Jessica Doubell Hi! My name is Jessica Doubell, and I am the new Technical Director for the Burgin Center. I am from Chambersburg and moved here in August. Though a Franklin County…
Month: September 2019
Stop bombing children
By Chuks Ugori ’23 News Reporter “Every 10 minutes a child dies from preventable causes in Yemen,” said UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien in January 2017. The Saudi Arabia-Yemen conflict is…
Why “Euphoria” broke the Internet
By Michelle Feng ’22 & Farah Yahaya ’21 News Reporter & Arts Editor The new HBO series, “Euphoria” premiered in June. “Euphoria,” a temporary moment of extreme happiness and elation, accurately describes…
The art of copyright
By Eyram Awittor-Awuma ’20 News Reporter The Arts Page is proud to launch a new column titled “World Music on Campus” in which members of our diverse international student body will share…
Rise of the Youth
By Sophie Krasny ’20 News Reporter It is no well-kept secret that Mercersburg Academy has a strong culture of taking young, inexperienced athletes and transforming them into quality varsity athletes. However, teams…
Athlete of the Week
By John Xu ’22 Sports Editor You’ve probably seen him running across the campus blasting music from his iPhone speaker. Despite having only started running two years ago, cross country captain Aakash…
Open the Train Museum
By Chris Tompkins ’23 News Reporter On the Mercersburg Academy campus, there are places known to very few. One is hidden between Rutledge Hall and South Cottage. It is a small brick…
Putting the “act” in activism
By Eliza DuBose ’20 Arts Editor Molly Smith doesn’t possess the stereotypical stature of a commanding figure. She’s small in build and doesn’t necessarily call much attention to herself via her clothing…
Mr. and Ms. Worldwide
By Carina Cole ’22 News Reporter Summer is a time for relaxation, learning, and, most important, travel. Over the summer, several Mercersburg students journeyed to places all over the world where they…
Songs of the summer
By Katrina Lovegren ‘21 NEWS Reporter If you haven’t heard of any of these songs, where have you been all summer? You must have come across these songs at least once on…