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An open letter to the Church from the presidents of Mennonite Church USA colleges, universities and seminaries

Dear friends and brothers and sisters in Christ,

As presidents of the schools to whom many of you have entrusted the formation of future leaders for our church’s witness in the world we want to say with full hearts, that we hear you:

• We hear your longing for our schools to keep faith with the deepest wisdom of our Scriptural and Anabaptist heritage.
• We hear your heartfelt desire that everything we do and teach be rooted deeply in faith and spring out of love for God and neighbor.
• We hear your urgent calls, amid the escalating anguish, polarization, bigotry, violence, and fear mongering of our current world, for us to form leaders with the professional competence and spiritual maturity needed to be courageous, shining ambassadors of the good news of Jesus Christ for all nations.

We speak from the heart to declare as a group and with no hesitation that our loyalty to the global Christian Anabaptist witness in the world runs deep and true. The disagreement stirred up recently by the actions of several of our schools does not diminish what has been and continues to be our preeminent calling:
To form graduates who are rooted and grounded in the love of God, truly Christ-like in character, and with the power of the Holy Spirit, expansively global in their outlook. We readily paraphrase the words of the Apostle John to his spiritual children: “We have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children [the children you have entrusted to us] are walking in the truth” (3 John 1:4).

Any one of us will gladly show you the overwhelmingly persuasive data that details the transformative work our graduates have done and are doing on behalf of the world-wide church and global Anabaptist witness. Over and over again, church and communities around the world have been renewed by the leadership of idealistic, compassionate, visionary, service-oriented, justice seeking, Jesus-loving young adults who were formed in one of our schools.

Each of us, along with many of you, was cheered by the global assembly of some 8,000 Anabaptists at the Mennonite World Conference this summer in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. That assembly inspired in us an extraordinary hope for the church. Many of those in leadership of the assembly, by the way, were graduates of one or more of our Mennonite Anabaptist colleges, universities or seminaries. We came away from that gathering of Anabaptists grateful for the eloquent, straightforward list of seven Shared Convictions of Global Anabaptists. Those shared convictions simply, yet profoundly affirm what unifies us in the midst of our vast cultural, linguistic, ethnic, theological and denominational diversity. The generous spirit of worship and unity we experienced there was a foretaste of an even greater unity in the Spirit that Christ himself longed for in his final prayers.

It is in that generous spirit of worship and unity around shared convictions that we, as a group of presidents, reaffirm our shared resolve to do all within our power to align our schools with these shared convictions—in unity with the global Anabaptist community:

By the grace of God, we seek to live and proclaim the good news of reconciliation in Jesus Christ. As part of the one body of Christ at all times and places, we hold the following to be central to our belief and practice:

1. God is known to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Creator who seeks to restore fallen humanity by calling a people to be faithful in fellowship, worship, service and witness.
2. Jesus is the Son of God. Through his life and teachings, his cross and resurrection, he showed us how to be faithful disciples, redeemed the world, and offers eternal life.
3. As a church, we are a community of those whom God’s Spirit calls to turn from sin, acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, receive baptism upon confession of faith, and follow Christ in life.
4. As a faith community, we accept the Bible as our authority for faith and life, interpreting it together under Holy Spirit guidance, in the light of Jesus Christ to discern God’s will for our obedience.
5. The Spirit of Jesus empowers us to trust God in all areas of life so we become peacemakers who renounce violence, love our enemies, seek justice, and share our possessions with those in need.
6. We gather regularly to worship, to celebrate the Lord’s Supper, and to hear the Word of God in a spirit of mutual accountability.
7. As a world-wide community of faith and life we transcend boundaries of nationality, race, class, gender and language. We seek to live in the world without conforming to the powers of evil, witnessing to God’s grace by serving others, caring for creation, and inviting all people to know Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.

In these convictions we draw inspiration from Anabaptist forebears of the 16th century, who modeled radical discipleship to Jesus Christ. We seek to walk in his name by the power of the Holy Spirit, as we confidently await Christ’s return and the final fulfillment of God’s kingdom.

As presidents, we humbly confess our imperfections, both personal and institutional. In a world desperate for the good news of Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace, we recommit to doing what we can to form communities of learning that will be in the vanguard of a spiritual awakening for Mennonite Church USA and beyond.

