Steve Gana, Author at New Hope Academy

NHA’s Prom Night – 2015

Posted on April 17, 2015May 9, 2015 by Steve Gana

Friday, April 17, 2015 was the night every high school student anticipates all year long - Prom Night! This year's prom theme was "Starry Night", a nod to the ethereal painting by Vincent Van Gogh. Held at the Sheraton Hotel in Langhorne, PA, the evening began with the arrival of the students, who all looked fabulous and red-carpet ready. Everyone met in the hotel lobby, where ...

Ice Skating Trip – Flyer’s Skate Zone

Posted on March 31, 2015April 14, 2015 by Steve Gana

Monday March 30th saw New Hope Academy students engage in a classic winter activity, ice-skating at the Flyers Skate Zone in Northeast Philadelphia. Warm enough out to enjoy the springtime temperatures, students returned to the cold conditions of winter by entering the rink. Students and staff donned either figure or hockey skates and had the opportunity to enjoy the entire rin...

Sound of Music – Field Trip

Posted on March 23, 2015April 20, 2015 by Steve Gana

On Friday, March 20th, New Hope Academy Drama Club had plans for a field trip. It started as a beautiful spring day ... well, somewhat overcast, and the threat of snow was all over the media, but school was "on", so the trip was "on!" To celebrate our upcoming production of "The Sound of Music," the actors and producers headed off campus to the home of local Be...

NHA Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day – 2015

Posted on March 17, 2015April 20, 2015 by Steve Gana

March 17, 2015 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 a...

PA’s Underground Railroad

Posted on March 16, 2015March 19, 2015 by Steve Gana

On Monday, March 16, 2015, New Hope Academy in Yardley hosted the academic expertise of Doreen Stratton, a third generation Doylestown resident and granddaughter of a Civil War Veteran. Doreen is a published writer and presented to the Yardley campus on the subject of the Underground Railroad and its connection to the Pennsylvania area. It was with great passion and clarity tha...

Science Olympiad 2015

Posted on March 4, 2015March 19, 2015 by Steve Gana

Starting last November (2014) ten students from New Hope Academy (Yardley Campus) had been preparing from the annual Science Olympiad held at Neumann University. Events at the competition ranged from fabrication of various instruments and structures, completed before the competition, that would perform a variety of tasks (i.e. bridge building, bungee drops, and air cannons) to ...

Senior Season Kick-Off Ceremony

Posted on February 25, 2015March 11, 2015 by Steve Gana

New Hope Academy held its annual Senior Season Kick-Off Ceremony on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. 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 kn...

Sheila Dearing

Posted on February 18, 2015November 5, 2015 by Steve Gana

I love it here so much. I’ve seen a dramatic change in my younger daughter as well. I can’t speak highly enough about New Hope.

Mrs. Branchek

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Steve Gana

Eric has been here three or four years, and prior to that he had been out of district for four or five years and we had been to various therapeutic schools to supposedly help him with his social and emotional challenges. And for one reason or another they didn’t work out. So by pure accident I found out about new hope and we visited here and it was interesting when I walked i...

NHA Valentine’s Day – 2015

Posted on February 13, 2015March 10, 2015 by Steve Gana

Love was in the air on the very lucky Friday, February 13, 2015 at New Hope Academy's annual Valentine's Day celebration. The festivities began around 11:00, when Doylestown students and staff arrived at the Yardley campus. After gathering together in the Family Room, NHA president Kathy Rosso-Gana led everyone in a discussion about expressing love, particularly when in ...