Harrisburg Academy
Harrisburg Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a diverse student body in nursery through 12th grade. The school was established in 1784 by John Harris, Jr., the founder of Harrisburg.[1] Harrisburg Academy was originally located at the John Harris Mansion, but is now located on a 24 acre (9.6 ha) campus about one mile (1.6 km) west of the Susquehanna River in Wormleysburg, a suburb of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In 1992-93, the school was nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education for its academic excellence. It is now known as an IB school [2] The school has a combined enrollment of 420 students, has 53 full-time faculty, and has an annual budget (in 2005) of $6.5M. [3][4]
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[edit] Athletic program
The academy offers a variety of athletic programs. Athletic teams compete actively against other independent, parochial and smaller public schools.
In 2008, a two year commitment between the academy and Trinity High School allows students to play for each others' designated athletic teams.[citation needed]
The Academy offers athletic programs for field hockey, tennis, basketball, and swimming.
[edit] Notable alumni
- John C. Kunkel – a prominent American politician and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- Vance C. McCormick – an American politician and prominent businessman; appointed chair by President Woodrow Wilson of the American delegation at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
- Arthur Ringwalt Rupley – Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- Matthias Loy - American Lutheran theologian in the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio.
[edit] References
- ^ "Education in the Harrisburg area". harrisburgpa.gov/. 2004. Archived from the original on 2006-10-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20061029114311/http://www.harrisburgpa.gov/econProfile/education.html. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ^ "List of Blue Ribbon Schools: 1962-2002". US Department of Education. 1996. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.doc. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
- ^ Private School Review (2006). "Harrisburg Academy profile". privateschoolreview.com/. http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/23662. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ^ Harrisburg Academy Form 990 tax filing
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