Archive for abril 2021
Deanna Reed to Address EMHS Commencement
Mayor Deanna Reed will bring the address at Eastern Mennonite High School’s 103 Commencement exercises on June 6, 2021 on the school’s south lawn. This article is reprinted with permission from Eastern Mennonite University, where Ms. Reed was commencement speaker for the EMU class of ’21. Photo courtesy of Eastern Mennonite University. Mayor Deanna Reed…
Read MoreSlavery, Singing, Streams Among Themes for E-term and Explore Week
“Slavery in Rockingham County,” singing together for the first time, and learning from area streams were among the experiences offered to Eastern Mennonite School students in mid April. The days were a COVID-adjusted and safe alternative to the usual week-long spring experiential learning offered for grades 6-12 known as E-term and Explore Week. The group experiences…
Read MoreAll Hands on Deck for EMS Outdoor Dessert Theater
Fourth and fifth grade students painted sets, wrote scripts, created costumes, memorized lines, managed technical aspects, and performed for teachers and peers at the annual Eastern Mennonite Elementary School Dessert Theater this year. A video for parents took the place of the usual evening performance; snacks in to-go cups replaced the more formal desserts enjoyed…
Read MoreEMS Inducts 29 in National Honor Society
Twenty-six members of the junior class and three members of the senior class joined the EMS National Honor Society today, joining the current 27 members of the group. The COVID-friendly ceremony took place in person for most of the students and some faculty and staff, with a few students joining by Zoom. Sponsors Elwood Yoder…
Read MoreEMS Offers Teen and Parent Resourcing to Navigate a Hypersexualized Society
Eastern Mennonite School students in grades 9 to 12, and parents of K-12 students, will have the opportunity to learn and talk about the hypersexualized context in the United States April 23 and 26. Matthew Ezell, PhD, James Madison University sociology program coordinator and an expert on the impact that pornography has on healthy sexuality,…
Read MoreBiblioteca EMES aterriza en sede permanente
Article and photos by Gretchen Angerman, James Madison University digital marketing student. Eastern Mennonite Elementary School students are enjoying their own dedicated library space after making do with wagon loads of books transported to their building from the school’s upper building this school year due to COVID restrictions. After settling the K-5 program into their…
Read MoreHalie Mast Recognized as Pepsi-Cola Student Athlete of the Week on WHSV
By Bryan Schwartz Published: Apr. 1, 2021 at 12:02 AM EDT|Updated: 11 hours ago HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – As well-rounded a student-athlete as they come, Eastern Mennonite’s Halie Mast plays basketball, soccer and runs cross country. “My family is all super competitive and has played sports,” Mast said. “My dad played soccer in college and my mom played…
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