Steve Gana, Author at New Hope Academy

New York Trip 2019

Posted on December 17, 2019February 9, 2026 by Steve Gana

New Hope Academy students and staff took a bite out of the Big Apple on Wednesday, December 11, for the annual field trip to New York City. After meeting at the Yardley campus at 8:00 am, everyone boarded two Starr buses and took to the open road. Our first stop upon our 10:00 arrival was a visit to the snow-scattered streets of Columbus Circle, located at Central Park. The...

Winterfest 2019

Posted on December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 by Steve Gana

On Friday, December 6, the talented students of New Hope Academy participated in the school’s annual Winterfest at the Yardley Community Centre. Emceed by NHA Director Dave Kennedy, the acts highlighted the various talents and capabilities of students from both the Yardley and Doylestown campuses. The show opened with NHA’s small choir singing Ed Sheeran’s “I Don’t Care,” u...

Thanksgiving 2019

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Steve Gana

New Hope Academy’s students and staff from the Doylestown and Yardley campuses gathered together on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 for the annual Thanksgiving Day Feast, an event that serves as the unofficial kick-off to the upcoming holiday season. NHA Director Dave Kennedy welcomed everyone and began the luncheon by asking students and staff to share their Thanksgiving Day tr...

Peter and the Starcatcher

Posted on November 19, 2019December 17, 2019 by Steve Gana

New Hope Academy proudly presented “Peter and the Starcatcher” on November 15 and 16, 2019, at the Yardley Community Centre. The talented cast and crew performed the play, which tells the backstory of Peter Pan, Captain Hook, and many other characters known from the classic story. Before he became Peter Pan, he was simply Boy, an orphan who ends up on the same ship as Molly...

The R.E.A.L Deal Newspaper Issue 1 -2019

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Steve Gana

The official New Hope Academy R.E.A.L. Deal Newspaper Issue 1 is now available for Online viewing and Digital download in the form of PDF for reading on your mobile devices such as a Tablet or Smartphone! Just click the image below!

Halloween 2019

Posted on November 1, 2019December 9, 2019 by Steve Gana

The boys and ghouls of New Hope Academy celebrated Halloween in true ghostly fashion on Friday, October 31. The students and staff marked the day by arriving to school dressed in a wide range of costumes - there were unicorns, clowns, crayons, and a menagerie of animals! At a co-campus celebration, cash prizes were awarded to the students whose costumes were a cut above the...

Dancing to Geometry

Posted on October 18, 2019November 19, 2019 by Steve Gana

An example of NHA's non-traditional teaching methods, mixing Geometry and Dance with a game of Dance, Dance, Transversal! Students at the Doylestown campus learned geometric angles in a quick paced game that required their feet to land on the correct intersection. Fun, educational, and challenging, the students proved they had all the right moves!

Bowman’s Tower Trip

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Steve Gana

Yesterday Students and Staff from Doylestown and Yardley took part in a cross campus Art trip to Bowman's Tower in Washington Crossing.After ascending the 125 feet to the top of the tower, some students took photos, while others painted or sketched the amazing vistas. Afterwards a number of students took part in a short hike around the park. A fantastic fall day for all!

Parent Night Out: 9/25

Posted on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 by Steve Gana

Our First Parent Night Out of the 2019/20 school year is this Wednesday, September 25th at the Yardley Campus. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Doylestown Art Week

Posted on September 4, 2019November 1, 2019 by Steve Gana

NHA is proud to participate in the Second Annual Doylestown Art Week! Our event, titled "Arts and Sweets" will showcase a variety of artwork, along with tasty treats courtesy of our English Department.The event will take place at our Doylestown campus on Thursday, September 5th, from 6 to 8pm. Doylestown's Art Week will involve 160 juried artists, 30 musical performances on fiv...