Campus Life
Athletics
Athletics is an essential part of an Academy student’s education.
Participation in athletics encourages the qualities of teamwork, sportsmanship, cooperation, commitment and lifelong fitness. Harrisburg Academy fosters a competitive athletics program while still supporting a no-cut policy.
We encourage all students in fifth-twelfth grade to play at least one interscholastic sport, and more than 70 percent of our students do. Students often play sports each season while maintaining a full academic schedule and participating in other co-curricular activities.
Below is a list of sports on campus or as designated through the PIAA Cooperative Sponsorship program:
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Fall Sports
Upper School
Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity Soccer, Girls’ Tennis, Golf (Camp Hill High School), Cross Country (West Shore Christian Academy), Football (Camp Hill High School), Field Hockey (Cedar Cliff)Middle School
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Winter Sports
Upper School
Boys’ JV/Varsity Basketball, Girls’ Varsity Basketball, SwimmingMiddle School
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Spring Sports
Upper School
Boys’ Tennis, Baseball (West Shore Christian Academy)Middle SchoolGirls’ Soccer, Baseball (West Shore Christian Academy), K-8 Youth Club Swimming at East Pennsboro Middle School
Program Goals
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Build Character
To acquire and enhance skills of leadership, responsibility, discipline, time management, perseverance, honesty, and fairness: qualities that are necessary in pursuit of success. -
Demonstrate Strong Outcomes
To compete at the highest level of competition through team and individual sports to reach personal achievement not previously acquired. Through competition, student-athletes gain the confidence and skills required to compete at a higher level if desired. In addition, experience through participation allows student-athletes to develop and appreciate a love for lifetime fitness through adulthood. -
Provide a Dynamic Experience
To develop lifetime friendships while playing on a team and developing a deep appreciation for a sport. In addition to classroom learning, we believe students learn valuable lifetime skills that challenge them to grow intellectually and emotionally while playing on a team. Through the athletics journey, students learn to collaborate with their coach and teammates, experience the thrill of victories, and accept defeat with grace and humility.
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Celebrating Academy Athletics
Each year, a committee chooses up to four new members for the Athletics Hall of Fame based on nominations from Academy alumni and friends. The Hall of Fame recognizes the outstanding achievements of former students, coaches, teams, and friends of our Central Pennsylvania top private school.
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Club Sports
The Academy also offers club sports: fall and spring Youth Swimming (first through eighth grade) and fall, winter, and spring Fencing Club. -
Sports By the Seasons
Fall is a busy time for Academy athletes. The MS Boys’ Soccer and Cross Country teams play on the Upper Field while the Varsity Girls’ and Boys’ Soccer teams meet opponents on John Crain Kunkel Field. Our Varsity Girls’ Tennis team plays on the adjacent tennis courts. These teams compete against other schools in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District III. During the winter, Louis Lehrman Gymnasium hosts our Middle School, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball teams, competing against area schools in PIAA District III. Students in 9th through 12th grade also participate in PIAA Varsity Swimming. The spring sports season finds our athletes busy again, this time with Varsity Boys’ Tennis, who compete in PIAA District III and MS Girls' Soccer will compete in the spring for the first time in 2020.
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Who is the Academy Student-Athlete?
Harrisburg Academy supports a no-cut policy in its athletics programs. We encourage all students in middle and high school (5th-12th grade) to play at least one interscholastic sport –– and in fact, more than 70 percent of our students do.Read More
