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Happy Holidays

tim — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:49:29 +0000

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, well, almost. Around here we’re pretty partial to summer too. In the spirit of the holiday season, Mercersburg Summer has released two special holiday carols that will hopefully help our campers reminisce about the summer days and get in a festive mood at the same time!

If you haven’t already, make sure you reserve your spot in camp using HOLIDAY10 for 10% off. This offer expires December 31st.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

tim — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:05:33 +0000

Happy Turkey Day from all of us here at Mercersburg Summer! We hope you have a terrific holiday with family and friends. At Mercersburg, we’re so thankful for the throngs of great kids who come to us every year and make summer so special. It sounds like we’ve got a lot to be thankful for!!!

Get your costumes ready!

tim — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:08:08 +0000

It was another lovely day in Mercersburg, PA when I happened upon two strangers in very snazzy costumes. Who would have thought that these two worked for Mercersburg Summer? If you think you’re costumes are better, send them in to us HERE!

Rain, Rain, Go away

tim — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:26:49 +0000

The rain is turning Central Pennsylvania into an Eastern version of Seattle. It seems like the perfect day to post some pictures from Young Writers Camper Christopher L. Chris was a returning writer and was kind enough to send us some pictures from his awesome Dark and Stormy Summer. I hope you enjoy the following photographs and remember a fun summer amidst the dreary rainfall.

Back to School!!!

tim — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:50:50 +0000

Fall is here and our thermometers are beginning to signal it’s arrival. Yet, somehow, Sunny manages to stay as warm as ever.

Despite the chilly climate, the dates for next years summer programs have officially been set, check out summer 2012′s dates HERE. We hope you enjoyed our most recent email update containing a link to our photo/video release from summer 2011. In case those weren’t enough for you, you can watch dozens of MercersburgSummer videos HERE. Sign up to receive our Mercersburg Summer updates including super secret discounts, fun video releases and other cool updates below!

Summer is over until it starts again

tim — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:55:44 +0000

Mercersburg’s Campus has a different feel to it without the myriad of boisterous campers attacking every activity with a torrent of unbridled excitement and energy. The dining hall is a formal place, where banging on the table would get you excused and shouting at the top of your lungs is an equally serious offense. Classrooms are filled with students fastidiously absorbing instruction from Mercersburg faculty. These sophisticated spaces now housing intensive curricula ranging from the fine arts to science and math were once the site of adventure camp’s renowned enrichments where campers enjoyed exploring the reaction between diet coke and mentos in Old School Science Lab, an impromptu photo shoot in Digital Photography or the unpredictable slapstick of the Laugh Factory. Mercersburg’s expansive sports fields, home to numerous varsity athletes this fall, remember the days when hundreds of screaming kids and teenagers valiantly battled on their grounds for either the hurricanes or tornadoes in capture the flag, relay races, tug of war and unforgettable marathons. A campfire pit nestled in an alcove of trees tucked away in the back corner of campus recedes into obscurity content to rest and relive the nights of epic camp medleys, cheers, skits and camper testimonies. This place will never be the same, until next summer.

Teen Tag Party

tim — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:39:34 +0000

This past Tuesday night our Teen Adventure Camp had the absolute pleasure of welcoming the Tag Party team to our campus. We broke up into two groups and played a combined hour and a half of laser tag. After the group was done playing laser tag we all cooled off with an awesome game of water tag. The perfect end to a hot, but ridiculously fun night. The link to the pictures can be found HERE.

The First Annual Writers Contest Champions!!

tim — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:45:35 +0000

The first annual Young Writers Contest was a huge success. Dozens of talented young writers submitted their best work to be judged by several Mercersburg Academy English faculty. After every submission was pored over, the winners are as follows….

1st Runner Up: Lauren D.

2nd Runner Up: Paige O.

3rd Runner Up: Jennifer B.

The Grand Prize Winner: Lauren S.

Download the winning story HERE!!!

Come to the Young Writers Camp opening Ceremony on July 3rd in the Hale Studio Theater to see these gifted Young Writers recognized and given their prizes. Mercersburg Summer wants to thank everyone for participating in this year’s contest and we look forward to seeing everyone this summer at Young Writer’s Camp!

Writers Contest Last Call!!

tim — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:41:27 +0000

If you have a gift for spinning dark tales, composing morose narratives or just telling a good ghost story you should try your hand at our first Young Writers Contest! There’s only a couple more days left in the contest and we would love to have as many talented writers participate as possible. Remember if you enter you get 15% off this summer’s Young Writers Camp automatically! If you need some creative inspiration, maybe the picture below can help you start thinking dark and stormy.

It’s a Tag Party.. Laser Tag that is!

tim — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:36:12 +0000

This summer Teen Adventure Camp is featuring a fun new activity. Our friends at Tag Party are going to come to Mercersburg and bring 2 hours of laser tagging fun! Mercersburg has plenty of wide open spaces for Tag Party to set up their barriers and give our teen campers a fun experience they won’t forget! However, if you think laser tag is the only reason to get excited about Teen Adventure Camp, you forgot about white water rafting, bowling, a trip to a high ropes course, Hersheypark and so much more! Come join us this summer!