OUR CURRENT ISSUE:
Winter 2025
Art, Math, and Environmental Awareness
In Malea Gascho's high school sculpture class, students are collaborating to create a large-scale Timber Rattlesnake out of cardboard. This project not only hones their artistic skills but also raises environmental awareness. Each day, the class develops a strategy and divides tasks among its members. While some focus on crafting the snake's head, others measure…
Celebrating 20 Years of Fine Arts at EMS
This school year we celebrate 20 years in the fine arts addition at Eastern Mennonite School, built to house the auditorium, art studio, and the band and choir rooms. Students, families, and the broader community have enjoyed years of performances, arts, and celebrations in this space. We again express gratitude to the original board and…
Advancement Team Update
WE'VE SURPASSED OUR FLAMES FUND GOAL! This milestone gives us space to dream of other possibilities that we've put on hold. FLAMES FUND 2024-25 Goal: $575,000 Contributions: $630,912 Other Contributions* $82,126 Christmas Fund Drive $163,663 Virginia Tax Credit Gifts $385,123 *thanks to a surprise gift of $40,000 CHRISTMAS FUND DRIVE 451 supporters came together to…
Join us for our musical production of Big Fish
The Eastern Mennonite School theater community is preparing for a “big splash” with the musical Big Fish coming on February 28-March 2. The production draws together over 40 students in grades 2-12 for a meaningful, wholly satisfying presentation that involves dancing, stilts, and hundreds of paper daffodils! Big Fish is the story of the fracture…
Campus Updates & Events
WELCOME DIEGO TORRES TO ADMISSIONS We’re delighted to introduce Diego Torres as our new admissions counselor. He brings a passion for community-building and educating the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. A recent graduate of Goshen College, Torres earned degrees in secondary and physical education, along with a minor in health. If you know family or…
TODAY is published and mailed three times a year. The online version includes feature articles from each issue. To receive a full print copy by mail, email today@easternmennonite.org
TODAY creative team:
- Abigail Cook, writer and editor;
- Trisha Maust ’95 Blosser, editorial support;
- Lindsey Kolb, designer;
- Paul Leaman, head of school.
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