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Episcopal High School (Baton Rouge)
The Episcopal School of Baton Rouge is a private, college-preparatory, coeducational day school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Founded in 1965, it has approximately 900 students residing in East Baton Rouge Parish and surrounding areas, and has a student/teacher ratio of 10:1. The school serves students in grades PreK-3 through 12. Episcopal is located on a campus located in the eastern section of the city of Baton Rouge. Episcopal receives no funds from the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, solely relying on funds generated from tuition, fees, capital giving, and the Annual Fund, a yearly fundraising program in which all donations made are used for investment in school plans and facilities. The current administrative leadership includes division heads for the Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School. History Episcopal School of Baton Rouge was founded in 1964 originally as Episcopal High School with intentions of bringing an Episcopalian college preparatory school to Baton Rouge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Via Et Veritas Et Vita
''Via et veritas et vita'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "the way and the truth and the life". The words are taken from Vulgate version of , and were spoken by Jesus Christ in reference to himself. These words, and sometimes the asyndetic variant ''via veritas vita'', have been used as the motto of various educational institutions and governments. New Testament The phrase is found in verse 6 of chapter 14 of the Gospel of John, as part of Jesus' Farewell Discourse during the Last Supper: "5 Thomas said to him, 'Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?' 6 Jesus said to him, ''I am the way, and the truth, and the life''. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.'"(New Revised Standard Version) In the original Koine Greek, the phrase is ἡ ὁδὸς καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ ἡ ζωή; ''hē hodos kai hē alētheia kai hē zōē''. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
