Lancaster Mennonite School

To celebrate Earth Day last week at the Lancaster campus and enjoy God's creation together we spent lunch and chapel/advisory time outside enjoying a sunny day and a variety of activities and "stations" set up by teachers. Stations included: meadow tea and herbs, seasonal vegetables, poetry and meditation, "green lawn mower" demonstration, fishing in the Millstream, wildflower walk, disc golf, bocce, homemade bird feeders, trash can drums, books about nature, corn hole, and math and the environment and more. It was a great event and we are grateful for all of the teachers who helped with it!

We are excited to announce that Dr. Michael Badriaki will be joining Lancaster Mennonite as the new High School and Middle School Principal, starting this summer! He is very passionate about education and LM and we are thrilled to have him join the team! https://www.lancastermennonite.org//new-high-school-middl/ Dr. Badriaki shares, Plutarch’s quote, ‘Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel’, echoes the significance of deeply educating and discipl...ing students for character development. From a faith perspective of human development, scripture encourages the reader to to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you. For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, love and of a sound mind (1 Tim 2: 6-7). I am fully persuaded that the elements of faith, education and community provide the opportunities for individual growth, taking responsibility, and building a robust learning community and ethos that embraces diverse outlooks. I have admiration for teachers and believe in supporting their leadership. I love working with students of all walks of life. Read more about our new principal here: :https://www.lancastermennonite.org//new-high-school-middl/ See more

Bid in our online auction this week to win one of 10 Custom Self Portrait Cookie Kids made by LM teacher, Angela Dietzel! Winning bidders will be emailed a template on which the child will create a self portrait. Custom Cookie Kids are sugar cookies with royal icing. BID HERE: https://www.biddingowl.com/Auction/index.cfm?auctionID=21137

Today is Administrative Professionals Day! Across campuses we are celebrating our administrative professionals in various ways - flowers, lunches, gifts, notes, and more. Alicia Horst, Emily Lehman, Colette Stetler, Erin Zuleta, Diane Gehman and Katelyn Workman, thank you for helping us every day to fly! We grabbed a few images today (missing Alicia and Emily) and want to publicly acknowledge everyone below! Thank them when you see them! "We gratefully acknowledge and apprec...iate LM's administrative professionals who have been on the frontlines all year managing COVID and any student parent incident that comes in the door. We appreciate how they/you care for our students, families and faculty. You make the difference at Lancaster Mennonite! Thank you! - Pam Tieszen, LM Superintendent We would like to thank Mrs. Stetler for the important role that she plays at Locust Grove as she welcomes everyone to the campus with a smile and a friendly greeting. She coordinates many details behind the scenes which help to make school operate smoothly on a daily basis. Mrs. Stetler always gives her best as she sends out regular communication to parents, gives out needed ice packs when there is an injury or follows up with many phone messages. Thank you Mrs. Stetler for how you serve us so well. - Miles Yoder, Locust Grove Principal "Mrs. Horst and Mrs. Lehman provide invaluable support to nearly all aspects of the Lancaster Campus. In addition to all of the tasks they complete to keep the school operating smoothly, their kindness and care for students and visitors in the office helps shape a culture of care that we hope defines the school." - Michael Charles, Interim Lancaster Campus Principal We are so thankful for Mrs. Zuleta and the care she shows for student bumps and bruises, creating clear COVID communications, and keeping track of all of the day-to-day tasks that keep our school running smoothly! We could not do any of it without her! - Lindsay Carson, New Danville Campus Principal Diane Gehman provides behind the scenes support for the superintendent's office, business office and marketing. She quietly supports the board, and various administrative committees and I/we are grateful for all she does to help operations run smoothly. With gratitude, Diane! - Pam "Katelyn Workman provides a friendly welcome to everyone who arrives at the LM system office in the Rutt Academic Center. We appreciate her cheerful presence, positive attitude, and readiness to offer a helping hand." - Aubrey Kreider, Christy Horst, Jon Heinly

Get your spring planting on and benefit LM students! Day 2 of our Online Benefit Auction has been so much fun - keep up the auction action! Bidding closes this Friday, April 30 at 8pm! https://www.biddingowl.com/Auction/index.cfm?auctionID=21137

Our second grade Spanish Immersion class taught by Sra. Kaczor sending some joy out! They are excited for the online benefit auction (Locust Grove and New Danville campuses combined) that begins in less than a week and runs 8am on Monday, 4/26 - 8pm on Friday, 4/30! Their class project and 100 other items are now available to preview! Visit lancastermennonite.org/auction to see! #joy #spanishimmersion #LMworldchangerstogether #lancasterpa #lancastermennonite

Great feature/story in TIME for Kids on current New Danville campus parent Mary Myint and LM Alum Jennie Groff '95 of The Lancaster Stroopie Co. ! https://www.timeforkids.com/g56/sweet-success-2/

Congratulations to LM student artist Noelle Stringer '21, for winning the Lancaster County Art Association Award in the Scholastic and Lancaster County Young Artists Awards exhibitions! Her drawing ‘Chained Beauty’, won the LCYA Gold Award, Scholastic Gold Key, Lancaster County Art Association Award & Artemisia Award!

