Steve Gana, Author at New Hope Academy

New Hope Academy Graduation 2016

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Steve Gana

“Act with passion and change the world,” wrote Kathleen Rosso-Gana in her farewell message to New Hope Academy’s graduating class of 2016. June 3, 2016, was a day that certainly changed the worlds of many, for that was the day NHA held its 15th commencement ceremony at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel. The enthusiastic graduates smiled as they sat on a raised platform among thei...

Buck County Community College Trip

Posted on May 5, 2016June 5, 2016 by Steve Gana

On May 5th, some Yardley students got to tour Bucks County Community College in Newtown, PA. When we first arrived at the college, we all thought, “Wow this is a big college to be a community college!” As the tour of the campus started, we learned that the reason that it was so big was because it used to be a mansion. Then we talked about the ways in which we can learn and get ...

Purple Comet Math Meet

Posted on April 27, 2016April 27, 2016 by Steve Gana

On Friday April 15, 2016 14 students from New Hope Academy participated in The Purple Comet! Math Meet.The Purple Comet! Math Meet is an annual, international, online, team, mathematics competition designed for middle and high school students that has been held every year since 2003. Our teams participated in the high school division. Teams of one to six students compete by ...

NHA at Crossfit 267

Posted on April 15, 2016April 28, 2016 by Steve Gana

The New Hope Academy students from the Yardley and Doylestown campuses visited Crossfit-267 in Trevose-Feasterville today for some intense instruction on weight lifting, cardio, workout safety and team building today. Ten students from each campus joined Mark Beuerle, Gary Harris, Monica Welsh, Cameron Stahl and Eric Jaber Sr for a fun filled afternoon of exercise, games, trai...

Beauty and the Beast Cast Trip

Posted on April 6, 2016April 6, 2016 by Steve Gana

The Beauty and the Beast Cast Field TripOn Friday April 1st, New Hope Academy’s drama staff and students took a trip over to the Quakerbridge Mall for a day full of fun. The cast of Beauty and the Beast participated in their own cooking class at Sur La Table, where they made French pastries in theme of their upcoming production. The chiefs taught everyone how to use the various...

St. Patrick’s Day – 2016

Posted on March 19, 2016March 19, 2016 by Steve Gana

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 ...

World Chess Champion Cristian Chirila visits NHA

Posted on March 18, 2016July 6, 2017 by Steve Gana

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...

Major William Blake Visit

Posted on March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 by Steve Gana

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...

NHA Choir Visits UPenn Counterparts

Posted on March 14, 2016March 14, 2016 by Steve Gana

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...

Science Olympiad – 2016

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Steve Gana

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 ...