Belleville Mennonite School
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Belleville Mennonite School is located in Belleville, Pennsylvania
, USA
. 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 Mennonite Schools Council and the Association of Christian Schools International.
This private, Christian school
is currently run by superintendent Kevin Dellape and Principal Glenna Young. The school educates around 200 students with 20 faculty members.
s in order to establish control over the education of their children at a time of school reorganisation.
test score results showed that BMS students performed above the national average. Since the class of 2003, approximately 70% of Belleville Mennonite graduates have pursued higher education.
Belleville, Pennsylvania
Belleville is a census-designated place in the Kishacoquillas Valley of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,386 at the 2000 census.-General information:*ZIP Code: 17004*Area Code: 717*Local Phone Exchange: 935...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 Mennonite Schools Council and the Association of Christian Schools International.
This private, Christian school
Christian school
A Christian school is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization.The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country, according to the religious, educational, and political cultures...
is currently run by superintendent Kevin Dellape and Principal Glenna Young. The school educates around 200 students with 20 faculty members.
History
The school was founded in 1945 by assimilated MennoniteMennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
s in order to establish control over the education of their children at a time of school reorganisation.
Academic standards
The 2007 PSSAPennsylvania System of School Assessment
The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment is a standardized test administered to public schools in the state of Pennsylvania. Students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11 are assessed in reading skills and mathematics. Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 are assessed in writing skills...
test score results showed that BMS students performed above the national average. Since the class of 2003, approximately 70% of Belleville Mennonite graduates have pursued higher education.
Notable faculty
- Joseph YoderJoseph YoderJoseph Yoder was an educator, musicologist, and writer, the first successful Mennonite literary figure in the United States, especially known for his semi-fictional account of his mother's life, Rosanna of the Amish , and for his investigation of the sources of the Amish tunes of the Ausbund,...
(22 September 1872 - 13 November 1956), educator, musicologist, and writer who taught at the school.
External links
- Official website
- Belleville Mennonite School (Belleville, Pennsylvania, USA) at Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia OnlineGlobal Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia OnlineThe Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online 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 topics....