By Matthew Tavarez ’22 News Reporter “Where Boys Will Be Men” best describes the dorm where all ninth grade males start their Mercersburg journey. Tippetts Hall, known as the Tip or T-Town,…
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The Swankster gangster
By Rosina Beritela ’22 Copy Editor The character of Swank Hall is elusive, difficult to pin down. Located between South Cottage and Main Hall, two strong characters, Swank is often overlooked. Every…
Discovering the activism within
By Allison Stephens Mercersburg News Advisor I grew up living the stereotypical 1960’s American childhood – mother, father, four kids, suburbs, only missing the picket fence. We went to church on Sundays,…
Fowle Hall: A lot of girls, a lot of energy
By Ava Hull ’21 News Reporter One hundred and twenty six students, eighteen faculty members, two housekeepers, seven faculty children and five pets make up one big Fowle Hall family. Not only…
The House: rule by the few
By Maggie Betkowski ’21 News Reporter While relatively unknown and led by fearless leaders Kristin Magalhães and Denise Dalton, Culbertson House is undoubtedly the most unique dorm on the Mercersburg Academy campus….
StuCo: we get stuff done
Megan McGregor Editor-in-Chief On Thursday, October 3, the Mercersburg Academy student council met for the third time this school year. The meeting began with Chris Howes, the Dean of Student Life, reviewing…
Changing the Latinx narrative
By Megan McGregor Editor-in-Chief Over the summer, I attended the Hispanic Scholarship Fund’s Youth Leadership Institute, a four-day program for high achieving Latinx seniors. YLI is a free, application-based program that accepts…
K-Block: more than just bros
By Jack Mitchell News Reporter Forged from the loins of the gods, Keil Hall (aka K-Block) has been standing strong as the center of the universe since 1900. Keil’s fearless leader, Carl…
New faces- part two
Jessica Doubell Hi! My name is Jessica Doubell, and I am the new Technical Director for the Burgin Center. I am from Chambersburg and moved here in August. Though a Franklin County…
New faces
Christian Bancroft Originally from Houston, I moved to Philadelphia after receiving my PhD from the University of Houston. As the recipient of a Michener Fellowship, I am the author of Now Sing:…