Orientation details will be updated as they become available.
 

Lower School Orientation
Monday, August 16, Times TBD

K-12th Grades: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 - 8:00 a.m.

PK3 and PK4: Monday, August 23, 2021

Required Vaccinations

According to Arkansas State Law, no private school student of this state shall be admitted to school who is not age-appropriately immunized or has submitted current appropriate exemption paperwork.  Additional immunization requirements for school admittance besides the normal mandated pre-school aged immunizations are listed below.  Your physician will be familiar with these requirements.    

• Entering PK students must have 2 Hepatitis A vaccines.
• Students who are turning or have turned 11 years of age as of September 1st of each year are required to get a Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccine on or after the 11th birthday.  Students need to be 11 years old to get this vaccine.
• All students entering the 7th grade are required to receive a meningococcal vaccine.  Most students get this vaccine when they get their Tdap at age 11.
• Upper School students who have turned or will turn 16 years of age as of September 1st of each year are required to get a 2nd meningococcal vaccine.  You must be 16 to get this vaccine.

Please take care of these vaccinations before school starts in August and please ask the doctor’s office to update the Web-IZ.  If the doctor’s office does not enter data into the Web-IZ, please bring a copy to any school division office in an envelope addressed to Nurse Hopkins.

Student Immunization Information

Number of students with exemptions from at least one immunization requirement.  7

Percent of total students that this represents.  0.9%

Number of students not in compliance with immunization requirements. 4 (categorized as in-process due to conflicting vaccinations)

Percent of students not in compliance that this represents.  0.5%

Follow the links below to review the dress code guidelines. Please note, all uniform bottoms should be consistent with the Episcopal uniform color and style pattern, but do not have to be purchased through the Toggery.

Lower School Dress Code - Updated 2019

Middle and Upper School Dress Code - Updated 2019

View Uniform Approved Wildcat Warehouse Outerwear Here!

The Toggery will be offering a uniform pop-up shop. Details on the date and time of the pop-up shop will be shared soon.

Please check back for information and dates regarding the used uniform sale.

Lower School
Uniforms can be shopped for during summer office hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:30am-3:30pm, Friday, 8:30am-12:00 noon.

Please note, carpool procedures reflect the most up to date Covid protocols and may change as health and safety planning for fall 2021 evolves.

Carpool information will be discussed during your child’s orientation and can also be found in the Episcopal Community Handbook under Transportation Policies.

All automobiles transporting students must be registered and display an Episcopal Collegiate automobile sticker. Other vehicles should receive a visitor’s pass. The school reserves the right to limit student automobiles for reasons of parking space and safety. Licensed students are permitted to drive automobiles and motorcycles to school. To have the privilege of driving any motorized vehicle, the student must complete a registration form provided by the school and receive a parking permit. Please refer to the Upper School handbook for more information regarding student vehicle parking and carpool information.

Lower School Carpool Procedures

Middle School Carpool Procedures

Upper School Carpool Procedures

Vehicle Registration Form

• Campus WiFi is available to all students.
• Students have access to printers, copiers, and scanners.
• All students have access to GSuite with GMail, Docs, and Drive.
• Students use their Google username and password to access their classes and resources through Canvas.
• All students and parents have individual accounts to Canvas and Veracross. We use Veracross to record and access grades. Students and parents will receive an email with login instructions for Veracross from Julie Fitz later this summer. We use Canvas for daily assignments and course material. Parents will use their same Veracross username and password to access Canvas.
• All students in 1st - 8th grade receive a Chromebook. Students in grades 5 - 9 will be able to take their Chromebooks home every evening.
• All upper school students are expected to provide a laptop for use in Upper School classes. Minimally, students should pick a laptop with 8GB of memory and 128GB of storage. 9th grade students can use a Chromebook if they prefer.
• Although GSuite is our primary production software, Upper School students have free access to Microsoft Office if needed.
• Loaner laptops are available for Middle and Upper School students on a limited basis.
• Technology support is available to all students, but support to personally owned devices in Upper School is limited to connectivity, software troubleshooting, and hardware diagnostics.

Questions? Please contact Don Stalls, Director of Innovation and Technology.
 

*Please note, lunch procedures will be updated as health and safety planning for fall 2021 evolves.

*Please note, Wildcat Club procedures will be updated as health and safety planning for fall 2021 evolves.

The Episcopal Collegiate Community Handbook contains a wealth of information, and will answer many questions families may have about school policies and procedures. Information about dress codes, behavioral expectations, etc. are all contained in the handbooks.

Find a link to the Community Handbook here.

