©2008-2011 Harrisburg Academy, All Rights Reserved
Harrisburg Academy | 10 Erford Road | Wormleysburg, PA 17043 | Tel: 717-763-7811 | Fax: 717-975-0894 | Contact Us | Weather Station
Newsroom
Home > News And Events > Newsroom
January 27, 2012
Zoo Volunteer Enjoys 'Amazing Opportunity'
Source: The Patriot-News
From the time he was a young child, Taylor B., 17, of Susquehanna Twp., has loved to visit the zoo. During the last three years, he has had a chance to fulfill that love in a big way by spending more than 670 hours at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. As an active participant in the zoo’s competitive junior zoo crew service learning program, he has volunteered there since he was in ninth grade at Harrisburg Academy in East Pennsboro Twp.
...Read MoreJanuary 6, 2012
ADD Diagnosis Changes Student's Life
Source: The Patriot-News
By M. Diane McCormick
Cole Goodman would study for tests late into the night. His parents knew that he knew the material. But at test time, all the knowledge in his head would evaporate. Frustration would set in, and maybe he’d be distracted by a soccer game under way outside. “Before you know it, time’s up,” he said. That was the reality of life with ADD, or attention deficit disorder, said Goodman, a senior at Harrisburg Academy.
...Read MoreDecember 6, 2011
Swatara Township Native is in the Running to show his Film, 'Post-Grad Lamentate,' at Sundance Film Festival
Source: The Patriot-News
A painful breakup might be the big break for one Swatara Township native. Matt Nye, a 2005 graduate of Harrisburg Academy, is a semi-finalist in the “Imaginative Filmmakers Spotlight” short film contest. If he wins, his work will be shown during the Sundance Film Festival in 2012.
December 1, 2011
Tiptoeing Behind the Scenes
Source: 717 Magazine
*Featuring CPYB alumna and Pennsylvania Ballet II company member Leah Hirsch ’11.
By Lori Myers
There’s almost something magical that happens to 16-year-old ballet dancer Panney Katsifis when she puts on the costume she will wear as the Sugar Plum Fairy in Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s annual performance of “George Ballanchine’s The Nutcracker™.” “Each costume transforms you into the character,” the Carlisle High School junior explains.
...Read MoreNovember 14, 2011
Harrisburg Academy Celebrates Global Perspective During International Education Week
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Global mindedness and international learning has long been a part of Harrisburg Academy’s school-wide curriculum. International Education Week, this year recognized Nov. 14-18, provides an annual opportunity for the school to re-focus its means and methods. First held in 2000, International Education week today is celebrated in more than 100 countries across the globe. It is a joint initiative of the United States Departments of State and Education (www.iew.state.gov) that provides an opportunity for schools to celebrate the benefits of education and exchange worldwide by promoting international understanding of and building support for international educational exchange. Ideally, this exchange supports programs that prepare Americans to live and work in a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study in the United States.
...Read MoreOctober 24, 2011
Academy Senior Vincent D. '12 Named National Merit Scholarship Commended Student
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Vincent D. ’12, a senior at Harrisburg Academy, was commended in the 2012 National Merit® Scholarship Program. The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic performance. Although Vincent will not continue in the 2012 competition for National Merit Scholarships, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2012 competition by taking the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).
...Read MoreOctober 24, 2011
National Achievement Scholarship Program Recognizes Amna E. '12 as Semifinalist
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy student Amna E. ’12 was acknowledged as a Semifinalist in the 2012 National Achievement® Scholarship Program. The National Achievement Scholarship Program honors academically talented Black American high school students and provides them an opportunity to earn college scholarships.
The National Achievement Scholarship Program, conducted by NMSC, is a privately financed academic competition. More than 160,000 high school juniors from all parts of the United States requested consideration in the 2012 program when they took the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). Semifinalists are designated within geographic regions and are the highest-scoring program entrants in the states that make up each region. More than 1,600 Black American high school seniors who have been designated as Semifinalists were announced by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) officials last month. These scholastically talented young men and women now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 800 Achievement Scholarship® awards worth more than $2.4 million to be offered next spring.
...Read MoreOctober 21, 2011
From Rivals to Teammates
Source: NetPLAY magazine
Harrisburg Academy's own Varsity Girls' Tennis player Claire G. '13 was featured in the Fall 2011 issue of "NetPLAY," the official magazine of USTA Middle States. Click on the link to read more (Claire's story begins on page 17).
...Read MoreOctober 17, 2011
Harrisburg Academy Announces 2011-12 Board of Trustees
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy is pleased to announce its 2011-12 Board of Trustees: Thomas Schmidt III (President), Joyce Kantor (Vice-President), Jill Kusic (Secretary), Linda Goldstein (Treasurer), Jayne Abrams, Stephanie Balmer, Elizabeth McInnis Benito, Roberta Boch-Parker, Ellen Caldwell '80, Keith Clark, Helen Colvin ’60, Joyce Davis, Benedict Dubbs, Julie Halbert, Tom Kirchhoff, Joyce Levin, Martha Peaslee Levine, Seth Mendelsohn, William E. Miller, Jr., Mayur Patel, Addison Taliaferro, Jr., Gene Trindell, and Ellen Warren.
...Read MoreOctober 12, 2011
IB Success in the Classroom Continues - 2011 IB Diploma Results Announced
WORMLEYSBURG, PA - Harrisburg Academy's IB program celebrates the accomplishments of its 2011 IB Diploma candidates this month as results were announced to the public - six Class of 2011 students earned full IB Diplomas, including: Eli Borwick'11 - (now attending University of Rochester); Phillippe Coronado '11 - (now attending George Washington University); Alice Haouzi '11 (now attending Tufts University); Rajat Joshi '11 (now attending Franklin & Marshall College); Peter Stone '11 - (now attending Tufts University); and Julianne Thompson '11 - (now attending Grinnell College).
...Read MoreOctober 11, 2011
Harrisburg Academy Announces 2011 IB Merit Scholarship Winners
WORMLEYSBURG, PA - Four years after Harrisburg Academy implemented the globally recognized International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) into its curriculum, the school continues to provide worldwide learning opportunities by offering scholarships for IB Diploma candidates. Harrisburg Academy proudly announces the second group of recipients of its International Baccalaureate Summer Study Scholarship. The 2011 recipients are: Claire G. '13, Nicholas S. '13, and Erin S. '13.
...Read MoreOctober 5, 2011
IB World Schools Harrisburg Academy and CVHS Tackle Global Water Shortage Issue
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Though the midstate has had no shortage of water this year, there are many areas of the world facing water crisis that threatens the health and lives of millions of people. Harrisburg Academy’s Upper School Water Project club, now in its third year, is working to rectify this world issue raising money to build wells in Africa by hosting school dances and custom T-shirt sales. This year, Cumberland Valley High School is partnering with the Academy to sell Water Project T-shirts.
...Read MoreOctober 4, 2011
Harrisburg Academy Showcases Alumni at Homecoming Weekend Celebration
WORMLEYSBURG, PA - Harrisburg Academy anchored its homecoming celebration with its Alumni Achievement Awards and Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 2, at 5 p.m. at the school. This year's event recognized and honored the outstanding achievements of seven former students, including Mindy S. Goodman '81 (Athletics Hall of Fame), Renee Healey O'Connell '99 (Athletics Hall of Fame), Alexis Dissinger McConville '00 (Athletics Hall of Fame), Alex H. Smith '02 (Athletics Hall of Fame), Dr. Jeffrey Morrison '88 (Professional Achievement), Dr. Kathryn J. Zerbe '69 (Service to Humanity), and Dr. Zachery Scheiner '93 (Rising Star).
