Archive for November 2021
Why Give? 2021 Fund Drive Launches
Students kicked off the 73rd annual student-planned Christmas Fund Drive Nov. 23 with separate chapel programs; it was the first time the two met separately for the launch. The middle school planners hosted a skit and Jeopardy game in the gym, while high school students played an EMS fund drive version of Family Feud in…
Read MoreFamily Visits for 2022-23 School Year Set
Four in-person visits for prospective students and their families are set for Eastern Mennonite Middle and High School. The visit days are Jan. 18, Feb. 21, April 8, and May 3, 2022 from from 8:15 to 10 a.m. Prospective students will be hosted by a current student to observe class and other activities. Parents will…
Read MoreAll Welcome to Three Christmas Concerts
All are welcome to three Christmas concerts at Eastern Mennonite School. Sunday, December 12: Walking Roots Band benefit concert for Mennonite Central Committee with EMHS Chamber Choir as guest performers. This concert will be livestreamed here. Tuesday, December 14: EMHS Christmas Concert featuring the EMHS Symphonic Band, String Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, Jazz Band and Chamber…
Read MoreEMS Running Culture Growing and Strong
The running culture at Eastern Mennonite School is growing even as some athletic programs were hit hard by COVID-19. Strong cross-country and track and field programs, as well as a new winter middle school running club, are part of the mix. “A combination of great long-term coaching staff, an encouraging atmosphere on the teams, and…
Read MoreStrings Room Renovation A “Go”
The EMS support network came out strong for an online auction that raised $24,232 to renovate the strings room in the school’s upper building. “Whether a bidder, business sponsor, auction item donor, or committee volunteer, people came together,” said Trisha Blosser, development officer. “I’m continually amazed, and humbled, by what our school community can accomplish…
Read MoreEMS “raised me” | Joelle Blosser ’22
Interview with Joelle Blosser by Paul Leaman at a recent virtual event in October 2021 Mr. Leaman’s questions | Joelle Blosser’s response Joelle’s a fantastic representative of our student body. She’s heavily engaged in different things from music to athletics, and I just have a few questions for her. She’s also a recipient of some…
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