Archive for November 2020
EMS Sends Boost to DC-Area Food Bank
National Honor Society students at EMS coordinated an effort to collect 75 boxes of groceries to share with Capital Christian Fellowship near Washington, DC. The multi-cultural Mennonite-affiliated church is located in Lanham, Maryland, near large immigrant neighborhoods and has been responding to immense need. In recent months, they have been distributing food boxes to as…
Read MoreStudents Manage Lunchtime Composting System
Student volunteers kept approximately 385 lbs. of waste out of the local landfill this fall by collecting and composting the “clamshell” containers used for lunch. The containers were a new addition to school lunches as part of COVID-mitigation efforts, which have served the school well, but added a significant amount to the school’s waste output.…
Read MoreVirtual Book Club Set for Coming Weeks
A free book, a hot drink packet, and a Zoom link are what students, faulty and staff receive when they sign up for the first ever virtual book club meetings planned by librarian Julianne Ross in the coming weeks. Alumni are especially invited to join two of the groups which will also include faculty and…
Read MoreDonors and Sponsors Share More Than $25,000 in Online Auctions
Generous donors gave a significant boost to EMS this fall by giving over $25,000 in two virtual formats: A week-long silent auction and an hour-long live event. Ninety-eight households, many with multiple viewers, logged into the Nov. 6 Friday Night Live event. The hour “together” included performances by locally-based Prince Bellerose, which includes drummer Joseph…
Read MoreStutzman logs 1,000 miles on OneWheel
Curt Stutzman recently passed the 1,000 mile mark on his Onewheel Pint which he started using in January 2020 for his commute to school from his home on Fort Lynne Road, 2.2 away. He rides through fields to VMRC, on to Willow Run Road. “Sometimes I take longer and run up to the top of…
Read MoreLess Miserable in time of COVID: EMS Stages Les Misérables School Edition
Editor’s Note: Safely staging Les Misérables School Edition at Eastern Mennonite School during a pandemic required creative thinking by faculty and staff and broad community support. In addition to the dozens of hours of rehearsal in varied weather, parents and volunteers from the local community built the expansive outdoor stage and created props and costumes.…
Read MoreThe Story of a Snack
Independent work. Meaningful contributions. Hands on learning. Critical thinking skills. Science, social studies, math, and language skills are all developed as kindergarten students work together each day to learn to read a recipe, practice measuring, combine, stir and create their morning snack. Here’s what a recent morning looked like in the classroom… Step 1: Go…
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