Spring 2009 - Lancaster Mennonite School

Jaclyn Gyger• The high school girls basketball teamwon their section title, league championship,and were runners-up in districtsbefore advancing to the statequarter finals. Senior basketball playerKatelyn Vanderhoff was recently chosento the Associated Press Pennsylvaniagirls all-state high schoolbasketball team (Class AA SecondTeam). In late-March she was namedthe Lancaster Newspapers L-L LeaguePlayer of the Year.The girls basketball team celebrates a win over Manheim Townshipto take the L-L League title.David Denlinger• Field Hockey player Jaclyn Gyger andgolfer David Denlinger were awardedathletic scholarships to attend DivisionI schools—Gyger for University ofRichmond and Denlinger forCharleston Southern University.• The high school yearbook, Laurel Wreath, received aGold Medalist rating from Columbia Scholastic PressAssociation for the 15th consecutive year. The book alsoreceived All-Columbian recognition for photography anddesign.FFA winners, left to right: Bryan Miller, Alexandra Hauck, JosiahRohrer, Krista Breneman, Kateyn Leaman and Jay Hernley. BrandonDimmig is missing from the photo.• The following students received recognition at the annualFFA banquet in early April: Krista Breneman, Star Keystonefor On Farm Placement; Alexandra Hauck, Star Keystonefor Off Farm Placement; Brandon Dimmig, OutstandingKeystone Male Leader; Katelyn Leaman, OutstandingKeystone Female Leader; Bryan Miller, AmericanWelding Society; Josiah Rohrer, Dekalb AgriculturalAccomplishment Award; and Jay Hernley, Star Keystoneof Off Farm Entreprenuership. Red Rose Speaking Awardswent to Josiah Rohrer, first in Extemporaneous Speaking;Megan Lehman, first in Creed Speaking; and AllenStoltzfus, third in Creed Speaking.Alumni talk about careers and faithThis winter Lancaster Mennonite High School students had a chanceto consider how their faith can affect career choices and workplacebehavior as they heard from LMS alumni during four chapel presentations.Guest speakers included Duane Lapp, 2002 LMS graduate, a computersupport specialist for Landis Homes Retirement Community;Andrew Hershey, 1972, a high school science teacher at Lancaster Mennonite;Lisa King, 2004, a registered nurse at Lancaster General Hospital;and Jim Smucker, 1979, president of Bird-in-Hand Corporation. Allshared during the January Career and Faith Week except for Smuckerwho spoke in March.Career and Faith Week grew out of the school’s educational strategicaction plan that includes helping students identify gifts and abilities andlearning about various career options. ■Lancaster Mennonite School graduate Lisa King, second fromright, connects with students after her chapel talk during Careerand Faith Week, held in late January.BRIDGES • SPRING 2009 9