Eastern Mennonite School
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38°28′15″N 78°52′30″W / 38.4708°N 78.8751°WCoordinates: 38°28′15″N 78°52′30″W / 38.4708°N 78.8751°W Harrisonburg, Virginia, VA USA |
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| Type | Private School |
| Motto | faith • academics • integrity • service |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Mennonite |
| Established | 1917 |
| Head of School | Paul Leaman |
| Enrollment | approx 390 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | 19 Interscholastic Sports |
| Mascot | Flames |
| Accreditation | VAIS, MEA, AdvancED |
| Average SAT scores (2012) | 561 reading 544 writing 558 math |
| Website | easternmennoniteschool.org |
 EMS School Building |
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Eastern Mennonite School (EMS) is a K-12 private school in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Virginia Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA.
"Eastern Mennonite School joins home and church in calling students to faith in Jesus Christ, academic excellence, personal integrity, and compassionate service in the world."
True to the school’s mission, EMS teaches students the way of peace within the global community, which is especially important in a fluctuating social, spiritual, technological and economic climate. Faculty seek to teach examples of peacemaking in history and in current affairs. Chapel speakers are invited to tell their stories of building bridges and peacemaking in the world. The Elementary School emphasizes gathering times and a peace building curriculum that seeks to instill values that will create harmony and peace in our community and beyond. Students experience the Christian mission of the school through Bible curricula in each grade, K-12; they attend daily chapels (6-12), have weekly elementary school gatherings, and have weekly Neighbor Group meetings (6-12). Twice a year, the staff invites a Spiritual Renewal Speaker to hold week-long chapel meetings with the students.
Regular student trips to distant cities, states, and countries take place through annual E-terms (week-long Experiential Term), domestic and international Touring Choir trips, and biennial Discovery trips that take students on educational learning experiences to the American west coast and back. Furthermore, the changing world has come to EMS as increasing numbers of international students attend the school, giving local students a chance to make friends from China, South Korea, Germany, and various countries in Africa and Central and South America.
Eastern Mennonite School began in 1917 as a high school and Bible school, adding college classes as the institution grew. In 1964, the school built a new building on Parkwood Drive directly below what was then Eastern Mennonite College, now Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). In 1968, EMS expanded schooling to grades 7-12 and was renamed Eastern Mennonite High School. In 1982, Eastern Mennonite High School officially become a separate legal entity from Eastern Mennonite College, with its own governing Board of Directors. The sixth grade was added in 1995. In 1997 the school expanded its outdoor athletic facilities, adding improved soccer and baseball fields. In 2005 the school created Eastern Mennonite Elementary School. To shape its identity as a K-12 school, the organization was renamed Eastern Mennonite School, encompassing all three divisions - Elementary, Middle, and High schools. In 2006 the school expanded its facility to include a new 650-seat auditorium, fine and performing arts classrooms, expanded and renovated Science wing, and other additional classrooms. In the summer of 2009, the school renovated the gym, adding a new hardwood floor, better lights and new bleachers. Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, in conjunction with long-term administrator retirements, the school transitioned its administrative structure so that titles more accurately describe the administrative job descriptions. The Head of School reports to the Board of Directors, serves as the Chief Executive Officer, and works with the school's Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) consisting of the Director of Academics, Director of Advancement, Director of Business Affairs, the Elementary Principal and the Secondary Principal.
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