Thanksgiving 2022
As we head into Thanksgiving break and begin the season of Advent, we look back at fall 2022 and all it has offered our community: friendships old and new, learning in classrooms and beyond, opportunities to serve others, and health and well being or a network of encouragement and support in hard times. We thank God for generous people who are part of this community and make it all possible. We wish all of our students, families, alumni and supporters a blessed Thanksgiving!
The bridge that connects the upper and lower building
EMES students collected 32 blankets to donate to Open Doors shelter this fall.
Warm and fuzzy day
Varsity girls volleyball 2022
Strings teacher Maria Lorcas organized student and professional musicians for a Latino music chapel
9th grade mountain bike trail maintenance at HIllandale Park, October 2022
Kendal Bauman, EMES PE and assistant athletic director
Touring Choir, homecoming concert 2022
FCS bread baking with Rachel Weaver
Our Town production, fall 2022
Faculty and staff fall conference at Natural Chimneys, 2022
7th grade service at Jubilee Climate Farm, October 2022
Our Town cast
Annual EME Peace Parade 2022
Anna Haarer with students on spirit day
Middle school soccer
Sixth grade service day
Nathan Hershberger (Bible teacher) and Shannon Roth (history and government teacher)
Sixth grade service day
Menno Classic soccer tournament
Middle school chorale
Malea Gascho and Nick Gardner help out at a cross country meet
Sixth grade service day
Cross country
Cross country
Class of '24
Homecoming pep rally
Homecoming pep rally class dodge ball competition
Middle school boys soccer 2022
After school World Cup game
Sixth grade service day
Ernie Martin, J. David Yoder, Justin King, Paul Leaman, Sherm Eberly at Homecoming 2022. Photo by Rebecca Yutzy
Sixth grade service day
Chemistry lab
Homecoming pep rally
Varsity boys soccer, Menno Classic tournament 2022
Jeremy Shenk '97 (marking his 25th reunion) with his grandfather Charles Shenk '47 (marking his 75th reunion year). Photo courtesy of Steve and Jeremy Shenk.
Homecoming picnic
Orchestra, homecoming concert 2022
Boys varsity soccer by Sabrina Forbes '24
Homecoming picnic
Just guys in the library
Parent volunteers joined staff to make our fall auction a succeess!
Student volunteers joined staff to make our fall auction a success
Fall outside the gym
New middle school students are paired with a junior or senior volunteer for our "Bigs & Littles" program
Fan the Flame Auction at Cross Keys Barn
Faculty, staff, alumni and friends came out for our fall auction!
Jennifer Young with girls varsity tennis, 2022
Girls varsity tennis, fall 2022
Nick Gardner, band and orchestra, homecoming concert 2022
Snack prep in K class
EMES Dessert Theater
Kindergarten
Wind ensemble, homecoming concert 2022
Kindergarten bicycle day
We Serve (Interact Rotary) Club helping to clean up the roadways
Homecoming pep rally
Gloria Diener (former English teacher), Esther Augsburger, Barbara Gautcher (art teacher for 32 years), and Malea Gascho (current art teacher) after an October 2022 Chapel honoring Esther's contribution to the art program at EMS.
Fans at boys varsity soccer game (1000th!)
Fourth grade collaboration
1,000th boys varsity soccer celebration: Coach Eshelman-Robles and Coach Kendal Bauman planting flags
Bible 9 students knot comforters for Mennonite Central Committee
Robotics class
SCO executive officers on School Day Out
New middle school students are paired with a junior or senior volunteer for our "Bigs & Littles" program
Charles Hendricks, Gaines Group Architects, helps students with design projects
Middle school volleyball
Middle school volleyball
School Day Out at Highland Retreat
Dining hall team, taking their talents to Highland Retreat for School Day Out
Jodi Hertzler, Lizzy Miller and Sarah Mitch at School Day Out, Highland Retreat
Middle School at Park Woods for School Day out
Art class weaving
Herb Weaver (alum and former art teacher) demonstrates raku pottery firing
Physics, chemistry and robotics students host elementary science lessons
Pottery class art elective
Zoology field trip to Lee Good's farm
Robotics class
Former athletic director, Dave Bechler, with Sherm Eberly, former administrator and basketball coach, and Leo Heatwole '68. As a farmer's son, Heatwole was permitted to play one sport and chose basketball, missing out on the chance to play soccer, but being part of the EMHS early basketball days. Since then, he has been a staunch supporter of EMS athletics who has seen hundreds of soccer matches, as well as volleyball, basketball, tennis and other EMS athletics. Thank you Leo!
Grape juice from Wenger Grapes in Family and Consumer Science class.
Jared Stutzman, choral director, with one small section of the choral music library of more than 1,700 pieces, in new shelving
Paul Leaman, head of school, made a peach pie during the first chapel, noting that we can support each other, in spite of our bruises (which we all have)
An autumn morning, elementary drop off