Fall Vision 2013 - UMEI Christian High School

In This Issue …
² Class Reunions
² Where Are They Now
² Alumni Profile
² Lightning Online
² MCEC Announcement
FALL/WINTER
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² News & Notes
² Upcoming Events
Vision Newsletter
Vision is a publication
of United Mennonite
Educational Institute. It
seeks to keep the UMEI
family informed of the
ongoing events in the
lives of its students,
faculty, and alumni.
The contents of this
newsletter will be
guided by the UMEI
Mission Statement,
which states: "Anchored
in the Anabaptist
tradition, UMEI
Christian High School
exists to educate the
whole person,
cultivating full
academic, spiritual and
individual potential, in
order to make young
people "doers of the
word" in the
community."
Vision. . .
A newsletter for UMEI
Printed by Speedprint
Ltd., Leamington
UMEI Address:
R R #5, 614 Mersea
Road 6
Leamington, Ontario,
Canada N8H 3V8
Phone: 519-326-7448
Fax: 519-326-0278
E-mail:
[email protected]
Website:
www.umei.on.ca
Back Row: Derek Tober, Mitchell Brown, Jake Klassen, A.J. Bennett,
Emmett Shuttleworth
2nd Row: Abby Neufeld Dick*, Ashton Fehr, Jesse Driedger*, Erin Tiessen*
Front Row: Jennifer Fehr, Lena Redekop*, Bryanne Pierce
* Denotes Ontario Scholar
From the Teachers’ Lounge
In summer of 2011, our family rented out our house, put
possessions into storage and moved to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,
West Africa. Nearly six months since our return, the entire
experience sometimes seems surreal. We actually lived in Africa!
We went because this tremendous yet scary opportunity was dropped
in our laps and we felt God leading us to break out of our comfort
zone. Furthermore, we were curious about what my brother Jeff and
his family had experienced over their six years in Ouaga. When Jeff
died unexpectedly in September 2011 this became more significant
as we grieved with his friends and church in Ouaga.
In Ouaga, at the International School of Ouagadougou, we worked with students from around the
world. Among our good friends and former students now are people from nearly every continent. Students
were children of politicians, embassy workers, missionaries, doctors, wealthy business owners, and poor
rural farmers (if they earned a scholarship). I even had the rare opportunity to teach African Studies
and Comparative Politics to the Grade 10 daughter of President Blaise Campaore, long-time leader of
Burkina Faso.
There were advantages and disadvantages to this adventure. We could not have prepared ourselves
enough for the growth each of us experienced. But it was not always easy. Commonplace items were not
as easy to find as they are here. We had to adjust to boiling and filtering our water, living in a guarded,
walled compound, and dealing with people on the street trying to sell us anything and everything. I still
marvel at being able to walk from my car to a store in Leamington without someone trying to sell me a
magazine, bathroom scale, or board game. I also appreciate being able to speak to most people in my
native tongue.
We had the disadvantage of leaving friends, families, church, home and jobs for two years. Some
friends moved away, some family members died and life in Leamington moved on without us. Coming home
has been strange and sometimes difficult. We’re in the same home, back to the same routine but we
are not the same. Life seems fast-paced; we regularly feel like we have missed out on something. At
the same time, we miss our new friendships from all over the world. We were so blessed with so much
there but are glad to be back among friends in Canada.
~Joel Warkentin (‘91)
Top Photo: Joel and Andrea with children
Kathe and Micah in Banfora, Burkina Faso
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Back Row: Paul Warkentin, Arthur Driedger, Arthur Epp,
Edmund Tiessen, Rudy Neufeld
Middle: Helen Konrad, Laura Konrad, Carolyn Driedger,
Marlene Toews, Linda Derksen, Irma Cornies
Front Row: Erna Cornies, Helen Hildebrand, Agnes
Martens, Rita Braun, Karen Konrad
“Our four years spent as students at UMEI were good times because
they created for us a host of wonderful friends and memories.
I think we have done quite well in following Christ’s command to serve
one another. I was amazed after compiling a long list of church related
activities in which members of our class have been involved. I am also
convinced that UMEI has played a part in that aspect of our lives, as it
continues to do in the lives of students today; that is, fostering the notion that
we are on this earth for more reasons than just selfish pursuits of personal
comfort and achievement. We are grateful for the time we were able to spend
in this place, for the learning that we received here, for the friendships created
during those four years, and for the legacy that UMEI leaves in the lives of all
its graduates.”
