Gehmans Mennonite School
Ethan Hoover
8th Grade
Creative, athletic, kind, humble, and talented. These five words describe Ethan Hoover of Gehmans Mennonite School (GMS).
Ethan enjoys basketball, baseball, soccer, and running.
As I said, Ethan is in eighth grade at GMS. He attends Hinkletown Mennonite Church and he honors Jesus and his parents. His parents are Chad and Shelia Hoover. He has two younger siblings that also go to GMS; Oliver who is in fifth grade, and Adaline who is in second grade.
Ethan is thankful for his school because he gets to collaborate with his friends and come to a Christian school. His favorite class is Physical Education (P.E.) because he gets to move around and interact with his friends.
Some of his favorite hobbies to do in his free time are fishing, hunting, drawing, sports of any kind, long-distance running, and playing piano. Ethan’s greatest accomplishment so far is finishing his first 5K race.
His favorite places to go for vacation are his family’s beach house in Maryland and also their cabin in the village of Woodward.
After he graduates, he plans to work for his uncle during the summer. He also wants to try out for professional sports. Also, Ethan’s dream job is an MLB pitcher for the Phillies baseball team.
All in all, Ethan is a great guy to be around and a great friend to have.
Written by: Caleb Fisher
Salena Horst
8th Grade
Salena Horst is a thirteen-year-old who attends Gehmans Mennonite School. She is the second to youngest child in a family of eight. She is the child of Kenny and Sheldene.
Something she enjoys about school is phys. ed., and her favorite sport is volleyball.
One activity she participates in is bible quizzing. Her favorite class in school is Math. She likes math because she says we have a good teacher that makes it easy. One of her accomplishments is she got the opportunity to go to Guatemala as a family trip.
One thing she would like to change about the world is all the different religions. She wishes everyone were Christian and will make a big effort to change that.
Something she plans to do after graduating is teaching younger grades at a school. Salena likes to crochet and to be outside in her free time.
Salena attends Churchtown Mennonite Church where she is an active member. A couple of her hobbies are crocheting, baking and playing volleyball.
Someone she admires is queen Esther; she admires her because she stood up for her faith.
Salena’s favorite food is Mexican. Her favorite bible verse is 2 Timothy 1:7, which says, “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
Salena is a great person who has an outgoing personality and is a great friend to be around. The school will definitely miss the amazing eighth grader.
Written by: Kailey Nolt
Jaxon Hoover
8th Grade
Jaxon Hoover is a student in 8th grade at Gehman’s Mennonite school. His parents are Dana and Wanda. They attend Faith Journey Church located at 2000 W. Route 897.
His favorite subject is P.E. because it’s just sports, no homework. The things he likes most are recesses, specials because it’s fun and changes the schedule, and P.E.
The extra subject he enjoys is shop because it changes up the schedule. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing and hunting because he gets to spend time in God’s creation. He also enjoys baseball and gaming.
When he graduates from Gehmans this year, he plans to do an online high school and get a job at a market until he is sixteen. After that he plans to work for his dad at Voganville Masonry.
His greatest accomplishments are shooting a deer and throwing a baseball 60 mph that was a strike. If he could change one thing in the world, it would be abortion because everyone should have a chance to live. Two people he admires are his parents and J.T. Realmuto because he sets a good Christian example in sports. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, baseball, gaming, and baseball.
Written by: Luis Nolt
Eliana Martin
8th Grade
Eliana Martin is a 13-year-old student in 8th grade at Gehmans Mennonite School. Her parents are Lester and Debra, and she attends Living Water Mennonite Church. She has two older brothers.
A couple of things she enjoys about school are being with friends, cooking in Home Ec., and if she had to pick a favorite class, she would choose math class. There are several reasons that she enjoys math class, but the biggest one is the fact that she has a good math teacher.
Eliana is known for her love of animals. When she graduates, she wants to get any job that involves animals. And when she has free time, you will most likely find her riding a horse or practicing sports.
Eliana said that if she could change anything in this world today, she would try to get more ministries together. One of the many great accomplishments in her life is traveling to four different counties.
Eliana has a few people she admires in her life and one of them is her dad. She has lots of foods that she enjoys but nothing can beat a nice cold bowl of ice cream on a hot day.
Overall, Eliana is a very enjoyable person, and if you ever get a chance to meet her, you should definitely get to know her, you will never regret it.
