Mercersburg Academy is a true boarding school—about 85 percent of our students live on campus, and all of our day students are affiliated with a campus dorm. The residential experience educates the whole student, both in and out of the classroom.
At Mercersburg, we build a strong community through evening and weekend activities, such as club meetings, study groups, off-campus trips, spiritual offerings, and much more. We care about our environmental impact, and we make the health and wellness of each student our top priority.
Adviser System
Living away from home can be a real challenge for teenagers—and for parents! So Mercersburg’s adviser system supports students in every area of daily life.
Each student is assigned a faculty adviser to whom they can turn for help with personal and academic issues. Each faculty adviser has a group of no more than eight advisees, and advisers get to know the students well. This system ensures that each student has at least one adult who is watching out primarily for that student.
Several times each year, all Mercersburg students meet with their advisory group to discuss specific topics of relevance both in the school community and to the broader world. In the past, we've covered topics ranging from technology and sleep to identity/diversity and character/leadership. Advisory topics are also accompanied by school speakers, initiatives, or residential discussions to deepen our understanding.
Dining Hall
Mercersburg Academy and Meriwether Godsey Inc. are partners in the school’s dining program. Our community enjoys locally sourced food, cooked from scratch. Menus are custom designed for Mercersburg, reflecting the students’ preferences as well as the fresh products available in the local market. Each menu offers a wide variety of nutritious choices with options available to accommodate dietary restrictions.
The dining hall is located in the center of campus in Ford Hall and serves three meals daily. (Safety protocols surrounding the current pandemic are at the forefront of every initiative at Mercersburg, including dining services.)
The school has a tradition of family-style meals every weekday at lunch and during dinner on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. To ensure a healthy learning environment, lunches and most Monday-night dinners are required for both boarding and day students, and students sit at assigned tables with a faculty member.
For more information about dining at Mercersburg, contact Maria Kimsey, associate head of school for finance and operations.