Moravian Academy

Moravian Academy
Established	1742, 1971
Type	Independent, Coeducational, and College Preparatory School
Founder	Count von Zinzendorf
Students	802
Grades	PreK–12
Location	Bethelehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Campus	Urban (Lower-Middle), Suburban (Upper)
Colors	Red and Gold
Mascot	Lion
Website	http://www.Moravianacademy.org

Moravian Academy, whose headmaster is George King, is a prekindergarten through 12th grade coeducational college preparatory school located in historic Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the United States. 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 Count 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"^[1], 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 Green Pond Campus, and the Lower and Middle Schools are located in downtown Bethlehem. The Middle School is based in the Devey Building, dedicated to Mr. Devey, a former headmaster, and the 7 East 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.

Notable Event

In April of 1995, a man fled a local bank after a suspected robbery attempt and ran into the Devey Building, which contained the middle school classes. Armed police quickly evacuated the students to a school owned gymnasium on campus and surrounded the building. The man was found hiding in the boiler room and was apprehended with the help of a police K9 unit and a department special operations team.

See also

• Colonial League

Notes

1. ^ http://www.moravianacademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=118570

External links

• Moravian Academy Official Web Site.
• Moravian Academy athletics schedule and scores at HighSchoolSports.net.
  • Google Map displaying location of Moravian Academy's Upper School Campus.
    • Newspaper article concerning evacuation of school