by Caroline Simpson ’22 Walking down the hallway during freshman year of high school I constantly worried about getting dress coded even though I never wore anything risque. One day towards the…
Month: October 2021
A night at the Overlook
Avo Reid ’22 Wherein I recount my harrowing experience with the Rent-A-Grandmother enterprise of America: Bed and Breakfasts. I have heard the clink of silverware echo across an empty dining room. I…
Inspired by South Korea
Alice Hwang ’22 The spoken word is easily misunderstood, so much so that by the time it reaches the listener, it may have an entirely different meaning. That is why even words…
Mama Mia, here we glow again
Kaori Graham-Myrie ’24 and Maddy Gillner ’22 This year, the Community Engagement team is again partnering with Special Olympics Maryland to put on another SoGlow. SoGlow run is a fundraiser for Special…
Mercersburg goes global, again
Gigi Devlin ’24 Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, planning and participating in Global Program travel has been impossible for the past year and a half. But as life at Mercersburg slowly…
The virtue of volunteering
Maddy Gillner ’22 As a kid, I never really understood why my mom would drag me out to volunteer at the food bank. There were other people there, so `why was `I…
Safety first: helping students seek help
Ben Rihn ’22 October is the patron month for many things: excessive amounts of pumpkin spice, for example. Most significant, though, is its dedication to ADHD awareness. Throughout the month of October,…
Graced by Glenn
Talia Cutler ’23 Glenn McKevitt joined the Mercersburg Academy language department this fall as a Spanish teacher. “I was a Spanish teacher and soccer coach in Santa Rosa, California for thirteen years…
Thanks for sharing Shari
Quin Caretti ’24 The 2021 Mercersburg Academy school year brought with it many new faculty members including Sheri Mahoney. Mahoney was hired to teach Introduction to Biology and Advanced Biology, classes that…
Destined to perform
Destiny Rodney ‘22 is a senior with a passion for dance and violin. Rodney combines both art forms in a unique project to be included in her college applications. Mercersburg News sat…