Moravian Academy
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Moravian Academy, located in 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 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 in 1742. It is the ninth oldest independent school in the United States.
While it has a strong religious background, Moravian Academy is now considered to be somewhat secular, with only non-denominational weekly chapel services for students.
Moravian Academy offers many different kinds of academics for young students, though it has been criticized for maintaining a particularly socially conservative student body and faculty. MA lost many points on its last school accreditation for a lack of both student and teacher diversity. Unfortunately the school has too few students from underrepresented minorities and because of this, its students are not benefiting from a diverse environment.
[edit] Newsworthy Events
In 1993 a man fled a local bank after a botched robbery attempt and ran into the main middle school building. Police quickly evacuated the students to a school owned gymnasium and surrounded the building. The man was found hiding in the boiler room and was apprehended without incident.
In 2006, Moravian Academy took second place in Pennsylvania's Scholastic Scrimmage, losing to Allentown Central Catholic High School in the finals.
