Archive for August 2024
First days: Wait, Watch, and Wonder
First days of School! The first day at EMS for the 2024-2025 year was Thursday, August 15 (kindergartners joined later for a softer entry). Our division principals shared these notes of reflection with different groups about the start of the school year. They drew out and named the positive qualities they see and hope to…
Read MoreFan the flame! Fall Auction 2024
The fall auction for EMS will be held at The Loft at Liberty Street: an historic downtown venue with beautifully preserved details and modern refinement. The date of Friday the 13th (September) has not concerned the planning team as they forge ahead full of hopes for the evening. The night kicks off at 5:45 pm…
Read MoreBack-to-School Nights: Sharing your voice
Families gathered together before the start of school for a fresh look at each other and the school. Paul Leaman welcomed a full auditorium for back to school night on Tuesday, August 13 for middle and high school. He also spoke on Monday to elementary students, parents, faculty and administrators in preparation for the first…
Read MoreWelcome new faculty and staff
We welcome new faculty and staff joining our team as we start school in the fall of 2024! Amy Brown: MS Science. Amy taught 7th Grade Life Science at Beverly Manor MS for ACPS and has also taught a year of 8th Grade Physical Science for RCPS. Her daughter Maeve is Kindergarten student at EMES.…
Read MoreCelebrating Alumni Stories: H. Michael Shenk ’49
When one is asked about their teacher from third grade, no matter how impactful or memorable that person may have been, recalling the fuzzy, faraway details can be difficult. Unless, that is, you are H. Michael Shenk II ‘49, a retired pastor, teacher, and school counselor with a penchant for the specific. He remembers. He’ll…
Read MoreCelebrating Alumni Stories: James Souder ’09
Step 1: Buy a bike. Step 2: Join a choir. Step 3: Get to work. Thanks to already-ample experience in engaging with new contexts, James Souder ‘09 knew the best way to find home in Amsterdam six years ago was to jump right in. For Souder, who has three older sisters who also attended EMS,…
Read MoreCelebrating Alumni Stories: Ashley Sauder ’99 Miller
Many parents have cracked open a window to broadcast one thing or another to their kids running across the yard or bouncing on the trampoline. For few parents, that has been from a window of their workplace. For even fewer, it’s been from their own art studio. But what Ashley Sauder ’99 Miller has carved…
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