Archive for February 2021
Lament Chapel Offers Space to Name Losses
“Grandpa John.” “Time with cousins.” “Hugging my friends.” “Singing in church.” “A junior tennis season.” These were among words and notes written on small tea lights by students as part of a chapel of lament for grades 6-12 today. “The biblical invitation to lament lets us know that our prayers that come out of pain…
Read MoreFore the Flames Golf Tournament Registration Open
Registration is now open for the annual Fore the Flames golf tournament on Friday April 30, 2021. Learn more, view our sponsors and register here. Join EMS to play golf, fellowship, and support our student aid fund and athletics program. Registration of $100 includes: green’s fees, cart, range balls, door prizes and a boxed lunch…
Read MoreStudents Add Wildfire Mural to Gym
This article, by Arwen Hertzler ’21, was original published in the January 2021 issue of Windsock. At the request of EMS’ Athletics Department, Ms. Gascho, art teacher, and a group of four talented student artists have agreed to create a mural in the EMS gym to support the school’s athletes. The project began when, according…
Read MoreSupport the Students of Color Scholarship
Eastern Mennonite School aspires to “reflect Christ’s light as a learning community where every student belongs, thrives, and lives God’s call.” A newly revised endowed fund — the Students of Color Scholarship — provides opportunity for donors to support the school’s growing diversity, and help remove barriers to an EMS education for more students of…
Read MoreBlauch: From EMHS Hoops To WNBA Administrator
This article, by David Driver, was originally published in the Feb. 8, 2021 Daily News-Record. Sue Blauch was preparing for her 20th season as a referee in the WNBA when she was approached about making a transition in the sport to administration in the spring of 2018. The former Eastern Mennonite High School and Eastern Mennonite…
Read MoreStudent Art Returns To OASIS For First Friday
This article by Kathleen Shaw was originally published in the Daily News-Record on Feb. 4, 2021. See a gallery of the show’s pieces here. Every year, OASIS Fine Art and Craft dedicates its upper level gallery space to showcase the work of local art students for one month. But one week before news of the…
Read MoreCurrent Events Offer Time to Review Peace Pledge
What do small children pick up from adults around them as they talk about current events? What lessons might we share? Lynette Mast, kindergarten teacher, used the recent presidential inauguration as an opportunity to talk about promises. “Have you ever made a promise to do something?” she asked, a small microphone amplifying her calm voice…
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