~Paul Warkentin, Class of ‘63
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Back Row: Stephanie Konrad, Steve Ferguson,
Nancy Driedger, Jim Toews, Anne-Marie
Koop, Jim Martinho, Irene Epp
Front Row: Paula Thiessen, Jennifer Tiessen,
Denise Berg, Rachel Clarke
“UMEI was ..is.. and still will be a fantastic place to grow as
young adults. The skills taught and the lasting friendships that
you have will follow you throughout your life! Enjoy this day
and good luck in the future!”
~Jennifer (Tiessen) Driedger & Nancy (Driedger) Gualtieri,
,,,Class of ‘88
UMEI alumni, typical of all high school grads, disperse and scatter into the world. Many
settle in nearby communities, others venture farther afield and some are quite at home in
faraway parts of the world. Then there are those grads who actually return to UMEI….to teach!
Henry W. Epp (’56) - The First
Alumnus to Teach at UMEI
Photo: Henry and Irene Epp
Upon graduating from UMEI, I returned to Niagara,
completed Grade 13 and enrolled at McMaster
University, receiving my Science degree in 1961.
During my final year a UMEI school board member
asked me to consider teaching at UMEI. I agreed
and began in fall 1961, becoming the first of many
UMEI alumni to return as teachers. I was pleased
to be a colleague of my former teachers, Mr. Peter Sawatzky and Rev. Jacob Penner, who now
mentored me. When children came along, Irene and I moved back to Niagara-on-the-Lake where
I taught science and one class of German.
After four years I was accepted by CIDA, a Canadian foreign aid agency, to teach in Ghana,
West Africa. I taught at the Advanced Teacher Training College (Ghana University of Education).
We spent three wonderful years there before returning to Canada. I taught Science in Grimsby
and soon became Head of the Science Department. After teaching for 33 years, I retired in 1994
and now enjoy a quiet life with travelling and gardening. We recently returned to Ghana for a
three week visit.
The four years teaching at UMEI remain the most memorable and enjoyable years of my career.
A thought struck me recently: the first students I taught at UMEI are now approaching seventy
years of age! How time flies! While attending the 50th anniversary of my Class of ’56 and the
graduation dinner of the class of 2006, I met three young ladies who were looking at pictures of
their mothers who were my students in the early sixties. I asked them if they were graduating
this year. They laughed and said, “Our daughters are in the graduating class of 2006”. So easily
we grow oblivious to the rapid change of time.
Autumn Campaign 2013
Thank you to all who have already supported this year’s
Annual Autumn Campaign. To date just over $58,495 has
been received which is about 73% of the goal. Through its
entire history, tuition has varied between 25% and 40% of
operating expenses. If you were a student or the parents of a
student at any time in UMEI’s history, the supporting
community paid the bulk of the costs to educate you/your
child. This mechanism is truly a tenet of Anabaptist faith at
work; namely, the community supporting one another. It’s
not too late to support this year’s campaign. We invite you
to help repay the community support that you received as a
student by supporting today’s community efforts to
financially support the school.
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Over the years, at least 45 grads have come back to join the staff of the
School on the Sixth.
The Latest Alumni to Return to UMEI to Teach:
Wesley Shuttleworth (‘08)
I graduated from UMEI in 2008; however, I never truly left.
Throughout my university time pursuing a Bachelor of
Music degree in Honours Music Education from Wilfrid
Laurier University and then a Bachelor Education from
University of Windsor, I frequently came back to the school
to assist with teaching in the music classroom. The time I
spent in the classroom at UMEI as an assistant teacher helped to affirm my hope that teaching
was what I wanted to do with my life. As my studies continued my aim was always to come
back to UMEI to teach music. This was due in no small part to the influence that Paul Dueck,
my close friend and mentor, had on me when he was my music teacher at UMEI.
My aim in the classroom is to spread and infect (for lack of a better word) students with my own
passion for music through the formal study and making of music. This is done not only in the
choir and instrumental class, but also through music chapels, lunch hour jam sessions, coffee
houses, and various other activities. My hope is also that I can, in some way, reflect the inner
working of Jesus Christ in my life through my actions and words with these students so that
they can also come to know the great truth and love of Christ, and in the end have these students
do the same outside of our community.