...Read More
September 13, 2011
Harrisburg Academy Second-grader Pens Children's Book
Source: ABC-27 News
Harrisburg Academy 2nd grade student, Madison S. '22, has published her first children's picture book, titled, "I Can Do It By Myself." The book, which is based on a song Madisonwrote at the age of four, highlights things that she and other children can do on their own throughout the day. Her book release party and signing was held at Harrisburg Area Community College's Rose Garden on Tuesday, Sept. 13. At the event, Madison was interviewed by ABC-27 news and featured on the 7 p.m. news. Madison will be hosting more book signings along with her father, Floyd, who is also a children's book author, at local libraries and community events. To purchase Madison's book, please visit the Midtown Scholar Bookstore located at 1302 N. Third St. in Harrisburg. Click below to watch the news story.
...Read MoreSeptember 1, 2011
AS I SEE IT: 'School of the Future' Must Be Able to See the Big Picture
Source: The Patriot-News
By Jim Newman
Harrisburg Academy Head of School
These are challenging times for schools in the midstate, but although obstacles abound, these also are exciting times. Among many challenges, school leaders must plan how best to prepare their students
effectively for the challenges of the 21st century.
...Read MoreAugust 25, 2011
Harrisburg Academy Named #1 Private School in Central Pennsylvania
WORMELYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy has been recognized by Central Penn Parent magazine readers as the #1 private school in Central Pennsylvania. “Harrisburg Academy continues to evolve into a ‘school of the future,’” said Jim Newman, head of school. “We remain committed to educating the ‘whole child’ and reinforcing the ‘Three Rs’ while encouraging 21st century critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity competencies with our students. “We couldn’t be more pleased that Central Pennsylvania parents recognize the value of our mission and the outcomes of our graduates,” he added.
August 15, 2011
2011 Alumni Awards Recipients and Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
WORMLEYSBURG, PA - Harrisburg Academy commends and congratulates its 2011 Alumni Achievement Awards winners and Athletics Hall of Fame inductees. The following graduates will join this special circle of scholars and athletes at a special Homecoming Weekend reception on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. at Harrisburg Academy: Dr. Jeffrey Morrison '88 (Professional Achievement award), Dr. Kathryn J. Zerbe '69 (Service to Humanity award), Dr. Zachery Scheiner '93 (Rising Star award), Mindy S. Goodman '81 (HOF), Renee Healey O'Connell '99 (HOF), Alexis Dissinger McConville '00, and Alex H. Smith '02.
...Read MoreJuly 29, 2011
Campers Love S'mores - PHOTO
Source: Patriot-News
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage this week in local media!
Making S'mores (P-N Community Section - West Shore edition)July 8, 2011
Tennis Aids Global Mission
Source: Patriot-News
On May 21, youths from nine local high schools participated in a junior team tennis tournament at Harrisburg Academy to benefitWorld Surgical Foundation Inc. The local foundation aids children and adults living in third world countries who need life-altering surgery. The tournament was organized by Alex Remmel, ajunior at Harrisburg Academy, and tennis professional April Gift.
Junior Team Tennis Participants photo #2 (Patriot-News Community Section - East Shore edition)
June 24, 2011
Valedictorian & Salutatorian Photographs
Source: The Patriot-News
The Patriot-News featured all area schools' valedictorians and salutatorians in a special section of the June 24 edition of the newspaper.
Top of the Class #1 (Patriot-News Community Section - Hershey edition)Top of the Class #2 (Patriot-News Community Section - East Shore edition)
Top of the Class #3 (Patriot-News Community Section - West Shore edition)
Top of the Class #4 (Patriot-News Community Section - Cumberland edition)
June 17, 2011
Doug C. '11 named to Patriot-News All-Star Team
Source: Patriot-News
The Patriot-News announced its 2011 Boys' Tennis All-Star team and Harrisburg Academy's own Doug C. '11 made the cut!
Patriot-News Boys' Tennis All-Star TeamSpring Sports in Pictures
June 17, 2011
Patriot-News Community Section
Source: Patriot-News
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage this week in local media!
Commencement Photos #1 (P-N Community Section - Hershey edition)Commencement Photos #2 (P-N Community Section - West Shore edition)
Commencement Photos #3 (P-N Community Section - Cumberland edition)
June 10, 2011
Commencement 2011 Photo Essay
Source: Patriot-News
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage this week in local media!
Commencement 2011 PhotosJune 3, 2011
Patriot-News Community Section
Source: The Patriot-News
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage this week in local media!
Emma M. '23 at the Lemoyne PoolState Fair project by Samuel C. '19 - Arizona
Top 10 Talking Points - Featureing Doug C. '11, AA Singles Tennis State Champion
June 1, 2011
"Pleasing to Your Ears"
Source: ABC-27 News
Harrisburg Academy junior, Mary R. '12, advanced to the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) All-State Orchestra this spring and earned Concertmaster status (first chair, first violin). Click below to watch her interview with ABC-27's Valerie Pritchett.
...Read MoreMay 30, 2011
Eyes on the Prize: Caplan achieves coveted PIAA title
Source: The Patriot-News
By Jeremy Elliott
Doug Caplan gingerly made his way to the top of the podium on the floor at the Hershey Racquet Club Saturday afternoon. Tired, with sweat dripping from his brow, Caplan was appropriately stacked above all others on the coveted block displaying the number 1. Caplan was crowned the best Class AA player in the state.
...Read MoreMay 29, 2011
Harrisburg Academy's Class of 2011
Source: The Patriot-News
The Patriot-News announces the Class of 2011.
...Read MoreMay 29, 2011
Leah H. '11 Named as "Best and Brightest"
Source: The Patriot-News
Read Leah's full profile by clicking below!
...Read MoreMay 29, 2011
Caplan Claims Title
Source: The Patriot-News
By Jeremy Elliott
There is no mystery with Harrisburg Academy’s Doug Caplan. He is going to hit precision ground strokes and come to the net. He is going to hit a mix of top spin, flat strokes and off-speed junk from the backhand and forehand. He is solid side-to-side and has wheels. No weak links.
...Read MoreMay 28, 2011
Caplan Embraces Wearing a Bull's-Eye
By Jeremy Elliott
One fact about the PIAA Class AA Singles Championships: Doug Caplan is the favorite. That doesn’t seem to bother the Harrisburg Academy senior. He is tournament-tested and is playing the best tennis of his high-school career. So much so, he embraces the role.
...Read MoreMay 27, 2011
Patriot-News Community Section
Source: The Patriot-News
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage this week in local media!
Denim Donations #1 (P-N Community Section - West Shore edition)Denim Donations #2 (P-N Community Section - Cumberland edition)
May 24, 2011
Doug C. '11 Seeks Tennis Gold
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy’s Doug C. ’11 will take the court at Hershey Racquet Club for the PIAA Class AA Singles Tennis Championship this Friday (9 a.m. – first round; 3 p.m. – quarter-finals) and Saturday (9 a.m. – semi-finals; 1 p.m. championship). If Doug wins the tournament, he will become Harrisburg Academy’s first athletics state champion. He took a silver medal two years ago and passed up states last year to play a national tournament.
