As you’ve read, Harrisburg Academy hosted a food drive in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving in an effort to help those in need. Later this year, we’ll come together as an entire school community to raise money…
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Our character flag in 1st grade is “Thankful” — and what a great time in the academic year to be focusing on being thankful! Thanksgiving is on Thursday, and the 1st graders are so excited to celebrate. We...
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As Harrisburg Academy’s director of athletics, I think the beginning of the academic year is the perfect time to review our program goals in the context of Harrisburg Academy’s identifying differentiators — a commitment to character building with…
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Our annual Upper School Athletics Banquet always seems to validate for me how impacting co-curricular activities are for personal development and growth. From coaches to students, each speaker seems to echo the same sentiment within the story of…
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The Middle School Boys’ Basketball team won the 2016-17 Central Pennsylvania Basketball League (CPBL) championship on Feb. 16, 2017. This is Head Coach Derek Coates’ second championship (2017 and 2013) and his 10th year as the team’s head…
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For me, the love of Scouting goes back to when I was eight years old as a Cub. At 18, I just barely missed making Eagle, the highest rank in Scouting, but that’s another story. I am certainly…
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Coaches play a vital role in the development of a child, both on and off the courts/fields. They are influential in the personal development of each child they coach. I know this to be true because my coaches…
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One of my favorite celebrity speeches of all time was given by Matthew McConaughey right after he won Best Actor at the Oscars for his leading role in “Dallas Buyer’s Club” (in 2014). McConaughey was up against Christian…
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Harrisburg Academy will induct two alumni into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. This ceremony is very special not only for the inductees and their families, but it is also inspirational for our current…
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In my opinion, the greatest aspect of sports is how it brings a common group of people together. It may be 85-plus-degrees outside today, but my mind drifts back to six months ago, with snow on the ground…
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