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Help me choose my school. Avon old farms, williston, Cushing academy, mercersburg academy
james677861
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Those are really nice choices but also pretty different places.
Without more information, Mercersburg Academy should receive strong consideration.
I think Williston has a really excellent program to get entering 9th graders very well integrated into their school, with their camping trip as part of their orientation. The 9th grade programming is very intentional to build new friendships and help you find way (I know all of the schools have orientations, theirs just seem super strong and flows into a really good 9th grade personal development program). They have all freshmen dorms, again to help you adjust. One of this Zoom panels talked a lot about it, and it was obvious they've put a lot of intentionality and care into the experience of new kids on their campus.
We thought the Williston students when we visited for our Fall tour & interview were really nice, cool, sincere, smart, and also really motivated. Williston kids seemed like the kind of kids my son would want as friends. The adjacent town is charming and fun and the students make good use of it.
Obviously, M'burg is highly regarded on these boards. For us, it wouldn't have been a fit due to more assigned-seat lunches with rotating assigned faculty at kids' tables, and more chapel time than my casual kid would like (if we understood that correctly), but M'burg does have good opportunities too. I just want to put in my two cents to show a positive side to Williston.
My fingers are crossed that some Williston parents or students might PM you here for more info.
Also, the students and staff are really willing to talk to you in those emails you've been getting (just reply). Good luck in your decision!
@james677861 have you participated in any of Mercersburg's Virtual Revisit programming? Live webinars continue tonight and tomorrow... https://www.mercersburg.edu/virtual-revisit
When I was typing that, I felt maybe I was remembering wrong - to everyone, I am so sorry for the misinformation. I think I thought that because when we were going to visit, they AO office told us we could come for lunch, and they told us that the lunch would be assigned seats with kids and faculty assigned to each table, and that there would be a prayer before the meal. We personally do not say a blessing before meals, so M'burg struck me as more religious than I was expecting.