Spring 2009 - Lancaster Mennonite School

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CLASS NOTESDavid Siegrist, 1964, Lancaster, haspublished a book titled Under theNorthern Lights. The book is a collectionof inspiring stories of faith andadventure told by mission persons whoserved with Northern Light GospelMissions/Impact North. For more information,contact Siegrist atddsiegrist@verizon.net or (717) 872-4085. He is currently teaching middleschool social studies at Lititz AreaMennonite School.John D. Stahl, 1969, Blacksburg, Va.,received the 2008 William E. Wine forExcellence in Teaching award at VirginiaTech University. Stahl is a professorof English in the College of LiberalArts and Human Sciences, teachingthere since 1982.Kay Moshier McDivitt, 1971, Lancaster,has been named LancasterCounty’s first community homelessadviser for the United Way of Lancaster.McDivitt spent the last 12 yearswith Tabor Community Services, mostrecently as vice president of housingcounseling programs.Fred L. Kniss, 1974,Chicago, Ill., hasbeen appointedprovost at EasternMennonite University(EMU), beginningJuly 1. Knissgoes to EMU fromLoyola University,Chicago, where heserved since 1991Fred Kniss, 1974PHOTO: JIM BISHOPas faculty member, interim dean of thegraduate school, and chair of the sociologydepartment. He graduated fromEMU and completed his master’s anddoctorate at the University of Chicagofollowing five years of service in Kenya.Tim Martin, 1986, Browns Summit,N.C., an earth science teacher atGreensboro Day School, lived a lifelongdream during March and Aprilwhen he joined an international teamof scientists in El’Gygytgyn, Russia.He participated in a drilling andresearch expedition to a polar lake innortheast Siberia. El’Gygytgyn, translated“the lake that never thaws,” wasformed by an asteroid impact 3.6 millionyears ago. The team extracted sedimentcores from the lake, which yieldeddata that will provide the longest andmost detailed record of arctic climatechange to date. Martin’s role in theexpedition was to share the science withstudents, teachers and the general publicthrough the Polar TREC virtualbase-camp web site. You can visit thesite: http://www.polartrec.com/geologic-climate-research-in-siberia.Nathan Charles, 1998, graduated fromMessiah College in 2002 with an engineeringdegree. He has spent the lastfive years living in Durham, N.C.,working as a software engineer forIBM. Last November, he began a threeyearterm serving with Mennonite CentralCommittee in Bogra, Bangladesh,as appropriate technology director.Mbongeni Bhembe (Bo), 2008, andFikeveni Diamini (Fika), 2008, Kenya,will remain in Africa to continue theirstudies after a summer of ministry inSwaziland. They both attend a universityin South Africa, pursuing medicaldegrees. You can read about their journeyat www.ProjectEarthInternational.org.MARRIAGESWendell Zeiset, 1991, and MaryKing, June 15, 2008. They live inLancaster.Adrian Groff, 2003, and Emily Parmer,January 17, 2009. They are living inLancaster where Adrian is working in ageneral management position for Groff’sHVAC, Plumbing and Electrical, Inc., inWillow Street. Emily is planning to entermedical school in the fall.Matthew Brubaker, 2004, and AshleyBurkhart, 2004, June 15, 2008. Theylive in Lancaster where Ashley isemployed at Lancaster OrthopedicGroup as a physical therapy assistant.Matt is a freelance graphic designer.Jewel B. Huber, 1995, and Greg Ruhland,March 16, 2007. They live inMadison, Wis., where they are bothworking with Youth With A Mission.BIRTHSLinford Stoltzfus, 1984, and YvonneBeiler, 1990, Stoltzfus, New Providence,fifth child, first son, BennettCole, October 24, 2008.Theresa and Christopher Martin,1988, Lititz, a son Brigham Joel, January23, 2009. He joins brother Sawyerand sister Kayleigh.Jennifer and Scott Gochenaur, 1992,Elizabethtown, second child, AubreyIrene, September 9, 2008, joining BrennanScott, 3.Linford Fisher, 1993, and Jo Wenger,1992, Fisher, South Bend, Ind., a son,Harrison Samuel, January 15, 2009. Hejoins siblings Eden, 6; Elliot, 4; andHelena, 2. Lin is assistant professor ofColonial American History at IndianaUniversity, South Bend.Philip, 1993, and Deborah StoltzfusSiegrist, Lancaster, first child, a daughter,Munira Joy, February 16, 2009.Mark, 1994, and Andrea Stoner,1994, Leaman, Bainbridge, a daughter,Margaret Stoner, October 12, 2008. Shejoins brother Henry Stoner, age 2.Kenneth and Carla Denlinger, 1997,Shirk, Alton, Va., a daughter, AlyssaJane, May 12, 2008.Benjamin and Tiffany Hershey, 1997,Bentz, Lititz, first child, a son, EthanXavier, January 