8th grade
Bridget
Esbenshade
loves hanging out with her classmates at school. She plays volleyball
for LAVA,
soccer for school and does the spring drama. Her favorite subject in
school is
Social Studies because the teacher makes the class interesting and fun.
After
graduating from LAMS she plans on going to Warwick High School.
When Bridget is not doing sports or drama, she enjoys talking to her
friends on
Facebook. Bridget attends a small church called Dove Oasis. Some
hobbies she
has are swimming, volleyball and soccer. If she could change something
in the
world today, it would be to stop abortion because she does not like
that people
take innocent lives. She feels that her greatest accomplishment so far
in life
will be coming up in May when she graduates from LAMS. She admires her
older
siblings because they set a great Christian example in her life.
Written by: Bridget Haller
6th grade
Alicia Zimmerman
is
currently a 6th grader at Lititz Area Mennonite School. The reason
Alicia
likes school is for all the caring people and teachers. Her favorite
class is
Bible. She likes this class because Miss LeFever reads to them, and
because she
enjoys the Bible in general. Come spring Alicia will be participating
in the
girl’s soccer team. After Alicia graduates, she is planning on going to
Warwick Public High School.
Alicia enjoys watching TV, playing board games, and reading in her
spare time.
Alicia and her family attend Cedar Hill Church.
Some of Alicia’s hobbies are reading, playing soccer, and talking with
friends.
If Alicia would be able to change something in this world, she would
make it
that people wouldn’t be mean, because God wants us to be kind and
caring.
Alicia feels that the greatest accomplishment in her life has been to
always be
kind to people. The two people Alicia admires are Trisha Miller, (a
student at
LAMS), and her sister Laura. She admires Trisha, because Trisha helps
her a
lot. She admires her sister because Laura is always trying her best and
is very
strong in her Christian faith. Alicia believes that everything is a
blessing from
God.
Written by: Lindsey Miller
8th grade
Matthew Patches
is the son of Jere and Barb
Patches. He is currently in 8th grade at LAMS. He regularly attends
White Oak
Church of the Brethren where he is a member.
Written by: Jared HarnlyThe greatest thing he likes about school is seeing all of his friends. His favorite subject in school is gym because he likes to be athletic. He plays basketball and softball for his school. He is also a member of the school's student council and sings in the choir. After middle school he plans to attend Terre Hill Mennonite High school.
In his spare time, Matthew likes to chat on Facebook and enjoys reading books. He also tries to be as active as possible. His hobbies include bike riding, playing sports, and helping out on his grandpa's farm. Whenever he gets the chance he enjoys hanging out with friends.
If Matthew were to change one thing in the world today he would outlaw abortion so that innocent little babies would have a chance at the joy and pleasures of life. His greatest accomplishment in life so far was accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Matthew greatly admires and thanks his parents for all that they do and their strong impact on his life.
6th grade
Joelle Hickey is a 6th grader at
Lititz Area Mennonite School.
The one thing she enjoys most about school is hanging out with her
friends.
Joelle's least favorite subject is math, but her favorite subject is
science
because of all the experiments she gets to do. Joelle has participated
in the
volleyball team at school, and is also participating in the spring
drama, The
Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. She plans to go to Warwick School
District
after she leaves LAMS. Joelle likes to read, sing, take pictures of
nature,
make cards and email her friends in her spare time. Her favorite book
series
are Nancy Drew, and Left Behind: The Kids by Jerry B. Jenkins. Joelle
goes to Calvary Church, and is involved in King's Kids
group and the hand bell choir. She believes her greatest accomplishment
in life
so far is being able to sing a solo in front of the whole congregation
at her
church. "Our church has a lot of people in it, and it's kind of scary
to
go up on stage by myself," says Joelle. Her role model is her older
sister
"... because she's good at a lot of things. She's a good singer, she's
a
leader, and she lets me be with her when she's with her friends." If
Joelle were to change something in the world today, she would make sure
every
orphan had a family to love them.
Written by: Sasha Carpenter
8th grade
Brittany Garman is an
8th grader at Lititz Area Mennonite School. She is 13 years
old and lives with her dad and brother Jordan in Lititz. When she
graduates 8th
grade she will be going to Warwick Senior High School. Brittany is very
kind,
caring, and loving. Her favorite subject in school is Art because she
likes
being creative. The things she enjoys the most about school are seeing
her
friends and doing plays in Drama. She also participates in basketball
in the
fall and soccer in the spring. Brittany
enjoys talking on the phone, using the computer, and reading in her
spare time.
She considers talking one of her favorite hobbies. Brittany
attends Middle Creek Church
of the Brethren and is in their junior youth group. The most important
thing
she has done so far in life was accepting Jesus in her heart as her
savior. She
said if she could change one thing in the whole world it would be that
everyone
would follow Jesus and become Christians because there would not be so
many
problems in the world today. One of the many people she admires most is
her dad
because he is strong in his faith and has good morals.
Written by: Morgan Burkholder
7th grade
Michael Dueck is a
seventh grader at Lititz Area
Mennonite School.
He is known for having a good sense of humor and interacting well with
others.
The things he likes the most about LAMS are the good friends, kind
teachers,
and the Godly atmos-phere. His favorite subject is Social Studies
because of
the fun teacher who makes sure his students learn a lot.
Written by: Bobby BalmerMichael enjoys doing many extracurricular activities including basketball, Bible quizzing, choir, orchestra, and any upcoming sports this year. When Michael graduates from LAMS he hopes to go to Cocalico High school and play any high school sports available. A few of his favorite hobbies include playing sports, drawing, writing stories, and playing airsoft with his older brother David.
Michael plays for Berks County Baseball league and Cocalico football. He even has a football field in his backyard. Michael and his family go the Blue Ball Church of the Brethren where he is involved in the Blue Ball youth group. In his free time, Michael learns all he can about sports and also enjoys woodworking.