Doug faces Chartier-Houston’s Tanya T. in the first round. Admission is $5.
Full News Release
PIAA AA Boys' Singles Tennis Championship Bracket
May 20, 2011
Patriot-News Community Section
Source: The Patriot-News
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage this week in local media!
Art Appreciation #1 (P-N Community Section - East Shore edition)Art Appreciation #2 (P-N Community Section - West Shore edition)
Art Appreciation #3 (P-N Community Section - Cumberland edition)
Rugby Team Guts it out to Reach Nations (feat. James W. '11) - (P-N Community Section - West Shore edition)
Hanna K. '12 Studies at Fredrickson Library #1 (P-N Community Section - Hershey edition)
Hanna K. '12 Studies at Fredrickson Library #2 (P-N Community Section - East Shore edition)
Hanna K. '12 Studies at Fredrickson Library #3 (P-N Community Section - West Shore edition)
May 20, 2011
Experiments With Candy Sweeten Kids With Science
Source: The Patriot-News
By Fran Seeger
The students quickly put on their lab coats and went right to work on their experiments. But this science lab was both a bit unconventional and fun for third-graders at Harrisburg Academy as they learned about scientific inquiry and how to form a hypothesis.
...Read MoreMay 10, 2011
Caplan Takes Biggest Step
Source: The Patriot-News
By Jeremy Elliott
There is nothing one-dimensional about Doug Caplan’s tennis game. Not anymore. There was a time when Caplan was viewed as a flashy power player. He turned heads with his blistering forehand and thunderous serve. Those tools took him far, but they also let him down in tight spots through errant shots and errors. That’s all in the past.
May 8, 2011
Caplan Plowing Through Class AA Field
Source: The Patriot-News
By Jeremy Elliott
Harrisburg Academy’s Doug Caplan was handing out donuts Saturday afternoon. But not the tasty variety. In fact, they were quite bitter for Caplan’s opponents in the District 3-AA singles championships at the Hershey Racquet Club. The cumulative game score for the Spartans senior versus his foes: 12-0.
May 4, 2011
Dr. Ruqayya Yasmine Khan '78 Named as Alumna of the Year
WORMLEYSBURG, PA - The Harrisburg Academy Alumni Council has selected Dr. Ruqayya Yasmine Khan '78 as the Alumna of the Year and featured speaker for the Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in June. Khan is an associate professor of Islamic studies at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
...Read MoreMay 1, 2011
Caplan Proves He's in a Class of His Own
Source: The Patriot-News
By Jeremy Elliott
Harrisburg Academy’s Doug Caplan owns Mid-Penn Class AA tennis. It’s no contest. Caplan showed it in a variety of ways Saturday morning. Dominance was served through his booming serves, penetrating ground strokes and his court presence. All were on display during Caplan’s 6-0, 6-0 warmup over Trinity’s Ryan Torresin in the Mid-Penn Championships at East Pennsboro High School. It was his third straight title and the perfect way to cap his conference tournament career.
...Read More
April 29, 2011
Patriot-News Community Section
Source: The Patriot-News
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage this week in local media!
Kindergarten Science #1(P-N Community Section - Cumberland edition)Kindergarten Science #2 (P-N Community Section - West Shore edition)
April 26, 2011
Harrisburg Academy Hires Director of College Counseling
WORMLEYSBURG, PA - Harrisburg Academy is pleased to name Giulia Rinaldis Hollister director of college counseling of its pre-K through 12th grade independent school in Wormleysburg. Giulia will manage all aspects of college preparation, search, and application process for students 8th through 12th grade; administer a well-developed program to enhance the college opportunities for all students; and maintain a strong professional network with local and regional universities.
...Read MoreApril 22, 2011
Patriot-News Community Section
Source: The Patriot-News
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage this week in local media!
Denim Donations #1 (P-N Community Section - East Shore edition)Denim Donations #2 (P-N Community Section - Hershey edition)
US Science #1 (P-N Community Section - Cumberland edition)
US Science #2 (P-N Community Section - West Shore edition)
April 15, 2011
Patriot-News Community Section
Source: The Patriot-News
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage this week in local media!
Middle School Spirit Night (P-N Community Section - East Shore edition)Mr. Stewart's Currency Lesson (P-N Community Section - East Shore edition)
April 8, 2011
Patriot-News Community Section
Source: The Patriot-News
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage this week in local media!
Harrisburg Academy Science Fair (P-N Community Section - West Shore edition)25 Women of Influence Awards (P-N Community Section - West Shore edition)
Music Accolades (P-N Community Section - West Shore edition)
April 8, 2011
The Skype's the Limit in Elementary Classes
Source: The Patriot-News
By Fran Seeger
Julia Dailey stood in front of the miniature camera, held up a picture of a koala and recited facts about the Australian marsupial to the class. But it wasn’t just the 5-year-old Camp Hill girl’s kindergarten classmates at Harrisburg Academy who were watching and listening.
...Read MoreMarch 27, 2011
How Much is Too Much? Pushing activities on kids too early can cause burnout Featuring Jeane Serino
Source: The Patriot-News
By Diane White McNaughton
At the limber young age of 2, Jovi Ramsey can’t pronounce the word “gymnastics,” but she makes a valiant effort to perform them. Tucking her blonde head between her feet in preparation for a forward roll, she exclaims enthusiastically, “Look Daddy, I do ‘nastics’!” Her daddy, Chris Ramsey of Halifax, isn’t banking on Jovi becoming.
...Read MoreMarch 25, 2011
Girl Power 2!
Source: The Patriot-News
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage this week in local media!
Girl Power! (P-N Community Section - East Shore edition)Girl Power! (P-N Community Section - Hershey edition)
March 18, 2011
Girl Power!
Source: The Patriot-News
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage this week in local media!
Girl Power! (P-N Community Weekly - Cumberland edition)Girl Power! (P-N Community Weekly - West Shore edition)
March 18, 2011
Academy Sings Praises for State-Level Student Music Success
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – March is the month for music at Harrisburg Academy — both Alex W. ’12 and Mary R. ’12 qualified for state-level music ensembles, an achievement notable for large high schools, let alone smaller independent institutions.
March 18, 2011
Building on News: Current events help inspire architectural students
Source: The Patriot-News
By: Fran Seeger
Alexandra Savage 17, of Lemoyne, loved to draw but wasn’t interested in politics and current events. That changed once the senior enrolled in an architecture design class at Harrisburg Academy.
March 15, 2011
Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Ernest "Tiger" S. Burch '56 Scheduled for Sunday MEDIA ADVISORY
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy will pay tribute to its own Dr. Ernest “Tiger” Burch ’56 at a special event on March 20 at 2 p.m. at Harrisburg Academy’s McCormick Auditorium. The public is invited to this celebration of Burch’s life and work — which includes a presentation by Dr. Igor Krupnik, curator of arctic and northern ethnology at the Smithsonian Institute and a former colleague of Burch.
March 11, 2011
IN THE NEWS
Check out Harrisburg Academy's coverage in local media!
