To round out National Poetry Month in April, poet and author Luther Kissam '18 visited Mercersburg to share his poems during a school meeting. Following the event, he sat down with Mel Cort '23 to discuss poetry, his inspirations, his time at M

Ammerman Family Lecture: Dacher Keltner (4-25-23)

Apr 25th, 2023 53m 45s

Dacher Keltner, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, gave the Ammerman Family Lecture at Mercersburg Academy on April 24. Read more: https://www.mercersburg.edu/news-article/~board/general-school-news/post/dacher

Cum Laude Convocation Address (3-24-23)

Mar 24th, 2023 39m 37s

G. Dean Patterson Jr. ’71, retired Case Western Reserve University administrator, delivered the Cum Laude Convocation address March 24, 2023, in the Irvine Memorial Chapel as Mercersburg inducted 25 members of the Class of 2023 into the school'

Declamation Prizes and Opening of Term Talk for Spring 2023 (3-21-23)

Mar 22nd, 2023 11m 46s

Head of School Quentin McDowell P '25 delivers the opening of term talk in the Irvine Memorial Chapel to start the spring term.

Irving-Marshall Week Preview 2023 (2-16-23)

Feb 16th, 2023 11m 27s

Mercersburg's traditional Irving-Marshall Week is February 26-March 2, and to get the inside scoop on what to expect, join Declamation adviser Matt Maurer as he chats with the experts: Isabel Su '23 (Marshall president), Caroline Wilkinson '23

Schaff Lecture: Yuval Levin (1-30-23)

Feb 1st, 2023 23m 31s

Yuval Levin, director of social, cultural, and constitutional studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), visited Mercersburg Academy on January 30 to deliver this year's Schaff Lecture on Ethics and Morals.

Minh Tran '23: In His Own Words (1-23-23)

Jan 23rd, 2023 6m 47s

Senior Class President Minh Tran '23 addressed the entire school at a school meeting in January to talk about how his perception of graduation has changed, what it was like to travel home to Vietnam and learn virtually during the pandemic, and

Making Sense of College Decisions

Jan 17th, 2023 17m 14s

Many of our seniors are now receiving decisions from the colleges where they applied. Jamie Vulakh '24, communications intern, sat down with Michael Conklin, director of college counseling, and Amy Shaffer Post '02, social emotional learning co

Opening of Term Talk for Winter 2022 (12-2-22)

Dec 2nd, 2022 14m 17s

Head of School Quentin McDowell P '25 delivers the opening of term talk in the Burgin Center for the Arts' Simon Theatre to kick off the winter term.

Coco Zhai '24: Her Story and Music (11-16-22)

Nov 16th, 2022 11m 50s

Toward the end of the fall term, Coco Zhai '24 shared her Mercersburg story with the community during a school meeting. Zhai, of Beijing China, is a talented musician and performed her original song "Running in a Circle" at the end of the prese

Dianna Lora '00 Interview (10-28-22)

Oct 28th, 2022 38m

Communications intern Norah Copenhaver '24 sits down with Dianna Lora '00 to talk about her experience in the gaming industry. Podcast edited by communications intern Ivy Chan '24.

Community Reading Day 2022 (9-21-22)

Sep 21st, 2022 16m 26s

Making space food? Exploring with Mercersburg's telescope? These are just some of the workshops planned for Community Reading Day this Friday afternoon (9-23-22) as students explore different facets of the all-school read "Project Hail Mary" by

Opening of Term Talk for Fall 2022 (9-5-22)

Sep 7th, 2022 10m 41s

Head of School Quentin McDowell P '25 gives the opening of term talk in the Irving Memorial Chapel for the 2022-2023 fall term.

Mic on the Move: Out and About in the Borough of Mercersburg (6-1-22)

Jun 1st, 2022 22m 43s

Communications intern Finn SIpes '22 takes our podcast mic on the move to find out what students think about being able to go into the borough of Mercersburg this spring as COVID-19 restrictions ease.

2022 Baccalaureate Address: Quentin McDowell (5-27-22)

Jun 1st, 2022 14m 42s

Head of School Quentin McDowell P '25 gave the Baccalaureate address Friday, May 27, in the Irving Memorial Chapel.

2022 Commencement Address: Tom Thorne (5-28-22)

May 30th, 2022 16m 41s

Longtime faculty member Tom Thorne P '06, '07, who is retiring at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year after 29 years at Mercersburg, was the featured speaker at the school's 129th Commencement exercises. Thorne is head of Mercersburg's class

National Poetry Month School Meeting (4-8-22)

Apr 15th, 2022 8m 22s

During the school meeting on Friday April 8, students celebrated the start of National Poetry Month by hearing from four poets. Jasmine Zhu '23, Mercersburg's representative at Poetry Out Loud, recited "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitm

Cum Laude Convocation (4-1-22)

Apr 1st, 2022 23m 23s

James Snyder '69 delivered the address at the annual Cum Laude Convocation where 28 members of the Class of 2022 were inducted into the Mercersburg Chapter of the Cum Laude Society.

Opening of Term Talk for Spring 2022 (3-25-22)

Mar 25th, 2022 12m 55s

Head of School Quentin McDowell P '25 delivers the opening of term talk in the Irvine Memorial Chapel to kick off the spring term.

Mic on the Move: Irving-Marshall Week 2022 (3-4-22)

Mar 21st, 2022 5m 19s

Communications intern Wynne Elser '22 took our podcast mic on the move to capture Irving-Marshall Week 2022 from the student perspective.

Making a Difference: Megan Kearley '12 and Leah Selznick '12 (3-1-22)

Mar 15th, 2022 21m 5s

Making a Difference: Megan Kearley '12 and Leah Selznick '12 discuss how their Mercersburg experiences inspired their career paths and the work they do in the areas of health and wellness.

Full Circle: Sarah Firestone '13 (3-9-22)

Mar 9th, 2022 19m 56s

A number of Mercersburg employees are alums of the school. What's it like to return to your alma mater and experience life on the other side of the desk? In the second installment of the Full Circle podcast, communications intern Wynne Elser '2

Chapel Reflections (1-9-22)

Jan 7th, 2022 9m 38s

This week Rev. Will Whitmore shares a homily from a most unusual place: a restaurant as he awaits the birth of his son. Robert William Whitmore arrived several hours after the recording of this homily, and the family is healthy and doing well.

Jim Malone: Supporting Local Charities (12-15-21)

Dec 15th, 2021 15m 58s

Mercersburg Faculty Member Jim Malone talks about how he supports local charities and works to involve others in the campus community.

Full Circle: Jenn Flanagan Bradley '99 and Leah Cook '15 (12-15-21)

Dec 15th, 2021 24m 29s

A number of Mercersburg employees are alums of the school. What's it like to return to your alma mater to work alongside your former teachers? How does your perspective change when you become a faculty or staff member? Communications intern Me