Lititz Area Mennonite School
Laura Buch
7th Grade
Laura Buch is a 7th grader at LAMS. She is funny, smart, and kind. Laura likes that LAMS teaches her more about Christ because not all students get to learn about Him at school.
Laura’s favorite subjects are Language Arts and P.E. because in L.A. she gets to read books, and she enjoys that. She likes gym class because she gets to be active, unlike in most school subjects. Laura participates in volleyball at LAMS and has made honor roll or distinguished honor roll every quarter of her middle school career.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading, being outside, and playing volleyball with her friends. Laura’s greatest accomplishments so far in her life are accepting Jesus and getting baptized.
One of her goals for this year is reading through the whole Bible. Laura is planning to go to high school at LAMS and then go on to college.
Laura’s role models are her parents because her dad is a pastor, and he can help her to understand Christianity better, and her mom is a teacher, so she can help Laura to learn things better! Her mom also teaches her how to be kind to others.
Laura has attended Alive church of Ephrata since she was 10. She is involved in Bible quizzing and youth group there. Her favorite Bible verse is Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
If Laura could change one thing in the world, it would be that the whole world could know about Jesus and how he died on the cross to save us.
Written by: Kenzie Koch
Molly Hurst
6th Grade
Molly Hurst is a sixth grader in the middle school at LAMS. She is very kind and a good friend to her 19 classmates.
Molly likes LAMS because it is so supportive. She says that the more support you have, the more you can think freely and work harder.
Molly’s favorite subject is math. She told me, “I like math because I like to think and to solve problems. To me, math is fun.”
Molly is on the LAMS volleyball team and is also on the worship team for chapel and special events. Molly is an excellent student and is on the honor roll.
Some of Molly’s hobbies outside of school are playing piano, reading books, and swimming. One of Molly’s greatest decisions was that she got baptized on September 29, 2024.
Molly hopes to achieve learning how to play the trumpet. When Molly finishes school, she thinks it would be fun to become a swim teacher.
Molly’s biggest role models are her parents and siblings and also her extended family and teachers. She attends Alive Church in Ephrata, and sometimes she plays the prelude for the church service.
If Molly could change one thing about the world it would be to create world peace if possible so that wars would be prevented.
Written by: Isabel Zook
Naya Kapp
8th Grade
Naya Kapp is a student in 8th grade at Lititz Area Mennonite School. She likes LAMS because it is a Christian school, she has loving friends, and the teachers are amazing. Her favorite subject is Social Studies because she loves her teacher, and she likes learning about history.
At LAMS, Naya plays basketball, soccer, and track. She also is on the student council and does theatre and voice lessons. This year, she is a basketball captain.
Naya’s favorite things to do are basketball, babysitting, and spending time with family and friends.
When Naya graduates from high school, she wants to go to Liberty University to get her degree in either nursing or teaching.
Naya’s role models are her mom and her grandma. Her mom, Janelle Kapp, is a really great mom and is super fun. Her grandma has been through a lot, but she is still a happy, fun person with lots of perseverance. Naya and her family go to Ephrata Community Church, or ECC. There she helps in the nursery and in Sunday School and works in the cafe.
Naya’s favorite Bible verse is more of a chapter. Luke 7:36-50 is the story of a sinful woman who came to see Jesus and poured out expensive perfume to honor him; the other important people present were very harsh, but Jesus interacted with her anyway. Naya likes this passage because it shows how God loves everyone, even sinners and the lowly.
If Naya could change anything about the world, she would make it easier for kids to go to schools like hers. She would make Christian school less expensive to go to so more people can afford to send their kids to good schools.
Written by: Maci Hurst
Noah Martin
7th Grade
Noah Martin is in 7th grade at LAMS and has a funny personality and likes jokes. Noah says, “I like how we can speak freely about God at school and having a Bible class.”
His favorite subject in school is Social Studies because there are a lot of hands-on activities. Noah likes to do drama/theater and wants to do volleyball in the spring. He made the distinguished honor roll in quarter 1, his track team got 4th place in a meet, and he played a main role in On Iron Tides, the LAMS middle school show.
“My best and most important decision in life is when I accepted Jesus and got baptized because being like Jesus is my ultimate goal in life,” says Noah.
He also hopes to achieve the main role in the next theater show and to make a difference on the volleyball team.
Someday, Noah wants to own a company and be very successful. His role model in life is his Dad (and Jesus) because they both have good beliefs and leadership.
Noah goes to Meckville Mennonite Church, and he is involved in Junior Youth there.
If there could be one thing different in the world, Noah says, “I would want more people to minister to children because then they can convert their parents and they can tell other people.”
Written by: Nathaniel Hibshman
Leighton Smith
6th Grade
Leighton Smith, a 6th grader at LAMS, is a funny, kind, artistic, organized, and flexible person! One thing she loves about going to school at LAMS is that they usually have small class sizes, because it’s calm and students get to know each other well and are friends. Leighton’s favorite class is PE because she gets to be active and play with friends, which feels like an extra “flex” (or recess) period.
Leighton is a student athlete, playing middle school volleyball this fall, and planning to join LAMS basketball over the winter season. Her athletic abilities show up outside of school as well; she’s earned three gymnastics medals across the years, as well as a childhood medal in soccer when she was small.
Another fun thing about Leighton is that she can be a VERY loud singer when she wants to be; she even won a skating party’s “Loudest Singer” award to prove it! Leighton uses her musical talents with a small band of other musicians who enjoy music. In her spare time, she likes to listen to music, go hunting, ride her bike, hang out with neighborhood kids, and watch TV.
So far in life, Leighton’s biggest achievement has been making it to States for gymnastics, competing against all of PA!
When she grows up, one of Leighton’s goals is to become a mom; she really looks up to her parents and considers them both her role models.
Leighton and her family attend LEFC, where she is involved in a Life Group and helps out with the little kids. One of her favorite scriptures is Psalm 23.
If she could change one thing about the world, Leighton would make sure that everyone could know about God’s love so they could have a personal relationship with Christ. She believes that would really be Good News!
Written by: Ellie Goss
Eric Nolt
8th Grade
Eric Nolt is in 8th grade at Lititz Area Mennonite School. He is a very kind, athletic, and smart kid.
Eric likes LAMS because it is a Christian environment, and he has the privilege to learn more about God.
Eric’s very favorite subject in school is math because of the fun activities we do in the classroom.
Eric participates in many LAMS sports including cross country, basketball, track and field, and volleyball.
Eric also earned honor roll status last year in each quarter.
Eric likes being outdoors; he enjoys hunting or playing sports, and his favorite sport is football.
Eric’s greatest decision in life was getting baptized this past summer. One of Eric’s goals of achievement is successfully shooting a deer sometime soon.
Eric plans to work as a construction worker after graduating high school.
Eric’s role models are his parents. He respects them because they care for him, and they love him.
Eric attends Hinkletown Mennonite Church, and he has attended this church for his whole life. Eric’s favorite Bible verse is Joshua 1:9, which says: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Eric wishes there was peace in the world and that there would be no more fighting.
Written by: Carson Sommers