Maddie Schermerhorn ‘22 If you’ve been paying attention to the news or social media recently, you may know that the month of March is Women’s History Month. The name is self-explanatory, but…
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Pottery during the pandemic
Emma Shuford ‘22 Ceramics is a popular visual arts class at Mercersburg Academy, where students explore working with clay and experimenting on the pottery wheel. Addie Geitner ‘21 has taken both Ceramics…
Don’t be a bad egg!
Carina Cole ‘22 Easter, a day that entails chocolate, the Easter Bunny, stuffed animals, and maybe even a church service. Easter was named after a pre-Christian goddess, Eostre, in England. This goddess…
Quarantine 2.0
Grace Carter ‘23 With the return of students to campus after a virtual start to winter term, there’s been one question on our minds. Has the quarantine in the spring been more…
Beats by dr Reed
By: Maggie Betkowski ‘21 In a course typically heavy with visuals, Mason Reed ‘21 stands apart in this winter’s CommArts Springboard class with his mixing music project. He is the only student…
Alert trace bracelets: the trace app is SO 2020
Chelsea Seaby Bruno ‘21, News Reporter With only two weeks until spring break, one can taste the excitement in the air, as people get ready for in-person learning. In the fall term,…
CRC table talks
Ellie Jornlin ‘22, News Reporter On a normal day in a normal year, mealtime at Mercersburg Academy is a time to meet new people. Tables are randomly assigned every two weeks so…
Scholastic art and writing awards
Sabine Ellison ‘21, News Reporter The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are part of a national recognition program. Teens from grades 7-12 can submit work in 28 categories of art and writing,…
PGA: Rugby? Badminton?
Alex Cho ‘23 There are hundreds of, if not, thousands of sports in the world that people actively participate in every day. As diverse as the Mercersburg athletic department is, there is…
Mercersburg personal coronavirus stories
Carina Cole ’22, Features Editor It is abundantly clear that the coronavirus has affected everyone in some way. But what may be less clear is how this virus has affected the Mercersburg…