Alyssa Epp (‘07)
When I graduated from UMEI, I didn’t think that I’d return six
short years later, particularly not in time to teach my baby
sister Grade Eleven French. Admittedly, I didn’t stray too
far away from the School on the Sixth. Aside from a
semester exchange in Hobart, Tasmania, I completed my Bachelor of Music, minoring in French,
at the University of Windsor. After a transformative year as artistic director of a Windsor theatre
company, I stayed in Windsor and enrolled in the Bachelor of Education program.
I’ve always enjoyed languages, as evidenced by my love of classical voice, particularly in any
language other than English. I continue to be active as a member of the Soli Deo Gloria Singers
and a member of Leamington United Mennonite Church. Currently, I am enjoying teaching at
UMEI and Academie Ste. Cecile as well as teaching voice lessons in the community.
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Alumni Profile
_________
Peppy and Rich with daughters
Rachel and Sarah
Greetings from St. Louis, Missouri. Although I grew up in the Leamington area, our family moved to St.
Thomas where I attended Grade 9 and 10. When we moved back, it was a relatively easy decision to go to
UMEI for grade 11 and 12, despite the fact that I had to now pay tuition and buy text books. I watched the
meager money I earned working on farms disappear into the UMEI coffers. However, I looked forward to
going to a school where I already knew many of the students and where the Willms/Mathies name was
already well-respected and reflected a high degree of mediocrity.
After graduating, (the only time in my life I saw my parents cry, in relief), I went to University of Waterloo
and Conrad Grebel College for higher education and to remove myself from being surrounded by tomatoes.
University was a great experience. The most profound aspect was a dramatic change of my UMEI nickname,
Shorty, to my Grebel, and current nickname, Cheeze. I felt it was a sign of my times at UMEI that my
nickname, for a guy that was 6'4", was the creatively original "Shorty”.
My History degree with a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies led to a lot of "What are you going to do
with that?" kind of questions. My response: Mennonite Voluntary Service in St. Louis with the local Mennonite
church and the peace and justice ministry they were establishing. There were many great experiences, the
most profound being meeting and falling in love with my wife, Peppy, and settling in St. Louis.
While applying for a work visa, I worked with a group from our Mennonite community to establish a Ten
Thousand Villages-type store in St. Louis. I provided volunteer leadership in getting it going and finally
worked myself into the paid position I still have today. We have 3 Fair Trade stores in the area for which I
am Executive Director.
Peppy is in a leadership position at an agency for special needs children. Rachel, our older daughter,
married and living in Austin, TX, is a school psychologist. She is expecting her first child, our first grandchild,
in May 2014. Sarah works with autistic high schoolers; she and I are season ticket holders with the St. Louis
Blues. Let's go, Blues!
Looking back on those 2 years at UMEI, I remember mostly good times, mostly good teachers, and
some good friendships. My illusionary professional basketball career came to a crushing halt (it’s hard to
improve when you play in a gym that has a 14" high ceiling…it’s even harder to improve when you're not
very good to begin with), but ultimately I think I, and my fellow classmates, received a pretty decent education
and hopefully an openness to explore the world around us.
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Lightning On Line:
Quilt Unveiling
Representatives from our top LOL supporters (Uni-Fab,
MSCU, and Highline Mushrooms) with Dave Epp, Charlene
Epp (Quilter), and Jane Wiens stand in front of the
commemorative quilt.
On Sunday, September 8, 2013 the Lightning on Line Solar Project commemorative quilt was
unveiled as a celebration of this exciting project. The system produces electricity in an
environmentally friendly manner under Ontario’s Feed in Tariff Green Energy Program and creates
a long-term revenue stream for the school. 349 solar panels were installed on the roofs of the
gymnasium and chapel and have been successfully producing electricity since February 6, 2013.
The ambitious goal to fund this project was $500,000 and to date we have received an incredible
$452,000 in donations and pledges from supporters, alumni and businesses. As a lasting memory
of this project and to thank our many generous supporters, a beautiful quilt was crafted by Charlene
Epp using drawings by Carl Wiens (’80) and is now on display in the auditorium. It features six
panels which highlight six important aspects of UMEI: the campus which also serves as our
community centre, academics, music, sports, peace and community. The unveiling coincided with
the annual Fish Fry lunch. UMEI is extremely thankful to the donors, committees and volunteers
who made this project possible.
