Fall 2024

Ashley Sauder ’99 Miller has carved out at her Harrisonburg home a little black studio. There, professional and home life – much like the elements of her mixed media art – exist side-by-side, intertwined, or merged into one. It’s not just a space, then, that Miller – an independent professional artist and the primary caregiver…

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,…

In elementary school, he was asked by a teacher what he wanted to be when he grew up. He recalls answering, “A teacher or a preacher.” He appreciates that he got to do both. Shenk knows details without story can mean very little, so he weaves them into anecdotes full of meaning. Throughout his rich…

Kindness 11th and 12th grade students who are “bigs” lead personalized tours to their “little” throughout the school, and genuinely build positive relationships with them. I saw one new 7th grade girl sitting with her big today at the lunch table, and it almost brought a tear to my eye. Initiative A 10th grade student…