Greta Lawler ’23 NEWS Reporter This winter, from November 16 to December 16, Mercersburg students and faculty participated in an exciting pilot program, The Mercersburg Intensive. Guided by the theme “Making a…
Category: Features
PG culture
By: Isabella Van Ess ‘22 News Reporter Boarding schools are known for their postgraduate programs. Postgrads (or PGs) are students who decide to take an extra year of high school to improve…
DEIJ committee effort
Matthew Tavarez ‘22 Established over 125 years ago, Mercersburg Academy was racially and religiously segregated at its founding in 1893. At the time Mercersburg was an all male school, not opening its…
So intense! Innovative courses during the ‘D-Term’
Caroline Simpson ‘22 News Reporter The weeks between the 2020 fall term and 2021 winter term will look very different from any other term in Mercersburg Academy history. The campus will be…
Addressing the New Advisee System
Julia Mills ‘22 News reporter There have been many changes at Mercersburg this year, including the structure of advisory groups, which has undergone revision in preparation for the present school year. Assistant…
Virtual ‘Burg 2.0
By Frances Elwood ‘23 News Reporter Virtual learning was never meant to perfectly simulate in-person learning, and that is certainly being felt by many disheartened students and teachers. Many feel that they…
Blocking out the Block Schedule
By Bube Osaji News reporter The Mercersburg community has seen multiple changes amid the coronavirus pandemic, and such shifts evoke a range of emotions. Unsurprisingly, Mercersburg students have diverse opinions, positive and…
New Standards for Standardized Testing
By Maddie Gillner ‘22 News reporter Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has mutated practically every aspect of life, from politics to internet culture. While both of these things are important to…
Sharing pronouns
By Mel Court ’23 News Reporter Along with migration to online classes and a new learning management system, the administration has been encouraging Mercersburg faculty and students to share their pronouns on…
Falling out of fall routine
By Caroline Simpson ‘22 News Reporter This Fall, Mercersburg will look vastly different than those past due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Normal Fall Term events and activities have been canceled or modified….