Eastern Mennonite School - Shenandoah Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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Freshmen Michele Amstutz Kidron, Ohio Lisa Beachy Homer, Alaska Randy Benner Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania Kimberly D. Biller Mount Jackson, Virginia Stephanie Blough Johnstown, Pennsylvania Tina S. Book Leola, Pennsylvania Brett William Borghi Collegeville, Pennsylvania Rick Boshart Lowville, New York Jennifer S. Brady Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Karen Brenneman Kalispell, Montana Lisa Brenneman Newport News, Virginia Carol Joyce Brunk Collegeville, Pennsylvania Susan Burleson Clearbrook, Virginia Catherine M. Cardinale East Springfield, New York Mike Clymer Mount Union, Pennsylvania Jay A. Coblentz Sarasota, Florida Dawnita L. Coffman Front Royal, Virginia Joy Comeaux Allentown, Pennsylvania Janice K. Dean Harrisonburg, Virginia Mark A. Deavers Harrisonburg, Virginia Far Right: BRUCE SUITS UP for baseball practice. Right: AN ALL-STATE BASS in high school, Bruce adds his voice to the Chamber Singers’ sound. 32 Freshmen

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Ranae E. Delasko Newport News, Virginia Wanda Diehl Quakertown, Pennsylvania David Leon Dowling II Knoxville, Tennessee Dawn M. Eberly East Earl, Pennsylvania Scott Eby Harrisonburg, Virginia Bobby “Eski Escobar Hackensack, New Jersey Tim Fahndrich Salem, Oregon Cheryl Freed Souderton,, Pennsylvania Thomas E. French Mifflintown, Pennsylvania John A. Fuller Melbourne, Florida Jon Gish Palmyra, Pennsylvania Diane M. Good Harrisonburg, Virginia James M. Good II Richmond, Virginia Melody S. Good Fulks Run, Virginia Ann Marie Grace Springfield, West Virginia Michelle Greene Union Level, Virginia Betsy Halteman Telford, Pennsylvania Karen Hansen Tofield, Alberta Joel Harlow Chalottesville, Virginia Donna Harnish Warrington, Pennsylvania a Major Change Making This fall Freshman Bruce Martin enrolled in University of Virginia’s School of Engineer- ing. This winter he enrolled in EMC’s Christian Ministries pro- gram. To Bruce, the change was more than just a matter of declaring a major or choosing a college with a program. Bruce talks about his fall at UVA with mixed emotions. After graduating from EMHS, the size of UVA was pretty astonishing with 16,000 undergraduates and 4,000 students in the en- gineering school. However, he got to know the people in his suite well and he enjoyed them. In his hall, Bruce had to make a stand on the drinking issue early in the semester. As he made it clear that he did not party, he found that “peers thought it strange at first, but they respected me and got along with me as well as everyone else.” The academic life at UVA presented another challenge. “Classes were what I expected but the average SAT score for engineering students was 1290 so it was really hard.” Even though Bruce enjoyed his engi- neering classes he ran into a conflict. “I found it hard to spend time with God when I was be- hind in school work,” he ex- plains. So at the end of the fall semester at UVA, Bruce de- cided to transfer to EMC. With his Bible major, Bruce would like to spend several years in overseas mission and then attend seminary to prepare for a pastorate. “I will probably always be satisfied with EMC because it fits into my goals,” says Bruce decisively. “It would do a lot of people good to be in a university setting. It made me examine goals for my life.” Liz Witmer Freshmen 33