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Inaugural Fowle Scholar-in-Residence Speaks
Rev. Paula Lawrence-Wehmiller, an educator, author, and consultant, addressed the school community during a Chapel program November 7.
Lawrence-Wehmiller, a self-described “sojourner, story-teller, and dream-bearer,” is Mercersburg’s first William C. Fowle Scholar-in-Residence. Her visit is made possible by a gift from the Edward E. Ford ’12 Foundation in memory of Mr. Fowle, the fourth headmaster...
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Fall Dance Concert in Simon Theatre November 8
Mercersburg’s Fall Dance Concert is set for Saturday, November 8, at 8 p.m. in the Burgin Center for the Arts’ Simon Theatre.
Admission is free and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis; doors open at 7:30 p.m.
The program, under the direction of Director of Dance and Fine Arts Department Head Denise Dalton, showcases faculty and student choreography in the form of ballet, modern dance,...
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Mufson Named Inaugural Recipient of Chair
Laurie Mufson, Mercersburg’s director of theatre and former head of the fine arts department, has been named the inaugural Palmer Family Chair for the Fine Arts.
Mufson is one of four members of the Mercersburg faculty to receive recognition of a faculty chair or teaching award this year; others include Matthew Caretti (Ammerman Distinguished Teaching Award), Marshall Carroll (Marjorie McCrae...
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“Soldiers and Scholars” Now on Exhibit in Burgin Center
Mercersburg Academy’s founder, William Mann Irvine, felt passionately about accumulating a collection of fine portraits of men whose names, deeds, and life accomplishments would add luster to the school. By doing so, he believed that the young men in his charge might unconsciously be influenced to form—like the men in the portraits—ideals of valor, virtue, and fortitude, and thus “strive in their...
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Examining Electoral Issues
Just before Election Day 2008, students and faculty gathered in the Burgin Center for the Arts’ Simon Theatre for an October 30 debate surrounding pertinent issues during this election season.
Democratic and Republican positions on various issues were voiced and defended by a team of three students from each side of the aisle; Becca Galey ’09, Ellis Mays ’10, and Coralie Thomas ’09 represented the...
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Rev. Paula Lawrence-Wehmiller, an educator, author, and consultant, addressed the school community during a Chapel program November 7.Lawrence-Wehmiller, a self-described “sojourner, story-teller, and dream-bearer,” is Mercersburg’s first William C. Fowle Scholar-in-Residence. Her visit is made possible by a gift from the Edward E. Ford ’12 Foundation in memory of Mr. Fowle, the fourth headmaster...
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Fall Dance Concert in Simon Theatre November 8
Mercersburg’s Fall Dance Concert is set for Saturday, November 8, at 8 p.m. in the Burgin Center for the Arts’ Simon Theatre. Admission is free and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis; doors open at 7:30 p.m.
The program, under the direction of Director of Dance and Fine Arts Department Head Denise Dalton, showcases faculty and student choreography in the form of ballet, modern dance,...
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Mufson Named Inaugural Recipient of Chair
Laurie Mufson, Mercersburg’s director of theatre and former head of the fine arts department, has been named the inaugural Palmer Family Chair for the Fine Arts. Mufson is one of four members of the Mercersburg faculty to receive recognition of a faculty chair or teaching award this year; others include Matthew Caretti (Ammerman Distinguished Teaching Award), Marshall Carroll (Marjorie McCrae...
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“Soldiers and Scholars” Now on Exhibit in Burgin Center
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Examining Electoral Issues
Democratic and Republican positions on various issues were voiced and defended by a team of three students from each side of the aisle; Becca Galey ’09, Ellis Mays ’10, and Coralie Thomas ’09 represented the...
(More...)
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