Written by: Keilah Nolt
Colson Rhoads
8th Grade
Colson Rhoads is an 8th grader at Gehmans Mennonite School. He is the son of Kevin and Delphine Rhoads.
His favorite part of school is going home at the end of the day. He likes doing a lot of things outdoors like riding his dirt bike, fishing, and hunting. He also likes eating and sleeping. He participates in a couple of extra-curricular activities such as Enduro and playing softball at Gap.
When he graduates from Gehmans, he plans on doing Penn Foster and getting a job detailing cars.
When he has time to spend, he likes doing things like riding his dirt bike, spending time working on his dirt bike, and detailing cars. He frequently attends FJC Church and LCM Church.
He says his hobbies are things like riding his dirt bike, fishing, hunting, eating, and sleeping.
When asked what he could change in the world today, he said he would ban abortion. His favorite classes are P.E. and shop. P.E. because he enjoys playing sports and shop class because you can build things out of wood and learn how to use all the different tools in the shop.
He is the oldest in his class and is good at softball and all sorts of other sports.
Written by: Troy Auker
Kailey Nolt
8th Grade
Kailey Nolt is an eighth-grade student at Gehmans Mennonite School, and is dramatic, outgoing, and loves to talk. She is from a family of 7 and is the 3rd oldest in her family, and her parents are Jared and Angie Nolt.
She is a member at Living Waters Mennonite Church. Her favorite subject in school is Science because it is interesting to learn about life and the world, and she enjoys lunch and Phys. Ed. the most.
Her favorite hobbies are sports and running. In her free time, she enjoys practicing basketball and being with her dog.
After she graduates, she will do Penn Foster for high school and would like to work at Green Dragon and do landscaping.
If she were to change anything in the world, she would ban abortion. Her greatest accomplishment in life is becoming a Christian. She admires Charlie Kirk and Jalen Hurts because of their bold profession of faith.
Her favorite foods are Italian pizza and ice cream, and her favorite condiment is Nutella.
Her favorite Bible verse is Hebrews 13:5, which says, “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Kailey is an amazing friend and has a great personality.
Written by: Salena Horst
Luis Nolt
8th Grade
Luis Nolt is an 8th grader at Gehmans Mennonite School. His parents are Jason and Danelle Nolt, and his family attends Calvary Mennonite Church. His favorite sports to play include softball, volleyball, and soccer.
A few of his hobbies are hunting, fishing, and horseback riding. Things you will see him doing on most days are horseback riding, playing games, and, in the summer, swimming.
Two of Luis’ favorite things about school are recess and Phys Ed. His favorite class is definitely social studies. He enjoys learning about the past and learning about different countries and their cultures. He also enjoys shop class on Fridays with Mr. Weaver.
After Luis graduates from Gehmans, he plans on doing online high school.
Some people Luis admires in his life are his grandparents, who teach him some lessons and life skills that everybody needs.
One of his favorite things he has done was going to the Kentucky Derby museum and the Louisville Slugger Museum.
If there was one thing Luis could change in the world today, it would be abortion. He thinks abortion should be illegal because he says everyone should get the chance to live, no matter how small.
In conclusion, Luis is a great friend and classmate.
Written by: Jaxon Hoover
Alexis Oberholtzer
8th Grade
If you ever have the chance to meet someone in the eighth-grade class at GMS, one person you need to meet is Lexi. Lexi is a wonderful person to be around every day. She really enjoys the social part of school and will definitely miss the social life after graduating. After graduating at GMS as part of the class of 2026, she plans to join the Fierce homeschool group to play volleyball, so she can still interact with other girls and make new friendships.
A handful of Lexi’s hobbies can include reading different books, drawing, volleyball, and one of her favorites is listening to music. Along with her parents (Dalton and Heidi) and her two other brothers, she attends Shiloh Mennonite Church every Sunday.
When Lexi was asked the question, “If she would have the chance to change anything in the world, what would it be?” She responded by saying, “I would love to have no abortions in the nation.”
Lexi confidentially says that someone she truly admires is her pastor, Dave Weber, there at Shiloh.
She feels that one of her greatest accomplishments was, “finally being able to draw a human without making it look like a deflated balloon”.
When given the choice of what to eat, Lexi would be one of the first to call out and say, Chinese food, please!
Lexi also enjoys playing the piano in her free time. Overall, I would say that Lexi is someone that you would need to talk to in your life even if it is just popping into her life and saying hi.
Written by: Alyssa Landis