Perch is served to guests at the annual Fish Fry,
one of our most popular fundraising lunches.
Some of the community members who made the
Lightning On Line project possible.
Shop UMEI Update: Last year, our total profit was $38,500 which, compared to our peak year of 2010 at
$52,156, is down considerably. I attribute this decline to credit cards giving a 4% cash rebate and
WalMart coming to Leamington. However, it is still a great fundraiser and on behalf of UMEI, I thank the
loyal supporters who use these grocery cards faithfully. Thank you again,
Elfrieda (Konrad) Brown (‘66)
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Marriages
May 19, 2013
Shauna-Lee Konrad (’93)
Prabo Dwight
May 25, 2013
Craig Krueger (’03)
Lindsay Oriet
June 1, 2013
James Dyck (’06)
Madeleine McKenna
June 1, 2013
Jillian Balzer (‘11)
Mathew Suta (’11)
July 13, 2013
Len Janzen (’95)
Ashley Bridgen
July 20, 2013
Jennifer Klassen (‘10)
Andrew McKeown
August 17, 2013
Ben Wiens (‘09)
Katelyn Kroeker (‘09)
September 7, 2013
Richard Langeman (‘06)
Jennifer Weber
September 14, 2013
Kerri Epp (‘03)
Mike Coppola
September 21, 2013
Len Kroeker (‘84)
Julie Mulhall
October 12, 2013
Jenny Willms (‘04)
Santino Melatti
Births
Coppola, Vince & Ann (Srigley)
(’00)
a daughter, Grace Rosa
born October 15, 2012
Cook, Andrew (’04) & Linda (Taves)
(’04)
a daughter, Megan Elizabeth
born May 30, 2013
Dault, Mark & Marla (Enns) (‘00)
a son, Liam Jacob
born April 2, 2013
Sawyer, Rich & Heidi (Omstead) (’03)
a son, Nikolas Christopher
born June 4, 2013
Weston, Jonathon & Alisha (Koop) Tiessen, Scott (‘93) & Natasha
(‘06)
a daughter, Brianna Jasmine
a daughter, Serena Lynn
born July 8, 2013
born May 5, 2013
Janzen, Jakob (’87) & Mary-Jo
Fleming, Noah & Heather
a son, William Jakob
(Cornies) (’99)
born June 28, 2013
a daughter, Ella Holly
born on May 7, 2013
Schachowskoy, Mark (’94) & Lisa
a daughter, Ruby Grace
Fehr, David (’04) & Mallory
born July 6, 2013
Derksen
a daughter, Irelynn Mae
Klassen, Kris (‘00) & Jennifer
born into eternal life on May
a son, Calvin Ellwood
19, 2013
born August 3, 2013
Lepp, Brad & Jana (Schmidt) (’97) Chris (‘01) & Sarah Overton
a son, Sebastian Kayden
a son, Theodore Christopher
Schmidt
born August 23, 2013
born May 17, 2013
Winter, Ben (‘05) & Sarah
Dyck, Henry (’92) & Shannon
a daughter, Aubrey Hannah
a daughter, Hailey Nicole
born November 3, 2013
born May 19, 2013
Ecker, Jason & Lindsey (‘00)
Winter, Art (‘00) & Sue
(Brown)
a daughter, Chloe
a son, Levi David
Evangeline
Kenneth
born May 19, 2013
born November 19, 2013
In Memoriam
John Klassen (’54), husband of Gladys, late of Nepean, ON,
passed away on August 4, 2013.
John Dyck (‘68), husband of Della (Reimer) (’70), late of Ruthven,
ON, passed away on November 7, 2013.
John Klassen (‘73), husband of Jane (Driedger) (‘75), late of
Cottam, ON, passed away on November 11, 2013.
Dean Tiessen, husband of Jennifer (Lehn), late of Leamington ON,
passed away on December 7, 2013
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MCEC Announces $150,000 Investment in
Faith Formation at UMEI Christian High School
At the UMEI annual meeting on November 18��, 2013, Brent Charette announced on behalf
of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada their commitment of investing $150,000 towards the
faith formation of youth at UMEI Christian High School. In conjunction with MCEC, the UMEI
Board has decided to use this money to build enrolment.