Congrats to THREE LM basketball players on their Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Awards! Camden Hurst '23 (first team) and Cole Fisher '21 (second team) for Class 2A and Mariah Wilson '21 was named Class 3A first-team all-state! Read more in articles below! https://lancasteronline.com//article_5650992a-a6f2-11eb-ad... https://lancasteronline.com//article_dc17f2b4-a68f-11eb-a7

Livestream game tonight (April 20) at 6pm - Lancaster Mennonite Boys Volleyball vs. Elizabethtown Area (link below) https://livestream.com/lancastermennonite/events/9570550

Play gallery and recap is up on our site! LM High School performed their fall play outdoors, in front of Gym A on October 15-18, as they adapted to COVID constraints to be able to still put on a fall drama production. Attendees were able to bring their own supper or snacks and enjoy a picnic on the lawn during the performance. The play All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten is based on some of Robert Fulghum’s best selling books. Thank you to Paul Jacobs Photography for documenting the event! and all the great images!

LM High School Principal Michael Charles will be part of the Central Penn Business Journal panel on Jan. 20 at 6pm: Workforce Preparedness & Education Webinar About the webinar: The Workforce is changing How will you prepare your kids? The demands of today’s workforce are ever-changing, and that makes it difficult for parents and students to understand what their options are. This webinar will feature educators and others sharing information about those options. Learn more ...and register here: https://www.cpbj.com//workforce-preparedness-education-we/ See more

Register and learn more: https://www.lancastermennonite.org/openhouse/ FB Event: https://fb.me/e/gfoZB1AHo Lancaster Mennonite School will be holding a virtual Open House for grades PreK-12th at 6pm on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Open Houses provide the opportunity to virtually tour the facilities, talk with administrators, meet the teachers, and ask questions. Interested students, parents and guardians grades PreK-12th are welcome to join us for a live Virtual Open House E...vent hosted online via video conference. This brief online session will also allow times for breakout groups to ask questions directly to LM staff about the programs and campus you are interested in and set-up a time for an in-person tour.

Registration is now open for spring MSO sports including girls soccer, baseball (new) and softball (new)! See details here: https://www.lancastermennonite.org/athletics/mso/

Article in LNP + LancasterOnline on senior Jonathan Glick on his great States run this week, as the only L-L League golfer to make it this year! https://lancasteronline.com//article_ac526ad4-1240-11eb-8f

Live Stream Girls Soccer at 7pm tonight vs. Cocalico https://livestream.com/lancastermennonite/events/9303057

In Maestra Heather Ruark's 1st Grade Spanish Immersion class at our Locust Grove campus, students are learning vocabulary for the parts of a pumpkin (semillas, cáscara, carne, pulpa, tallo)! They also connected it to math by counting the number of seeds found in a slice of pumpkin!

LM Responders Feature: Teacher Alejandro Ulloa - read his story, "Stand Up and Dialogue" and other LM responder stories in the latest Bridges or online here: https://www.lancastermennonite.org//stand-up-and-dialogue/ "When my family and I moved to Pennsylvania from Honduras in 1992, I began kindergarten only speaking Spanish. Thankfully, many of the teachers and children in my new community were very kind and accepting of me. Unfortunately, there were also a number of occasions where some of my peers saw me as an easy target and chose to put me down for being different. During these moments, I couldn’t understand the words being said, but I could clearly tell that I was being mocked. On one of these occasions, a hero stepped up for me. A kindergarten-aged hero." Read the full story online!

Congrats to LM senior Jonathan Glick who finished 3rd yesterday in the Golf Individual Championships State Tournament! He shot a 74, 3 over par. Jonathan was the only L-L player to qualify for states. He also finished 3rd at the Individual Golf District Tournament earlier this month!

Good morning from Lancaster campus! #lancasterpa #fallinlancaster #lancastermennonite

Live Stream Field Hockey at 4pm today vs. Brandywine Heights https://livestream.com/lancastermennonite/events/9303053

LM-branded apparel is now available for purchase through our online store through 11/2! New this year - LM masks for adults and youth! All orders must be received by November 2rd at midnight. Orders will be delivered to the campus of your choice a few weeks after the order (no shipping to homes available). https://davcoadvertising.tuosystems.com/stores/lmsfall2020

Live Stream Boys Soccer today at 4pm vs. Donegal https://livestream.com/lancastermennonite/events/9303051

The 2020 Fall Festival and Homecoming may have looked different this year but was still a success! Our hearts are filled with gratitude and joy! This year, as we all grappled with many changes, we were not sure what the annual event would look like. But our LM community came together, and we celebrated over a weekend that highlighted current students and alumni and displayed your generosity and support. It was wonderful to witness, and we could not be more grateful! We want t...o thank all of the students, staff, and volunteers who made the event possible. Along with dozens of student volunteers, there were 35 parents, faculty and staff, and alumni who volunteered their time. Thank you to all of our volunteers! Throughout the weekend, you generously gave $62,170 toward the Annual Fund and Student Aid, supporting world changing education at Lancaster Mennonite. These funds were raised through business and individual event sponsorships and Cookie Kid matches, BBQ sales, Iron Bridge Run registrations, Gala-in-a-Box purchases, Cookie Kid donations, and online auction purchases. Thank you for your generous support! And thank you again to all of our Fall Festival and Homecoming sponsors!

Live Stream Field Hockey at 4pm today vs. Oley Valley https://livestream.com/lancastermennonite/events/9303048

Live Stream Girls Soccer tonight at 7pm vs. Eastern Lebanon. https://livestream.com/lancastermennonite/events/9303045

Live Stream Girls Field Hockey tonight at 6pm vs. Lancaster Catholic! https://livestream.com/lancastermennonite/events/9303041