Maybe you were present?  A good number of parents were, including the parents of students newly enrolled at Harrisburg Academy.  The occasion was the Academy’s annual Middle School / Upper School Matriculation ceremony.  The event welcomes all new students (including international…
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21st century skills, 21st century competencies… undoubtedly you’ve heard much about them. As I mentioned in my Annual Progress Report message to the Academy community last Wednesday evening, Kim Cole (parent of Carina ’22) recently sent me a…
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We live in complicated times. The amount of information bombarding us can be overwhelming.  The results from sifting through mounds of information can be confusing.  Ultimately, deciding what’s fundamentally important can be difficult. As for Harrisburg Academy, it’s…
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Dear Academy families and friends, The Spring/Summer 2014 edition of NewsMagazine was one of the most popular ever.  In it, we highlighted 20 young alumni who achieved success following their graduation from the Academy.  The response from all…
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This “As I See It” by the Academy’s Dr. Jim Newman was originally published by the Patriot-News/PennLive.com on Aug. 29, 2014. Soon Pennsylvania’s Department of Education will publish data summarizing student success on PSSA tests taken last year….
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Part 5 of a five-part series about the Academy’s strategic plan When preparing this last blog regarding our primary strategic initiatives, it reminded me of the title of a favorite Beatles song, “Here, There, and Everywhere.”  The title…
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Part 3 of a five-part series about the Academy’s strategic plan Within the next three years, we will do a lot more than knock down walls and install new lights. Parents consistently tell us they appreciate how their…
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Part 2 of a five-part series about the Academy’s strategic plan The saying, “It takes a village to raise a child,” is most accurately attributed to the cultures of Africa.  It became famous in our nation during the…
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Introducing a five-part series about the Academy’s strategic plan Someone once told me that listening to strategic planning discussions was similar to watching paint dry.  I agree, these conversations sometimes are a slow-go, and do include mind-numbing PowerPoint…
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I’m sure you’ve been hearing a lot lately about the Academy advantages and why we’re so proud to be the educational leader in Southcentral Pennsylvania.  We know one of these advantages is the learning outcomes our students achieve. …
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