At the meeting, Charette commended UMEI for “meeting its mandate from the Church
to partner with families and congregations in the mission of Christian education for our youth.
By combining academic excellence while nurturing growth in character and faith, UMEI has
developed a winning formula that benefits Mennonite Church Eastern Canada again and
again. UMEI not only educates well, but also educates with purpose. Your legacy of
developing peacemakers and faithful community members is a gift not only to the Church
but to the world.”
MCEC would like to encourage our community to match their generous gift with donations
to our Foundation Fund. We are excited that commitments for approximately $42,500 in
matching funds have already been received and we encourage others to consider making a
donation.
Now That’s a Commute!
For decades parents have been bringing their children to UMEI at the
beginning of the school day and picking them up when it is time to go home.
For one parent, Jennifer (Price) Chaplyn ('87) and her daughter Emma, that
'commute' involved thousands of miles of air travel and a school 'day' that lasted
three months! Why? The Chaplyn family lives in Australia.
Because of her own experience at UMEI, Jennifer wanted her daughter to
"learn and participate in a faith community where the goal of delivering a quality
education matched the 'how' with the 'what' of learning and the role of community
service was a central pillar of learning and living one's faith". She also wanted
Emma to experience the 'non-Aussie' half of her history, in which UMEI plays
a central role. And so for three months in the spring of 2013, Emma, hosted by
the family of Paul ('85) and Jenny ('87) (Huebert) Enns, became immersed in
the school community. She reflected, "I discovered more about faith and through
that discovered more about myself, what I believe and what is important to me.
I also discovered that I have a deep and profound love for Mennonite food,
particularly Zweibach, Rollkuchen and Platz … I have another place to call my
home."
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Emma Chaplyn (Right)
&
Amanda Enns (Left)
Thank you to all our generous supporters for the 2012/2013 school year!
Margaret Driedger (’48)
Helen Epp (’48)
Henry (’48) & Elna Neufeld
Alfred & Irene (’48) Willms
Harry Driedger (’49)
Jacob (’49) & Erica Hamm
Nettie Rahn (’49)
Helga Dueck (’50)
Walt (’50) & Erika (’52) Dueckman
Dietrich (’50) & Lil Dyck (’50)
Henry & Irma (’50) Janzen
Hilda Regier (’50)
John (’60) & Mary Braun
Elfreeda Derksen (’60)
Ruth Derksen (’60)
Gerhard & Hilda (’60) Klassen
Edgar (’60) & Mary Anne (’64) Konrad
Arthur & Erna (’65) Warkentin
Ron (’61) & Helen (’63) Derksen
John E. (’61) & Margaret (’61) Dick
Henry (’61) & Beatrice Krueger
Harold (’61) & Helen (’64) Rempel
R. Stephen & Frances (’61) Rice
Martin & Suzanne (’61) Tiessen
Victor (’61) & Hilda Tiessen
Carlo & Edna (’61) Vander Muren
Henry & Katie (’51) Brown
Jacob (’51) & Helene (’52) Dick
Adelaide Fransen (’51)
Frances Siemens (’51)
Harold (’51) & Mary (’57) Thiessen
Harry (’62) & Elizabeth (’64) Dick
Kenneth (’62) & Rita (’64) Enns
Ben (’62) & Arlene Konrad
Edgar (’62) & Linda (’61) Regehr
Walter & Elsie (’52) Dick
Harry (’52) & Ann Fischer
Marie Harder (’52)
George & Elsie (’52) Kroeker
Vic (’52) & Hilde Rempel
Peter & Karen (’63) Enns
Donald & Rita (’63) Loewen
Glen & Carolyn (’63) Snider
Edmund (’63) & Irma (’63) Tiessen
Paul (’63) & Ruth (’67) Warkentin
Otto Dirks (’53)
Elsie Neufeld (’53)
Ernest & Mary (’53) Tiessen
