Harrisburg Academy
| Harrisburg Academy | |
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United States of America | |
| Information | |
| Type | College preparatory |
| Established | 1784 |
| Founder | John Harris Jr. |
| Gender | coeducational |
| Website | www |
Harrisburg Academy is an
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
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]
Athletic program
Harrisburg Academy offers a variety of athletic programs. Athletic teams compete actively against other
public
schools.
In 2008, a two-year commitment between the academy and Trinity High School allows students to play for each other's designated athletic teams.[citation needed]
The Academy offers athletic programs for
.Notable alumni
- George Hough Bucher – Pennsylvania State Senator
- George Kunkel – Pennsylvania State Senator
- U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Sarah Longwell - Republican political strategist and publisher of the conservative news and opinion website The Bulwark.
- Matthias Loy - American Lutheran theologian in the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio
- 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.
- David A. Randall Book dealer, librarian and Professor of Bibliography at Indiana University[5]
- Arthur Ringwalt Rupley – Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Edward J. Stackpole – Newspaper publisher, author, U.S. Army major general[6]
References
- ^ "Education in the Harrisburg area". harrisburgpa.gov/. 2004. Archived from the original on 2006-10-29. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ^ "List of Blue Ribbon Schools: 1962-2002". US Department of Education. 1996. Archived from the original on 2004-02-13. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
- ^ Private School Review (2006). "Harrisburg Academy profile". privateschoolreview.com/. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ^ Harrisburg Academy Form 990 tax filing
- ISBN 978-0-313-26675-1.
- ^ Who's Who in Commerce and Industry. Vol. 9. Chicago, IL: Marquis Who's Who. 1955. p. 980 – via Google Books.
External links
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