Burg's Eye View

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 presentation. Bryan Morgan '07, director of music, introduces Coco at the beginning and accompanies her performance on the keyboard.

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.

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 Andy Weir. Communications intern Norah Copenhaver '24 recently sat down with Alexandra Patterson and Michele Poacelli P '24, '26, chairs of the Community Reading committee, to learn more about the book and the activities planned for the day. Podcast editing completed by communications intern Ivy Chan '24.

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

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.

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

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 classical and modern languages department and has held the David F. Chapman Chair since 2001.

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 Whitman and "Candles" by Carl Dennis. Carina Cole '22 recited her original poem, "Our World is a Field of Flowers," which was published in the 2021 edition of "Blue Review," the school's literary journal. Mel Cort '23 recited the original poem, "Country Time Lemonade," which will be featured in the 2022 edition of "Blue Review." Isonah Dlodlo '23 shared two of her original poems: "Sorrow" and "The Sky." "Sorrow" won a Gold Key award in the 2022 South Central Pennsylvania Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition.

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.

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