William & Edith (’53) Tiessen
Harry (’64) & Linda (’65) Driedger
Robert (’64) & Lois Konrad
George & Cheryl Willms (’64)
Fred (’54) & Selma Berg
Walter (’54) & Hilda (’56) Enns
Ruth B. Klassen (’54)
Bernard & Louise (’54) Mulcaster
C.J. & Betty (’54) Rodway
Herbert (’54) & Lorna Rogalski
Vern (’54) & Elizabeth (’55) Toews
Vic (’54) & Shirley Neufeld
Ernest (’55) & Elvira (’55) Brown
John N. & Marion (’55) Driedger
Katie Froese (’55)
Ben & Margaret (’55) Koop
Bruno & Freda (’55) Penner
Rudy (’55) & Theresa Penner
Joseph & Agatha (’55) Schiefer
Jacob & Helga (’56) Harder
Hans Meyn (’56)
Albert (’56) & Ethelwyn Rempel
George (’56) & Gisela Schartner
Martha Thiessen (’56)
Erna Barkovsky (’57)
Jake (’57) & Eleanor (’55) Froese
Robert (’57) & Mary Janzen
Ellen Janzen (’57)
Eric & Mary Anne (’57) Klaassen
David (’57) & Sue Neufeld
Jacob (’57) & Bernadette Thun
Robert (’58) & Louise (’59) Cornies
Victor (’58) & Helen (’62) Huebert
William (’58) & Barbara Martens
Ronald (’58) & Marlene (’60) Regehr
Irene Thiessen (’58)
Edgar (’59) & Helen (’63) Brown
Jakob & Martha (’59) Janzen
William (’59) & Marlene (’63) Konrad
Victor (’59) & Carol Martens
William (’59) & Margaret (’60) Toews
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Jake & Irene (’65) Dyck
Erwin (’65) & Ruth (’71) Tiessen
Walter (’66) & Elrieda (’66) Brown
Fred (’66) & Linda (’68) Driedger
Paul (’66) & Shirley (’67) Driedger
Henry (’66) & Sandra (’69) Dyck
John & Anita (’66) Enns
Paul (’66) & Mary (’70) Krueger
James & Ruth (’66) Martin
Larry Tiessen (’66)
Robert (’66) & Lynda (’67) Tiessen
Philip (’67) & Linda Cornies
Nick (‘67) & Jan Driedger
David (’68) & Linda Enns
John (’68) & Yvonne Konrad
Robert (’68) & Anita (’77) Tiessen
Paul (’69) & Judy (’71) Cornies
Richard & Kathie (’69) Epp
Kevin & Evelyn (’70) Greenwood
Bruno (’70) & Diane Konrad
Gary & Eleanor (’70) Warkentin
Ian & Anita (’71) Collis
Jim & Janice (’71) Founk
Ron (’71) & Diane (’71) Froese
Kenneth (’71) & Helen (’72) Kroeker
Ernie (’71) & Kathy Neufeld
John D. & Diane (’71) Penner
Victor (’71) & Marilyn (’73) Winter
Ben & Janet (’71) Woelk
Bill (’71) & Louise Driedger
Janet Bradley (’72)
Dennis (’72) & Vicki (’74) Dick
Wendy Dick (’72)
Robert & Kathy (’72) Driedger
Marvin (’72) & Audrey Dueck
Vic (’72) & Susan Neufeld
Hugo & Linda (’72) Tiessen
Ronald (’72) & Janet (’77) Willms
Margaret (’72) Youngblut
David (’73) & Joanne Brown
John (’73) & Jane (’75) Klassen
Donald (’73) & Elenor (’73) Taves
Bruce (’82) & Cheri Tiessen
Walter & Pauline (’82) Wiebe
David & Nadine Warkentin (’82) Brain
David & Ingrid (’82) Kennedy
Paul (’74) & Linda (’76) Dueck
Leonard (’74) & Janet (’75) Flaming
Dr. David & Vicki (’74) Hook
Debra Janzen (’74)
Randy & Elfrieda (’74) Lepp
David Wiens (’74)
Ron (’74) & Violet Toews
Louise Langeman (’74)
Jim & Linda (’74) Dyck
Larry (’83) & Tina Brown
Dennis (’83) & Karen Driedger
Jerry (’83) & Nadine Driedger
Pete (’83) & Jennifer (’88) Driedger
Dean & Laura (’83) Fulmer
Bill (’83) & Amy (’85) Toews
Henry (’83) & Karen Winter
Randy (’75) & Judy (’76) Koop
Dennis (’75) & Laurie Wiebe
Dennis & Sandra (’75) Zvanovec
Leonard (‘84) & Julie Mulhall Kroeker
Mark (’84) & Joanne Lehn
Paul (’84) & Lisa (’84) Tiessen
Ron J. Tiessen (’84)
Abe & Judy (’84) Buhler
Greg (’76) & Susan Neufeld (’78) Dick
Don & Brenda (’76) Fischer
Ernie (’76) & Carol (’77) Taves
Randy (’76) & Jane Wiens
Joanne Epp (’76)
Paul (’85) & Jennifer (’87) Enns
Mark (’85) & Sheri Epp
Keith & Brenda (’85) Klassen
James (’77) & Linda Cornies
