News & Events
Defining Themselves—on Film
It may not be a full 15 minutes of fame—but we have no doubt that these and other Mercersburg students will earn great appreciation for their service, athleticism, political astuteness, and myriad other talents and contributions.
Among the 18 students who tell stories of how Mercersburg defined them are six who talked on camera to upper-middler and 2007 Declamation winner Evan Pavloff. Browse the profiles to spot the videos. Or go “straight to video” here:
Chuck’s interview
Sarah’s interview
Maggie's interview
Madeleine’s interview
Sam’s interview
Lorraine’s interview
Evan’s interview
If you haven’t already read all 18 question-and-answer profiles, you can also hear how a global economics conference in Taiwan can change your world. Why swimming for Yale seems like a good idea. How it feels to perform for a national radio audience of 750,000. What it’s like to meet Benicio Del Toro ’85. And why you, too, should care what in the world Irving-Marshall Week is.
In August 2007, the Academy introduced a new viewbook in which a cross-section of students tell how academic, creative, and athletic opportunities converge at Mercersburg, granting students a pretty incredible chance to define who they are and want to become. The "Definitions" mini-site complements the new book.
“Mercersburg is set up so that there’s always a bigger challenge and a teacher there to help you pull it off,” says Mark Herring ’09, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
“Students are sharp and ambitious and very on top of things,” says Sarah Eadie, who will spend the 2007–2008 academic year studying in China. “They motivate each other in a friendly, collaborative way.”
Bryan Morgan ’07, an actor, musician, and football powerhouse from Hoover, Alabama, will attend Duke University this fall. “I was amazed at the space Mercersburg made for you to do a bunch of different things,” Morgan says.
Video segments are directed and edited by Isaac Brody ’99 with an appearance by Julia Wiedeman ’98 and support from Colleen Corcoran ’99 and Michael Davies ’85 of Embassy Row, a New York City production company.
It may not be a full 15 minutes of fame—but we have no doubt that these and other Mercersburg students will earn great appreciation for their service, athleticism, political astuteness, and myriad other talents and contributions.Among the 18 students who tell stories of how Mercersburg defined them are six who talked on camera to upper-middler and 2007 Declamation winner Evan Pavloff. Browse the profiles to spot the videos. Or go “straight to video” here:
Chuck’s interview
Sarah’s interview
Maggie's interview
Madeleine’s interview
Sam’s interview
Lorraine’s interview
Evan’s interview
If you haven’t already read all 18 question-and-answer profiles, you can also hear how a global economics conference in Taiwan can change your world. Why swimming for Yale seems like a good idea. How it feels to perform for a national radio audience of 750,000. What it’s like to meet Benicio Del Toro ’85. And why you, too, should care what in the world Irving-Marshall Week is.
In August 2007, the Academy introduced a new viewbook in which a cross-section of students tell how academic, creative, and athletic opportunities converge at Mercersburg, granting students a pretty incredible chance to define who they are and want to become. The "Definitions" mini-site complements the new book.
“Mercersburg is set up so that there’s always a bigger challenge and a teacher there to help you pull it off,” says Mark Herring ’09, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
“Students are sharp and ambitious and very on top of things,” says Sarah Eadie, who will spend the 2007–2008 academic year studying in China. “They motivate each other in a friendly, collaborative way.”
Bryan Morgan ’07, an actor, musician, and football powerhouse from Hoover, Alabama, will attend Duke University this fall. “I was amazed at the space Mercersburg made for you to do a bunch of different things,” Morgan says.
Video segments are directed and edited by Isaac Brody ’99 with an appearance by Julia Wiedeman ’98 and support from Colleen Corcoran ’99 and Michael Davies ’85 of Embassy Row, a New York City production company.