14, 2009.Shawn and Abbey Rohrer, 1997, High,Lancaster, first child, a son, RameyJameson, August 18, 2008.Andy, 1998, and Diane Weaver, Lititz,Ethan Shawn, June 27, 2007, and CodyShawn, January 29, 2009.Peter and Sue Hoffer, 1989, Ringer,Bethlehem, first child, Darin Peter,November 16, 2008.Shawn, 2000, and Jennifer Ramsey,Lancaster, a daughter, Sophia Anne,August 24, 2008.Douglas, 2003, and Shannon Griffith,2004, Herr, Ephrata, a daughter, EmersonShirel, February 27, 2009.DEATHSAnna Martha Groff Denlinger, 1943,East Petersburg, January 18, 2009. Shewas a member of the first graduatingclass of Lancaster Mennonite HighSchool.Sara Jane Hayworth Stubbs, 1951,Glassboro, N.J., January 29, 2009.Ernest W. Martin, 1966, Pottsville,February 14, 2009.David J. Nieczyporuk, 1988, Lancaster,March 27, 2009. ■12 BRIDGES • SPRING 2009
Class Reunions1954 November 21, 20091959 June 27, 20091964 October 10, 20091974 July 18, 20091984 August 1, 20091989 July 25, 20091999 July 18, 2009Please consider planning yourreunion around the Homecomingset for November 20 and 21.To keep you in the know• There were 26 more phonathon volunteers this year! Thank you for your supportin this important fundraiser for the school. Watch for the results this summer.• Mark your calendar for the November 20 and 21 Homecoming event that willinclude an alumni art exhibit, alumni reception, barbecue, specialty auction, basketballtournament, and the Iron Bridge Run/Walk.• Alumni who lived in the residence hall in 1984, 1985, and 1986 (and their families)are invited to a reunion/picnic June 28 at Dwight Landis’ home in Annville,Lebanon County. For details write to barrettfreed@gmail.com or go to www.lancastermennonite.organd click on alumni and class reunions.For more information,go towww.lancastermennonite.org orcall (717) 299-0436, ext. 701.CORRECTIONIt was incorrectly reported in the winter issueof Bridges that Wendell Zeiset, 1991,Lancaster, was involved with the Bald EagleBoys Camp in Clinton County.Please send alumni news tosprungerdl@lancastermennonite.orgor mail to Lancaster MennoniteSchool, 2176 Lincoln HighwayEast, Lancaster, PA 17602.Classmates, friends for life: These 12 1952 alumni get together whenever they havethe opportunity. Here they are in 2008 at the home of Paul and Carolyn Weaver Zeisetwhere they met for a chicken barbecue and corn roast. Left to right, they are Betty BookKreider, Mable Jean Minnich Weaver (graduate of Eastern Mennonite High School), AnnWenger Miller, Dorothy Jean Hoober Frey, Georgie Lefever Martin, Eunice Hurst Lehman,Evelyn Lehman Sweigart, Carolyn Weaver Zeiset, Irene Peifer Miller, Rhoda ZimmermanLandis, Martha Bair Hershey and Marjorie Ernst.Brent Nauman played varsity soccer forLancaster Mennonite High School.Lancaster Mennonite School is fortunatethat its athletic program hasseen few injuries over the years. Knowingof the potential for injury, LMSstaff, board and friends have made it aclear priority to support the BrentMatch of $100,000 to boostfund for athletic trainerNauman Endowment, a fund establishedso LMS could one day have its own athletictrainer.This year a generous LMS friendposted a $100,000 match to the BrentNauman fund with the hope that itwill challenge and encourage othersto contribute to the fund and make itpossible to hire a three-fourth timetrainer by the 2009-10 school year.Brent Nauman, a 1991 LMS graduate,enjoyed participating in high schoolathletic events. After he died in 1993,his classmates and friends helped toestablish this fund to honor the lifeBrent led and to support something hewas passionate about.The Brent Nauman Endowment fundbalance is approximately $360,000.Events like our 3 v 3 basketball tournamenthave helped to raise over $78,000toward the fund, and many friends havecontributed at other times to see atrainer provided. Supporting the athleticprogram in this way helps tuition toremain at a reasonable rate. Thank youfor your generosity!Please consider what you can do toprovide this much-needed service forLMS athletes and the school community.Your commitment now is aninvestment in the school’s future!Please consider sending a gift in theenvelope provided with this issue ofBridges. Or, call Director of AdvancementHeidi Stoltzfus at (717) 299-0436,ext. 308.The LMS spring sports season iswell underway. Please come out andshow your support, and keep the healthand well-being of LMS athletes inyour prayers. For the spring sportsschedule, go to our website atwww.lancastermennonite.org. ■BRIDGES • SPRING 2009 13
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