James E. Brenneman, Goshen College President
James M. Harder, Bluffton University President
Howard Keim, Hesston College President
Sara Wenger Shenk, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary President
Loren Swartzendruber, Eastern Mennonite University President
Perry D. White, Bethel College President

Bel Canto Singers to travel east for spring break 2016 tour

The Hesston College Bel Canto Singers will present the program “Transform Our Lives” in churches and schools throughout Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Iowa during a spring break tour March 6 to 13. All concerts are free and open to the public, through free will offerings will be collected to assist with tour costs.

“Transform Our Lives,” features works by Stephen Paulus, Moses Hogan, Vijay Singh, Jake Runestad and Alice Parker, among others, and is inspired by the paradox of faith journeys. The 23-member mixed chamber choir is conducted by Dr. Russell Adrian.

The tour itinerary includes:

Sunday, March 6

• 10:30 a.m. – Lindale Mennonite Church, 6255 Jesse Bennett Way, Harrisonburg, Va.
• 2 p.m. – Park View Mennonite Church, 1600 College Ave, Harrisonburg, Va.

Monday, March 7

• 9:30 a.m. – Eastern Mennonite School chapel, 801 Parkwood Dr, Harrisonburg, Va.
• 7 p.m. – Franconia Mennonite Church, 613 Harleysville Pike, Telford, Pa.

Tuesday, March 8

• 8:30 a.m. – Choral Exchange, Christopher Dock Mennonite High School chapel, 1000 Forty Foot Road, Lansdale, Pa.
• 7 p.m. – Sonnenberg Mennonite Church, 14367 Hackett Rd, Kidron, Ohio

Wednesday, March 9

• 9:30 a.m. – Central Christian School chapel, 3970 Kidron Rd, Kidron, Ohio
• 2 p.m. – Choral Exchange, Pettisville High School, 232 Summit St, Pettisville, Ohio
• 7 p.m. – Zion Mennonite Church, 300 Short-Buehrer Rd, Archbold, Ohio

Thursday, March 10

• 11 a.m. – Bethany Christian School chapel, 2904 S Main, Goshen, Ind.
• 7 p.m. – College Mennonite Church, 1900 S Main, Goshen, Ind.

Friday, March 11 – free day in Chicago

Saturday, March 12

• 7:30 p.m. – Iowa Mennonite School, 1421 540th St SW, Kalona, Iowa

Sunday, March 13

• 9:30 a.m. – First Mennonite Church, 405 Myrtle Ave, Iowa City, Iowa

Tuesday, March 15

• 7 p.m. – Hesston Mennonite Church, 309 S Main St – home concert

The 2015-16 year marks the 32nd season for Bel Canto Singers, Hesston College’s premier choral ensemble. The group carries out ambitious concert and touring schedules annually. Combining high artistic standards with unique performance opportunities, Bel Canto Singers offers first- and second-year college musicians experiences typically reserved for third- and fourth-year students. Recent juried appearances have included performances for Chanticleer, the King’s Singers, Charles Bruffy and the Rose Ensemble.

Bel Canto members include: Kiara Boettger (Harrisonburg, Va.), Joel Brejda (Lincoln, Neb.), Erika Byler (Shipshewana, Ind.), Olivia Copsey (Goshen, Ind.), Bryce Elder (Ottawa, Kan.), Rachel Esch (Newton, Kan.), Zac Headings (Hutchinson, Kan.), Adele Hofer (Denver, Colo.); Hidehiro Kaminaga (Tokyo, Japan), Elliott Leichty (Harrisonburg, Va.), Kathryn Leichty (Harrisonburg, Va.), Anna Martin (Harleysville, Pa.), Hannah Miller (Parnell, Iowa), Lorren Oesch (Caldwell, Idaho), Trevor Oyer (Hubbard, Ore.), Casey Perez (Kalona, Iowa), Micah Raber (Millersburg, Ohio), Eleya Raim (Oxford, Iowa), Emma Roth (Goshen, Ind.), Caleb Schrock-Hurst (Harrisonburg, Va.), Rachel Shenk (Waynesboro, Va.), Meredith Spicher (Belleville, Pa.) and Andry Stutzman (Harrisonburg, Va.).

