffery, Sculpture Expressive, 1st place
• Caroline Martin, Pencil Expressive, 2nd place
• Katie McCain, Altered Book, 4th place; Sculpture Expressive, Honorable Mention
• Pamela Rogers, Altered Book, 3rd place
• Nicholas Simmons, Stencil Printmaking, Honorable Mention
• Koby Strayhorn, Crafts, 3rd place
• Kindley Wasson, All-Dry Media, Honorable Mention

Kelsey Claybrook- 3rd Place Congressional Art Competition

The Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.  The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol.

Our competition had over 70 works of art and Episcopal entered 17 submissions; some students submitted more than one work of art.  The artists include: Scotty Nichols, Shelby Powers, Riley Blair, Josie Hurst, Anna Toepher, Kiva Hanson, Anna Culpepper, Gracie Kreth, Walker Jones, Claire Jeter, Katie Hadden, and Kelsey Claybrook For the second year in a row we placed in the top places.  We would like to Congratulate Kelsey Claybrook for 3^rd place for her excellent pastel drawing of a pack of foxes.  Congratulations!!!

This weekend only, come see the ECS middle and upper school production of Once Upon a Mattress.  For 9 weeks, students have been hard at work learning lines, songs, and dances, all while building a medieval castle!  Come see the fruits of their hard work--it's a fun show that you won't want to miss!  Tickets are available at the door and are $5 for students and senior citizens and $10 for adults. 3 performances only--today, tomorrow, and Saturday (April 10-12) at 7:00.  See you there!

ECS Competes at the State Forensics Tournament

Congratulations to freshman Townes Delp and sophomore Adrianne Owings for qualifying for, and competing in, the Arkansas state Tournament of Champions this weekend.  Additional congratulations to Adrianne for advancing to semi-finals with her Solo Acting piece, which is only achieved by 1/4 of the competitors in each event.

Forensics Team Competes at Central High

Congratulations to the ECS Forensics squad (speech, debate, student congress) for placing 3rd in the small schools division at the Central High tournament on March 1.  Special congratulations to Adrianne Owings for qualifying for the state Tournament of Champions in all three of her events! 

Visual Artist Award Winners

Congratulations to Senior

 Courtney Ross for an Honorable Mention

 for her fashion design titled- Butterfly

Little Girl Dress Titled- Butterfly

In 2014, more than 255,000 works were submitted to The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards nationwide and only the top 40% receive some level of recognition (Gold Key, Silver Key, or Honorable Mention). 

Link: http://www.artandwriting.org/

Congratulations to Senior

 Nicholas Simmons for his Fourth Place Award in the Art Competition.  

The Theme of the show was Vision- the special sense by which the qualities of an object, person or idea rea perceived.  Elements of vision include light, perception and reflection- both internal and external.  

The competition and exhibition was sponsored by the Little Rock Eye Clinic and The J. Forrest Henry Trust.  All the art will be on display at the Little Rock Eye Clinic until June.

Percussion Classes Welcome Guest Artist Mike Vercelli

This week the percussion classes welcomed back to campus Dr. Mike Vercelli, Director of the World Music Center at West Virginia University.  Mike’s first visit to ECS was in the Spring of 2010.  This visit featured Mike working with our students on recreational music of the Dagara people of northern Ghana.  Students learned the song To Me Na on gyil (African xylophone) and various African drums and rattles, along with the lyrics and social dance that accompany the music.  You can see the students perform To Me Na in chapel on Wednesday, March 12th, and on the annual percussion ensembles concert that evening at 7pm.  Many thanks to Mike for making a return trip to ECS!

Good Morning Arkansas Featured our own Jade Pfeifer

On Channel 7 on Good Morning Arkansas, Jade teamed up with Korto Momolu and Emily from the Thea Foundation to promote this year's Curbside Couture Fashion Runway Show and the NEW Thea Foundation Fashion Scholarships.

Korto Momolu and Jade Pfeifer

Jade is sharing her designs 

Good Morning Arkansas Channel 7

Jade Pfeifer and Nicholas Simmons Art Recognition

Finalist for the Vision Art Show

Congratulations Nicholas 

Nicholas Simmons title: River's Mirror

 Honorable Mention 

 Thea Foundation Visual Arts Competition

Congratulations Jade

Jade Pfeifer title: "It breathes new life"

Announcing Auditions!

Auditions for the spring musical, Once Upon a Mattress, will be held in the auditorium after school on January 30.  Callbacks will be after school on the 31st.  Auditions are open to all interested ECS middle school and upper school students.  Interested students should pick up an audition packet and fill out the enclosed audition form prior to auditions.  Additionally, students interested in participating on a technical crew should pick up and fill out a tech form prior to auditions.  Audition packets and tech forms should be available by the 27th.