The year was 1998 when I was first introduced to Harrisburg Academy.  Although I only knew one person at school before my first day of class, the one thing I had going for me was my natural talent…
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by Austin D. ’16 First Friday is a once-a-month current event lesson that Mrs. Amy Miller, US history teacher, implements in her classroom.  It’s a fan-favorite, and students enjoy and respond to these First Friday lessons.  However, this…
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I taught in the Pennsylvania public education system for the past nine and a half years, but since coming to the Academy, I have noticed so many differences within these walls that might seem small, but make a…
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It wasn’t until one of my players called me “coach” on the first day of practice that I realized how much I missed coaching.  I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to coach basketball, football, and track at…
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What do you do with snow and a day off school?  Build Harrisburg Academy snowmen, of course! During the recent snowy weather, Academy Upper School students had the opportunity to participate in "the snowman competition," developed by Lisa...
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As you walk down the Lower School hallway toward the Early Childhood wing, propelled by a rhythmic "Boom... Boom... Boom" and squeals of laughter, you gaze into the 2nd grade classroom... "What? This is unbelievable!  The 2nd graders...
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Is the true spirit of a place, seen, heard, or felt? I think it is all of the above; but, more importantly, I think that true spirit is seen in the attitudes of those who inhabit a place….
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From the chair I sit in, I routinely observe evidence of malicious computer hacking and cyber crime.  What was once unheard of is now fairly common, and stands only to become worse.  One of the most recent big…
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All of this cold weather makes us long for when we take our 4th graders to Camp Thompson to enjoy the fresh outdoors and the scents of the forest.  Spending time at Camp Thompson may sound like quite…
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