By Mathew Tavarez ‘22 News reporter On Wednesday, September 30, Mercersburg experienced another “first,” conducting its first ever “Monday Night” Lecture through Zoom. Accompanied by a lot of laughter and energy, YA…
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Blue Storm sails ahead
By Shoki Nemoto ’21 NEWS Reporter In adapting to the pandemic, many unforeseen changes have occurred in recent months. Luckily, Mercersburg was quick to adapt. By implementing appropriate and effective protocols, the…
Sharing pronouns
By Mel Court ’23 News Reporter Along with migration to online classes and a new learning management system, the administration has been encouraging Mercersburg faculty and students to share their pronouns on…
Mercersburg election
By Avo Reid ’22 News Reporter “Democracy is the worst form of government,” Winston Churchill once famously said, “except for all of the other ones.” In an election year, during which the…
Falling out of fall routine
By Caroline Simpson ‘22 News Reporter This Fall, Mercersburg will look vastly different than those past due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Normal Fall Term events and activities have been canceled or modified….
Biden-Harris: What do they stand for?
By Maddy Gillner ‘22 News Reporter Recently, I saw a Joe Biden ad on YouTube that said, “Joe’s healthcare plan: more choices, lower cost.” But what does that even mean? How much…
Dancing outside the lines
By Mia Ingram ’21 News Reporter Like all performance group activities, the after-school dance program at Mercersburg Academy is operating very differently this fall due to new COVID-19 restrictions. All the same…
Taking advantage of the virtual sports world
By Minsoo Jung ‘21 News Reporter Since returning to school, especially during quarantine, many students have turned to video games while spending time in their rooms. Being that community members were restricted…
Mercersburgers are no strangers to natural disaster
By Dorothy Skuba Gray ‘23 News Reporter Pandemic. Social unrest. Political crisis. What next? No matter where you spent the summer nor what news occupied your inbox, you also certainly heard about…
Mercersburg pivots in order to open
By Greta Lawler ’23 NEWS Reporter On Sunday, September 13, Head of School Katie Titus welcomed the school at Convocation with very important news. To replace the lost athletic season, the MAPL…