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Academic & Fine Arts recognitions

May 9

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2011-12 National Honor Society:(back) Hannah Altmaier, Amanda Bartel, Madeline Miller, Kyle Brinning, Ting Davdison; (third) Keilah Brokaw, Jacey Dehogues, Maddie Marshall, Shawna Borntrager; (second) Sam Swartzendruber, Laura Hochstetler, Hannah Gingerich, Samantha Messer; (front) Jesse Wenger, Cody Miller, Naomi Miller, Cameron Gingerich, Levi Schrock

The Academic and Fine Arts Awards Night took place in Celebration Hall last evening (May 8). This night recognizes the accomplishments of students who have excelled in academics, music, drama and art. It also recognizes students who have been of service to others through Peer Tutoring and Compassion Club. Scholarships are also awarded to IMS juniors to be used for their entry fee for the 2012-13 school year and a Freshman Alumni Scholarship is given to an incoming 9th grade student of an IMS alumni. The new National Honor Society members were inducted and together with the other members from last year hosted the evening. For a complete listing of all the awards click here.

Compassion-Sponsored Talent Show

Mar 30

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Jamilya Masylbekova

Camila Segar

Trent & Sam Yoder

Sam Swartzendruber & Mischa De Jesus

Hannah Altmaier

Benay Gozkaman and Michaela Gingerich

Cris Lopez and Susan See

Anne and Renee Buckwalter

Sam Swartzendruber and Benay Gozkaman

Jamilya Masylbekova

Hannah Altmaier, Ting Davidson, Anna Wolle, and Fiona Edburg

Mischa De Jesus, Rachel Schrock, Anya Slabaugh, and Amanda Bartel

Sam Swartzendruber and Lee Ebersole

Mischa De Jesus and Rachel Schrock

Nathan Peters and Sam Swartzendruber

Nathan Peterson, Kyle Brinning, and Sam Swartzendruber

Compassion Group sponsored the Talent Show at IMS on Saturday, March 24. A variety of entertainment was provided by many of the talented students at IMS.  Mischa De Jesus sang in three duets: “Lucky,” along with Sam Swartzendruber,  “Safe and Sound,” with Rachel Schrock, and “For Good,” with Amanda Bartel; Anne and Renee Buckwalter played the piano duet, “March Op. 121”; Benay Gozkaman from Turkey sang ‘Hallelujah’ from Shrek accompanied by Sam Swartzendruber on guitar and Susan See on piano.  Benay also played her own piano composition. Benay and Michaela Gingerich sang a Turkish song as a duet.

Camila Segar sang “You Raise Me Up” and accompanied herself on the piano;  Jamilya Masylbekova played her Komuz, a national instrument from Kyrgzstzan, sang her national anthem, and danced a graceful Kyrgyzstanian dance in her native dress; Cris Lopez from Ecuador played two piano duets, “Music of the Night” and “Enchanted Melody”,  with her teacher, Susan See; Sam Swartzendruber and Nathan Peters did a very funny Reader’s Theater version of “Who’s On First”;  A boy’s trio made up of Kyle Brinning, Nathan Peterson, and Sam Swartzendruber sang “I Sing the Mighty Power of God”; Trent Yoder and his son, Sam, sang a duet, “Mary, Did You Know?”

Hannah Altmaier and Ting Davidson joined with two of their fellow Preucil School of Music classmates, Anna Wolle, and Fiona Edburg, who are also in the Iowa State Orchestra along with Hannah and Ting, and played two songs, “Concerto in A Major” by Vivaldi and “On Wings of Song” arranged by Doris Preucil.  We were thrilled with the beauty of their performance.  The IMS Praise Band led by Lee Ebersole and including Anya Slabaugh, Mischa De Jesus, Amanda Bartel, Rachel Schrock, Hannah Altmaier, and Sam Swartzendruber played “How to Save a Life.”  Hannah Altmaier played the piano as an offering was being collected.

Thank you to all the young people who participated and brought much joyful entertainment to their listeners. The Compassion Group thanks all who attended and very generously donated money towards the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, water purifying equipment for Haiti, supporting three children in Guatemala, the Philippines, and Ecuador through Children International, and other Compassion projects.

Seniors & Faculty play basketball for Compassion!

Mar 21

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After grabbing a sack lunch, students headed for the gym to watch the annual Seniors vs. Faculty basketball game! Although the faculty put up a gallant effort, the seniors were too much for them and the game ended with a score of 27 – 17 in favor of the seniors. The Compassion Club sponsored this event and asked everyone to pay $1or contribute a can of food to watch the game. A box of food for the local food pantry and $75 was raised.

Larry Swartzendruber, Randy Ropp, Tony Miller, Maddie Miller

Dick Yoder Short, Nathan Peters, Kyle Brinning, Aaron Gingerich, Nathan Peterson

Jane Schlabaugh and Randy Ropp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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back: Dick Yoder Short, Tony Miller, Larry Swartzendruber, Paul Kessler, Aaron Gingerich, Bryan Neuschwander, Lee Ebersole; front: Ranee Brokaw, Maya Kehr, Jane Schlabaugh

 

back: Official Zeke Nebel, Zach Weiss, Levi Schrock, Sam Swartzendruber, Nathan Peters, Christopher Perez, Ben Brenneman, Coach Amber Davis; front: Maddie Miller, Matt Libby, Jesse Shetler, Nathan Peters, Kyle Brinning, Official Randy Ropp

FFA students help can meat for MCC

Jan 6

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Jordan Miller

Artemiy Sayfutdinov

Advisor Karen Van de Walle took FFA volunteers to Helmuth Repair, Kalona to help with the MCC meat canning.

MCC’s portable canner treks across the country canning our abundance for meals around the world. The goal for this stop in Kalona is 17,500 pounds of deboned turkey. Most of the turkey is sent overseas, but some of the cans are kept for local distribution. MCC is a channel for global sharing and mutuality of the Mennonite Church. The canning tradition dates back to 1946. Mennonites developed the idea of a portable canner during World War II. They wanted to help the numerous Europeans who were left hungry due to the war. 

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Cody Miller and Breana Stout

Reggie Hostetler

Rex Yoder

Spencer Schrock and Jamilya Masylbekova

Last day of Compassion Spirit Week

Nov 18

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For the last day of spirit week the Compassion Club asked us to dress like a farmer or as an animal. We had some pretty creative animals running around the school! A silent auction was held during lunch. Many people donated items and baked goods and there was intense bidding until the lunch bell rang!

The week of fun activities generated over $530 for Compassion which will be used to sponsor our three children through Children International among other needs that will be identified.

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Compassion Week: Blast from the Past

Nov 17

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Jane Widmer Yoder, Zach Weiss, Nathan Peters, Jacob Bruns, Molly Heusinkveld, Bonnie Smith

Michaela Prihoda & Elysia Statsny

The Compassion group encouraged everyone to dress up like people from years gone by! You can look at the pictures and decide which era they are representing. The lunch activity involved grabbing a sack lunch, taking it to the gym and either participating or watching the seniors play the faculty/staff. Each team won a game so no clear winner emerged!

Liza Brenneman, Elaine Ropp, Teresa Miller

Katie Bender

Gloria Yoder (wearing her mom's hat)

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Cheering on their favorite team!

Giving themselves a pep talk before the game begins.

Pam Gerig Unruh

Kyle Brinning

Seniors waiting to go in.

Christopher Perez serving for the seniors.

Top notch officials and line judges - Casey Perez, Naomi Miller, Laura Yoder, Hannah Miller