College Fair - Patriot-News Community Section (West Shore)Valentine's Day Bags - Patriot-News Community Section (Cumberland)
Valentine's Day Bags - Patriot-News Community Section (West Shore)
March 7, 2011
Harrisburg Academy Middle School Student Wins Big at CASEF
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Anika R. ’16, a Harrisburg Academy seventh grade student, earned first place and was named Junior Grand Champion at the 2011 Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair (CASEF) on March 5 at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg. Anika’s project, “Music and Emotions,” explored how her classmates reacted to music played in different keys. Anika received a trophy and $100.
March 6, 2011
300 students show work at Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair
Source: The Patriot-News
By Sarah Ganim
The future of new energy solutions, cancer treatment, rocket science and computer technology had its first showing Saturday in Harrisburg.
The 54th annual Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair showcased more than 300 budding scientists from 45 midstate schools at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts.
...Read MoreMarch 5, 2011
Bauschwitz, Hess Take top honors at CASEF
Source: The Sentinel (Carlisle)
By Erica Dolson
What do cancer research, space propulsion and the effect of music on emotions have in common? At the Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair (CASEF), they are the stuff of grand champions. Students from Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School, Hershey High School and the Harrisburg Academy took top honors at CASEF's annual awards ceremony on Saturday. More than $100,000 in scholarships and special awards were given to students at the ceremony.
...Read MoreMarch 5, 2011
2011 Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair results
Source: The Sentinel (Carlisle)
The 54th annual Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair held its annual awards Saturday at the Sunoco Theater at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts. More than 300 students from 45 area schools participated in the competition. The culmination of the ceremony was the announcement of the Senior High Grand Champions. These two students will compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair to be held in Los Angeles May 8-13. Monies for this trip are being provided by The Hershey Company. The Senior Grand Champions named included Benjamin Bauchwitz, a senior at Hershey High School. The title of his project was, "It Ain't Over Until The Knockout Mouse Sings."
February 8, 2011
Academy Commits to Providing Students $750,000 Tuition Assistance in 2011-12
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – In a year in which the nation’s economy has caused businesses and individuals to reevaluate finances and prioritize spending, Harrisburg Academy is continuing to make a top-quality education affordable by offering $750,000 in need-based financial aid to students for the 2011-12 academic year.
This financial commitment furthers the school’s mission towards access and affordability. In the past five years, more than $3.3 million has been allocated towards financial aid for families in need.
...Read MoreJanuary 28, 2011
Snowball Dance Follows Midterms
Source: The Patriot-News
By Fran Seeger
What they eat, what they wear, and how they publicize it might have changed over the years, but the Upper School students at Harrisburg Academy still carry on the tradition of the annual Snowball Dance.
The dance on Jan. 21 marked the end of a long, grueling week of tests.
“We had midterm testing the entire week before the dance, and it’s a school tradition to celebrate that the tests are over,” said Jude Nifong, secretary of the student council.
January 1, 2011
Using Formative and Alternative Assessments to Support Instruction and Measure Student Learning
Source: Science Scope magazine
By Tricia Britton, Harrisburg Academy Middle School Science Teacher
How many of us assess our students only summatively, using these assessments to assign grades? I know I did. And while I continue to employ the traditional chapter test as a summative assessment, it is only one of a variety of ways I evaluate student learning and assign grades.
...Read MoreDecember 7, 2010
$50,000 EITC Contribution from Metro Bank and Others Makes a Difference
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg-based Metro Bank designated $50,000 to Harrisburg Academy as part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s 2010-11 Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. This donation will help the Academy provide need-based scholarships to its pre-school through 12th grade students — students who help to bring a diverse mix of talents, experiences, and voices to the school community.
December 5, 2010
Consider Diversity A Strength Patriot-News Op-Ed by Benjamin Cohen '12
Source: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG: On paper, “don’t ask, don’t tell” seems like a simple way to make differences of sexual orientation a nonissue to soldiers serving in our nation’s military. In reality, it is a horrible way to deal with the problems that might arise as gay and straight soldiers live and serve our country side by side.
December 3, 2010
New Scholarship Program Can Help Students Study Around the World
Source: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG - Amna Elnour hopes to go to Thailand and Cambodia to study human rights abuses by the Khmer Rouge. Hanna Moreland wants to study the history of western civilization by traveling to Greece, Italy and France. David Levine wants to attend a summer college program related to civil liberties, and Rose Levenson wants to attend counselor training at a camp in the Poconos run by the Union for Reform Judaism. These four were the winners in a new scholarship program offered by Harrisburg Academy its International Baccalaureate candidates.
...Read MoreNovember 8, 2010
IB Scholarship and Celebration: Harrisburg Academy Opens 2011 $30,000 Scholarship Opportunity
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy welcomed prospective families to its Fall Admission Open House yesterday and is thrilled to kick off the 2011-12 admission season by announcing that it will offer its International Baccalaureate Summer Study scholarship program again in 2011. Four current 10th grade students will have the opportunity to pursue worldwide learning opportunities with money from the $30,000 merit scholarship program, which will begin accepting applications immediately. Materials are due by April 15, 2011.
...Read MoreNovember 5, 2010
Local Students Develop Personal Leadership Skills through Global Opportunities National Young Leaders State Conference & Rotary Youth Leadership Conference Encourage Harrisburg Academy Students to Lead
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Two of Harrisburg Academy’s students are interested in changing the world by changing themselves. Jacob H. ’17 and James W. ’11 were nominated and chosen to participate in two prestigious extracurricular leadership conferences in 2010.
November 1, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Congratulates Two Commended National Merit Scholars
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Two students at Harrisburg Academy were commended in the 2011 National Merit® Scholarship Program: Peter S. ’11 and Julianne T. ’11. The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
...Read MoreNovember 1, 2010
A Well-Balanced Education By Lori Myers
Source: Central PA Magazine
When Maribel Perez of Harrisburg became a mother, she didn’t want her daughter, Lissette Vega, to experience the type of learning environment she had in school: one where gangs roamed the hallway and teachers were distracted. Instead, Perez enrolled her daughter in Harrisburg Academy, a private school, where potter is created in art class and Suzuki-style violin is taught in kindergarten.
October 22, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Announces 2010-11 Board of Trustees
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy is pleased to announce its 2010-11 Board of Trustees: Thomas Schmidt III (President), Joyce Kantor (Vice-President), Linda Goldstein (Secretary), Jayne Abrams (Treasurer), Pankaj Agarwal, Stephanie Balmer, Elizabeth McInnis Benito, Keith Clark, Helen Colvin ’60, Joyce Davis, Benedict Dubbs, Tom Kirchhoff, Jill Kusic, Joyce Levin, Martha Levine, William E. Miller, Jr., Mayur Patel, Addison Taliaferro, Jr., Gene Trindell, Larry Warkoczeski, and Ellen Warren.
...Read MoreOctober 11, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Celebrates National Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar's Success
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – One student at Harrisburg Academy has earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of her exceptional achievement on AP Exams: Ruixiang L. ’11. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the 1.6 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.
October 7, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Hires Head of Middle School, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, and Facilities Manager
Harrisburg Academy is pleased to announce the hiring of Stephen Fry (Head of Middle School), Jessica Ritchie (Director of Development and Alumni Relations) and Charles Gethouas (Building and Grounds Manager). Click on the link to read more about these new members to our team.
