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Our elementary school is thriving in our beautiful home. And yet, it is missing a “family room,” a space large enough for the whole school community to come together. The Gathering Space – an indoor/outdoor learning facility – will fill that need. Gathering is the “heart” of EMES. Coming together is key to our curriculum…
Gascho’s appointment strengthens our supportive and nurturing environment for middle school students during a time of significant change and growth, both physically and emotionally. We recently caught up with Erika as she shared some of her educational philosophy. EMS has become a place of belonging for me. As a child, I spent hours teaching my…
NEW SCHOOL RECORD Our 4×800 relay team won the state championship this spring for the second time. Earlier in the season at the Dogwood Track Classic, hosted at UVA, the four ran a 8:11.12 to top the 48-year-old record by 13 seconds! EMS runners from L-R are Jakob Gerlach ’23, Adam Rhodes ’25, Luga Samson…
Students in this spring’s Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) class constructed 10 exterior and 18 interior walls that will be transported to Hurley, Virginia, for a new home in a community still recovering from an August 2021 flood. Some of those students also participated in an April MDS E-term to Hurley, the second year EMS has…
The school’s 105th commencement ceremony celebrating 33 graduating seniors took place Saturday, June 3 at Eastern Mennonite University’s Lehman Auditorium. Kevin King, executive director of Mennonite Disaster Service, brought the address. He is pictured below with his son Justin King, high school principal, and Paul Leaman, head of school. See a photo gallery and video…
Emily Hess and Andrew Lantz described their class as “diversely cohesive” in the final chapel of the year. Covid-19 shaped their class of 33, which spent much of their high school career online, masked, and socially distanced. “We had to rely entirely on each of our own personal wills to interact and socialize with each…
I believe participation in sports at EMS provides a sacred space for students to explore their gifts and step outside their comfort zone. Our student-athletes make lifelong friendships, create impactful memories, and learn life skills within a caring team environment. With the support and mentoring of coaches, they commit to being part of something greater…
Performing Arts Performing music, leading worship, and staging a theater production all support emotional and social well being for both participants and audience members. Theater performances in the fall included the K-5 annual dessert theater and the high school staging of Our Town. EMHS students also staged the musical Godspell Feb. 10-12 with a pit…
Each of our 380+ students are known by at least one EMS professional counselor, as well as their principal, and teachers. Counselors have open doors and are visible throughout the day. Q: What is the primary way you interact with students? Jodi: I meet with each class group at least once a year to talk…
I believe there’s never been a more difficult time to be a teen. Societal polarization. A technological revolution. Covid. Anxiety and depression in record numbers. New addictive substances in slick packaging targeting teens. It’s a high school experience so different from generations past, that the adults in teens’ lives cannot fully relate. For these reasons,…