Maddy Gilner ’22 News Reporter In our age of nigh-instantaneous exchange of information, there’s a new scandal almost every week: a Democratic primary that has one of the largest groups of candidates…
Author: Maddie Dawson
Plant More Trees
Zain Qureshi ’23 News Reporter These past few weeks, the EcoDorm Electricity challenge has been underway. The challenge is a great way to better our immediate environment, change our habits, and improve…
Boys and Sex
Riley Wick ’20 News Reporter New York Times bestselling author Peggy Orenstein will be joining Mercersburg Academy, for the second time, to speak about gender issues. Four-year seniors remember her last visit…
Fewer classes, more time
Lian Wang ’21 News Reporter For the three weeks between Long Winter Weekend and Spring Break, the Mercersburg community will be testing a new class schedule. Instead of five or six classes…
Headtrip with Peter Berle
By Jasmine Zhu ’22 News Reporter Peter Berle ’20 has made a name for himself at Mercersburg Academy as prolific filmmaker and, most recently, a musician. Screenwriter, director, cameraman, actor, composer, lyricist…
Cereal Killers
By Jack Kothari ’20 News Reporter Question: Where do assassins shop? Answer: Typically Target, but on campus, the senior class has been shopping for their targets in places ranging from the basketball…
I am Sandra
By Sandra Apfelroth ’22 News Reporter Hi, my name is Sandra Apfelroth. I’m a Lower-middler and I’m Jewish. However, I’m not your typical Jewish girl with straightened brown hair and an interestingly…
Added freedoms
Carina Cole ’22 News Reporter Recently, members of the student government enacted changes designed to ensure that Mercersburg’s students live more productive, stress-free lives. Now in the Spring term, the eleventh-grade class…
A town full of history
By Ebube Onwusika ‘21 News Reporter On Friday January 17, the Mercersburg community gathered in the Simon Theatre to view the film Cornie, focused on the experiences of Robert L. (Cornie) Watson’s,…
Ava Paul
Farah Yahaya ’21 Arts Editor The word passion does not even begin to describe the interest, dedication, and emotion that Ava Paul ‘18 feels towards the performing arts. For Paul, music, acting,…