Norbert (’77) & Judy (’79) Driedger
Susan Epp (’77)
Eric (’77) & Louise Harder
John & Amanda (’77) Unrau
Harry (’77) & Carol Wiens
Andrew (’86) & Mary Derksen
Paula Driedger (’86)
John & Jennifer (’86) Fittler
Ken (’86) & Kathy Hildebrandt
Chris (’86) & Cheryl Tiessen
Ken Tiessen (’86)
Doug (’86) & Wendy (’87) Toews
John (’86) & Jacquie Warkentin
Michael (’78) & Kim Dick
Leonard (’78) & Caroline Hamm (’72) Driedger
Michael & Eleanor (’78) Groh
Harold (’78) & Susan (’79) Klassen
Allan Koop (’78)
Tim & Jayne (’78) Latam
Ed & Sandra (’78) Petryschuk
Paul (’78) & Lisa Rempel
Jake (’78) & Kathy Wiebe
Ken (’78) & Marion Dueck
Don & Mary Lou (’78) van Vilet
Edward (‘79) & Natasha Dickson
Rob (’79) & Jannie Driedger
Dave (’79) & Charlene Epp
Pete & Sharon (’79) Neufeld
Brian & Linda (’79) Pearson
Ed (’79) & Susan Taves
Joel & Brenda (’79) Wiebe
Gerald (’79) & Joan (’82) Willms
Jeffrey & Susan (’80) Amlin
Matthew & Elaine (’80) Derksen
Kevin & Barb (’80) Fischer
Ken (’80) & Terri (’86) Hamm
Paul (’80) & Kathy Kroeker
Peter (’80) & Karen (’82) Neufeld
Rick (’80) & Andrea Neufeld
Ron (’80) & Mary (’81) Tiessen
Dennis (’80) & Ellen (’80) Warkentin
Dennis & Carolyn (’80) Wiens
Rick (’80) & Andrea Neufeld
Allen (‘81) & Mary Derksen
Paul (’81) & Stephanie (’88) Driedger
Joan Epp (’81)
Dennis (’81) & Jana Flaming
Carol Sawatzky (’81)
James (’81) & Cindy Willms
Tim & Carolyn (‘82) Darling
Hartmut & Luci (’82) Driedger
Peter (’82) & Terri Epp
David & Ingrid (’82) Kennedy
Kenneth & Shelley (’82) Krueger
Chad & Sonya (’87) Bedal
Dan (’87) & Lianne (’89) Braun
Phil (’87) & Shari Cornies
Carl (’87) & Cathy (’89) Schartner
David (’89) & Hannah Brown
Traci Taggart (’89)
Sandra Warkentin (’89)
Phil (’90) & Fiona Brown
Steve (’90) & Shelly (’92) Enns
Nathan (’90) & Louise Epp
Jeff (’90) & Terril Konrad
John (91) & Jodi (’90) Krueger
Joel (’91) & Andrea Warkentin
Brian (’92) & Sonya Cornies
Henry (’92) & Shannon Dyck
Jonathan (’92) & Erica Enns
Joel (’92) & Janet (’91) Epp
Shayne (’92) & Lianne Sorrell
Colin & Jennie (’92) Wiebe
Ryan (’93) & Cindy Derksen
Chris (’93) & Krista (’93) Konrad
Matthew (’93) & Cathrin van Sintern Dick
Steven & Corynn (’93) Billing
Anne Brown (’94)
Abe & Judy (’94)Buhler
Maryelin Enns (’96)
Chris & Rachel (’96) Renwick
Ryan (’96) & Aleda Kroeker
Jamey & Danielle (’97) Barnewall
Brad & Jana (’97) Lepp
David (’97) & Gena Braun
Heidi Brown (’98)
Greg (’98) & Maida Driedger
Ali & Christine (’98) Moussa
Derrick (’98) & Andrea Rempel
Noah & Heather (’99) Fleming
Jonathan (’00) & Sandra (’01) Dick
Jason & Lindsey (’00) Ecker
Adam (’00) & Krista Rempel
Helen Fehr (’03)
Brandon & Jessica (’03) Gingerich
Benjamin Greenwood (’03)
Stephen (’01) & Holly (’00) Shuttleworth Craig (‘03) & Lindsay Krueger
Keneth (’03) & Debbie (’03) Srigley
Alex (01) & Chani Wiens
Jarrod Koop (’01)
Judy Hiebert (’04)
Bryan & Amy (’01) Clement
Darren (’04) & Maylin (’05) Tiessen
Brian Warkentin (’04)
Melissa Hiebert (’02)
Heidi Lepp (’02)
Michael (’06) & Erica Wiens
Rebecca Klassen (’06)
Jonathan (’03) & Jennifer (’03) Dick
Andrew Campbell (’06)
John Arnold
Teresa Austrin
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Walter & Suzanne Balzer
Peter & Karen Bartsch
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Cornelius Berg & Helen Neufeld
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Barry Bergen & Ruth Boehm
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Margaret Braun
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Calvin Clark
Michel Clifford
Walter & Helen Cornies
