During the 8th grade celebration, middle school principal Gascho addressed the students, acknowledging their journey from learning the basics to mastering complex subjects-and participating in all the activities EMS has to offer. The younger students praised the 8th graders for their humor, kindness, and inclusivity; they were not only academically accomplished but also admired by their peers.
\nThe highlight was the presentation of certificates, each paired with affirmations crafted by the teachers to honor the uniqueness of every student.<\/p>\n
“Aubrey, you hold a genuine concern for how those around you experience the world. You work hard without complaint and have a love of learning that is to be admired.”<\/em><\/p>\n “Nina, you care about social justice in the world, seeing a perspective beyond your own. You hold close to what truly matters.”<\/em><\/p>\n “Fionn, you are funny, creative, and willing to be independent. Your comforting presence in a room is like a ‘blue canary in the outlet by the light switch’.”<\/em><\/p>\n To be a middle school student at EMS is to be known and loved, here growth is what we expect. As Justin King, high school principal, told parents and students, “You are ready!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" During the 8th grade celebration, middle school principal Gascho addressed the students, acknowledging their journey from learning the basics to mastering complex subjects-and participating in all the activities EMS has to offer. The younger students praised the 8th graders for their humor, kindness, and inclusivity; they were not only academically accomplished but also admired by…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1048,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"issuem_issue":[41],"issuem_issue_categories":[],"issuem_issue_tags":[],"class_list":["post-1047","article","type-article","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","issuem_issue-summer-2025"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/1047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/1047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1049,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/1047\/revisions\/1049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue_categories?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue_tags?post=1047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}