College responds to community active shooter situation

About 5:30 p.m., Thursday evening, Feb. 25, the Hesston College campus went on lockdown after receiving information from emergency services about an active shooting incident at nearby Excel Industries. The campus was not in immediate danger, but due to the college’s close proximity to Excel – about four blocks – emergency officials instructed the lock down procedure.

Many Hesston College employees had already left for the day, but those who remained and about 300 on-campus students sheltered in place for nearly an hour and 15 minutes until receiving the all clear from emergency officials. All students, faculty and staff were safe.

“Our students and their safety are our top priority,” said President Howard Keim. “We’re grateful to local emergency services for keeping us apprised of the situation throughout the entire incident. Everyone on campus cooperated with the lockdown.”

Hesston College and Excel have enjoyed a long history of close friendship and partnership. Concern on campus Thursday evening was for the Excel community and all of those affected.

The campus community gathered later Thursday night at Hesston Mennonite Church for an update from President Keim, and a prayer service led by Keim and campus pastor Todd Lehman for the shooting victims, their families, the Excel community and the entire Hesston community.

“Our hearts go out to the employees of Excel,” said Keim. “We have been in constant prayer for them since we heard of these tragic events. We and others in the community will do all we can to support Excel in the coming days.”

Hesston College regularly holds lockdown drills, the most recent being about three weeks prior to Thursday’s incident. As students, faculty and staff received the automated lockdown alert, they immediately knew what they were supposed to do and where they were supposed to go.

“The lockdown went very smoothly,” said Rob Ramseyer, vice president of Student Development. “Our regular drills have paid off in educating the campus community as to each person’s role and responsibility for safety during situations like this.”

Friday’s classes and activities are taking place as scheduled.

Update

A community gathering is planned for 6 p.m., Sunday evening, Feb. 28 at the Hesston High School gym. The Harvey County Community Service of Lament and Hope is sponsored by the Hesston Ministerial Alliance with Excel Industries.

Claiborne motivates fearless love in a fearful world

What does it look like to live out our faith? That was the question explored by more than 300 registrants from 17 states at Hesston College’s Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series (AVDS) weekend Feb. 19 to 21.

The weekend’s theme, “Not Just on a Sunday,” featured Shane Claiborne, an ordinary radical, founder of The Simple Way – a faith-based justice community in inner-city Philadelphia and nationally known Christian author and speaker.

Claiborne shared story after story of his experiences working with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, India, travelling to Iraq with Christian Peacemakers Teams and the restoration of life in his own community in Philadelphia. Claiborne called participants to “digest Jesus into us” and to let his love “ooze through our veins” so that “His love would become our love.”

Along with registered attendees throughout the weekend, the opening Friday evening session and Sunday morning worship with Hesston Mennonite Church were free and open to the public, drawing large crowds who were inspired by Claiborne’s message.

“I was excited by how many people of all ages and from so many different places came to the conference,” said Ken Rodgers, conference leader and Hesston College music faculty. “I believe it shows a real desire by people to try and take Jesus’ teachings seriously in our daily lives.”

Participants were invited to be attentive to the ways God is at work already in their hometowns and the ways they can be the hands and feet of Jesus to their neighbors.

Claiborne prayed, “God we do pray that you would give us a fearless love in a fearful world. Help us to love in a way that wears evil down. Give us the holy courage, Jesus, that you had as you faced the cross and as you faced Herod. Also give us your grace, your love and your mercy that sees even in our most bitter opponent, a child of God that is not beyond redemption.”

Separate tracks were offered on Saturday afternoon for congregational life, headlined by Claiborne, and youth ministry, with speaker Nes Espinosa. Espinosa serves as the executive director of Timoteo Football Philadelphia, which supports communities by empowering men to mentor youth through athletics and spiritual formation, and attends Oxford Circle Mennonite Church. He shared both about the brokenness of his home community that has been labeled the “Badlands of Philadelphia,” but also the work that God has done and is doing in his community.

“I appreciated hearing many different questions and points of view presented, but realizing that everyone shared the common goal of bringing Christ’s love, healing and redemption to places and situations where pain and brokenness have occurred,” said conference participant Mary Bender (Harrisonburg, Va.). “Listening to Shane’s stories and message also made me remember how both beautifully simple and involved following Christ is; He invites us into his love, but it requires one’s whole life, every aspect. Seeing this group of people come together to find deeper understanding gave a snapshot of the wider church and hope for healing in the world.”

by Emily Kauffman

Lecture series to feature president of Communities in Schools of Georgia

Hesston College will host Carol F. Lewis, president of Communities in Schools (CIS) of Georgia, for the Melva Kauffman Lecture series entitled “Be the Change.” A free seminar will be at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, in the Hesston Mennonite Church Community Center on the Hesston College campus. The seminar will focus on stories of how CIS is making a difference in the lives of children through achieving the CIS basics.

As president, Lewis helps lead the CIS of Georgia and local affiliates as they strengthen capacity to work in partnership with school districts to reduce the dropout rate among at-risk kids in Georgia.

CIS believes every child needs and deserves the five basics:

• A personal, one-on-one relationship with a caring adult
• A safe place to learn and grow
• A healthy start and a healthy future
• A marketable skill to use upon graduation
• A chance to give back to peers and community

Lewis, a graduate of Mercer University, believes that in order to solve our many world problems we have to work to redirect resources to where they are most needed.

Lewis will also present at a campus forum at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 26, in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary, about how college students can use their unique gifts to support the CIS mission. Forum is free and open to the public.

Melva Kauffman, a 1936 graduate of Hesston Academy and a 1939 graduate of Hesston College, was an English and education instructor at Hesston College from 1944 to 1977. Following her death in October 2003, her family established a lecture series that would continue Kauffman’s lifelong interests in learning and the humanities.

Much-loved a cappella group Chanticleer returns to HBPA lineup

Of all the repeat artists to the Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts series, the group of 12 men appearing at Bethel College later this month is certainly one of the best loved.

Chanticleer, “an orchestra of voices” named for a clear-singing rooster in the tales of Geoffrey Chaucer, will perform Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall on the Bethel campus. Their last appearance with HBPA was in 2011.

This concert is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, funding from which will also allow Chanticleer to present a choral masterclass, free and open to the public, in Memorial Hall from noon-1:30 p.m. February 23, the day of the concert.

The masterclass will feature performances by the Bethel College Concert Choir under the direction of William Eash, the Hesston College Bel Canto Singers under the direction of Russell Adrian and the Buhler Singers of Buhler High School under the direction of Greg Bontrager.

This group of a cappella singers has been called “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker. Based in San Francisco, Chanticleer is in its 38th season in 2015-16, with performances in the United States, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hong Kong, Singapore, Macao, the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China.

Chanticleer will also represent the United States at the biennial international music festival in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, in April that celebrates the rich musical heritage of the South American missions.

Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for their “tonal luxuriance and crisply etched clarity,” Chanticleer is known around the world for the seamless blend of its 12 male voices, ranging from soprano to bass, and its original interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz and popular genres, as well as contemporary composition.

Chanticleer was named Ensemble of the Year by Musical America in 2008, and inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame the same year.

In 2014, Chorus America conferred the inaugural Brazeal Wayne Dennard Award on Chanticleer’s music director emeritus Joseph H. Jennings, acknowledging Jennings’ contribution to the African-American choral tradition during his 25-year (1983-2009) tenure as a singer and music director with Chanticleer.

The hundred-plus arrangements of African-American gospel, spirituals and jazz that Jennings made for Chanticleer have been given thousands of performances worldwide (live and on broadcast) and have been recorded by Chanticleer for Warner Classics and Chanticleer Records.

Chanticleer’s long-standing commitment to commissioning and performing new works was honored in 2008 by the inaugural Dale Warland/Chorus America Commissioning Award and the ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming.

Among the more than 80 composers commissioned in Chanticleer’s history are Mason Bates, Chen Yi, Shawn Crouch, Brent Michael Davids, Gabriela Lena Frank, Guido López-Gavilán, William Hawley, Jackson Hill, Jeeyoung Kim, Tania León, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Michael McGlynn, Roxanna Panufnik, Stephen Paulus, Shulamit Ran, Jan Sandström, Paul Schoenfield, Steven Stucky, Sir John Tavener and Augusta Read Thomas.

Since Chanticleer began releasing recordings in 1981, the group has sold well over a million albums and won two Grammy® awards.

Colors of Love, Chanticleer’s 1999 release devoted to contemporary choral works, won for Best Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without a Conductor). Lamentations and Praises, music by John Tavener, won two Grammy® Awards in 2001.

From time to time, Chanticleer collaborates with other artists. Working with musicologist Craig Russell, Chanticleer has performed and recorded three programs of unknown works by 18th-century Mexican composers Manuel de Zumaya and Ignacio de Jerusalem with a period-instrument orchestra (Mexican Baroque, Matins for the Virgin of Guadalupeand Mission Road).

Chanticleer has performed with Frederica Von Stade, Al Jarreau, Garrison Keillor and the Shanghai Quartet, as well as the New York, San Francisco and St. Paul orchestras.

The group’s education program was recognized in 2010 with the Chorus America Education and Outreach Award. It serves more than 5,000 students every year with supervision by a full-time education director.

Chanticleer has had the opportunity to sing in some of the most beautiful concert halls and churches in the world. But the group has also sung in a barn in Canada, a roofless church in the former East Germany, a gymnasium in Sweden and in Central Park with the New York Philharmonic.

Chanticleer was founded in 1978 by tenor Louis A. Botto, who sang in the ensemble until 1989 and served as artistic director until his death in 1997.

Current, and fifth, music director William Fred Scott was named to the position in 2014 and began his tenure in 2015. A native of Georgia, Scott is the former assistant conductor to Robert Shaw at the Atlanta Symphony, former artistic director of the Atlanta Opera, an organist and choir director.

Reserved seating and general admission tickets for Chanticleer are available online or by calling 620-327-8158. Ticket prices range from $23 to $27 with discounts available for students and senior citizens.

The final concert in the 2015-16 HBPA series is the London-based vocal ensemble The Swingles, April 3, at Hesston Mennonite Church.

The Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts series is funded in part by the cities of Hesston and North Newton, Excel Industries and Hustler Turf Equipment (Hesston), the Hesston Community Foundation, the North Newton Community Foundation and Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. KMUW-Wichita Public Radio is a media sponsor for this event.

Music department to host NATS Winter Workshop

For the first time, Hesston College will host the annual winter worship for the Kansas chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), Feb. 19 and 20.

There will be a Friday session for college students, including all Hesston College voice students, and a Saturday session for teachers. For registration information, contact Matt Schloneger at 620-327-8144 or matt.schloneger@hesston.edu.

Ruth Hennessey, director of Hennessey Whole Body Voice, will lead the workshop “Bodywork for Voice, Self-Assessment, Alignment for Singing and Masterclass.” Hennessey will lead participants in exercises to improve neck release and alignment, breath management and enhanced resonance.

In addition, participants will engage in whole-body techniques created to help improve engagement and alignment necessary in the feet, legs, torso, pelvis and pelvic floor to sustain head and neck release while speaking and singing.

Hennessey earned both bachelor and master degrees in voice from Indiana University (Bloomington). For more than 30 years, her workshops, university teaching and private lessons in her New York City studio have assisted actors, singers and speakers of every style.

This year, her workshops have been featured at the Voice Foundation Symposium, the National Association of Teachers of Singing convention and the Classical Singer convention.

The event is made possible in part by a discretionary grant from the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc.

Alumnus to partner with The Book of Jebb for a night of bluegrass and folk music

Local bluegrass and folk music group, The Book of Jebb, will present a concert along with Hesston College Pastoral Ministries alumnus Dave Miller at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. Tickets are $7.50 for adults and will be available at the Hesston College Bookstore at 620-327-8104 or at the door. Youth of all ages are free.

The concert, which is part of Hesston College’s Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series (AVDS) weekend conference, is to be a time of “every day celebration” and relaxation for attendees. The Book of Jebb and Miller will each perform individually as well as perform together on some numbers.