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Garry Cranston
Randy & Suzanne Cyr
Helen & Lloyd Dean
Albert Dejong & Sophia Dennissen
Elizabeth Derksen
Herm & Elizabeth Dick
John H. & Helen Dick
Victor & Marie Dick
William & Agnes Dick
Don Drewitt
Alfred Driedger
Abe & Helga Driedger
Elfrieda Driedger
Henry & Gerda Driedger
Henry N. Driedger
J. Alfred & Linda Driedger
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Marianne Driedger
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Henry P. Epp
Kimberly Gazo
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Lydia Gruber
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Susie Hildebrand
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Mary Hodgson
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Vlasta Hudec
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John Huy
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Susie Janzen
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Catherine Riediger
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Kathe Klassen
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Annie Neufeld
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John H & Elizabeth Neufeld
Mary Neufeld
Matthew Neufeld
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Mary Neufeld
William & Katie Neufeld
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Samantha Kroeker (’10)
Matthew Cook (’10)
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* February 23..................…..Student Soup Lunch
VISION EDITORS
Edna (Konrad) (‘61) Vander Muren
Anthony Balzer (’08)
Jane (Sawatzky) Wiens
* March 23............................UMEI Community Lunch
* April 11-17...................……MSC Choral Festival
* April 27.....................……..UMEI Community Lunch
* May 16.........................…..Shadow Day (Gr. 8)
We wish Ken and Karen (‘74) (Warkentin)
Wiens well as they complete their roles as
editors. Along with other editorial
responsibilities, they facilitated the shift from
mailing paper copies of the newsletter to
sending it electronically. No small task.
Thank you, Ken and Karen!
* May 25..........................….UMEI Community Lunch
* May 30........................…..Spring Concert
* May 31..............................Watermelon Open
* June 7.........................…..Mennonite Community Sale
* June 12.............................Strawberry Social
* June 21.............................Grad Banquet & Reunions
* June 22.............................Graduation Service
Anthony Balzer (‘08) and Jane (Sawatzky) Wiens
have joined the editorial staff. Anthony recently
graduated from the University of Windsor with a
degree majoring in English Language and
Literature with a minor in Communication Studies.
Jane recently retired from the UMEI Board of
Directors after 9 years of service with 7 of those in
the role of Chair.
Planned Giving
Why Give to UMEI? We all recognize how fortunate we have been. By
God’s grace, we have gathered many gifts. We continuously show our
gratitude for these gifts through stewardship – by giving of our time and
resources during our lifetime. Estate planning provides the opportunity to
make a final gesture of stewardship. What better place to make this gesture
than UMEI – a school devoted to teaching young people to become lifelong
stewards themselves. Your charitable gift to the UMEI, then, is the ultimate
gift of stewardship – it is the gift that keeps on giving through future
generations.
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