Harrisburg Academy
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Founded in 1784, Harrisburg Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school with a diverse student body in nursery through 12th grade. The school was established by John Harris, Jr., the founder of Harrisburg.[1] Harrisburg Academy is 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.[2] The school has a combined enrollment of 466 students and 53 full-time faculty.[3]
[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.
[edit] References
- ^ Education in the Harrisburg area. harrisburgpa.gov/ (2004). Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
- ^ List of Blue Ribbon Schools: 1962-2002. US Department of Education (1996). Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ Private School Review (2006). Harrisburg Academy profile. privateschoolreview.com/. Retrieved on 2007-01-06.
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