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NHA at Crossfit 267

Posted on April 15, 2016April 28, 2016 by Tim Simmons

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 Tim Simmons

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...

NHA Choir Visits UPenn Counterparts

Posted on March 14, 2016March 14, 2016 by Tim Simmons

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 Tim Simmons

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 ...

New Hope Academy Ski Trip – 2016

Posted on March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 by Tim Simmons

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...

New York Trip – 2015

Posted on December 9, 2015January 14, 2016 by Tim Simmons

New Hope Academy students and staff took a bite out of the Big Apple on Wednesday, December 9, for the annual field trip to New York City. After meeting at the Yardley campus bright and early at 7:00 am, everyone boarded two Starr buses and took to the open road. Our first stop was the Columbus Circle Holiday Market, located right outside of Central Park. There, everyone coul...

Rock Climbing Trip

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Tim Simmons

By: Chris Martin On December 3rd, 2015, 9 students from New Hope Academy’s Yardley campus attended the Fall 2015 Rock Climbing Trip with Mark Beuerle and Caryn Search for a day of fun climbing walls with rocks. The students who attended, Eric Branchek, Alex Goodkind, Evan Meyers, Austin Makatura, Chris Martin, Taylor Cseplo, Nathan Tatar, Lexi McGinty and Eddie Karklis, couldn'...

“Up the Down Staircase” Cast Trip- 2015

Posted on November 10, 2015November 10, 2015 by Tim Simmons

BY: BENJAMIN KIM On November 10th 2015 New Hope Academy’s cast of Up the Down Staircase visited the Walnut Street Theater for a tour and acting workshop. The day was beautiful and the ride to the theater held much anticipation for what the day held for us. Upon arrival at the theater, we took a tour. We met our tour guide Ashley, who showed us the ins and out. During our tour w...

Princeton Day School Chess Tournament

Posted on October 21, 2015November 19, 2015 by Tim Simmons

Congratulations to the New Hope Academy Chess team who competed this weekend at the Princeton Day School Chess Tournament. Evan Myers, a veteran of the NHA Chess team took first place, finishing undefeated with 2.5 points out of 3 in the Under 1400 section. Impressively it was the first Chess tournament for two new members of the NHA Chess team!We'll have a full writeup on the ...

Pawn Sacrifice- Chess Club Screening

Posted on October 1, 2015October 1, 2015 by Tim Simmons

On Wednesday, October 30th, 2015, New Hope Academy’s Chess Club went to see the movie Pawn Sacrifice. Nine students went in total, along with Bela, the chess teacher; Dan, a graduate from New Hope Academy; and Kathy Rosso-Gana, the founder of the school. All the students met in Bela’s room at 11:15, where they went over a game by chess player Bobby Fischer. They then l...