Last month at our annual Matriculation Ceremony for students newly enrolled into our Middle and Upper School divisions, I mentioned that one of the advantages of being a student at Harrisburg Academy was the chance to have a…
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Happy New [School] Year & Welcome (Back)! To say that the beginning of a new academic year is my favorite time of year is an understatement! For me, there is very little that compares to the feeling of…
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With summer now here, children are ready for a break from the daily school routine. Many families will be hitting the road for a family vacation or taking day trips throughout the area. Although the summer is a…
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It is widely known that reading has tremendous benefits. It can enhance language development, it allows us to travel vicariously to an unknown world to learn and about different cultures, and it can improve our memory and attention…
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In a conversation with a student this month, we were discussing what she was going to do over the summer. She has a litany of activities planned, but the conversation eventually got around to what she was thinking…
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Belief is a strong force. The things and people we believe in guide our entire lives. It is our belief in others that allows us to form strong relationships with the people around us. It is the same…
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Fourteen adult synchronized skaters moved backwards across the ice, connected shoulder-to-shoulder in two parallel lines of seven, completing a complicated footwork pattern in perfect synchronization. Of these skaters, whose bodies, blades, heads, arms, and legs moved together in…
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Randy St. John ’17h, Retired Teacher Harrisburg Academy’s 2017 Alumnus of the Year, Randy St. John ’17h, was recognized at last week’s Commencement ceremony with an honorary Harrisburg Academy degree and the opportunity to address the student body…
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I have always considered myself to be a mentally tough person throughout my life. It’s a very important trait to have, whether in sports or within a person’s personal journey. This is why I try to instill being…
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Part one of a five-part series sharing the Academy’s thoughts on effective and intentional student assessment “Yo, why do we have to be here, Mister?” This question came up at least once every session of a standardized prep…
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