Belleville Mennonite School

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Belleville Christian School
Address
Belleville Mennonite School
4105 Front Mountain Road

Belleville
,
Pennsylvania
17004

United States
Coordinates 40°35′28″N77°43′37″W / 40.5912°N 77.7270°W / 40.5912; -77.7270
Information
School type Private with Public Grants, Christian
Opened1945
School district Mifflin County School District
SuperintendentNicholas Wilson[ citation needed ]
PrincipalNicholas Wilson
Grades Pre-k–12
Enrollment235
Average class size16
Hours in school day8:00 AM to 3:02 PM
Campus type Rural
Color(s) Red and White   
Mascot Thunder
Website www.bmsprek12.org

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

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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 a thunder bolt. In the summer of 2025, they will change to Belleville Christian School." [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

References

  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 December 2, 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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