...Read MoreOctober 1, 2010
Photo: Setting Sail
Source: The Patriot-News
Harrisburg Academy middle school history teacher Steve Stewart, right, has a tradition of starting the year by dressing up like Christopher Columbus and hosting a press conference for his seventh-grade history students to discuss “his” return from a first voyage to the Indies. Like past years, students had the opportunity to ask Columbus questions about his voyage and to learn about navigational techniques with rudimentary equipment. Student Katie T. '16, volunteered for a demonstration. Stewart has been a teacher at Harrisburg Academy for 42 years
...Read MoreSeptember 27, 2010
Homecoming 2010 to Showcase Panel of Speakers and Expanded Alumni Awards
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy’s weekend of homecoming events will showcase some things old and some things new, including a panel discussion about the importance and impact of community service and an extended Alumni Awards Athletics Hall of Fame program.
...Read MoreSeptember 24, 2010
Photo: Butterfly Lessons
Source: The Patriot-News
Taryn S. '23, of Camp Hill, recently brought in butterflies and provided a presentation about how they change from caterpillar to butterfly. First-grade students are invited to celebrate their birthdays by sharing an experience rather than bringing treats.
...Read MoreSeptember 21, 2010
"Give Back-to-School Books" Drive Shares 1,100 Books with the Midstate
WORMLEYSBURG PA – Harrisburg Academy celebrated the start of the 2010-11 academic year by hosting a new and gently used book drive at its All School Picnic and Ice Cream Social on Aug. 29. More than 400 people, representing families with students from preschool through 12th grade, attended the sunny Sunday social sponsored by the Harrisburg Academy Parents Association — and they donated more than 1,100 books!
...Read MoreSeptember 17, 2010
Photo: Picnic Power
Source: The Patriot-News
More than 400 people attended Harrisburg Academy’s picnic and ice cream social. The school collected books for its
“Give Back-to-School Books” drive.
September 15, 2010
Academy Art Teacher Tina Reiley Honored for Painting Speaker of the House
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy’s art department is well-known in the area for inspiring children to see the world in a different way and — and to create masterpieces. This time, the accolades go to the art teacher instead of the art students. Lower School art teacher Tina Reiley was honored at a special ceremony at the Capitol yesterday for painting the official portrait of Dennis O’Brien, former Speaker of the House of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
August 17, 2010
How Can I Get My Kids Ready to Go Back to School?
Hey parents! Enjoying your summer? Well, soak up that sun while you can, because school starts real soon. For some, it’s as early as next week. And sure, while you and your kids don’t want to be thinking about textbooks and homework just yet, it’s best to start getting ready for the new school year now, if you haven’t already.
“Losing summer vacation is a major change for [kids],” said Kevin Muirhead, head of head of early childhood and lower schools at Harrisburg Academy. “They go through a grieving process.”
To shorten that grieving process, and to ensure that your family is fully prepared to head back into the classroom, we’ve put together a list of tips that should help keep your anxiety level to a minimum. Make sure the kids complete any work assigned over the break. Did your children have a book to read or report to write? Be sure it’s done before they have to go back.
August 1, 2010
Education Enters A New Era By Maria Coole
Source: Susquehanna Style magazine
Without seeing reruns of Little House on the Prairie, children in schools probably have no idea why someone would clap erasers. Chalkboards have all but gone the way of manual typewriters, with white boards, written on with dry erase markers, replacing them in many schools. But now moving to the head of the class is the interactive electronic white board.
July 26, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Wins at 2010 Best of Web Awards
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy won “Best Recurring eNews Product” for its weekly Explorer and was recognized as a finalist for its school website (arts and education division) at the 2010 Best of the Web Awards program today at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center in Camp Hill, Pa. The Academy’sweeklyemail-based campaign, the Explorer, designed to keep parents well-informed while demonstrating the overall value of an Academy education, was selected by an independent panel of judges for its thoroughness, interactivity, and overall user experience.
July 14, 2010
Harrisburg Academy a Repeat Winner in Central Penn Parent Family Favorites Awards
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – For the second year in a row, Harrisburg Academy has been recognized as the #2 private school in Central Pennsylvania — and the #1 independent (non-religious) school in the region — in Central Penn Parent magazine’s Family Favorites Awards.
“Our school has been a valuable community resource for 226 years, providing an education that is quite different from the other private and independent schools in our geographic area,” said Kristina Pae, communications associate. “We are so pleased that Central Penn Parent magazine’s readers recognize the value of a Harrisburg Academy education, and we hope they will schedule a visit with us when considering educational options for their children!” she said.
...Read MoreJuly 9, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Announces $30,000 Scholarship Winners, 2010 Full IB Diploma Recipients
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy implemented the globally recognized International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) into its curriculum in 2005 to connect students with an ever-growing global society. Three years later, the school continues to provide world-wide learning opportunities by offering four scholarships for IB Diploma candidates. Harrisburg Academy proudly announces the recipients of its inaugural 2010 International Baccalaureate Summer Study Scholarship: Amna Elnour ’12 (incoming student), Rose Levenson ’12 (current student), David Levine ’12 (current student), and Hanna Moreland ’12 (current student).
June 16, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Tennis Trio Hit the Heights
Source: The Patriot-News
Every once and a while, you get a special group of players that lift a team and school to heights never thought obtainable. No team from
June 16, 2010
2010 Patriot-News Boys' Tennis All-Star Team
Source: The Patriot-News
Andrew K. ’10, Doug K. ’11, and Ted O. ’10 represent
June 16, 2010
Trinity sprint ace Natimi Black-Heaven takes gold home to London
(Nat B., Harrisburg Academy student participating in Trinity sports co-op)
Source: The Patriot-News
As other high school graduates and students went their separate ways for the summer, some took a trip to the beach. Others started a summer job right away. Natimi Black-Heaven? He hopped on a plane and went home.
Black-Heaven, Trinity’s speedy 4x100 relay anchor is originally from
June 7, 2010
College Recruiting Watch: Harrisburg Academy's Adam Chernicoff to Lafayette
Source: The Patriot-News
Aside from his soccer and basketball commitments in Wormleysburg, Chernicoff hit the diamond for
May 30, 2010
Best and Brightest 2010 Semifinalists & Judges
Source: The Patriot-News
Twenty local high school seniors represent the Best and Brightest Class of 2010 in a program started by The Patriot-News to spotlight the potential of each year's high school graduating class. The 18th annual program drew 150 applications from 45 schools. Selection committees reviewed applications to consider academic excellence, honors and awards, school and community involvement, post-high school goals, and, for some, response to obstacles and challenges. Committees also reviewed student essays and letters of recommendation.
May 29, 2010
Kantor and Otto Take Home Fourth-Place Medal at PIAA Singles and Doubles Championships
Source: The Patriot-News
It just wasn’t enough. Kantor and Otto battled through a grueling three set semifinal and a third-place match only to come up short, finishing fourth during Saturday’s PIAA Singles and Doubles Tennis Championships at the Hershey Racquet Club.
