Author: Maria Akaras

Maggie Betkowski ’21 Every Mercersburg Academy community member has seen Skip Sydnor, Director of Campus Safety, driving across campus or walking around the buildings, and some have had their fair share of…

Jamie Hyung ’23 Many students come to Mercersburg seeking unique opportunities, character-shaping experiences that will make them stand out from others and help them discover who they are in the world.  The…

Monique Garcia ’22 In the stairs that lead to both the balcony of the retired Flanagan Pool and to the Fitness Center of the Goldthorpe Athletic Complex exists a long-standing tradition that…

Caroline Simpson ’22 The process of vaccinating Mercersburg Academy students has begun. It was initiated by the school’s current medical director, Dr. Nathan Derstine. He located Norland Pharmacy in Chambersburg, which has…

Ryan Choi ’23 The gayageum is a Korean traditional instrument, like a zither, a sound box made from the paulownia tree connected with twelve strands of silk thread sustained by a small…

Matthew Tavarez ’22 Recently, Mercersburg Academy hired a new and permanent Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice, Renata Williams, who will arrive on campus at the start of the next school…

Ebube Onwusika ’21 American Poet Grace Cavalieri came to Mercersburg Academy  (virtually) last week. Her lecture was the kickoff of this year’s Ammerman Residency. Though the school community was not able to…

Finn Sipes ’22 Recently, English department member and yearbook adviser Matt Maurer’s Advanced Studies in Language, Rhetoric, and Composition class watched the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. While most think…