Spring 2012 - Lancaster Mennonite School

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sc h o o l n e w sFBLA advisor Kirk Benner, left, with thestudents who qualified for the statecompetition. Left to right: Sam Stoner,Jaclyn Dagen, Zach Alderman, Xiaoqing(Minnie) Zhang, Do Hyun (Danny)Ahn, Lia Feleke and D Probst.Celebrating AchievementsFBLA awardsThe quality of the LMS business curriculum in shaping future business leaderswas evident when seven students advanced to the state FBLA competition in HersheyApril 16-18 after taking top spots at the Region 18 competition in February.The following students won awards at the Region 18 competition: senior DProbst, first place in Client Services; junior Do Hyun (Danny) Ahn, first place inGlobal Business; freshman Zach Alderman, first place in Global Business; juniorLia Feleke, first place in Ms. Future Business Leader; senior Jaclyn Dagen, secondplace in Business Communications; senior Xiaoqing (Minnie) Zhang, second placein Business Law; and senior Sam Stoner, second place in Word Processing II.Seven other students received certificates at the Region 18 competition: Yue Du,Daheuin Kim, Micah Lehman, Micah Boyer, Garyd Martin, Alexa Weidman andLeo Valmonte.J. Daniel MartinFern ClemmerFern ClemmerSpelling Bee Finalists, left to right: Anna Farmer,Isreali Colon, Lucas Jemison and Sydney Esch.Spelling bee finalistsOur committed students developed another academic skill by participating inthe school’s annual spelling bee on Jan. 24. Lancaster campus eighth-grader LucasJemison took first place, beating out sixth-grader Sidney Esch by spelling “behest”and “confidence” correctly in the final round.Eighth-grader Isreali Colon took third and Kraybill campus seventh-grader AnnaFarmer finished fourth and served as the alternate. The top three moved on to thewritten test component of the 54th Intelligencer Journal Spelling Bee on Feb. 22.Artists shineSixty-four students demonstrated the results of LMS’s outstanding fine artsprogram in recent art contests, with ten claiming gold awards. Ninth-graderAlessandra Levato won one gold and two honorable mention awards in the 2012Art Awards program and nine awards during the Lancaster County Young Artistcontest, including the Lestz Junior Painting Award and five golds. Her scholasticgold piece moved on to the national competition.Other students who received gold awards in the Lancaster County Young Artistcontest include: Mikayla Eby (9), Caitlin Erb (12), Alexa Evans (9), Rachel Keener(8), John Kruis (9; two golds), Maggie Roberts (8; two golds), Emily Rosenfeld (9),Chelsea Weaver (9) and Zachary Yoder (9).Gold award winners: Above, Kraybilleighth graders Maggie Roberts andRachel Keener. Right: Zachary Yoder,Alexa Evans, Emily Rosenfeld, AlessandraLevato, Caitlin Erb, Chelsea WeaverMikayla Eby and John Kruis.8 | Bridges S P R I N G 2 0 1 2Fern Clemmer
Awards Highlight Excellent writing CurriculumFern ClemmerTwelve students received Gold Key writing awards through the Lancaster CountyRegional Scholastic Writing Awards Contest, showcasing the strength of the LMSwriting curriculum. Senior Natalie Brubaker’s piece was also nominated for theAmerican Voices award at the national level. Gold Key winners include, left to right:Zachary Yoder (9), Grace Jemison (12), Faith Dinger (8), Natalie Brubaker (12), SophiaMartin (8), Rebecca Lauver (8), Maia Garber (8), Lydia Rittenhouse (12), LucasJemison (8), Lara Strickler (12), Benjamin Stutzman (8) and Kate Hernquist(8)Students excel at PAComputer FairThrough opportunities to develope her talentsat LMH, senior Morgan Steffy, shown above,took first and second place at the PA ComputerFair in high school web page design. KraybillCampus eighth-graders Bryce Yoder and JosiahKratz also took first place prizes in the middleschool computer animation and digital videocategories, respectively. The computer fair was alocal competition for all schools in Lancaster andLebanon counties. All three students qualifiedfor the state competition in Carlisle in May.Zachary LeesMaria WaterfieldNIE writing awardsSophomore Maria Waterfield and Kraybill Campusfourth-grader Zachary Lees won first placeawards in the Newspapers In Education JournalismContest. They both received a cash awardand their writings and photos appeared in theIntelligencer Journal/New Era in March.Two athletic scholarships awardedTwo LMH seniors received athleticscholarships to join Division 1 programsin the fall. Abigail Basom will play fieldhockey for Liberty University in Virginiaand Keegan Rosenberry will continue hissoccer career at Georgetown Universityin Washington, D.C.Abby BasomKeegan RosenberryLancaster Symphony FinalistsLancaster Mennonite’s reputation for excellence inall areas was enhanced as LMS musicians capturedthe top two honors in the Lancaster SymphonyOrchestra competition on March 18 at Franklin &Marshall College.Freshman Ziyue Wang, 15 (standing), took tophonors with her performance of Mendelssohn’sPiano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, opus 25 andearned a $4,000 scholarship.Sophomore Yudan Wang finished second andreceived a $200 prize.Rheinheimerearns toprecognitionIn a season that saw hereclipse the 1,000-pointmark and snag the thirdspot on the all-time leadingscorers’ list, senior JessicaRheinheimer also earned thetitle of Lancaster Newspapers’ Girls BasketballPlayer of the Year.Rheinheimer finished her career with 1,303career points, averaging 17 points per game thisseason, and led the Blazers to the league final.She will play for Eastern Mennonite Universitynext year.After coaching for seven seasons, SherriGorman will be stepping down from the girlsbasketball program to coach at her alma mater,Elizabethtown College. Gorman led the Blazersto a District 3 Class AAA title in 2008.Eli PassageBridges S P R I N G 2 0 1 2 | 9
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