...Read More
May 29, 2010
Harrisburg Academy's Natimi Black-Heaven '10 Helps Trinity Secure PIAA Class AA Track & Field Championship
Source: The Patriot-News
...Read More
May 28, 2010
Harrisburg Academy's Lacrosse Program Moving to Trinity
Source: The Patriot-News
May 7 saw the end of an era at
May 27, 2010
Harrisburg Academy's Andrew Kantor, Ted Otto Begin Quest for PIAA Gold
Source: The Patriot-News
A year ago,
May 22, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Puts Up Fight But Loses in State Team Tennis Semifinals
Source; The Patriot-News
There were points Saturday when it looked like
The Spartans were deadlocked in a state semifinal match with
May 5, 2010
Cumberland Valley and Harrisburg Academy Claim Mid-Penn Team Tennis Championships
Source: Patriot-News
There is no longer any doubt that
May 1, 2010
Prom on a Budget
Source: Patriot-News
Katie Roksandic had more to figure out than the color and cut of her prom dress. Roksandic, 18, drew up a budget for the prom. "I guestimated how much my hair would cost, my nails, my shoes, my makeup, alterations," said Roksandic, a senior at Lower Dauphin High School.
...Read MoreApril 30, 2010
International Baccalaureate Diploma Will Be Offered to Students in 2011-12
With quotes from Dr. Tom Banks
Source: Patriot-News
The difference between credits earned through a
Graduates who also earn an International Baccalaureate diploma will have made all the stops on a planned, academic " "tour." Those who enroll in AP classes will "travel" their own academic path.
...Read MoreApril 23, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Announces New 2010-11 Trustees, Community Advisory Board Members
The Board of Trustees is a governing body comprised of community leaders and parents and is responsible for the development of policy and the institution’s fiscal integrity. Since 2003-04, the Board has committed itself to an annual self-review and goal-setting in keeping with “best practices” as delineated by the National Association of Independent Schools. The Board uses the responses to this self-review, along with its critique of the administration’s progress toward achieving designated priorities of Challenge 2013, the school’s five-year strategic plan, as criteria for developing its goals and those of the Head of School for the next school year.
...Read MoreApril 20, 2010
Middle School Students to Plant 225 Trees in Honor of Anniversary, Earth Day
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy’s Middle School (MS) students will get a hands-on lesson about conservation and tree planting this Friday at a park in South Londonderry Township. The students will plant 225 saplings in honor of Earth Week and the school’s Triple Anniversary (225th anniversary since its founding, 200th anniversary since its chartering, and 50th anniversary of occupying its current location).
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is supporting Academy students in this day of learning and service by helping to coordinate and facilitate four stations: Tree Planting, Water Quality & Stream Study, Group Hike & Writing Activity, and Water Treatment Plant Tour. The students, split into four groups based on grade level, will spend 45 minutes at each station:
...Read More April 10, 2010
It's Quite Easy, Learning Green
Source: Harrisburg Magazine
Junk bands, trash talk and the wasted quarter pounder. At
powerful tools teaching students to "think green." The message of reduce, reuse and recycle is taught and lessons are well learned. "If you don't take care of Mother Earth, then she cannot take care of you," one young student reminds others. "We have students who are great at reminding us to take the compost bucket to the gallery
(our lunch room)," says
April 9, 2010
'Bravo' to Elementary Language Education
Source: Patriot-News
BY PATRIOT-NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD
President Obama says he is embarrassed he can't speak a second language.
Students in China begin learning English in the third grade. Students in Germany are studying English by the fifth grade, and college-bound Germans are expected to pick up a third language in high school. Contrast that to America where most students do not begin to study a second language until the eighth or ninth grade.
...Read More April 5, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Announces $30,000 IB Scholarship Opportunity
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – When Harrisburg Academy considered implementing the globally recognized International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) into its curriculum in 2005, the school’s faculty and administrators anticipated — and achieved — success. Three years later, the school is excited to expand on its tradition of being on the forefront of global education with a unique opportunity for IB Diploma candidate students.
...Read MoreApril 2, 2010
Students to Plant Trees in South Londonderry
Source: Lebanon Daily News
CAMPBELLTOWN – A group of 80 students from
April 2, 2010
Harrisburg Academy to Celebrate Charter Day with Time Capsule
This year’s celebration will remain close to home as the focus of the event is burying a time capsule on school grounds. Items submitted for the time capsule vary and represent each class, including class work, scrapbooks, photos, music, writing, and many other items of significance.
...Read MoreMarch 8, 2010
Middle School Students Discover Success at CASEF
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – For many young scientists in the Harrisburg area, March is the month for science because of the annual Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair (CASEF). On March 3-6, students representing 42 middle and high schools from central Pennsylvania shared science experiments and lab reports with fellow students at this regional science fair held at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg.
...Read MoreMarch 7, 2010
RESULTS: Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair
Source: Carlisle Sentinel
The following students were category winners in the Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair. Listed is the student’s name, grade, school, project title and placement. Some also list special awards received by that student.
...Read MoreMarch 5, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Congratulates Two National Merit Finalists
March 3, 2010
Phones, Computers, Games Can Keep Teens Awake Too Late
Source: The Patriot-News
It’s 8:30 a.m., and Loran Jackson, Jasmine Kennedy, Dana Washington and Kuron Taltoan have already been at school for a half-hour. It’s an early start to a day that probably won’t end until midnight or later. The SciTech High School seniors are typical of today’s sleep-deprived teens. Washington considers a midnight bedtime a “great accomplishment.” “I have to tell myself to go to sleep sometimes,” she said. “I’m often up till 2.”
...Read MoreMarch 3, 2010
'Bravo' to Elementary Language Education
Source: Patriot-News
February 25, 2010
Mark Parsells '78 Named as Alumnus of the Year
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – The Harrisburg Academy Alumni Council has selected Mark Parsells ’78 as the Alumnus of the Year and featured speaker for the Class of 2010’s graduation ceremony in June. This is the first year that the Alumni Council has been responsible for choosing the award’s recipient.
...Read MoreFebruary 19, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Honor Roll
Second Quarter
Source: The Patriot-News
Harrisburg Academy congratulates its students who made the Honor Roll for the second quarter and commends their hard work. Please click on the link to view the complete list.
...Read MoreJanuary 22, 2010
Gift of Tennis Turns Heads at USTA Featuring Tennis Coach April Gift
Source: The Patriot-News
If you're a young, aspiring baseball, basketball or soccer player and want to play outside your high school season, there are plenty of opportunities to sharpen your game There's American Legion baseball, AAU basketball, club soccer and travel soccer programs available to a variety of age ranges. But what about a sport such as tennis? Sure, there are junior programs all over the area, but there never was that much available to get the competitive juices flowing.
...Read MoreJanuary 22, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Boys' Hoops Coach Steve Pancoski Insists on Balance
Source: The Patriot-News
Steve Pancoski has been a fixture not only at Harrisburg Academy but in the midstate hoops scene as well. He's in his 17th year leading the Spartans boys team, making him one of the longest-tenured basketball coaches in central Pennsylvania. In his 16 years of coaching at Academy, he's guided the Spartans to nine District 3 playoff appearances, five Susquehanna Independent Athletic Conference championships and a 154-190 overall record.
...Read MoreJanuary 22, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Good Fit for Zach C.
