By Savannah Poe ’23 News Reporter Because we have been stuck in quarantine for the last few weeks, many students find themselves constantly scrolling through social media as a source of entertainment….
Author: Maddie Dawson
Senior capstone projects virtually complete
By Katrina Lovegren ’21 Front Page Editor Due to Mercersburg Academy’s COVID-19 campus closure, spring term events and traditions have been adapted to the online “Virtual Burg” format. Whether a part of…
I am a registered Democrat: I will not vote for Joe Biden
By Kevin Lee ’20 News Reporter This year, I will be a first-time voter, and I am a registered Democrat, but I will not vote for Joe Biden this November. I will…
College and the coronavirus
By Monique Garcia ’22 News Reporter As coronavirus cases continue to increase across the United States, college admission officers are pondering the future for their respective institutions and aspiring applicants. Understanding that…
Promoting connectedness: the Mercersburg Art Challenge
By Folake Okunsanya ‘22 News Reporter During quarantine, we have all had to find things to do to keep ourselves entertained. The Student Activities Committee (SAC) has been incredibly helpful, providing fun…
HUSTLE & BUSTLE
Faces in the Crowd How are you celebrating Earth Day? If you had to get one item from your room at school, what would you get? What would you name your vlogging…
The teen summer slump
Maddy Gilner ’22 News Reporter The coronavirus pandemic has created a massive spike in unemployment—anyone who works in a non-essential job and cannot work from home has essentially been laid off. Teenagers,…
Discrimination and danger fly below the radar
Dylan Gantt ’21 News Reporter Many news sources have recently confirmed an alarming new policy developed by the Trump administration during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. For years now, the Trump…
Blue Storm goes virtual
Aakash Koduru ’20 News Reporter With campus closed for the remainder of the year, an event that most athletes would have missed was the MESPY’s, Mercersburg Academy’s version of ESPN’s ESPY Awards…
Freedom of speech or freedom to infect?
Alexa Marsh ’21 News Reporter Despite the haunting one million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, demonstrators across the nation, defying stay-at-home orders, have gathered in public rallies to demand…