If he could change any one
thing in the world,
Michael would make sure that everyone could hear the good news about
Jesus
Christ and have the choice to believe. If you were to ask him, Michael
would
tell you that his greatest achievement was winning the Sportsmanship
award in
the Berks County Baseball League.
The person the Michael admires the most is Abraham Lincoln. Why? He was a Christian president that led his country through the American Civil War. He stopped slavery in the U.S. and was a great example to leaders and also to students like Michael Dueck.
7th grade
Sasha Carpenter
is in seventh grade at Lititz
Area Mennonite
School. Her
favorite
subject is Social Studies because she likes the teacher, Mr. Siegrist,
and it
is a fun class.
Sasha plans on participating in the Mennonite schools’ speech meet and the LAMS drama. She also swims on a swim team outside of school. She will go to Cedar Crest High School after LAMS. She attends Calvary Chapel of Lebanon.
Sasha’s hobbies are reading, writing, singing, and acting. She enjoys inventing stories and acting them out in her room during her spare time.
If she could change something in the world today, Sasha would change how people with disabilities are treated. Some people are prejudice against disabled people or think they aren’t very smart.
Sasha has cerebral palsy and wants to be treated just like everyone else. She doesn’t want to be treated like she isn’t normal, and doesn’t think others deserve that treatment either.
Sasha’s greatest accomplishment so far in life is being able to walk. Her doctors said she would never be able to walk and would always be in a wheelchair. Because of her determination and hard work, Sasha has proved them wrong.
Her role model is Jessica Long. Long was born in Russia - just like Sasha was. Both of Long’s legs were amputated because so many of the bones were missing from them when she was born. Once she entered and won nine events at a para-olympic swimming event. When Sasha feels like complaining about her own struggles, she reminds herself of Long. Sasha tells herself that if Long could accomplish those feats, she can get past her struggles too. Perhaps a common thing that drives both Sasha and Long is their faith in Jesus Christ.
Sasha plans on participating in the Mennonite schools’ speech meet and the LAMS drama. She also swims on a swim team outside of school. She will go to Cedar Crest High School after LAMS. She attends Calvary Chapel of Lebanon.
Sasha’s hobbies are reading, writing, singing, and acting. She enjoys inventing stories and acting them out in her room during her spare time.
If she could change something in the world today, Sasha would change how people with disabilities are treated. Some people are prejudice against disabled people or think they aren’t very smart.
Sasha has cerebral palsy and wants to be treated just like everyone else. She doesn’t want to be treated like she isn’t normal, and doesn’t think others deserve that treatment either.
Sasha’s greatest accomplishment so far in life is being able to walk. Her doctors said she would never be able to walk and would always be in a wheelchair. Because of her determination and hard work, Sasha has proved them wrong.
Her role model is Jessica Long. Long was born in Russia - just like Sasha was. Both of Long’s legs were amputated because so many of the bones were missing from them when she was born. Once she entered and won nine events at a para-olympic swimming event. When Sasha feels like complaining about her own struggles, she reminds herself of Long. Sasha tells herself that if Long could accomplish those feats, she can get past her struggles too. Perhaps a common thing that drives both Sasha and Long is their faith in Jesus Christ.
Written by: Sara Martin
8th grade
Austin Horning, an
eighth grader, is a unique individual that helps make up the community
at
Lititz Area Mennonite School (LAMS). He’s known as a funny guy who has
a
mischievous smile but isn’t a troublemaker. He’s a deep thinker and a
really
fun guy to be around!
Austin lives on a farm and has a family of seven, which consists of his mom and dad, four sisters, and himself. Austin said himself that he doesn’t have a lot of spare time to use. Living on the farm keeps him busy with his chores and ALL the other work that comes with farming. When he does have spare time he enjoys playing soccer and doing other athletic activities. He also likes to sit down to a good book. Austin and his family attend Metzler Mennonite Church.
Austin said that he doesn’t really enjoy school. “It’s okay,” he said. Being able to see his friends is Austin’s favorite thing about school. I am sure that other students would agree that seeing friends is a major highlight! His favorite class is Science. Apart from just being a student at LAMS, Austin plays on the soccer team. Austin also is an actor for the yearly drama here at LAMS. Once Austin graduates from LAMS he plans to go to Manheim Central High School. After high school Austin would like to follow his dad’s footsteps and get a farm.
Austin said that he admires his dad. Why? He said that his dad is a godly man and a good father. If Austin would change something in the world he would try to convince everyone to believe in Jesus.
I hope that you enjoyed getting to see into the life of a Lititz Area Mennonite school student.
Austin lives on a farm and has a family of seven, which consists of his mom and dad, four sisters, and himself. Austin said himself that he doesn’t have a lot of spare time to use. Living on the farm keeps him busy with his chores and ALL the other work that comes with farming. When he does have spare time he enjoys playing soccer and doing other athletic activities. He also likes to sit down to a good book. Austin and his family attend Metzler Mennonite Church.
Austin said that he doesn’t really enjoy school. “It’s okay,” he said. Being able to see his friends is Austin’s favorite thing about school. I am sure that other students would agree that seeing friends is a major highlight! His favorite class is Science. Apart from just being a student at LAMS, Austin plays on the soccer team. Austin also is an actor for the yearly drama here at LAMS. Once Austin graduates from LAMS he plans to go to Manheim Central High School. After high school Austin would like to follow his dad’s footsteps and get a farm.
Austin said that he admires his dad. Why? He said that his dad is a godly man and a good father. If Austin would change something in the world he would try to convince everyone to believe in Jesus.
I hope that you enjoyed getting to see into the life of a Lititz Area Mennonite school student.
Written by: Chris Ward