Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools

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Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools
Location
2815 Huntingdon Pike Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania 19009 Bryn Athyn
Information
Type	Private high school
Established	1876
School district	Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Principal	Kira Schadegg (Girls), Jeremy Irwin (Boys)
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	250
Color(s)	Cardinal and White
Athletics conference	Friends Schools League
Mascot	Lions
Website	School website

The Academy of the New Church, Secondary Schools is an accredited, private, day and boarding, 9th through 12th grade Girls School and Boys School, located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, US.^[1] The school is affiliated with the General Church of New Jerusalem's educational arm, the Academy of the New church, along with the Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, the Academy of the New Church Theological School and others. It was established in 1876.^[2][3]

According to a 2015 Patch.com survey, both the schools (Boys and Girls' schools) rank within the top 100 schools of Pennsylvania.^[4]

History[]

Its primary goal was to prepare men for the priesthood of the New Church. Following the establishment of the Theological School and a collegiate department, later to become Bryn Athyn College, the Boys School was established in 1881. In 1884, a Girls School, privately set up by Sarah DeCharms Hibbard, merged with the Academy.^{[citation needed]}

At the start of the 20th century, the schools had been relocated to in what was then the countryside near Philadelphia, in Montgomery County. Funding from PPG Industries founder John Pitcairn enabled the construction of the new campus. Later, in the 1960s, the college moved to a separate, adjacent campus.^{[citation needed]}

Alumni[]

• Rakeem Christmas – Power forward (basketball) at Syracuse University.^[5] and Indiana Pacers in the NBA
• John Rienstra - Guard (American football) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1986-1990) and Cleveland Browns (1991-1992)
• Marcus Gilbert - Small forward at Fairfield University
• Hugo Salinas Price - retired Mexican business man

References[]

External links[]

• Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools website