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The Elyria Christian School
THOSE WHO HOPE IN THE LORD WILL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH, THEY WILL SOAR ON WINGS LIKE EAGLES. ISAIAH 40:31
INSIDE:
Class of 2016
Senior Spotlight
Seniors travel to Denver
for Missions Trip
ECS Students enjoy
‘A Night in the Garden’
‘Go Mobile’
campaign
moves on!
May Fete Royalty
Moriah Redenbaugh, daughter of Martin and Rene Redenbaugh,
and Marshall Williford, son of Robert and Trish Williford, are
the Elyria Christian School May Fete Royalty. Along with junior
attendants, Tristen Price and Grant Huxman, they will be
introduced at the May Fete activities May 11 and 12, then ride
on a float in the All Schools Day parade on May 13.Tristen is the
daughter of Gary and Tracy Price and Grant is the son of Chris
and DeAnn Huxman. They are in the first grade.
The Elyria Christian School
Help ECS ‘Go Mobile!’
Elyria Christian School
May 2016
10-Classroom Mobile Unit
Educating for Eternity
Why Mobile
Classrooms?
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For photos and more detailed information,
please view the ‘Go Mobile’ video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5xY88E02BA&feature=youtu.be
THE BLESSING
Elyria Christian School has
been presented with an exciting
opportunity to add an immense
amount of space to its current
campus. Mountain Home
Company in Oklahoma has a
10-classroom mobile unit which
needs to be moved from its
current site.
This 11 section, 8,000 square
foot building is free to the school
and would allow ECS to expand
many offerings and programs
(see list on right). The benefits
for our students and staff are
countless!
THE CHALLENGE
While the building is free, the
cost to move it to ECS is not. The
project can be divided into three
phases:
Phase 1 – Dismantling the units
and hauling them from Oklahoma to ECS.
Phase 2 – Preparing the foundation, placing the units, and
hooking up HVAC, electrical,
and plumbing.
Phase 3 – Repairing the interior
and exterior of the building to be
ready for school in the Fall.
*Additional classrooms
*Weight room
*Expanded office space
*Meeting/Conference room
*Health room for ill
students
*Expanded Learning Center
options
*Future Pre-K Program
*Increased Storage
*Additional class offerings
THE CALL
The projected cost of this
project is $55,000-60,000.
If 100 families would commit to giving $550 dollars,
spread over 6 months, we
could meet our goal! To
make your pledge, email
[email protected] or
[email protected] and say
[Our family’s name] is going mobile!
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‘Fast-paced
transition and
kindness’
I would like to take this opportunity
to introduce myself to those of
you in the Elyria Christian School
family I have not yet had the
pleasure of meeting. My name is
Taylor
Redding,
and I am the
Athletic Director
at ECS. Through
God’s grace and
incredible timing
I was led to fill
this position in the
middle of August,
just before this school year began.
The last several months have been
a fast-paced transition. With that
said, from the first day I walked
into ECS I have been greeted with
nothing but friendly faces and
sincere kindness.
ECS students enjoy ‘A Night in the Garden’
Entering on a stone
walkway, ECS students and
guests enjoyed “A Night in
the Garden” on April 16
in the school auditorium.
With fog in the air, the
plants, trees and fountain
truly gave the room a
garden atmosphere. Guests
sampled the chocolate
fountain appetizers or
chose drinks at the coffee
bar before the meal began.
Juniors
Madilynn
Allen and Will Ediger
emceed the evening. With
the sound of a thud at the
back of the room, the crowd
learned there had been a
crime committed against
former teacher Mr. Bobby
Childs, and each senior
was a suspect. Through
interrogation by Will, Luke
Ingram and Ryan Huxman,
the seniors were questioned
as to their possible motive
for the crime, then received
a parting gift. The audience
judged, or voted, that Sam
Diederich was the criminal.
After receiving the prize of a
Clue game, Sam was led off
in handcuffs.
As the students exited the
auditorium, each received a
t-shirt and team assignment
for After Party in the gym.
Colored bands designated
teams as characters from
Clue - Miss Scarlet, Mrs.
Peacock, Mr. Plum, etc. The
juniors planned an agenda
of Nine in the Air, life-size
Dutch Blitz, Dodge Ball,
and free time. Glow in the
Dark Capture the Flag was
a highlight of the night as
glowsticks were suddenly
cracking and people raced
outside to play. More food
for snacks was available,
including s’mores made
over a fire pit outside.
Winning teams could
choose from a variety of
items at the prize table,
such as bags of candy or
gift cards for restaurants or
iTunes.
The months of planning
by the juniors culminated
in a wonderful and fun
evening for everyone to
enjoy.
I grew up in Hesston and went on to
graduate from Tabor College. This
past December I had the privilege
of marrying my beautiful wife,
Morgan. Our favorite pastimes are
playing tennis, going on walks,
reading and spending time with our
close-knit families. When I’m not
rooting on the Eagles, you’ll hear
me cheering for the Kansas City
Royals, Oklahoma City Thunder
and following college basketball.
As a former high school and
collegiate athlete, I appreciate
athletic competition and see
the valuable role it plays in the
lives of young people. Through
competition, our student athletes
are presented with a unique
platform. As the Elyria family
travels to away games and hosts
home events, parents, students and
teachers have a chance to witness
to the surrounding community.
I am very excited about the future
here at ECS. I look forward to
continuing to foster relationships
with the faculty, students and
parents that make this school
great. My hopes in serving in this
position are to have a small part
in this great ministry that is Elyria
Christian School.
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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Rachel Adamyk
Rachel Boerger
“Promise me you’ll always
remember you’re braver than
you belive, you are stronger
than you seem, and smarter
than you think.” – Winnie the
Pooh
“Reader, you must know that
an interesting fate (sometimes involving rats, sometimes not) awaits almost
everyone, mouse or man,
who does not conform.” –
Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of
Despereaux
College: Hutchinson Community College
College: Kansas State University
Major: Physical Therapy or
Athletic Training
Major: Nutrition and Kinesiology (Pre-Physical Therapy)
Future plans: Work as either
a physical therapist or athletic
trainer for athletes at the college or professional level.
Future plans: I would like to
work in rehabilitation
Nathan Daniel
Jeileen Cruz
“I happen to believe you make
your own destiny. You have
to do the best with what God
gave you.” – Forrest Gump
“Chocolate is the answer, who
cares what the question is.”
College: Not sure
College: Hutchinson Community College
Major: Hospitality Management and Tourism or Cosmetology
Major: Geology or Political
Science
Job plans: work for a year
before college
Sam Diederich
Aaron Porter
“Our greatest fear should not
be of failure, but of succeeding at things in life that don’t
really matter.” – Francis Chan
“This is especially relevant in
my walk with Christ: “Success
consists of going from failure
to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
College: Kansas State University
Major: Psychology
Future plans: Marriage and
Family Counseling
College: Kansas State University
Major: Chemical Engineering
Future plans: Battery or energy technology
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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Trent Price
Moriah Redenbaugh
“Now free from youthful lusts
and pursue righteousness,
faith, love and peace, with
those who call on the Lord
from a pure heart.” -2Timothy
2:22
“What fire does not destroy, it
hardens.” – Oscar Wilde
College: LA Recording
School
College: Montana Wilderness
College of the Bible
Major: Audio Technition
Future plans: Own a recording studio
Major: Bible degree and possibly elementary education
Future plans: Missionary in
Africa
Job plans: For a year before
college, I will be going to
Tanzania to help a missionary
family.
Katherine Ropp
Marshall Williford
“An entire sea of water can’t
sink a ship unless it gets
inside the ship. Similarly, the
negativity of the world can’t
put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.” – Goi
Nasu
“You have to be the change
you want to see in the world.”
– Ghandi
College: Hutchinson Community College, then transfer to
K-State
Future plans: Missions work
College: Sterling College
Major: Pre-Med
Major: Pre-Veterinarian
Future plans: Be a veterinarian
Jordan Unruh
“Why are you the way that you
are?” – Michael Scott
College: Hutchinson Community College
Major: Accounting
Future plans: Managerial
accounting
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ECS drama department debuts Our Town
very year that the drama
department has been in
existence at Elyria, the
play it’s produced has outdone
all the previous plays. This
production was no exception.
The Elyria drama class put on
a production of Our Town by
Thornton Wilder. In the play,
a character known only as
the Stage Manager guides the
audience through the daily life
of two regular people, Emily
Webb and George Gibbs, in
the small town of Grovers
Corners, New Hampshire.
Using very minimal scenery
and props, the actors instead
often mimed actions instead.
Explaining this choice in
simplicity, Mrs. Joanna Lynch
comments, “I think that the
simplification creates more of
a tie in which people can put
a lot of their own imagination
in it. The set and costumes
are not distracting so you can
focus on the words.”
While the play was
definitely the largest part of the
drama class’s year, it was not
the whole story of the class. At
any point, if someone were to
just look in on the drama class,
they could see anything from a
student talking like a Russian
hunter, to everyone walking
around pretending they were
chickens. In order for students
to become more comfortable,
both in doing unusual things
and growing more comfortable
around each other, class often
included many games geared
toward accomplishing this
goal. One such game known as
taxi cab (a personal favorite of
the class), poses a taxi driver
picking up random passengers.
The catch, however, is that
each person that enters the cab
is acting like a specific person
or type of person. The rest of
the people already in the cab
not only have to figure out who
that person is acting as, but has
to mimic the person acting.
Drama class has continued to
be one of the favorites of all
who take it.
Seniors travel to Denver for mission’s trip
With the money they have
been raising throughout high
school, the seniors traveled
to Denver, Colorado to work
with the Center for Student
Ministries organization over
spring break. Accompanied
by Ernie and Julie Diederich,
Shannon Unruh, and Roger
and Bobbi O’Neal, the class
was challenged to change their
view of people through the
activities they took part in.
After getting settled in,
the class headed up to a hill to
pray over the city. Afterwards,
they ate at a Native American
restaurant called Tocabe.
During their week in Denver,
the class also volunteered at a
school, worked on the streets,
learned about the city, and ate
at a different ethnic restaurant
every night.
On Monday the students
were led by their CSM leader
throughout the city and shown
various places which they
were able to pray over. Next,
the class went to the Denver
Rescue Mission to serve a meal
to the homeless population.
After the Denver rescue
mission, they worked with
Mean Street Ministries. Mean
Street Ministries goes around
Colfax Ave. The class mainly
worked with the homeless on
the trip. The class then got to
experience African food that
night.
Tuesday gave the group
some different experiences.
That morning the class painted
in the house they were staying
in. After sandwiches for
lunch, they headed to what
is known as the Five Points
neighborhood where they were
split into groups and explored
the area to get a better feel for
the people there. The group
visited the Senior Service
Center, a place for older people
living on the streets to spend
MISSIONS
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Fundraising Auction Success Again
After months of planning and making contacts
for donations of items and
services, the ECS Benefit
Auction proved worthwhile in raising funds for
the school. Mrs. Lori Price
coordinated the event.
Each class was responsible
to donate an item or service
for the auction, plus many
individuals and businesses
contributed items. Under
the auctioneering of Randy Hoffman, bidders chose
a wide variety of items,
anything from TobyMac
concert tickets and quilts
to furniture and firewood.
The junior class provided concessions so people
could eat while waiting for
an item to come up for bid.
MISSIONS
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their time during the day, and
talked and spent time with the
people there. That night the
group headed to Pete’s Greek
Town Café to experience
Greek food for the very first
time.
Wednesday the class
began the day by heading to
a warehouse owned by World
Vision in order to pack boxes
full of clothes that were being
BIRTHS &
CELEBRATIONS
Births
Ethan ( '10) and Shawna
(Penner, '10) Ediger had
a girl, Fay Leanna, on
December 16, 2015. She
weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. Fay
has a big brother, Clyde.
Timothy and Katherine
(Unruh,
'07)
Kurtz,
Savannah, Georgia, had
a boy, Wesley Daniel, on
January 6, 2016. Wesley
weighed 9 lbs. 1 oz.
Thinclads take
to the track in 2016
With an impressive team
size of 18, head coach
Roger O’Neal and assistant
coach Philip HInman,
have quite a group to work
with.
shipped off to other countries
to help people in need. The
rest of the day was taken up
by what CSM has deemed,
“The
Immersion.”
The
Immersion is an experience
that is designed to give people
an idea of what it would be
like to be living homelessly in
Denver. Dinner that night was
only what the class could find
on two dollars per person.
Thursday was the final
day of “missions” on the
senior trip. It began by taking
pastries to the day laborers
on the street as a way of
starting conversations with
them. That afternoon, they
participated in a walk known
as “Meet a Need.” In the
Meet a Need, the class was
separated into two groups
to talk with people on the
street, pray with them, and
buy any necessity that could
be provided for them. After
lunch, they headed to a school
in one of the more dangerous
parts of city and played
games and did activities with
the kids there. The final night
ended with a discussion on
what each person had learned
throughout the week, as well
as eating some Indian cuisine.
The fun day at the end
of the trip was spent tubing
at Copper Mountain and then
to the Denver mall for some
shopping. The senior class
was greatly impacted by the
trip they took and will carry
the memories they made in
Denver for the rest of their
lives.
Congratulations to our 2016 Seniors!
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Weddings Peyton and Ellie (Fields, ‘12) Wingert were married June
12, 2015, at Emma Creek Barn, rural Hesston.
Michael and Abigail (Daniel, ‘11) Degan were married July
18, 2015, at Brookscape Gardens.
Baxter and Madison Knackstedt (‘14) were married July 25,
2015, at Union Valley Bible Church, Hutchinson.
Ethan (‘15) and Grace (Applequist, ‘14) Price were married
Aug. 1, 2015, at the Inman Park.
Aaron and Leah (Miller, ‘11) Busenitz were married Aug. 14,
2015, at Grace Community Church, Newton.
Quennton and Lyssa (Beard, ‘11) McCombs were married
Sept. 5, 2015, in Colby, Kansas.
This faith based preschool program offers a
curriculum designed to help your child gain
the skills, confidence, and independence to
soar into kindergarten! Space is limited!
Call the ECS office for more
information at (620) 241-2994
Births—
Ben and Amy (Willems, ‘04) Busenitz, had a baby girl, Alaina
(Lainey) Jo. She was born on Sept. 29, 2015, at 7 lbs 15 oz.
and 21 inches long.
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