Archive for February 2020
Alum’s Instagram Account Nears 125K Followers
As her Instgram following — @madelinekate_illustrates — nears 125,000, Madeline Hostetler ’13 Martinez finds herself juggling a full-time graphic design job at children’s apparel company Hanna Andersson, along with offers from big name companies, and the less appealing administrative aspects of running her own business. “It’s something I never would have imagined,” confesses the illustrator…
Read MoreRegina Horst ’81 Chacha Shares City of Hope
“I never would have dreamed that God would lead me to marry a dynamic ministry leader from a small village in Tanzania and that together we would establish an international ministry,” said Regina Horst ’81 Chacha in chapel on February 24, in presentation, “Lean Not on Your Own Understanding, or ‘How I Became Mama to…
Read MoreMennonite Educators Conference Inspires Hope
More than 30 Eastern Mennonite School K-12 administrators, faculty and staff participated in the Mennonite School’s Council biennial conference February 7 and 8. In addition to the formal input, the time away provided time for EMS staff to relax and reflect together. Following is a report by Camille Dager of Mennonite Education Agency. MENNONITE EDUCATION…
Read MoreFlames Capture VIC; First Title Since 1994
This article by Cody Eliot was posted in the February 24, 2020, edition of the Daily News-Record. The JV Boys Basketball team also clinched a VIC championship earlier the same day (February 22, 2020), defeating North Cross 62-44. ROANOKE — Don’t look now, but here comes Eastern Mennonite. And it may be a different version…
Read MoreScripture Comes Alive During “Zotanos” Spiritual Renewal Week
A massive Bible, the Greek word “Zotanos”, stories about family and faith were all part of Spiritual Renewal Week with Rebecca W. Tyson February 17 to 21, 2020. Each day, Rebecca dug deep into scripture with students, pulling from commentaries and the original language to invite students to do more than just “hear” Gods word,…
Read MoreFreda Maust ’55 Remembers Pigeon, Michigan
This article by Rich Harp was originally published in the Huron Daily Tribune, Huron, Michigan. Photos courtesy of Rich Harp for the Tribute Freda Janette Maust has lived her entire life in the Pigeon area, and as one might expect, she is well-known in the community. But there are things about her that most residents…
Read MoreTen EMS Students Join Model UN
Ten Eastern Mennonite High School students joined hundreds of students from across the country and around the world for the North American Invitational Model United Nations program at the Washington (DC) Hilton, February 13 through 16. The Model UN program is an educational simulation in which students learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United…
Read MoreTenth visit from VOCES8 Is Historic Success
Their 10th visit to Eastern Mennonite School brought new energy and people as the internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble, VOCES8, shared the stage with EMS’s Touring Choir and Junior Choir, as well as the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir (SVCC). Guests came from as far away as Boone, N.C., to hear the ensemble in the EMS Auditorium…
Read MoreEastern Mennonite High School Moved Toward Independence, 1964-1982
This blog post written by Elwood Yoder was first published on May 25, 2019 on his blog. In 1952, Samuel O. Weaver’s high school English teacher insisted that he learn how to diagram a sentence. Sam saw no need to learn how to diagram a sentence, and he told A. Grace Wenger, his EMS teacher,…
Read MoreDonor Gifts Bring Robotics to EMES
Spheres with blinking lights… what fourth grader could resist this ball of creativity and learning? Thanks to generous donors, there are plenty of Sphero Bolts to go around at Eastern Mennonite Elementary School. The small robots allow children to channel their ideas into reality, creating private games, secret codes and their own robotic equations. Donors…
Read More
English 
Español de México