Belleville Mennonite School

Belleville Mennonite School
Belleville Mennonite School
Address
	4105 Front Mountain Road; Belleville, Pennsylvania 17004; United States
Coordinates	40°35′28″N 77°43′37″W / 40.5912°N 77.7270°W
Information
School type	Private with Public Grants, Christian
Opened	1945
School district	Mifflin County School District
Superintendent	Nicholas Wilson[citation needed]
Principal	Nicholas Wlson
Grades	Pre-k–12
Enrollment	235
Average class size	16
Hours in school day	8:00 AM to 3:03 PM
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Red and White
Mascot	Thunder
Website	www.bmsprek12.org

Belleville Mennonite School is located in Belleville, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated between Stone Mountain and Jack's Mountain. The valley they form is known as Big Valley. Belleville Mennonite is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International.^[1]

This private, Christian school is currently led by superintendent, Nicholas Wilson, along with high school principal, Mr. Jon Farley, middle school principal, Mrs. Jessica Geissinger, and elementary principal, Mrs. Becky Williams. The school educates around 235 students with more 25 faculty members.^[2]

Belleville Mennonite School underwent a rebranding beginning in the 2012–2013 school year. First, the school introduced a new mascot known as the "Belleville Thunder". Later, they made changes in their public image by introducing a new website and logo. "The new logo features an infinity symbol and Christian cross encompassed in a ring and outer circle."^[3]

History

The school was founded in 1945 by assimilated Mennonites in order to establish control over the education of their children at a time of school reorganization. At first, it was considered to be a complete Mennonite school, based on the community's religion. The school is now more diverse and is the largest Christian school in Mifflin County.^[4]

Academic standards

The 2007 PSSA test score results showed that BMS students performed above the national average.^{[citation needed]}

Notable faculty

Joseph Yoder (22 September 1872 - 13 November 1956), educator, musicologist, and writer who taught at the school.^[5]

References

^ "BMS Fact Sheet 2007-2008", Belleville Mennonite School, accessed 9 February 2009.
^ "Belleville Mennonite School", Private School Review, accessed 9 February 2009.
^ "Lewistown Sentinel". Retrieved 2 December 2013.
^ "Yearbook of German-American Studies", Max Kade, Society for German-American Studies (U.S.), 1981
^ "Fixing Tradition", Julia Kasdorf, Pandora Press 2003, ISBN 978-1-931038-06-5

External links

[About_BMS-1] "BMS Fact Sheet 2007-2008", Belleville Mennonite School, accessed 9 February 2009.

[2] "Belleville Mennonite School", Private School Review, accessed 9 February 2009.

[3] "Lewistown Sentinel". Retrieved 2 December 2013.

[4] "Yearbook of German-American Studies", Max Kade, Society for German-American Studies (U.S.), 1981

[5] "Fixing Tradition", Julia Kasdorf, Pandora Press 2003, ISBN 978-1-931038-06-5

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