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Guest speakers, students, faculty and staff shared on the theme of “Holy Spirit” throughout the year in chapel and the weekly elementary Gathering. In an end-of-year wrap up chapel, Justin King (high school principal) and Maria Archer (K-8 principal) shared times when they experienced the Holy Spirit this year. “When our 7th graders visited our…
Esther Augsburger established the arts program at EMHS in 1971 and taught art at the school for the next nine years. During her teaching years Esther earned a Master’s in Sculpture from James Madison University in 1979. Esther has long supported the arts program at EMS, often helping and encouraging Barbara Gautcher’s work at the…
When asked about her 32 years teaching art at EMS, Barbara Gautcher responded by saying that “God is faithful.” In the mid-1980s, former EMS guidance counselor Michael Shenk casually asked Barbara’s father if he knew of anyone who could teach art. When Reynold Simmons told Michael that his daughter Barbara was looking for a teaching…
As we reach our Centennial, it is important to note that although EMS has evolved over the years to include students from many diverse backgrounds, geographical locations, and faith traditions, the school still maintains a long history of familial commitment. In this Centennial year alone, there are several families who have five or more generations…
Back in the 1970’s, my neighborhood on Rockingham Drive held an annual summer block party. People grilled hotdogs, served mac and cheese, and ate watermelon. Favorite foods brought neighborhood kids around the table, but before long basketball hoops and backyards beckoned us for games lasting past twilight. Each year as new people joined our growing…
EMS kicked off its Centennial celebration when a large crowd gathered on October 12, 2017 to break ground for a new elementary school facility, located adjacent to Main Campus in the former MennoMedia building. After shovels turned dirt in the morning, teachers and staff celebrated “History Day” by creating 15 learning centers for students which…
My Grandpa Elias Groff passed after living 101 incredible years in service to others. A man of good health and memory for nearly all of his years, I remember him praying daily for his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren – each by name. His legacy lives on through many memories and namesakes, including my own…
This fall, the class of 2018 is letting their light shine at 25 different colleges and universities, in various workplaces, and in service assignments around the globe. Susan Melendez helped to launch the cohort onto their journey beyond EMS during last spring’s graduation weekend when she challenged them with Jesus’ call to “let your light…
Interested in joining a two-week alumni touring choir trip to Romania in April 2020? We are testing interest to begin planning. Minimum requirement of four voices per part. Participants must have sung in an EMHS Touring Choir (Miller, Hartzler or Stutzman). Spouses who are not alumni or former choir members are welcome after enough spots…
Through generous gifts, we have raised just over $3 million toward our goal of $4.2 million for the Let the Children Come campaign. Thank you! The campaign was launched in fall of 2017. Here’s what’s happened since then: Clearing out the former MennoMedia building and Alive Studios, salvaging as much materials and equipment as possible.…