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Feb 21, 2023

JR RESIDENCY BLOG SERIES #4 A STORE IS BORN

By |2023-02-21T11:28:27-08:00February 21, 2023|Jr Residency Series, Shaping God's World|0 Comments

The Junior Residency was formed as a way to utilize the Shaping God’s World Fund to support student-led initiatives that meet a real need. We are in year two of our Junior Residency. We have students who are now deeply engaged in the Jr. Residency and are busy putting together action steps to fulfil their [...]

Dec 9, 2022

JR RESIDENCY BLOG SERIES #3 DANCE WITH ME?

By |2022-12-09T09:07:04-08:00December 9, 2022|Jr Residency Series, Shaping God's World|0 Comments

The Junior Residency was formed as a way to utilize the Shaping God’s World Fund to support student-led initiatives that meet a real need. We are in year two of our Junior Residency. We have students who are now deeply engaged in the Jr. Residency and are busy putting together action steps to fulfil their [...]

May 24, 2022

THE JR RESIDENCY BLOG SERIES #2: VIOLET’S BIG DECISION

By |2022-05-24T11:17:15-07:00May 24, 2022|Jr Residency Series, Shaping God's World|0 Comments

The Junior Residency was formed as a way to utilize the Shaping God’s World Fund to support student-led initiatives that meet a real need. We are in year one of our Junior Residency. We have students who are now deeply engaged in the Jr. Residency and are busy putting together action steps to fulfil their [...]

Apr 6, 2022

WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER. PERIOD.

By |2024-02-06T11:03:49-08:00April 6, 2022|Jr Residency Series, Shaping God's World|1 Comment

"Some of you might recall an initiative launched at the beginning of our capital campaign called the Shaping God’s World Fund. During the capital campaign (This Square Inch – TSI), the board decided that we would allocate 5% of all money raised to be set aside for a separate fund that we would use [...]

Mar 10, 2021

MIGRATING MENNONITES

By |2021-03-10T11:59:53-08:00March 10, 2021|Relationships, Secondary|1 Comment

In English 11 in October, Mrs. Dani DeJong shared a collection of essays from National Public Radio’s program, “This I Believe.” She then challenged her students to write their own personal credo about a core principle that defines their life. The array of topics, concerns, and passions were as diverse as the students themselves. The [...]

Feb 22, 2021

DANCING IN THE RAIN

By |2021-02-22T10:42:36-08:00February 22, 2021|Character, Secondary|4 Comments

In English 11 last October,  Mrs. Dani DeJong shared a collection of essays from National Public Radio’s program, “This I Believe.” She then challenged her students to write their own personal credo about a core principle that defines their life. The array of topics, concerns, and passions were as diverse as the students themselves. The [...]

Aug 28, 2018

FALLING UP THE STAIRS: THIS I BELIEVE SUMMER SERIES #10

By |2018-08-28T09:32:54-07:00August 28, 2018|Summer Series|0 Comments

BY STEVEN KRUK Ninth grade was a tough time of falling down or up the stairs repeatedly. Every day, I received a new bruise. There was one staircase that had it in for me; every time I would walk down or up them, I would fall. Halfway through the second month of school, I was [...]

Aug 21, 2018

BEING TRUE TO YOURSELF: THIS I BELIEVE SUMMER SERIES #9

By |2018-08-21T10:39:59-07:00August 21, 2018|Summer Series|0 Comments

BY JOSH REMPEL The culture of Instagram is happy yet deceiving. Despite the positive energy oozing out of every profile, comment section, and story, many people secretly obsess over their Instagram profiles. How could such a seemingly positive platform be a battleground for popularity and self-worth? This is forced positivity. Personally, since my reluctant download [...]

Aug 14, 2018

WHOEVER I WANT: THIS I BELIEVE SUMMER SERIES #8

By |2018-08-14T09:03:47-07:00August 14, 2018|Summer Series|0 Comments

BY MARIA VAN WOERDEN Unwritten Expectations I’ve learned that the pressure of this world is too strong. Going into high school brought on too many expectations that I couldn’t meet. With all these pressures, I was feeling trapped and I needed a way to escape. That’s when I really found my passion for books. Teresa [...]

Aug 7, 2018

MAN VS NATURE: THIS I BELIEVE SUMMER SERIES #7

By |2018-08-07T08:53:06-07:00August 7, 2018|Summer Series|0 Comments

BY JUDAH FUNK I'm not a very social person and I don’t think that’s a downside to my personality. When other people are out having fun at the mall, I'm either in my house playing video games or skateboarding. Sometimes, because of where we live and all the beautiful mountains, I will just stare into [...]

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