Head of School, effective July 1, 2021
Jamie Griffin
jgriffin@episcopalcollegiate.org

Interim Head of School
Mr. Stephen Hickman
shickman@episcopalcollegiate.org

Lower School Office 
501.372.1194 ext. 2301

Head of Lower School
Mrs. Catherine Schuhmacher
cschuhmacher@episcopalcollegiate.org

Assistant to the Head of Lower School
Mrs. Tonya Thomas
tthomas@episcopalcollegiate.org

Assistant Head of Lower School
Mrs. Catherine Radtke
cradtke@episcopalcollegiate.org

Lower School Admission
Mrs. Mary Jane Briggs
mjbriggs@episcopalcollegiate.org

Middle School Office
501.372.1194 ext. 2464

Head of Middle School
Dr. Chuck McCormick
cmccormick@episcopalcollegiate.org

Assistant to the Head of Middle School
Mrs. Jan Britt
jbritt@episcopalcollegiate.org

Middle & Upper School Admissions
Mr. Mahlon Martin
mmartin@episcopalcollegiate.org
501.372.1194 ext. 2672

Upper School Office
501.372.1194 ext. 2400

Interim Head of Upper School,
Associate Head for Strategic Initiatives
Mr. Matt Radtke
mradtke@epsicopalcollegiate.org

Assistant to the Head of Upper School
Mrs. Selby Boyd
swhitbeck1@episcopalcollegiate.org

Middle & Upper School Admissions
Mr. Mahlon Martin
mmartin@episcopalcollegiate.org
501.372.1194 ext. 2672

Athletic Office
501.372.1194 ext. 2453

Athletics Director
Mr. Micah Marsh
mmarsh@episcopalcollegiate.org

Business Office
501.372.1194 ext.2405

Student Billing
Mrs. Angela Deloney
adeloney@episcopalcollegiate.org

Director of Finance and Operations
Mr. Tom Charlton
tcharlton@episcopalcollegiate.org
501.978.4437

Please contact your coach for summer workout and camp information.

Head Cheer Coach
Selby Whitbeck
swhitbeck@episcopalcollegiate.org

Cheer Summer Camp Schedule:
*Team camps are optional but highly encouraged

• NCA Cheer Camp at UALR (Varsity)
  July 11-12
• NCA Cheer Camp at Riverview High School (JH)
  July 26-28

Head Boys Cross Country Coach 
Sam Tamo
stamo@episcopalcollegiate.org

• Cross Country Off-Season Workout Packet

Head Girls Cross Country Coach
Kara Lenfestey
klenfestey@episcopalcollegiate.o

Head Football Coach
Michael Carter
mcarter@episcopalcollegiate.org

Football Practice Schedule

• June Practice Schedule
• July Practice Schedule
• August Practice Schedule

Head Golf Coach
Brandon Friedel
bfriedel@episcopalcollegiate.org

Head Tennis Coach
Micah Marsh
mmarsh@episcopalcollegiate.org

Head Volleyball Coach
Paige Gantar
pgantar@episcopalcollegiate.org

Volleyball Summer Workout Schedule:
*Practices are optional but highly encouraged

• Tuesday - Thursday
  Weight Room Days - 2:30-6:00pm
  Non-Weight Room Days - 4:00-6:00pm

Volleyball Camp Schedule:
*Team camps are optional but highly encouraged

• Harding Team Camp (JV & Varsity Teams)
  July 16 and 17
• 501 Team Camp (Varsity Only)
  July 19 and 20
• Benton Team Camp (JV & Varsity)
  July 27 and 28

Head Girls Basketball Coach
Micah Marsh
mmarsh@episcopalcollegiate.org

Girls Basketball Summer Workout Schedule

• June Practice Schedule

Head Boys Basketball Coach
Brandon Friedel
bfriedel@episcopalcollegiate.org

During the summer, the Wildcat Warehouse will be taking online orders, and orders will be available for pickup at the school office.

We will announce store hours during back-to-school events as we get closer to fall.

For more information or with any questions you may have, please contact Marcy Saoud at msaoud@episcopalcollegiate.org.

Lower School

• All students are provided supplies in the Lower School. There is no need to purchase additional supplies. We will make sure students have their own supplies rather than sharing with classmates as they have in the past. Students in fourth and fifth grades are allowed to decorate their lockers, so those materials may be purchased if desired. 

Middle School

• 6th Grade
• 7th Grade
• 8th Grade
• School Tool Box Supply Boxes - Promotional flyer

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Middle school planners/agendas will be included as part of the supply packs for all 6th grade students. They will be distributed in advisory the first week of school and billed directly to FACTS.

Planners/agendas for 7th and 8th graders will be available in the Wildcat Warehouse, Episcopal's onsite store located in the Auxiliary Gymnasium.

• 2021-2022 Middle School Course of Study
• Course Selection-Incoming 6th Graders
• Course Selection-Incoming 7th Graders
• Course Selection-Incoming 8th Graders
• 2021-2022 Upper School Course of Study
• 2021-2022 Course Selection for 9th Grade
• 2021-2022 Course Selection for 10th Grade
• 2021-2022 Course Selection for 11th Grade
• 2021-2022 Course Selection for 12th Grade

Course Selection Resources

• Guiding Principles for the Course Selection Process
• Advanced Course Readiness
• Course Selection Contact Information