Source: The Patriot-News
For all the moves Harrisburg Academy senior Zach C. shows off with a basketball, he saved his best one for off the court. He started his high school career at Susquehanna Twp., a basketball hotbed where Zach mostly sat and watched for two years. But then he made what turned out to be a fortuitous decision.
...Read MoreJanuary 22, 2010
Middle School Grandparents Enjoy a Day of Science and Song
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy Middle School (MS) students welcomed loved ones to school today for Grandparents and Special Friends Day yesterday. The morning feature musical performances, project displays, and refreshments. Grandparents and special friends of the students had the opportunity to meet teachers and experience first-hand what the students are doing at school — including the excitement of the Middle School’s yearly Science Fair.
...Read MoreJanuary 15, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Receives Substantial Bequest from Elias Estate
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Marie Graupner Elias, who died earlier this year, and her husband, David A. Elias, Jr., who died in 1989, bequeathed a generous portion of their estate to Harrisburg Academy. The bequest will come to the Academy in two installments, totaling more than $200,000.
...Read MoreJanuary 7, 2010
Class of 2010 College Acceptance Announcements Start Strong
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – As of Jan. 5, 2010, 20 of our 35 Harrisburg Academy seniors have been offered admission to at least one college or university. Current acceptances are only for colleges and universities that offer "rolling admission," or for those students who have received an Early Action or Early Decision acceptance. With nearly 250 applications submitted by the Class of 2010, most of the "regular admission" decisions will not be received until March and April.
...Read More January 6, 2010
Harrisburg Academy Receives 2010 Global Classroom Honorable Mention
December 13, 2009
Holding Court (featuring Steve Pancoski, Harrisburg Academy Boys Basketball Coach)
Source: The Patriot-News
Continuity just isn't what it once was. After another summer of coaching changes within the midstate's boys' basketball ranks, it was time to stop and think: Which coaches have been around longer than the beat writer? Who has the most years with the same team? Where is the continuity? No one has a longer sustained run than Patrick Dieter, who just tipped off his 27th season at Boiling Springs. "When I first came to Boiling Springs we were like a farm school," he said. "All these places the kids know, that have been there all their lives, weren't even there when I was a kid. It was all farm fields."
December 8, 2009
Harrisburg Academy Musicians Featured on National Stage
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – The Hershey Festival Strings, a local youth orchestra, has been selected from amongst the outstanding student orchestras throughout the nation to be included on the “Live from Lincoln Center” website. The orchestra’s featured performance from 2006 includes Harrisburg Academy students Mary R. ’12, Mackenzie S. ’10, Kendall S. ’12, Angela P. ’10, Rose L. ’12, and Zachary S. ’12, then middle school students.
...Read MoreDecember 4, 2009
Harrisburg Academy Fall Athletes Celebrate High Accolades
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy is proud to announce that AnnElizabeth K. ’10 has been selected to the Patriot-News All Star Girls Tennis Team. Konkel beat Class AAA competition and was the Mid-Penn playoffs runner-up. In addition to making it to district playoffs in singles tennis, she advanced in doubles tennis with partner Sophia K. ’10.
...Read MoreDecember 2, 2009
Academy Sophomore Receives Leaders of Tomorrow Award Recognition
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – The 2009 Leaders of Tomorrow program honored Rose L. ’12, a Harrisburg Academy sophomore, at its awards banquet last night. The competition, sponsored by CenturyLink and The Sentinel (Carlisle) and now in its sixth year, honors local youth in grades nine through 12 who exhibit outstanding leadership and community service. This year’s 107 nominees, eight finalists, and one winner, were recognized at the event.
...Read MoreNovember 25, 2009
Harrisburg Academy students exceed food drive goal by 100%
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy students collected a staggering 4,000 nonperishable food items during their annual food drive from Nov. 2-10, 2009. The initial goal to collect 2,000 items was not only successfully attained, but surpassed by 100%. Roughly, the number of donated items averages out to 10 cans per Academy student.
...Read MoreNovember 24, 2009
Celebrating 225 years of tradition and 3 generations of family
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – Harrisburg Academy Early Childhood (EC) and Lower School (LS) students will welcome loved ones to school today for Grandparents and Special Friends Day. This annual favorite, fittingly themed, “Celebrating 225 Years of Tradition & Three Generations of Family,” will feature an afternoon of musical performances, class displays, and refreshments.
...Read MoreNovember 20, 2009
U.S. Embassy flag to be raised and honored at Harrisburg Academy
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – For one day, a piece of world history will fly over Harrisburg Academy. On Monday, Nov. 23 during Morning Meeting time (10:42 a.m.), Harrisburg Academy Middle School students will conduct a brief ceremony while raising a special American flag on the school flagpole. The last time this flag flew was on Flag Day, June 14, 2009 – over the U.S. Embassy in Iraq in honor of Harrisburg Academy.
...Read MoreOctober 31, 2009
PHOTOS: Camp Hill defeats Harrisburg Academy 2-0 in their District 3A Quarterfinals at Landis Field
Source: Patriot-News
This collection of game day photos is courtesy of Patriot-News’ photographer Sean Simmers. Featured Harrisburg Academy students include Ted O. ’10 and Alec D. ‘11.
...Read MoreOctober 21, 2009
Harrisburg Academy hires Operations and Special Events Associate
WORMLEYSBURG – Harrisburg Academy named Beth Zak Operations and Special Events Associate of its pre-K through 12th grade independent school in Wormleysburg. Beth will manage the coordination of all Development office events and Parents Association events in addition to coordinating the activities of the Development office staff. Before joining Harrisburg Academy, Beth was the President/Owner of Eventz, Ltd., a Charlotte, NC events management firm that she founded. Beth is a graduate of Winthrop University.
October 20, 2009
Harrisburg Academy announces 2009-10 Board of Trustees
WORMLEYSBURG –Harrisburg Academy is pleased to announce its 2009-10 Board of Trustees: Thomas Schmidt III (President), Joyce Kantor (Vice-President), Stacey Zuckerman (Secretary), David Desfor (Treasurer), Jayne Abrams, Dawn Altmeyer, Elizabeth McInnis Benito, Helen Colvin ’60, Jan Coxon, Joyce Davis, Benedict Dubbs, Tom Farr, Linda Goldstein, Nirmal Joshi, Joyce Levin, Bill Miller, Diane Mulcahy (Parents Association representative), Michael Silver ’83, Addison Taliaferro, Jr., Ellen Warren, and Gene Trindell.
October 16, 2009
Depleted Trinity advances in team tourney
Souce: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG – Trinity girls' tennis coach Will Stonebraker was concerned.
His Shamrocks were scheduled to face Harrisburg Academy in the Mid-Penn Class AA Team Championships with a district spot on the line. And they had to do it without all of their weapons.
October 14, 2009
Clarke passes two tests in Mid-Penn Conference Tourney
Source: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG – Liz Clarke began her Tuesday morning with a math test at Camp Hill before jettisoning over to East Pennsboro for the final day of the Mid-Penn Conference Class AA girls' tennis championships. Here is a tried and true tennis equation -- steady ground strokes + consistent first serve x minimal unforced errors = singles gold.
