Moravian Academy

Moravian Academy
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Location
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania United States
Information
Type	Independent, Coeducational, and College Preparatory School
Established	1742, 1971
Founder	Countess Benigna von Zinzendorf
Headmaster	Mr. George N. King, Jr.
Grades	Pre-K–12
Enrollment	810
Campus	Urban (Lower-Middle), Suburban (Upper)
Color(s)	Red and Gold
Mascot	Lion
Website	http://www.moravianacademy.org

Moravian Academy, located in historic Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the United States, is a prekindergarten through 12th grade coeducational college preparatory school. It predominantly serves students from the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania.

Moravian Academy is an independent school, but traces its origins to the Moravians, who settled Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1741. The Academy descends from the first school for girls founded in the American colonies, Moravian Seminary, founded in 1742 by Countess Benigna von Zinzendorf. It is the ninth oldest independent school in the United States. In 1971, Moravian Seminary for Girls and Moravian Preparatory School merged, creating Moravian as it is today. It was formerly a boarding school, but is now for day students only.

Moravian Academy has a religious heritage in the Moravian Church, but now refers to itself as a "church-related school", welcoming students from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds. The school holds weekly interfaith chapel services for students that both celebrate the diverse religious traditions of the school community and honor the school's Moravian heritage.

Moravian is made up of three divisions: The Upper, Middle and Lower Schools. The Upper School is located on the Merle-Smith Campus, and the Lower and Middle Schools are located in downtown Bethlehem on the Church Street Campus. The Middle School is based in the Devey Building, dedicated to Mr. Devey & Mrs. Devey, a former headmaster and his wife, and the 7 East Market Street Building, a former YWCA building.

The Lower School comprises Pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, the Middle School comprises 6th through 8th and the Upper School contains grades 9 through 12.

Scholastic Scrimmage

In 2006, Moravian Academy took second place in Pennsylvania's Scholastic Scrimmage, losing to Allentown Central Catholic High School in the finals. In 2008, they won first place with Liberty High School coming in second. In 2009, they won for the second consecutive year, with Wilson Area High School coming in second-place. In 2013, Moravian Academy won first place again with Freedom High School coming in second. The 2013 winning team consisted of captain Madhav Sekar, Evan Burke, Gareth Messman, and Kara Chyung.

Athletics

The varsity boys’ soccer team made history on November 14, 2014 at Hershey Park Stadium with a 4-0 victory over Sewickley Academy for the State Championship title. The team also earned the Colonial League and District XI titles.

The girls’ tennis team earned the 2014 District XI Championship Title. The doubles team of Lena Deb '15 and Kara Chyung '15 also earned the District XI Title, and their spot in the PIAA State Tournament.

The varsity field hockey team captured the Colonial League Championship Title and earned the number one seed in the District XI Tournament, defeating Saucon Valley in the semifinal round on October 28 and competed in the District XI finals versus Southern Lehigh on November 1 where they lost in a close 1-0 contest. They went on to compete in the PIAA State Tournament and finished their post season in an exciting semifinal match-up versus Villa Maria Academy.

The varsity girls' soccer team had a successful season as well, making it all the way to the District XI finals after taking out Williams Valley in the quarterfinals and Schuylkill Haven in the semifinals.

Sam Li '16 earned a medal with a fourth-place finish in the Colonial League Cross Country Championship, and the team finished strong in the District meet at Bethlehem Municipal Golf Course on October 23. Sam Li '16 and Will Stifel '16 both qualified for the PIAA state meet in Hershey on November 1. Sam won the A District meet and Will came in fourth out of the five individual qualifiers. The team placed second overall.

The golf team won the Colonial League Championship Title as well as the District XI Title, and Tim Wolak '15 placed first in the Colonial League.

See also

• Colonial League

External links

• Official website
• Moravian Academy athletics schedule and scores at HighSchoolSports.net.