Spring 2012 - Lancaster Mennonite School

Technologyenhances Kraybill8th grade tripThe annual eighth grade trip toManhatten is a highlight of the middleschool experience at the KraybillCampus. This year, that cross-culturalexperience was further enhanced bytechnology.Valerie Garton, technology coordinator,has used the one-day excursionin the past to help teach studentsabout various forms of technology.This year, Garton set up video conferencesthrough Skype with the teachersand students from Joseph B. CavallaroSchool in the Bensonhurst neighborhoodof Brooklyn. The sessions allowedthe LMS students to connect with theBrooklyn students."When we asked how not to look liketourists, they laughed and said we can’thelp but look like tourists,” Garton said.Garton also set up two websitesfor the trip, one containing generalinformation and places to visit, andthe other, a wiki website, to give thestudents a place to share trip highlightsand photos.The Skype relationship helped theLMS students get a tour of the NewYork City Fire Department at TimesSquare Station and they Skyped withthe class again afterward to report onthe trip. Entrepreneurship class gets real-worldexperienceTo prepare students for the businessworld, and to fulfill the dream of owningtheir own business, LMS offered anew Entrepreheurship class this year,taught by Chief Financial Officer MarlinGroff.The class got a special visit fromBrandon Hollinger and his electric1992 Mazda Miata on Feb. 16.Hollinger, a musician, became anelectric car conversion business threeyears ago. He showed the students howthe electric car operates and sharedabout his passion for transportationthat doesn’t rely on oil.Fern ClemmerKraybill Campus eighth-graders modelshirts in Chinatown in New York City.From left to right: Lizzie King, IsabellaClair, Lydia Brubaker, Jillian Wolgemuth,Jessica Carrera, Samantha Hershey, KatieAshley, Ann Hershey (parent), AlexisStoner and Sarah Hollinger."It's nice to have a message I believein that people are ready to hear," Hollingersaid. "It's up to us, the people,from the grassroots level to the CEO, toallow moral integrity to play a part inour daily decisions."Commencement 2012The Class of 2012 will be celebrating commencementin the Weaver Auditorium at the Calvinand Janet High Fine Arts Center on Saturday,June 2 at 10 a.m.Glen Guyton, associate executive director offinances and convention planning for MennoniteChurch USA will bethe keynote speaker.Guyton’s messageis entitled “Fail Well— Tips for What DoYou Do When YouDon’t Succeed.”Guyton has servedas a youth pastorand in other ministryleadership roles for morethan 17 years at CalvaryCommunity Church inHampton, Va.New Ephrata/ReadingBus RouteArlen HollingerLMS is moving forward with plans to begin anew Ephrata/Reading bus service for the 2012-13 school year. Families from the Lancaster andBerks County areas showed their support for theproposed service by attending a public meetingon March 29. According to Curtis Edwards, LMSadmissions counselor, the vision is for an expresstypeservice to run along the Route 222 corridor,making stops in Reading, Denver, Ephrata andBrownstown/Akron to meet the needs of as manyfamilies as possible. In order for this to become areality, a sufficient number of paid rider commitmentsmust be received by May 25. Rider commitmentforms are available at the school office oron the website. To learn more about the new busroute and sign up for updates, please contact CurtisEdwards at edwardscg@lancastermennonite.org or (717) 299-0436, ext. 721.Bridges S P R I N G 2 0 1 2 | 1 1