How can we keep from singing? With 41 graduates on Saturday, June 1, Eastern Mennonite School held its 106th commencement ceremony. This day marks a significant achievement in the lives of our students. The weeks leading up to graduation are filled with milestones.<\/p>\n
Senior presentations are a vital component of a capstone course called Kingdom Living, where seniors explore the practical aspects of living out their faith. EMS literally gives students a microphone and asks them to share their stories \u2013 reflecting on their upbringing, their experiences at EMS, and their aspirations for the future. These presentations provide a unique platform for students to express their journeys and dreams, offering a rich tapestry of life stories centered around faith, education, and relationships.<\/p>\n
The commencement concert featured EMHS instrumental groups, followed by three choirs. The 100+ mass choir joined together to sing \u201cAnd the Glory\u201d from Handel\u2019s Messiah to close. It was a beautiful way to come together and begin the celebration of the senior class.<\/p>\n
Jon Carlson, commencement speaker, shared that this is not a big ending \u2013 but a big beginning. Commencement, which means a beginning, begins a promise of new possibilities. New beginnings are the base of the Christian faith. He asked the seniors, \u201cWhat could be your moment of new creation?\u201d challenging them to choose God\u2019s love for others. As seniors begin the next chapter of their lives, we are filled with pride and anticipation for the bright futures ahead. May God bless the class of 2024 and as Mr. King always says, \u201cI am somebody,\u201d encouraging people to be the one who helps. Be the blessing and show God\u2019s grace in your new beginning!<\/p>\n
EMS 2024<\/strong> Here you are seen;<\/strong> Here you are known; <\/strong> Here you are loved;<\/strong> Now you are sent<\/strong> with the peace of Christ before you, behind you, and under your feet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How can we keep from singing? With 41 graduates on Saturday, June 1, Eastern Mennonite School held its 106th commencement ceremony. This day marks a significant achievement in the lives of our students. The weeks leading up to graduation are filled with milestones. Senior presentations are a vital component of a capstone course called Kingdom…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":944,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"issuem_issue":[38],"issuem_issue_categories":[],"issuem_issue_tags":[],"class_list":["post-933","article","type-article","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","issuem_issue-spring-summer-2024"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/933","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=933"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":943,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/933\/revisions\/943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue?post=933"},{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue_categories?post=933"},{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue_tags?post=933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nGraduate Blessing<\/strong>
\nby Bible Teacher, Karen Suderman<\/em><\/p>\n
\nnow go out and see<\/strong> with wonder and curiosity so that you may observe God\u2019s movement in the world.<\/p>\n
\nnow go out to know, <\/strong>to learn, experience, and grow so that you may more deeply understand your part in God\u2019s unfolding story.<\/p>\n
\nnow go out in love<\/strong> so that you may offer your gifts, knowledge, and wisdom to the world around you.<\/p>\n