October 13, 2009
Academy senior reaches AA finals
Source: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG – It's easy for AnnElizabeth K. to fly under the local tennis radar. She plays at Harrisburg Academy and isn't part of the Mid-Penn Conference, and it's tough to garner any star power or respect at an independent school. AnnElizabeth made a name for herself Monday by carving her way through the No. 1 singles bracket and taking a semifinal win over Bishop McDevitt's Lauren Lacey to advance to today's 9:30 a.m. final of the Mid-Penn Class AA Tennis Championships at East Pennsboro High School.
October 5, 2009
Harrisburg Academy celebrates two National Advanced Placement (AP) scholars
WORMLEYSBURG – Two students at Harrisburg Academy have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the 1.6 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.
October 3, 2009
Reasons to cheer: Harrisburg Academy celebrates three milesones
Source: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG – What do the years 1784, 1809 and 1959 have in common? Each marks a milestone in the illustrious history of Harrisburg Academy, which celebrates this threefold anniversary this year. Harrisburg Academy was born in 1784 in one room of the John Harris Mansion, which today houses the Dauphin County Historical Society, three years before the ratification of the Constitution of the United States and 76 years before the City of Harrisburg was incorporated.
...Read MoreOctober 3, 2009
Pennsylvania needs to legalize medical marijuana
- Patriot-News op-ed By Reuben M. '10
Source: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG – In 1988, Judge Francis Young, former chief administrative law judge at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, ruled in favor of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws in its case for the legalization of medical marijuana.
...Read MoreOctober 2, 2009
COACH OF THE WEEK: First-year coach at Academy brings wealth of experience
Source: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG – Marcie Boyer is deep into her first season as the field hockey coach at Harrisburg Academy. It might be just her first year of coaching at the high school level, but she brings a wealth of experience to the job. After a successful playing career at Northern High School, she played at the University of New Hampshire, then starred for two years with the United States national U-23 team.
...Read MoreSeptember 30, 2009
Harrisburg Academy Homecoming Weekend to highlight service, celebration
WORMLEYSBURG – The students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of Harrisburg Academy are preparing to celebrate yet again – this time with packed weekend of homecoming events. The school, founded in 1784 by John Harris, Jr., is observing a special Triple Anniversary Homecoming this year with stewardship and celebration.
September 25, 2009
Predictions are more than sci-fi, they teach
Source: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG – Back in the 1950s, scientists and sociologists predicted technological advances would make it easier for future generations of American women to keep their houses clean and shiny. Included in the list of modern developments: plastic houses that homemakers could clean just by rinsing with a hose. We're still waiting for that one. Not all of the predictions made over the years have come true, but they're still interesting and important to examine, according to Amy Miller, a teacher at Harrisburg Academy.
...Read MoreSeptember 18, 2009
Harrisburg Academy Congratulates Two National Merit Semifinalists
WORMLEYSBURG – Two students at Harrisburg Academy were named as Semifinalists in the 2010 National Merit® Scholarship Program: Sophia K. ’10 and Reuben M. ’10. The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Sophia and Reuben will have the opportunity to continue in the competition for 8,200 available National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $36 million, that will be offered next spring.
...Read MoreSeptember 2, 2009
Harrisburg Academy hires Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Communications Associate
WORMLEYSBURG – Harrisburg Academy named Arthur Moore Director of Development and Alumni Relations and Kristina Burlew Pae Communications Associateof its pre-K through 12th grade independent school in Wormleysburg. Arthur will manage the Academy’s development operations. He has successfully led development programs in a number of other independent schools in Wisconsin, Georgia, New York City, Arizona, and most recently the Poughkeepsie Day School in the Hudson Valley (New York).
...Read MoreAugust 30, 2009
Small schools have players, too
Source: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG – In this second year of Harrisburg Academy's football co-op agreement with Trinity, one player has crossed over. The important thing is that one player has his chance. "That was my big push, to be able to provide the opportunity for the students to be able to play," Harrisburg Academy athletic director Jeane Serino said. "It's easy when you're part of a big school," said the Shippensburg High School grad. "But when you go to a smaller school and kids want to play ... why not?"
...Read MoreAugust 24, 2009
Harrisburg Academy wins Central Penn Parent magazine Family Favorites award
WORMLEYSBURG, PA – The readers of Central Penn Parent magazine have spoken, and Harrisburg Academy has been recognized as the #2 private school in Central Pennsylvania – and the #1 independent (non-religious) school in the region for the 2009 Family Favorites Awards. Thirty-one schools were nominated for this honor.
...Read MoreMay 13, 2009
Harrisburg Academy continues magical ride
Source: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG – Fans lined the sidewalk as the Harrisburg Academy boys' tennis team pulled out from the school in a chartered bus for its trip to Williamsport's Memorial Park. The teachers cheered. The students waved. It was the perfect sendoff for a team that had achieved so much. Get ready for another celebration.
...Read MoreMay 12, 2009
Bill would require open activities
Source: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG – Competition for making the wrestling or debate team could get stiffer at public schools if a bill in the state Senate becomes law. School districts would be required to allow nonpublic school students the chance to participate in extracurricular activities in their home districts if their own schools do not offer the activities.
May 10, 2009
She's No. 1: Carlisle woman voted top mom
Source: Carlisle Sentinel
CARLISLE – Eight-year-old Hayden Q isn’t the only person who thinks he has a great mother. Hayden’s winning nomination in The Sentinel’s Mother’s Day Contest drew 223 votes. “It was a big surprise,” Qualls said. The 38-year-old Carlisle Borough resident explained that her husband, Karl Qualls, found out about the contest and suggested to Hayden that he enter it as a sort of Mother’s Day gift.
...Read MoreMay 8, 2009
Academy receives $318,000 for scholarship from Hoopy estate
HARRISBURG –Harrisburg Academy recently received a $318,000 bequest from the estate of businessman and philanthropist George C. Hoopy, Class of 1926, to create an endowed scholarship fund. Revenue from the Patricia R. and George C. Hoopy Scholarship Fund will be used annually to provide financial aid to needy families.
...Read MoreApril 4, 2009
MAKING TIME: Academy celebrates 225th anniversary
Source: Patriot-News
HARRISBURG – Its graduates go on to schools like the University of Pennsylvania, New York University and even the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. It strives to be academically challenging and globally minded, teaching students not only how to excel scholastically but also how to be engaged in and focused on their community and their world. Harrisburg Academy is now celebrating its 225th anniversary, making it one of the country's oldest private schools.
March 23, 2009
Charter Day, April 6, to kick off triple anniversary celebration
Source: The Patriot-News
WORMLEYSBURG – The school’s triple anniversary – 225th year of its founding, 200th year of its incorporation by the Commonwealth, and 50th year at its current site – kicks off at 9:30 a.m., Monday, April 6, in the State Capitol Main Rotunda. (The actual anniversary is April 4 – a Saturday this year.) State Sen. Jeffrey E. Piccola and State Reps. Glen R. Grell and Sheryl Delozier will be hand to present legislative citations. Executive Deputy Sec. of Education Thomas E. Gluck will present a citation from Gov. Edward Rendell.
January 26, 2009
Harrisburg Academy Receives 2009 Global Classroom Honorable Mention
HARRISBURG, PA –The Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) honored Harrisburg Academy last month with a Global Classroom Award Honorable Mention. The Global Classroom Award recognizes schools that bring international issues and global awareness into the school and larger community.
...Read More