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…
Virtual ‘Burg 2.0
Maddy Gillner ’22 NEWS Reporter As every student at Mercersburg Academy knows, the first six weeks of this year’s winter term will occur online. Fewer, however, know the amount of work that…
POLLINATION. P-O-L-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. POLLINATION.
Khoa Nguyen ’22 NEWS Reporter Every year, hundreds of thousands of students in the United States participate in spelling competitions called “spelling bees.” Although I am unclear of the rationale behind the…
A call for unity
Dylan Gantt ’21 NEWS Reporter From the COVID-friendly treatment of a centuries-old tradition to the National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman’s awe-inspiring performance, the Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden was certainly one…
A new PLT4M for winter sports
Julia Mills ’22 NEWS Reporter Since the winter term has resumed virtually, Mercersburg Academy has been working hard to continue its programming in new and innovative ways. One of the programs that…
April showers bring… winter PGA’s
Ben Rihn ’22 Sports Editor The culmination of a successful fall term on campus on every front—namely with regard to athletics—has been largely undone by a return to square one. The Mercersburg…
The virtual Model UN experience
By Melody Howe ’22 NEWS Reporter From January 15 to 17, fifteen students represented Mercersburg Academy during two virtual Model UN conferences. The first event, a Model UN Training Conference, replicated the…
Livestreams: the next best thing
Avo Reid ‘22 News Reporter During the last few weekends, Mercersburg Academy students gathered to watch soccer games. The spectators wore masks, and the competition was intrasquad, but there were uniforms, coaches,…
Making a difference
Bube Osaji ‘22 News Reporter The wonderful thing about the theme “Making a Difference” is that its meaning varies greatly among all of us. The building blocks of our lives are the…
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….