Alice Hwang ’22 Nowhere are the changing fortunes of tattoos more apparent than in South Korea. Historically, in Korea, tattoos were considered to be the sole province of gangsters and other social…
Fall Athletics
Alex Cho ‘23, Matthew Taverez ‘22, and Josh Terris ‘22 The fall 2021 athletic season will be remembered for one thing: the return of interscholastic athletic competitions after COVID. At the outset,…
Ellie Williams
By now, almost everyone on Mercersburg Academy’s campus has most likely interacted with Ellie Williams ’22. She is one of the many diligent members of the community who is protecting us from…
Checking in on the college process
Andrew Leibowitz ’23 On November 1, seniors in the class of 2022, submitted their first rounds of college applications. With a couple clicks of a button as the culmination of hours of…
Glowing Reviews for Special Olympics
By: Talia Cutler ‘23 On Friday, November 5, members of the Mercersburg Academy community gathered at the Irvine Memorial Chapel to begin the SO Glow run. SO Glow stands for the Special…
No German teacher
This year marks the final year of the German program, as Herr Peter Kempe, Mercersburg’s longtime, much-loved, and sometimes feared German teacher retired last year. In order to allow current students of…
Fall dance concert: “on pointe!”
Last weekend, the members of Mercersburg’s Dance PGA performed in the annual Fall Dance Concert. The concert was long-awaited and the seats in the Simion Theatre were almost entirely filled. The dancers…
Indentured servitude
Zain Qureshi ’22 As students enter Mercersburg Academy, study hall is usually the first hurdle they have to leap over on the track to academic preparation for the school’s curriculum. Ninth and…
Mercersburg spook-tacular!
Zane Arky ’23 As Mercersburg Academy eases out of COVID-19 restrictions, out of lockdowns and virtual learning, there is still a feeling—a need—to build back one of the most valuable and essential…
Ruck ‘n’ roll
Matthew Tavarez ’22 Mercersburg is home to many clubs that range from art-related and academic to physical activity clubs. Most interestingly, some of these clubs offer unusual and even unknown activities: Rucking,…