Archive for March 2022
Magpie Provides Laboratory for Leadership Class
Thirteen students from EMS’ Organizational Leadership class gleaned insights this winter from local entrepreneur, Kirsten Moore, at Magpie, where brunch diners happily wait two hours many weekend mornings for a table. Moore, EMHS class of ’89, launched the hugely successful community meeting and eating space in fall of 2020, an opening pushed back by the…
Read MoreGrades 8-12 Welcome Visitors
Students who will enter grades 8 to 12 for the 2022-23 academic year are invited to come learn about Eastern Mennonite School two days this spring: April 8 and May 3. Parents/guardians will tour and learn about EMS while prospective students shadow a current EMS student with similar interests. The visit runs from 8:15 to…
Read MoreBasketball Students and Coach Garner State Honors
This article, by Cody Eliott, appeared in the Daily News-Record, March 23, 2022. A historic season came to a fitting end on Tuesday for Eastern Mennonite. Trey Gillenwater, a 6-foot-2 senior guard for the Flames, was named the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division III boys basketball co-player of the year after guiding the program…
Read MoreOsheta Moore: You are Beloved
Osheta Moore spent two days with EMS to get to know the community and share a message of “belovedness,” calling students to know that each one is beloved, and to remember that all others are beloved children of God. Her visit was made possible by the school’s Kennel-Charles Endowed Fund, which brings speakers to engage…
Read MoreSamantha Groves Named Varsity Volleyball Coach
Samantha Groves has been named the Eastern Mennonite School varsity girls volleyball coach. “My own coaches were so formative in my youth, and I’ve always wanted to help shape a team culture and girls’ lives by giving back as a coach,” says Groves. Groves held the position of libiro at Eastern High School in Beaver,…
Read MoreEMS Makes History, Captures VISAA Division III State Championship
When the Flames hosted the VISAA DIII quarter final game at home on March 2, a white-out pack-the-gym contest brought out so much support that the opposing team’s coach told Andrew Gascho, EMS athletic director, he’d never seen a better atmosphere for a high school basketball game. That game launched the Flames to a state…
Read MoreOsheta Moore to Speak at Eastern Mennonite School
Osheta Moore, pastor, author, speaker and podcaster from Saint Paul, Minnesota, will speak at Eastern Mennonite School Monday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in the school’s auditorium at 801 Parkwood Drive, Harrisonburg. All are welcome. A livestream of the presentation will be available here. “You are Beloved,” is the theme for Moore’s talk, which will…
Read MoreLocal Eating, from Farm to Table
A field trip to a local family-run farm that raises chickens, quail, turkeys and goats — followed by classroom instruction from the farmer on how to prepare an entirely locally-sourced feast — gave students in Anna Haarer’s Local Food class a lot to digest (pun intended!). It was a “little disturbing and sad” to hold…
Read MoreDr. Benjamin Bergey Directs Instrumental Festival
Dr. Benjamin Bergey from Eastern Mennonite University directed a full-day orchestra workshop at Eastern Mennonite School on Thursday, March 3, culminating in an evening program in the school’s auditorium. The experience on site was scheduled when the annual Mennonite Schools Council instrumental festival was cancelled due to COVID. Featured pieces for the day’s rehearsals and…
Read MoreEMS Wowed the Crowd With “The Wizard Of Oz” Musical
More than 90 students were involved in the EMS’ musical production of “The Wizard of Oz,” March 24-27, 2022. Students were involved on stage, in the pit orchestra, and in set design and creation, props, make up, and technical support behind the scenes. This Daily News-Record article, by Jillian Lynch, March 1, 2022, captures the…
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