Maddie Norris ‘21 News Reporter Spoken Word is a respected, yet sadly sometimes under attended, event at Mercersburg Academy. At the event, students of many different backgrounds come together to present amazing…
Category: Arts
Follow the Chorus Line to the Boys Garden
By Matthew Tavarez ’22, News Reporter Numerous types of performances, from Broadway shows to pop concerts, have been shut down indefinitely due to COVID-19. However, Mercersburg Academy’s Stoney Batter Players plan to…
Internet sensation Jennifer Nelson ’13 featured in Dance magazine
Mia Ingram ’21 NEWS Reporter If someone could embody the Energizer bunny, it would be Jennifer Nelson. Nelson, Class of 2013, is a graduate not only of the school but of its…
Jay Howley in the spotlight
Maggie Betkowski ’21 Arts Editor Jay Howley ’21 has been developing his aesthetic since he was in elementary school. An advocate for his own artistic expression at Mercersburg Academy as part of…
Mural battles
By: Maggie Betkowski ‘21 News Reporter Returning students know that every year the CommArts Springboard creates large murals in the middle of the quad as part of the collaborative Mural Battles project….
Fall Dance Concert
By: Mathew Tavarez ‘22 News Reporter COVID-19 has drastically changed daily lives at Mercersburg Academy and how students interact with one another. Most after-school activities look vastly different this year, and dance…
Art for all
Jake Ahlgren ‘21 News Reporter Humans have used almost every medium for artistic expression, the most popular forms being painting, drawing, sculpture, music, film, and much more. In most art, we think…
Independent Art Study
Clara Getty ‘21 Reporter I am currently in the midst of a three week long independent study in painting. With the flexibility of the block scheduling this academic year, I have had…
Laughing at Catastrophe
Greta Lawler ‘23 News Reporter Election time is stressful. It is exhausting to open up the news everyday only to be flooded with polling numbers, debate analysis, and the newest crazy comment…
A Review of Joji’s Nectar
By: Roy Kang ‘22 Nectar, released on September 25, 2020, is the second studio album created by Japanese singer-songwriter Joji, a.k.a George Kusunoki Miller. Released almost two years after Joji’s first full…