St. Patrick’s Day – 2016

St. Patrick’s Day - 2016
March 17, 2016 was a magical day as New Hope Academy celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at the Yardley campus. Festooned in green, surrounded by shamrocks, and Irish for at least 24 hours, students and staff members from both campuses were treated to the talents of a magician, an NHA-St. Patrick’s day tradition. This year, attendees were lucky enough to be entertained by the amazing ...
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World Chess Champion Cristian Chirila visits NHA

Cristian Chirila
See the press release video in the Courier Times!On March 22, 2016, New Hope Academy will have the great honor of hosting yet another former World Chess Champion. In 2011, five time Olympic chess champion Susan Polgar came to NHA to talk to the students about the relationship between the strategies of chess and our lives. This year, former World Champion and Grand Master Cristi...
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Major William Blake Visit

Major William Blake 2
On Friday March 11, New Hope Academy was visited by an officer from The Continental Army. Major William Blake, an officer in the 6th PA Line, returning from leave to the army at Valley Forge, shared his vast knowledge of 18th Century American with the students of NHA. Topics ranged from food and supplies to weapons and battles. Some weapons that were on display and explained we...
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NHA Choir Visits UPenn Counterparts

 On Friday, March 4, 2016 the NHA choir took a trip to Philadelphia to participate in a workshop with the Penn Counterparts. First, the students, along with Dave Boyd, Cameron Stahl, Jenna Parrilla and Eric Jaber ate a hearty lunch at the New Deck Tavern. Next, the men of the Penn Counterparts, a nationally recognized acapella group took the choir on a tour of the Univer...
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Science Olympiad – 2016

Science Olympiad 2016
On March 2nd, 2016, 11 students from New Hope Academy participated in the regional Science Olympiad competition at Newman University. While there the students competed in 7 events: Air Trajectory, Bridge Building, Chemistry Lab, Electric Vehicle, Fossils, Game On, and Write It Do It. Of those events they placed in the top half of the 35 schools in four of those events. Our top ...
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New Hope Academy Ski Trip – 2016

On Friday, February 26, 2016, New Hope Academy braved the frigid temperatures and whipping winds and took to the slopes for its annual ski trip at Blue Mountain, located in Palmerton, PA. Students from the Yardley campus met at 7:30 to board the luxurious Starr bus, where they could rest and relax before a day of physical endurance. After driving to the Doylestown campus, where...
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Senior Season Kick-Off Ceremony

Senior Season Kick-Off Ceremony
New Hope Academy held its annual Senior Season Kick-Off Ceremony on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. Seniors, their parents/guardians, and many of NHA’s staff gathered together at the Yardley campus to celebrate this exciting time of year. Kathy Rosso-Gana, president of NHA, welcomed everyone and promised that the rest of the year was going to fly by; before the seniors would know...
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