Belleville Mennonite School is located in

Belleville, Pennsylvania Belleville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Kishacoquillas Valley of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,827 at the 2010 census. Much of the population is Amish or Mennonite. History Amish settled in th ...

, 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."BMS Fact Sheet 2007-2008"
Belleville Mennonite School, ''accessed 9 February 2009''. This private,

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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. Belleville Mennonite School underwent a rebranding beginning in the 20122013 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."

History

The school was founded in 1945 by assimilated

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s 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.

Academic standards

The 2007 PSSA test score results showed that BMS students performed above the national average.

Notable faculty

* Joseph Yoder (22 September 1872 - 13 November 1956), educator, musicologist, and writer who taught at the school."Fixing Tradition"

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, Pandora Press 2003,

References

External links

Official website

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Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online The Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO) is an online encyclopedia of topics relating to Mennonites and Anabaptism. The mission of the project is to provide free, reliable, English-language information on Anabaptist-related t ...

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