Finn Sipes ’22 Last Sunday, director of community engagement Emily Parsons hosted a self-defense class for senior girls taught by English teacher Chip Patterson. This class has been on hold for two…
Category: Sports
MESPYs slap count: 0
Roy Kang ’22 Last Monday, the Mercersburg Academy athletic department held the tri-annual MESPY awards. To many athletes, the MESPY ceremony is an honor, a time for recognition. The origin of MESPYs…
Starting with a fast break
Max Friedman ’25 The Mercersburg girl’s lacrosse team is off to an amazing start, with the varsity team accruing a 4-1 record. The team’s smallest margin of victory has been an astonishing…
A different kind of love
Ryan Casey ’23 When the average viewer watches sports, they focus on the players, especially the flashy people making the big plays and winning games. Too often are the players on the…
Football stadium construction
Bube Osaji ’22 Mercersburg welcomed spring last Friday, March 21 with the promise of new beginnings and the release of exciting news for the school – the construction of a 30,000-person capacity…
Mercersburg adopts new mascot
Alex Cho ’23 On March 31, 2022, Paul Sipes, Director of Athletics for Outreach and Operations, announced a momentous decision that Mercersburg Academy will be changing its mascot. The decision came after…
Ready, set, tape!
Maria Rihn ’24 For anyone who has participated in an athletics-based PGA during their time at Mercersburg, there’s a high chance that the athletic trainers figured prominently in their everyday lives. The…
She’s a runner, she’s a track star
Arnav Pallapothu ‘23 On February 5, several local high schools traveled to Mercersburg Academy to participate in Mercersburg’s Flash Invitational. Head boys coach David Grady said, “Our goal was to take things…
Athletic juggernaut on campus
Alex Cho ’23 It is common knowledge that the Mercersburg Academy swim team is by far the largest and most accomplished team on campus. Every time I enter their eighteen-million-dollar facility, I…
Firestone
Caroline Simpson ‘22 Sarah Firestone is the newest addition to the Athletic Department at Mercersburg Academy. She is the coordinator for fitness and performance at Mercersburg, the Elevate Fitness Program for athletes…