Kelly Schoenberger, Mark Griffin P'08, '12, Jenn Hendrickson '03, and Jenn Flanagan '99 at a Washington DC phonathon hosted by Mark Griffin.
News & Events
Reaching the Goal at RoboCup
At the 2008 RoboCup Junior Northeast Regional in Boston, Mercersburg robotics students took top honors in the soccer and rescue categories.
The duo of Sean Johnson '08 and Jay Whyel '08 finished first in the soccer category. The competition pits two teams of robots in a head-to-head game of robot soccer. An infrared emitting ball is used so that robots can see the ball with special sensors; the...
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Student Garners National Achievement Scholarship
Sijibomi Ibikunle ’08 has been awarded a prestigious 2008 National Achievement Scholarship. Ibikunle was one of 140,000 students who participated in the program, which is for Black Americans and is sponsored and conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
“Mercersburg is thrilled that Siji has been honored in this way by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation,” said Doug Hale,...
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Mile Mark Falls at Penn Relays
On one of the grandest stages in American prep track & field, James Finucane ’08 set a new Mercersburg record in the mile run April 25.
Finucane's 4:18.59 effort at the Penn Relays was the best-ever for a Mercersburg athlete in the mile, and broke a school record that had stood since 1984. His time was good for eighth overall in a talented field, and came in front of an estimated 30,000 people...
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A Spring Weekend of Arts
On a fine spring weekend, Mercersburg celebrated the arts with concerts, studio arts, and theatre performances.
The weekend (May 2–4) included a Silent Art Auction; a Friday concert in the Simon Theatre featuring the Chorale, the String Ensemble, and the Concert Band; a Saturday-evening performance in the Simon Theatre highlighting smaller musical groups, including the Jazz Band, Magalia,...
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Ringing in a New Bell
On May 2, following a school meeting in the Irvine Memorial Chapel, the Mercersburg community marveled as a new bell was hoisted 100 feet and lifted into the chapel’s Swoope Carillon.
The two-ton, 139-pound bell will ring a C-sharp and is the third largest of the carillon’s 50 bells. The new bell was cast in England more than a year ago before having its top affixed and its clapper installed in...
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At the 2008 RoboCup Junior Northeast Regional in Boston, Mercersburg robotics students took top honors in the soccer and rescue categories.The duo of Sean Johnson '08 and Jay Whyel '08 finished first in the soccer category. The competition pits two teams of robots in a head-to-head game of robot soccer. An infrared emitting ball is used so that robots can see the ball with special sensors; the...
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Student Garners National Achievement Scholarship
Sijibomi Ibikunle ’08 has been awarded a prestigious 2008 National Achievement Scholarship. Ibikunle was one of 140,000 students who participated in the program, which is for Black Americans and is sponsored and conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. “Mercersburg is thrilled that Siji has been honored in this way by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation,” said Doug Hale,...
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Mile Mark Falls at Penn Relays
On one of the grandest stages in American prep track & field, James Finucane ’08 set a new Mercersburg record in the mile run April 25.Finucane's 4:18.59 effort at the Penn Relays was the best-ever for a Mercersburg athlete in the mile, and broke a school record that had stood since 1984. His time was good for eighth overall in a talented field, and came in front of an estimated 30,000 people...
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A Spring Weekend of Arts
On a fine spring weekend, Mercersburg celebrated the arts with concerts, studio arts, and theatre performances. The weekend (May 2–4) included a Silent Art Auction; a Friday concert in the Simon Theatre featuring the Chorale, the String Ensemble, and the Concert Band; a Saturday-evening performance in the Simon Theatre highlighting smaller musical groups, including the Jazz Band, Magalia,...
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Ringing in a New Bell
On May 2, following a school meeting in the Irvine Memorial Chapel, the Mercersburg community marveled as a new bell was hoisted 100 feet and lifted into the chapel’s Swoope Carillon.The two-ton, 139-pound bell will ring a C-sharp and is the third largest of the carillon’s 50 bells. The new bell was cast in England more than a year ago before having its top affixed and its clapper installed in...
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