The Book of Jebb features local musicians Bethany Schrag, Ben Regier, Eric Schrag, Tim Regier and Jesse Graber in a wide variety of bluegrass, gospel and folk music. The group often showcases their strong vocals, blazing solos and tight harmonies at venues throughout south central Kansas. Formed in 2007, the group released their first self-titled CD in December, which will be for sale at the concert.

Dave Miller is a 2007 graduate of Hesston College’s Pastoral Ministries program, and is now the lead pastor at Bellwood Mennonite Church in Milford, Neb. Prior to pursuing ministry, Miller played music professionally, including a performance with country music icon and actress Barbara Mandrell. Miller, who writes his own music as well as covers other artists’ songs, continues to use his music in his ministry and performs at special events.

Chamber Orchestra and Chorale to tour southeast Nebraska and Kansas

The Hesston College Chamber Orchestra and Chorale will present a diverse repertoire of musical pieces during their winter tour to southeast Nebraska and Kansas Feb. 12 to 14.

Concerts include:

• Friday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. at Salem Mennonite Church, Shickley, Neb. 820 Rd V
• Saturday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m. at Bellwood Mennonite Church, Milford, Neb. 520 S B St.
• Sunday, Feb. 14, 10:45 a.m. at First Mennonite Church, Lincoln, Neb. 7300 Holdrege St.
• Sunday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Cathedral, Salina, Kan. 138 S 8th St.

Concerts are free and open to the public, though a free will offering will be collected to defer expenses.

Hesston College has a strong tradition of performing arts, specifically choral music. Chamber Orchestra, directed by Rebecca Schloneger, M.M., will perform pieces by Robert Sheldon, Beethoven and Mozart. Chorale, directed by Ken Rodgers M.A., will sing selections arranged by Lloyd Larson, Alice Parker, and Pepper Choplin.

Chamber Orchestra and Chorale members are from 13 states and three international countries.

Chamber Orchestra members are: Erika Byler (Shipshewana, Ind.), Zac Headings (Hutchinson, Kan.), Emily Griffioen (Belmond, Iowa), Misato Oka (Chiba-ken, Japan), DJ Reyes (Wichita, Kan.), Emma Roth (Goshen, Ind.), Caleb Shrock-Hurst (Harrisonburg, Va.), Irenea Soetjoadi (Depok, Indonesia), Kaho Yanagidaira (Chino-shi, Japan), Mackenzie Young (Peabody, Kan.), Brandon Yutzy (Hutchinson, Kan.) and Ali Zuercher (Phoenix, Ariz.).

Chorale members are: Cheri Baer (Apple Creek, Ohio), Christine Bak (Dang-Dong, South Korea), Billy Bass (Hesston, Kan.), Yoel Bobadilla (Lancaster, Pa.), Sarah Booth (Goessel, Kan.), Erin Brubaker (Goessel, Kan.), Elena Buckwalter (Fulks Run, Va.), Renee Buckwalter (Wellman, Iowa), Johanna Burkholder (Warden, Washington), Tori Byler (Belleville, Pa.), Rebecca Delp (Sellersville, Pa.), Abbie DeWild (Kalona, Iowa), Silas Driver (Harrisonburg, Va.), Rachael East (Larned, Kan.), Colton Eby (Fisher, Ill.), Nicholas Eichelberger (Geneva, Neb.), Jessica Fahrenthold (Solomon, Kan.), Cristentia Gregor (Banyuwangi, Indonesia), Lydia Holland (Russell, Kan.), Luke Husbands (Lancaster, Pa.), Christy Kauffman (West Liberty, Ohio), Christian Martin (Milford, Neb.), Anna Miller (Berlin, Ohio), Shelby Miller (Archbold, Ohio), Sophia Miller (Newton, Kan.), Bailee Nichols-Clary (Wichita, Kan.), Caroline Riggenbach (Lafayette, Ind.), Kathryn Roth (Pettisville, Ohio), Emma Schrock (Lakewood, Colo.), Jonah Short-Miller (Bellingham, Wash.), Irenea Soetjoadi (Depok, Indonesia), Christy Swartzendruber (Shickley, Neb.), Kristin Troyer (Shickley, Neb.), Oliver Wisseman (Prineville, Ore.), Rose Yoder (Bellefontaine, Ohio), and Ali Zuercher (Phoenix, Ariz.).