Isabella Van Ess ‘22 Music is an escape from reality. Now, more than ever, in the midst of a pandemic, stress and uncertainty plague everyday life. After several months of isolation during…
Heaping seniors “with praise”
Cricket Tatone ’24 On April 9, Mercersburg Academy honored a group of 26 students from the Class of 2021 as they were inducted into the Cum Laude Society. Cum laude, a Latin…
Virtual Parents’ Weekend
Maggie Betkowski ’21 In the past, Parents’ Weekend has been an event hosted by Mercersburg Academy to allow parents to visit campus and live a day in the life of their children….
Gearheads ascend
Stanley Fang ‘21 Students participating in the climbing PGA at Mercersburg Academy traveled over a weekend to White Rocks, a climbing area near the Appalachian trail. Since the onset of the global…
Mercersburg attends the White Privilege Conference
Bube Osaji ‘22 Over the course of last week, a handful of students and faculty at Mercersburg Academy immersed themselves in a three-day conference sponsored by The Privilege Institute. Mercersburg delegates participated…
Addressing obscenity
Scrolling through the daily NYT newsletter on my way to the mini crossword du jour, my eye was caught by a shocking string of blue, hyperlinked words: Private Schools Have Become Truly…
#DivestNow
Addie Geitner ’21 Hustle & Bustle Editor Emeritus I call on Mercersburg Academy to immediately begin the urgent and necessary movement to fully divest its endowment and retirement pensions from all fossil…
Say yes to chess
Dylan Gantt ’21 More people are playing chess than ever before. A game that dates back a millennium, chess is a contest of wits and complex strategy with an almost unlimited number…
Mr Malone’s raptors
Amy Wu ‘22 Any student who has taken one of Jim Malone’s classes is probably aware of his love for raptors. While most people don’t give much thought to the birds on…
A letter to myself
Ben Rihn ’22 Adviser letters: the typical method of reflecting upon a student’s academic and extracurricular performance at Mercersburg. This year is different, however. End-of-year student reflections are now front and center,…