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Highlights from a European "Vacation"
Last month, nine Mercersburg students and two teachers jumped the pond for an often vigorous, frequently instructive, and always-social three weeks in Germany and Austria: the group visited Salzburg, Munich, Worms, Koblenz (via a Lorelei cruise on the Rhine), and Heidelberg. Here’s a full recap from faculty trip leaders Jim Applebaum and Peter Kempe:
(More...) Four New Administrative Faculty Appointed  Mercersburg Academy is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas W. Adams as assistant head of school for enrollment.Adams began his tenure July 1. He succeeds Christopher Tompkins, who after eight years at Mercersburg accepted the position of headmaster at Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania. Adams already exudes a genuine affection for the Mercersburg campus. “I am both honored and... (More...) Students Earn All-MAPL Honors  James Finucane ’08, who broke school records at the 1600-meter and 3200-meter distances this spring, is the [Hagerstown] Herald-Mail’s choice as its 2008 Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year.Finucane was also honored last fall as the Herald-Mail’s Cross Country Runner of the Year. He will compete in both sports at the University of Pennsylvania. Including Finucane (and his sister Lena ’09), 1... (More...) Faculty Member Runs Away with Ultramarathon  Talk about going the extra mile: Mercersburg faculty member Alisa Springman won a 100-mile race from Key Largo to Key West, Florida, in May. Springman placed first in the inaugural Keys 100—more than two and a half hours ahead of her closest challenger—and covered the 100 miles south of Miami on foot in 23 hours, 2.23 seconds. “For me, every ultramarathon is a celebration of possibility and of... (More...) Mercersburg Celebrates 115th Commencement  Mercersburg's Class of 2008 participated in the Academy's 115th Commencement exercises June 7. The class is 122 members strong. Student speakers at the ceremony included Valedictorian Remy Wheat of Richmond, Virginia; Salutatorian Emily Weiss of Greencastle, Pennsylvania; Schaff Orator David Strider of Charles Town, West Virginia; and Class Orator Laura Diller of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Class... (More...) News Archive - 2008 |
Trips to foreign lands, as any Gulliver will tell