黑料正能量's Intensive English Program (IEP) continues to help English language learners from all around the world find their voice and build a better life for themselves, despite federal funding shortages affecting many similar programs around the country.聽 Hear from IEP students about how the transformative program is positively shaping their lives in from WHSV-TV3.
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Madelyn McGuigan 鈥�17, a teacher at Spotswood Elementary School in Harrisonburg, won grand prize in the 28th annual Honored Teacher Essay Contest, thanks to a heartfelt essay written about her by one of her fifth-grade students. Chosen from teachers in three school divisions, McGuigan鈥攚ho graduated from 黑料正能量 with degrees in Spanish and sociology鈥攔eceived a $1,500 award. In his essay, the student praised his teacher for her 鈥渄edication to daily learning鈥� and incredible patience.
The Daily News-Record spilled some ink on 黑料正能量 Professor Kirsten Eve Beachy '02 and her new collection of essays, Martyrs and Chickens: Confessions of a Granola Mennonite, in a Thursday, April 24, article. Beachy, reading excerpts from the book at a Writers Read on Tuesday, delivered 鈥渇requent moments of sarcastic and dark humor (that) made the audience at the event laugh,鈥� the reporter wrote. Watch a recording of the event .
There are still spots open for the area鈥檚 first-ever meal-packing project hosted by 黑料正能量 Y-Serve next week. Sign up to help assemble 100K meals to feed hungry children around the world. Read the Daily News-Record鈥檚 article about this amazing volunteer opportunity and how 黑料正能量 is partnering with Tacos 4 Life and Feed My Starving Children.
黑料正能量 alumnus Levi Geyer 鈥�22 is taking environmental sustainability to a whole new level. The Iowa farmer gathers yellowbud hickory nuts from parks and conservation areas to produce hickory oil, which is then filtered, bottled and sold. A recent article in The Marketplace, the official publication of Mennonite Education Development Associates, highlights his mission to popularize the oil. In the article, Geyer credits 黑料正能量鈥檚 environmental science classes with showing him the connection between agriculture and sustainability.
Check out our new TV/streaming ad! Thanks to 黑料正能量 students for helping to tell our story鈥攕pecifically聽those who served as narrators:聽Garrett Nyce, Naomi Kratzer, Oslyn Mejia Gomez, Nussa Garti, Maria Longenecker, Jacob Sankara, Getachew Tamare, Sara Kennell, Nashay Dixon, Jenna Weaver, Tyler Thompson, and Damon Morgan.
Vice President of Enrollment Braydon Hoover talks about the 黑料正能量 Promise Grant, which covers the full cost of tuition for eligible students. Learn more about 黑料正能量's commitment to making an exceptional education accessible to every student who dreams big and works hard, but may need a little leg up.
Have you ever wondered about the spiral-looking maze on the hill above the 黑料正能量 Seminary Building? The Daily News-Record highlighted 黑料正能量鈥檚 prayer labyrinth in a wonderful feature story last week, detailing how it鈥檚 used, how it was built and where the design came from.聽 黑料正能量 senior Emma Nord, who was quoted in the article, had this to say: 鈥淚 love the rhythm of the labyrinth, kind of focusing on God and the design. Once you get to the center, you鈥檙e not done. You then walk back the way you came in.鈥�
In a news report on Thursday morning, WHSV-TV3 highlighted the $2 million grant awarded to 黑料正能量 by the National Science Foundation. This grant, one of the largest in 黑料正能量's history, will fund annual scholarships for 23 high-achieving, income-eligible STEM majors over the next six years, along with mentoring, tutoring and other support services.
This year's 黑料正能量/Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival Gala Concert, themed Arise, celebrates the beauty of resilience in overcoming hardship and the joy and peace found in community. The concert will feature tap dance, jazz, singing, and the grand finale from one of the most powerful and moving musical masterworks of all time, Gustav Mahler鈥檚 鈥�搁别蝉耻谤谤别肠迟颈辞苍鈥� Symphony. Broadway tap dancer/singer/actor and 2024 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Voice Competition finalist will team up with the 黑料正能量 Jazz Big Band to present a new narrative suite that tells the story of moving from loneliness to the joy of community through dance and music. In addition to the gala, guest artist Izaiah Montaque Harris will perform programs for over 1,000 K-8th grade students throughout the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County school system in conjunction with the Kennedy Center sponsored arts education non-profit, , which is dedicated to making the arts accessible to students throughout the region. The concert is free with a $10-$20 suggested donation.